Some pain and doubts, but CTC's are down!

Hi there.

I haven't felt good. It seems like ever since I got the SOT (vaccine) made from my own blood for the Epstein Barr Virus and I started going to the herbalist, Tom Screens, I just haven't felt well. My doctor believes in what the herbalist does, as do many of the patients I have met at the center. He was once a chiropractor and is trained in the use of Chinese herbs. He uses Rife technology and more, reading meridians and energy. He makes his own supplements, researches extensively, and blends herbal concoctions based on what your body says it needs. It takes some faith and is impossible for me to explain when asked about all I am taking.

I've tried to increase the amount of juice I take in but, boy, what a job that is every day.

I battle thoughts about possible conflicts in my protocol:
     No alcohol with Hoxsey yet there is alcohol in the herbal mixtures.
     No pork with Hoxsey yet there is pork in the natural thyroid hormone I take.
     Does Salecinium conflict with anything else I'm taking?
     What about all the herbs and supplements?

Sunday I had a new pain intensify under my left rib cage. I say intensify because I realize I have been having trouble sleeping because I can't get comfortable to sleep. It hurts in my ribcage when I lay on my side and that is how I like to sleep.

By yesterday afternoon, I was beginning to panic because it was getting so strong. I looked at WebMD and diagnosed myself with an enlarged spleen. That's bad when you have lymphoma. I emailed my doctor to ask if I should I come right in. I got a call this morning to come in.

It seems silly to have not made that decision on my own. I get so confused. I talked with her Wednesday about new swollen and painful lymph nodes that have not receded under my chin and on my neck. The sore joints and stiffness has continued but changes daily. She feels I am fighting viruses and that is why I a have all these symptoms.

I also fear having to go to the ER or the oncologist because I can't fully explain so much of what I'm taking and doing. If they do a scan, my lymph nodes will show enflamed - no surprise. They will want to more biopsies. I have a peripheral t-cell lymphoma; there will be no surprise there. But I just can't give up on beating this without the 6 - 7 poisons and the total wiping out of my immune system with a stem cell transplant - with the virtual assurance of relapse.

So today I was able to get in to see my doctor. She's the retired thoracic surgeon and has a PhD in Biochemistry. She is brilliant and passionate. I trust her although I admit that she is an experimenter, which can make me nervous.

Anyhow, no enlarged spleen but she did diagnose me with Costochondritis. It's inflammation of cartilage, often caused by a virus and/or overstrain. There isn't a specific treatment - just staying on course with trying to get my body strong enough to fight off these viruses. It's painful and I broke down and took Vicodin today.

Then came some good news, though: my Circulating Tumor Count is down again. It started in April at 6.4. In August it was 6.0.  Blood taken 3 weeks ago shows it at 5.5 .  Considering City of Hope said the cancer was doubling every 34 days back in March, we seem to be doing pretty well. 

The plan continues: get through the holidays with juicing and doing as much as the daily protocol as possible (especially spending time in the Bible every day). I am booked at OHI, Optimal Health Institute, for January, where I will learn to eat raw vegan as a means of healing. 

In the meantime, I pray you and yours are blessed beyond measure this holiday season and always! Thank you again for caring for me and the prayers of so many. They mean so much to me and have surely sustained me more than I can know. xoxo