Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Again in the hospital
Fede was admimitted again to the hospital on Thursday evening. He was at his doctors office for a quick check and he started getting episodes of vomiting, nausea and pain in his liver. His doctor decided to admit him right away. He was scheduled to have a procedure the next day anyways so his doctor wanted him to be monitored. When he got to the hospital he had another episode and went through the worst experience so far. They tried to stabilize him and help relieve his pain. After awhile he was stable and able to rest for the night.
He had another endoscopy Friday afternoon to remove the temporary stent that was placed a few weeks ago and to look further into his bile ducts to once again try to find the cause of this liver not draining. His doctor found that a tumor in the liver was pressing on the bile duct and squeezing it off. The doctor thinks that this is the cause of the blockage. He cleaned out that area and placed a metal stent there to hopefully help it drain. The other arm of the duct might also be blocked and after they monitor him this week, he might need another stent put into the other part of the bile duct. The good news is that we finally have an answer to his problem and that they know that the tumor was causing the problem. When they didn't find anything else wrong the last time he was in the hospital, his oncologist had to assume that is was the cancer and wanted to start treating it right away. So now that is seems that was the case, he is already on treatment and hopefully we will start seeing results soon. Best case senario would be that the bile is draining now because of the stent. His bilirubin was extremely high but his doctor said his liver is still functioning.
He had another endoscopy Friday afternoon to remove the temporary stent that was placed a few weeks ago and to look further into his bile ducts to once again try to find the cause of this liver not draining. His doctor found that a tumor in the liver was pressing on the bile duct and squeezing it off. The doctor thinks that this is the cause of the blockage. He cleaned out that area and placed a metal stent there to hopefully help it drain. The other arm of the duct might also be blocked and after they monitor him this week, he might need another stent put into the other part of the bile duct. The good news is that we finally have an answer to his problem and that they know that the tumor was causing the problem. When they didn't find anything else wrong the last time he was in the hospital, his oncologist had to assume that is was the cancer and wanted to start treating it right away. So now that is seems that was the case, he is already on treatment and hopefully we will start seeing results soon. Best case senario would be that the bile is draining now because of the stent. His bilirubin was extremely high but his doctor said his liver is still functioning.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Never loose Hope. Nunca perder las Esperanzas
On Monday of last week I was released from the hospital. They have preformed all the diagnostic tests possible to help determine the cause of my pain and the reason my liver is not functioning well. They have revived me with IV nutrition TPN. They studied my blood results and prepared a solution especially designed for me to give me all the vitamins and minerals that I was lacking. Even lipids (fat).
English
I arrived at the hospital in a serious situation. I could not eat and could not handle the pain in my back and stomach any longer. I had lost a lot of weight in a short time.
After all the possible tests were done looking at my digestive track all the results came back negative. Everything seemed to be fine. They could not find anything wrong and assumed that it could be the cancer blocking the ducts in the liver. The CT scans showed that the tumors in my liver were stable but that the cancer cells are so small that they could have grown into the ducts and was possibly not detectable on the scans. My liver was still functioning but it was not draining. And this was causing the strong pains because the ducts were blocked and the bilirubin was backing up in my system and causing all kinds of terrible symptoms. Hard to imagine but the pain was intolerable and radiated all over my upper body from my chest to my back.
Many days passed without knowing what was causing all of this. The doctors at Hoag Hospital worked around the clock on my case coming throughout the day to visit me and give me the latest results of the tests still not knowing what was the cause. At the same time the bilirubin in my body was going up everyday. When I entered the hospital it was at 4, normal is under 1. By the end of my stay in the hospital it was up to 17. Finally last Friday, December 2nd my doctors came and gave me the news that it seemed to be the cancer causing the problem and that I needed to start chemo as soon as possible to kill these cells and to open these ducts that carry the bilirubin from the liver to the intestines. Sunday I received the first infusion of this chemo that has 3 new drugs that I have never had before. I am now home and it feels like the recuperation will be very slow. I feel that my body is very tired and fatigued all day. I can walk but very slowly. Anyways I try everyday to go on a short walk.
