The Relapse

Sep 07 - I found a pea-sized lump above the surgical scar. I was stunned. It was only skin and bones there that when the lump appeared, it was so obvious. I had not expected a relapse to appear there. After lying low for about 10 months, the cancer had decided to make a comeback.

I should have been prepared, but was complacent. It was like a wake-up call that I should have been more cautious and not take things for granted.

I approached the nutritionist who was treating me earlier. She arranged for me to have an electrogram scan (I think that was what it was). I stood with two feet on seperate metal plates and placed my palms flat on another two metal plates. There was sensor pads on my forehead as well. The reading took only some minutes and I received a nine-page report some hours later. It was a complicated report with different colours meaning different things. I didn't fully understand the report and only saw the remark that my condition was not serious enough to be alarmed about. I was told that my energy level was very low.

The nutritionist took steps to boost my energy level and immune system. I think the reaction to my relapse was too slow as my cancer cells were the most aggressive kind.

I was also introduced to a high heat treatment (like a spa) in an anti-oxidant environment. I lie on anti-oxidant-treated tiles and the room was heated to 41 degrees celcius. However, this did not seem sufficient to check the spread of the cancer. More lumps appeared, and there was even one on the base of the right side of my neck.

I re-ordered the Carnivora products (which I had stopped using months before). Unfortunately, I ran into problems with my Paypal account and this caused a delay in the shipment of my order. DBS had some security problems with some of their cards and issued new ones to those who had made payments online. I did not have my new card verified by Paypal and my payment limit was restricted. The fastest way to resolve this was to apply for internet banking with DBS. It was a hassle as I went chasing for the token and all and by the time I got my payment through, it was about 2 weeks later.

Nov 07 - I started coughing. I cancelled an appointment with my oncologist as I knew that they would pressure me to do chemo when they see my condition.

I completed the anti-oxidant hotbed treatment and stopped seeing the nutritionist. I went for high doses of vitamin C by intravenous feed. I was also already taking so many kinds of supplements and naturopath doctor increased my supplement intake. I was swallowing close to a hundred pills, capsules a day.

My cough did not seem to improve, but I felt that there seemed to be some control over the cancer.

Dec 07 - Jan 08 - A relative recommended me to traditional medicine. I was told to stop all medications and supplements while taking his medicine.

I stopped Carnivora for 3 weeks and realised that the cancer had started spreading again. It was a mistake. I did not know that the herbalist was only 'balancing' my system in the first few weeks. It was his style not to start treatment on any illness until the body was ready.

My cough was getting very much worse. I seemed to have a lot of fluid in my chest. I was having problems breathing and sleeping. I could not lie down flat and sleep as I would be coughing out a lot of fluid. Most of the time I would be sleeping on the easy chair reclined at about 45 degrees. Throughout the day, I would be coughing out a lot of fluid. My cough was so bad that I could not even talk. Whenever I answered the phone with a 'hello', I would be coughing non-stop for the next few minutes.