OPEN HOUSE Saturday April 23 at the school (100 Arapahoe, Suite 4 in west-central Boulder), 2-4 pm, open to anyone! Enjoy refreshments, description of strategies, chance to ask questions, networking with CSES graduates, etc.
I am now about seven months into this process, I am still feeling well and have no symptoms. My PSA score is still zero. My weight loss situation has been reversed (now 130 from a low of 118) by adding quinoa or millet to one meal a day.
My doctor has recently given a cautious statement of approval. It is interesting that medical folks seem to be constrained against both optimism and pessimism, leaving them a very narrow range of communication options. Being wrong in either direction could create problems, so basically there is not much of substance that can be said. My doctor noted that none of her other patients actually follow through with self-care at the level I am intending.
My biggest issues continue to be time and fear.
With time, there is not enough to do everything that I want to be doing, so I am mixing and matching, trying to keep coming around to a particular treatment on a regular interval. I have updated the strategies list accordingly. Most recently I am finding that biodynamic craniosacral therapy is really helping a lot with the side effects of hormone therapy, particularly softening and reducing the “hot flashes” that disturb my sleep every night.
With fear, every small sensation has the potential of setting off a reaction that is entirely non-cognitive. I may have a tickle in my throat or an itch in my torso, and all of a sudden I am wondering, “Is that cancer?”
Part of me has the sense that I have definitely turned the corner and am on the mend, so I am doing my best to keep that thought in the foreground.
I am extremely grateful for the support that so many people are providing. I have been gifted with supplements and supplies, help with food preparation, and financial help. Thank you!!! to all who are making this journey easier for me.