It was very difficult to be in the hospital especially the first week when they gave me the IV nutrition and fluids. And not knowing what was wrong with me. I had to have a lot of patience and to be honest I was very worried that the problem was with my liver and that it wasn't functioning well. It was very serious what was happening and If they couldn't find an answer there weren't many options left. And every time that this fear passed through my head I would turn to Him, who takes away my fears, doubts, and makes me feel peace again and strengthens my hope, God.
This new chemo regimen that I have never had before, is the only solution they have now to help my liver.
Today I had more chemotheraphy and this coming up Friday I am having another endoscopy to remove the stemt that was placed in the main duct that goes from the liver to the intestine.
As soon as I have some news I will share it with you.
God Exists
Federico
SPANISH
Hacen unos 9 días fue mi ultima día de internacion en el Hospital. Fueron casi 2 semanas ahí donde me revivieron con alimentacion por zonda donde me infiltraban con todo
lo que se veia que me faltaba que me faltaba en la sangre como ser minerales y vitaminas y otras sustancias.
Acá llegue en un estado de emergencia donde ya no podía comer mas y no soportaba los dolores en la espalda y en el pecho. Había perdido mucho peso en muy poco días.
Después de que me hicieran todos los examenes médicos que existen para todo el sistema digestivo y que todos dieran negativos, es decir que todos salieron bien.
No se encontró nada malo, los medicos dedujeron que lo que me estaba pasando era que el cancer se había ido a otras partes del hígado pero no se puedo ver nada en los estudios por se tan pequeñas estas células cancerigenas pero suficientemente grandes para bloquear el pasaje de la bilis a el conducto principal que la transporta hacia el intestino donde se comienza a producir la digestión. Y esto me ocasionaba los dolores fortísimos que sentía porque al cerrarse muchos de los conductos chiquitos que drenan la bilis del hígado, se hinchan y esto aunque me cueste creerlo, producen un dolor que es inaguantable que se esparce hacia otras zonas del pecho y de la espalda.
Fueron varios días sin saber que es lo que estaba causando todo esto. Los doctores de este Hospital no pararon de trabajar en mi caso, venían todo el tiempo a informarme como iban todos los estudios y que se había visto y siempre escuchaba que no sabían todavía que era. A la vez la bilirrubina en mi cuerpo iba aumentando todo los días y sigue aumentando.
Finalmente el viernes pasado que fue el 2 de Diciembre, me vinieron a dar la confirmación que era aumento del cancer en el hígado la causa de este problema y que tenia que empezar con quimioterapia lo antes posible para matar esas células y así poder abrir esos conductos que transportan bilis hacia el intestino.
El Domingo me dieron la primer quimioterapia compuesta por 3 drogas nuevas que nunca me las habían dado antes.
Ahora ya en casa siento que la recuperación va muy despacio. Siento mi cuerpo muy cansado todo el día, puedo caminar pero muy lento, igual lo hago y trato de hacerlo todos los días y lo mas que pueda. MI seguro medico me puedo mandar un fisio terapeuta y ya muy pronto y no tengo que pagar nada, me lo cubre totalmente mi seguro.
Fueron días muy dificiles en el Hospital principalmente la primer semana, cuando me alimentaron con fluidos nada mas y por vena. y no saber hasta mas o menos el octavo día, que era lo que tenia, que es lo que estaba causando todo esto. Tuve que tener mucha paciencia y no lo voy a ocultar, me vino miedo varias veces por saber que el problema estaba en el hígado y no se encontraba funcionando bien y que era muy serio lo que me estaría ocurriendo y que si no me podían solucionar esto entonces podría pasar lo peor. Y cada vez que esto me pasaba por mi cabeza recurrí siempre a El, el que me ayuda en los momentos dificiles a discipar de mi cuerpo el miedo, las dudas, y me da paz y fortalece aun mas mis esperanzas, Dios.
Esta quimioterapia con 3 drogas que nunca antes me las habían dado, es el único método que tienen por ahora para solucionar este problema en mi hígado.
Ni bien tenga alguna notica nueva de todo esto, se los voy a comunicar.
