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Hi all. I have been diagnosed with st4 breast cancer going to the t4 vertebrae. This was found after I had been found to have a pathological fracture of the back. This has now travelled to my t3. My t4 has collapsed and the tumor is sitting very close to the spinal cord.The neurologist wants the oncologist to try to shrink the tumor as it hasn't got a lot of room. The pain is being treated with fairly high drugs and the cancer is undergoing hormone treatment. I already have had palliative radiation on the spine which may or may not have worked. The tumor in the back hasn't got smaller but it hasn't grown either. Because the cancer has now gone to the t3, they say that bone is compromised so a spinal fusion (in the future) would have to go from t2 to t5. Chemo is my next option. Was just wondering if anyone else has had the fractures in the back happen before diagnosis. I have read of many having treatment to stop this happening but hoping someone has some positive news for me. Thank you
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- @wendy55 I'm with you! ;) It won't be on my 'to do list' any time now! ;)
- Colon cleansing has not been proven to be necessary (or if it is, you should be seeing a doctor) and coffee enemas have been "linked" to problems (ie may not cause but may aggravate other conditions). So make sure your practitioner is reputable. Bowel problems with chemo are frequent - too much or too little - but should clear up when treatment finishes.
- Hi @arpie, just google coffee enema, thats what I did, it gives you all the "gory" details of what to do and how to do it, personally could not think of anything worse,
wendy55 - I have NO idea how an 'enema' is even done ...... I understand that it used to involve a long tube & a squeezable ball with which to deliver some liquid to your anal cavity - but personally, I've never had one administered! (Thank God!) And would have difficulty considering one 'therapeutic'!! I would imagine it would push stuff further UP then OUT! :(
Whenever I've had 'medical enemas' (for Uppies & Downies) they've been either solutions or tablets that are swallowed - and very soon - the urgent urge & need to find a toilet & stay there for some hours - usually without any trousers & undies on at all!!
Who is game to explain how a coffee enema is done? Do you cook your own coffee or does it have to be something bought from a chemist or naturopath? - Hi Bbbcm
im so sorry to hear about what you’re going through with your spine mets. It sounds very challenging. I too have mets on my spine but have so far have escaped any pain or other more serious implications. With care - @simon66 ROFL!!!! :D
- Brings a whole new meaning to the expression, “let’s catch up for a coffee”.
- @wendy55 Oh you mentioned about coffee enemas. Actually i started doing them since mid last year after all my treatments. I actually love doing them. They are pretty therapeutic as I get a good clean of my colon and it boosts my liver. I now do them once a week and always look forward to them. :)
- Hi I looked into it just to see what it was all about, didnt fancy the coffee enemas!!! I will stick to conventional medicine and use complementary therapies to make me feel better, am currently reading a book called "Molecules of Emotion" by Candace Pert,Ph.D very interesting, all about the mind/body and how it all interacts, a bit like reading a biology book but gave me some insight into how my mind has been at war with my body for quite some time, well worth a read, she is a very credible scientist who really knows her subject, my pyschologist recommended it to me.@primek I think you would really understand what she is talking about.
wendy55 - Bugger chopped off my beginning - should. read “In addition to ....”