Dios Existe
Federico
English
I arrived at the hospital in a serious situation. I could not eat and could not handle the pain in my back and stomach any longer. I had lost a lot of weight in a short time.
After all the possible tests were done looking at my digestive track all the results came back negative. Everything seemed to be fine. They could not find anything wrong and assumed that it could be the cancer blocking the ducts in the liver. The CT scans showed that the tumors in my liver were stable but that the cancer cells are so small that they could have grown into the ducts and was possibly not detectable on the scans. My liver was still functioning but it was not draining. And this was causing the strong pains because the ducts were blocked and the bilirubin was backing up in my system and causing all kinds of terrible symptoms. Hard to imagine but the pain was intolerable and radiated all over my upper body from my chest to my back.
Many days passed without knowing what was causing all of this. The doctors at Hoag Hospital worked around the clock on my case coming throughout the day to visit me and give me the latest results of the tests still not knowing what was the cause. At the same time the bilirubin in my body was going up everyday. When I entered the hospital it was at 4, normal is under 1. By the end of my stay in the hospital it was up to 17. Finally last Friday, December 2nd my doctors came and gave me the news that it seemed to be the cancer causing the problem and that I needed to start chemo as soon as possible to kill these cells and to open these ducts that carry the bilirubin from the liver to the intestines. Sunday I received the first infusion of this chemo that has 3 new drugs that I have never had before. I am now home and it feels like the recuperation will be very slow. I feel that my body is very tired and fatigued all day. I can walk but very slowly. Anyways I try everyday to go on a short walk.
It was very difficult to be in the hospital especially the first week when they gave me the IV nutrition and fluids. And not knowing what was wrong with me. I had to have a lot of patience and to be honest I was very worried that the problem was with my liver and that it wasn't functioning well. It was very serious what was happening and If they couldn't find an answer there weren't many options left. And every time that this fear passed through my head I would turn to Him, who takes away my fears, doubts, and makes me feel peace again and strengthens my hope, God.
This new chemo regimen that I have never had before, is the only solution they have now to help my liver.
Today I had more chemotheraphy and this coming up Friday I am having another endoscopy to remove the stemt that was placed in the main duct that goes from the liver to the intestine.
As soon as I have some news I will share it with you.
God Exists
Federico
SPANISH
Hacen unos 9 días fue mi ultima día de internacion en el Hospital. Fueron casi 2 semanas ahí donde me revivieron con alimentacion por zonda donde me infiltraban con todo
lo que se veia que me faltaba que me faltaba en la sangre como ser minerales y vitaminas y otras sustancias.
Acá llegue en un estado de emergencia donde ya no podía comer mas y no soportaba los dolores en la espalda y en el pecho. Había perdido mucho peso en muy poco días.
Después de que me hicieran todos los examenes médicos que existen para todo el sistema digestivo y que todos dieran negativos, es decir que todos salieron bien.
No se encontró nada malo, los medicos dedujeron que lo que me estaba pasando era que el cancer se había ido a otras partes del hígado pero no se puedo ver nada en los estudios por se tan pequeñas estas células cancerigenas pero suficientemente grandes para bloquear el pasaje de la bilis a el conducto principal que la transporta hacia el intestino donde se comienza a producir la digestión. Y esto me ocasionaba los dolores fortísimos que sentía porque al cerrarse muchos de los conductos chiquitos que drenan la bilis del hígado, se hinchan y esto aunque me cueste creerlo, producen un dolor que es inaguantable que se esparce hacia otras zonas del pecho y de la espalda.
Fueron varios días sin saber que es lo que estaba causando todo esto. Los doctores de este Hospital no pararon de trabajar en mi caso, venían todo el tiempo a informarme como iban todos los estudios y que se había visto y siempre escuchaba que no sabían todavía que era. A la vez la bilirrubina en mi cuerpo iba aumentando todo los días y sigue aumentando.
Finalmente el viernes pasado que fue el 2 de Diciembre, me vinieron a dar la confirmación que era aumento del cancer en el hígado la causa de este problema y que tenia que empezar con quimioterapia lo antes posible para matar esas células y así poder abrir esos conductos que transportan bilis hacia el intestino.
El Domingo me dieron la primer quimioterapia compuesta por 3 drogas nuevas que nunca me las habían dado antes.
Ahora ya en casa siento que la recuperación va muy despacio. Siento mi cuerpo muy cansado todo el día, puedo caminar pero muy lento, igual lo hago y trato de hacerlo todos los días y lo mas que pueda. MI seguro medico me puedo mandar un fisio terapeuta y ya muy pronto y no tengo que pagar nada, me lo cubre totalmente mi seguro.
Fueron días muy dificiles en el Hospital principalmente la primer semana, cuando me alimentaron con fluidos nada mas y por vena. y no saber hasta mas o menos el octavo día, que era lo que tenia, que es lo que estaba causando todo esto. Tuve que tener mucha paciencia y no lo voy a ocultar, me vino miedo varias veces por saber que el problema estaba en el hígado y no se encontraba funcionando bien y que era muy serio lo que me estaría ocurriendo y que si no me podían solucionar esto entonces podría pasar lo peor. Y cada vez que esto me pasaba por mi cabeza recurrí siempre a El, el que me ayuda en los momentos dificiles a discipar de mi cuerpo el miedo, las dudas, y me da paz y fortalece aun mas mis esperanzas, Dios.
Esta quimioterapia con 3 drogas que nunca antes me las habían dado, es el único método que tienen por ahora para solucionar este problema en mi hígado.
Ni bien tenga alguna notica nueva de todo esto, se los voy a comunicar.
Dios Existe
Federico
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Latest News
Fede was admitted to the hospital on November 23rd. He has been in the hospital for one week now. Fede was having pain that was increasingly getting worse over the past month and a half. His doctors thought that it was muscular and joint pain and were treating him for that. The pain was unbearable in his back and stomach. He was also having problems eating. After a few bites of food he was getting nausea and all of these strange symptoms. He was loosing weight fast. His doctor ordered an MRI of his back to rule out cancer in his bones. It came back clear. A week and half ago he had an endoscopy and it also came back good. Not even any sign of the original tumor in his esophagus. His blood work was fine. But we knew something was terribly wrong. Finally by last Wednesday we went to his doctor and he took one look at Fede and admitted him directly to the hospital.
When we got to the hospital his blood results showed an elevated bilirubin. They thought it might be his gallbladder. They went in on Thursday and put a stent into his bile duct to help the bilirubin flow better. They discoverd that that was only a small part of the problem. Fede's ducts in his liver seem to be not funtioning well and therefore the bile is not being processed and instead is backing up into his system.
Fede has now been undergoing every test possible. He has had another MRI, ct scans, blood tests, urine and fecal tests and today he has a biopsy of his liver. Tomorrow he will have an colonoscopy. They want to make sure they are checking every possible cause. He is taking a medicine to help thin out the bile so that is flows better but their big concern is his liver. They were hoping that after the stent was placed his bilirubin would start to come down to normal but it has not and it has gone up a little higher each day. The rest of his liver enzymes are almost back to normal and that is good news, meaning that the liver is still functioning. The main problem is with the ducts and the bile not draining. He is jaundice with the bile backing up in his system. And his is also retaining fluid in his abdomen which is very uncomfortable. They are in the middle of these tests so we still don't have any solid answers.
Fede is still optimistic and full of hope. But he knows that this is a hard road. He is at Hoag hospital in Newport Beach and is being treated very well. He wants to get back home to his family but also wants to make sure the doctors find the cause of this problem.
Thank you all for your prayers,support and encouragement. Fede really appreciates your friendship! He is not giving up hope and we pray for a miracle!
When we got to the hospital his blood results showed an elevated bilirubin. They thought it might be his gallbladder. They went in on Thursday and put a stent into his bile duct to help the bilirubin flow better. They discoverd that that was only a small part of the problem. Fede's ducts in his liver seem to be not funtioning well and therefore the bile is not being processed and instead is backing up into his system.
Fede has now been undergoing every test possible. He has had another MRI, ct scans, blood tests, urine and fecal tests and today he has a biopsy of his liver. Tomorrow he will have an colonoscopy. They want to make sure they are checking every possible cause. He is taking a medicine to help thin out the bile so that is flows better but their big concern is his liver. They were hoping that after the stent was placed his bilirubin would start to come down to normal but it has not and it has gone up a little higher each day. The rest of his liver enzymes are almost back to normal and that is good news, meaning that the liver is still functioning. The main problem is with the ducts and the bile not draining. He is jaundice with the bile backing up in his system. And his is also retaining fluid in his abdomen which is very uncomfortable. They are in the middle of these tests so we still don't have any solid answers.
Fede is still optimistic and full of hope. But he knows that this is a hard road. He is at Hoag hospital in Newport Beach and is being treated very well. He wants to get back home to his family but also wants to make sure the doctors find the cause of this problem.
Thank you all for your prayers,support and encouragement. Fede really appreciates your friendship! He is not giving up hope and we pray for a miracle!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Everyday is a new gift of life. Cada día es un regalo mas de vida
It has been a while since I wrote the last time. It is not that I don't want to write anymore , but it is not easy to find time to do it.
I had my last chemotherapy session more than a month ago. Two weeks after that I had a scan and it showed that it is everything stable..
For now I am going to start getting only one chemotherapy drug every 2 weeks for maintenance. And my doctors will keep a close eye on things. This will be a break for my body to recover a little.
I was expecting to start feeling good once I was off of full chemotherapy, but I have not been feeling well..
Strong pains in my back and chest started to occur all day long and getting worse at night. I didn't have these pains in the last 7 months of chemo this year.
My doctor explained to me that chemotherapy also works as a big anti-inflammatory drug and once you stop with it and the drugs in the body ware off, then pains in the body could reappear if there was a problem before in the muscles and joints.
I've been taking anti-inflamatory drugs and sometimes I need to take medicine to stop the pain so I can sleep good at night.
I want to start being more intense with yoga which I believe it is going to help me to heal this muscular and joint problem.
If you are not going through any health issue, this is a great opportunity to take better care of your body adding to it more energy by eating healthier foods and working out to make it more flexible and more oxygenated.
Some people have asked me to write about some good tips for nutrition and some good recipes for food. It is very simple. You do not have to complety change all the meals you are used to eating . We have to eat the same but with whole foods, the most organic possible with no GMO (genetic modified) and without MSG.
If you like to eat at fast food places, know that all the food they use to cook there has MSG, nothing is made with whole foods, a lot of their food is GMO and all the meats contain hormones and antibiotics. In summary, it is all poison food for the body.
It is very important to reduce the intake of carbohydrates, eat everything whole food, add more vegetables to your diet and limit the sugar.
Drink lots of mineral water and eat foods with good fiber like beans, that have a lot of good fiber in small amounts of it.
And don't take any artificial sweetner, they are poison for the body. I recommend Stevia that its sweet and natural and also agave.
Take advantage if you don't have any health issue and feed yourself the most healthy possible and you'll get more energy and you'll strengthen your defenses.
I wished someone would have told me this way before i was diagnosed with this cancer.
Be so grateful with each new day of life, don't let go by any without loving. Enjoy the oxygen you breath and all the nature you see around. And love and take car of the Earth being a good example for other and thus get contagious other to do it. Don't wait for tomorrow. And recycle.
God exists
Federico (In the pictures, my son Mateo and my daughter Lucia making home made pizza with the help of my wife Marcia )
SPANISH
Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que escribí la ultima vez. No es que no quiera escribir mas, sino que no me es fácil destinarle tiempo a mi Blog para hacerlo. Hace un mes que me dieron la ultima infiltración de quimioterapia. A las dos semanas de haber terminado me hicieron una tomografía y dio que todo sigue estable. A partir de este Miércoles me van a ir dando cada dos semanas como mantenimiento, una de las 3 drogas de quimioterapia que no tiene efectos secundarios fuertes. Es mas que todo para darle un descanso a mi cuerpo de tantas drogas de quimioterapia.
Pensaba que me iba a empezar a sentir cada vez mas normal a penas terminara con esta ultima sesion de quimioterapia, pero no fue así.
Me comenzaron a aparecer fuertes dolores en la espalda y en le pecho y estomago, algo que no me paso durante estos 7 meses pasados.
Me explico mi doctor que la quimioterapia actúa también como un fuerte antinflamatorio y que si yo tengo algún problema muscular, los dolores aparecen cuando se para de dar quimioterapia. Para esto estoy tomando antinflamatorios y a veces necesito remdios que me paren el dolor completamente especialmente para poder dormir bien a la noche. Estoy haciendo mas yoga para ayudar a aliviar los dolores que tengo en las articulaciones y musculos.
Si no estas pasando por ningún problema de salud, es una gran oportunidad para cuidar tu cuerpo mejor aun dándole mas energía comiendo bien sano y haciendo ejercicios físicos que lo mantengan flexible y bien oxigenado.
Ya varios me han pedido que escribiera sobre nutrición sana y alguna receta de comida. Es muy simple, no hay que cambiar tanto los menús que uno esta acostumbrado desde hace tiempo, solo hay que comer lo mismo pero integral, orgánico en lo mas posible que se pueda, las carnes sin hormonas, sin antibióticos y evitar todo lo que este crecido con cambio genético y sin MSG. Para los que les gusta ir a comer a los lugares de comida rápida como por ser Mc Donalds, sepan que toda la comida que ofrecen ahí contiene MSG, nada es integral, mucho tiene cambio genético y las carnes que utilizan son las mas baratas que contiene hormonas y antibióticos, en resumen, es todo un veneno para el cuerpo.
Para los o las que quieran bajar de peso, les recomiendo que no vean a ningún dietologo, es muy simple bajar de peso, ejercicio y comida sana.
Reducir lo mas posible el consumo de carbohidratos, comer todo integral, agregarle mas verduras a la dieta, y limitar el consumo azúcar agregada, mucha agua mineral y comidas con buena fibra como ser porotos que contienen muchisima fibra en muy poca cantidad. Y yo no les cobro nada por
decirles que hacer, jaja. Todo esas pastillas que venden para poder bajar de peso no va, es todo un enganio, todos quieren hacer buen dinero.
Y cuidado con todos esos endulzantes artificiales, son veneno para el cuerpo. Para endulzar les recomiendo Stivia que es dulce, es natural y no es azúcar, también agave, que se metaboliza muchisimo mas lento en el cuerpo que el azúcar y es natural también.
Aprovechen si no están atravesando ningún problema de salud para alimentarse bien sano y darle al cuerpo muchisima mas energía y así también fortalecer bien las defensas. Ojala alguien me hubiese dicho esto a mi muchisimo antes de haberme agarrado esta enfermedad.
Agradezcan muchisimo cada día nuevo de vida, no dejen pasar uno sin amar, disfruten el oxigeno que respiran y toda la naturaleza que vean alrededor y quieran y cuiden la Tierra siendo un buen ejemplo para los demás y así contagiar a otros a hacerlo. No esperen a mañana.
Y Reciclen.
Dios existe
Federico (Fotos de mi hijo Mateo y mi hija Lucia haciendo pizza casera con la ayuda de mi esposa Marcia)
I had my last chemotherapy session more than a month ago. Two weeks after that I had a scan and it showed that it is everything stable..
For now I am going to start getting only one chemotherapy drug every 2 weeks for maintenance. And my doctors will keep a close eye on things. This will be a break for my body to recover a little.
I was expecting to start feeling good once I was off of full chemotherapy, but I have not been feeling well..
Strong pains in my back and chest started to occur all day long and getting worse at night. I didn't have these pains in the last 7 months of chemo this year.
My doctor explained to me that chemotherapy also works as a big anti-inflammatory drug and once you stop with it and the drugs in the body ware off, then pains in the body could reappear if there was a problem before in the muscles and joints.
I've been taking anti-inflamatory drugs and sometimes I need to take medicine to stop the pain so I can sleep good at night.
I want to start being more intense with yoga which I believe it is going to help me to heal this muscular and joint problem.
If you are not going through any health issue, this is a great opportunity to take better care of your body adding to it more energy by eating healthier foods and working out to make it more flexible and more oxygenated.
Some people have asked me to write about some good tips for nutrition and some good recipes for food. It is very simple. You do not have to complety change all the meals you are used to eating . We have to eat the same but with whole foods, the most organic possible with no GMO (genetic modified) and without MSG.
If you like to eat at fast food places, know that all the food they use to cook there has MSG, nothing is made with whole foods, a lot of their food is GMO and all the meats contain hormones and antibiotics. In summary, it is all poison food for the body.
It is very important to reduce the intake of carbohydrates, eat everything whole food, add more vegetables to your diet and limit the sugar.
Drink lots of mineral water and eat foods with good fiber like beans, that have a lot of good fiber in small amounts of it.
And don't take any artificial sweetner, they are poison for the body. I recommend Stevia that its sweet and natural and also agave.
Take advantage if you don't have any health issue and feed yourself the most healthy possible and you'll get more energy and you'll strengthen your defenses.
I wished someone would have told me this way before i was diagnosed with this cancer.
Be so grateful with each new day of life, don't let go by any without loving. Enjoy the oxygen you breath and all the nature you see around. And love and take car of the Earth being a good example for other and thus get contagious other to do it. Don't wait for tomorrow. And recycle.
God exists
Federico (In the pictures, my son Mateo and my daughter Lucia making home made pizza with the help of my wife Marcia )
SPANISH
Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que escribí la ultima vez. No es que no quiera escribir mas, sino que no me es fácil destinarle tiempo a mi Blog para hacerlo. Hace un mes que me dieron la ultima infiltración de quimioterapia. A las dos semanas de haber terminado me hicieron una tomografía y dio que todo sigue estable. A partir de este Miércoles me van a ir dando cada dos semanas como mantenimiento, una de las 3 drogas de quimioterapia que no tiene efectos secundarios fuertes. Es mas que todo para darle un descanso a mi cuerpo de tantas drogas de quimioterapia.
Pensaba que me iba a empezar a sentir cada vez mas normal a penas terminara con esta ultima sesion de quimioterapia, pero no fue así.
Me comenzaron a aparecer fuertes dolores en la espalda y en le pecho y estomago, algo que no me paso durante estos 7 meses pasados.
Me explico mi doctor que la quimioterapia actúa también como un fuerte antinflamatorio y que si yo tengo algún problema muscular, los dolores aparecen cuando se para de dar quimioterapia. Para esto estoy tomando antinflamatorios y a veces necesito remdios que me paren el dolor completamente especialmente para poder dormir bien a la noche. Estoy haciendo mas yoga para ayudar a aliviar los dolores que tengo en las articulaciones y musculos.
Si no estas pasando por ningún problema de salud, es una gran oportunidad para cuidar tu cuerpo mejor aun dándole mas energía comiendo bien sano y haciendo ejercicios físicos que lo mantengan flexible y bien oxigenado.
Ya varios me han pedido que escribiera sobre nutrición sana y alguna receta de comida. Es muy simple, no hay que cambiar tanto los menús que uno esta acostumbrado desde hace tiempo, solo hay que comer lo mismo pero integral, orgánico en lo mas posible que se pueda, las carnes sin hormonas, sin antibióticos y evitar todo lo que este crecido con cambio genético y sin MSG. Para los que les gusta ir a comer a los lugares de comida rápida como por ser Mc Donalds, sepan que toda la comida que ofrecen ahí contiene MSG, nada es integral, mucho tiene cambio genético y las carnes que utilizan son las mas baratas que contiene hormonas y antibióticos, en resumen, es todo un veneno para el cuerpo.
Para los o las que quieran bajar de peso, les recomiendo que no vean a ningún dietologo, es muy simple bajar de peso, ejercicio y comida sana.
Reducir lo mas posible el consumo de carbohidratos, comer todo integral, agregarle mas verduras a la dieta, y limitar el consumo azúcar agregada, mucha agua mineral y comidas con buena fibra como ser porotos que contienen muchisima fibra en muy poca cantidad. Y yo no les cobro nada por
decirles que hacer, jaja. Todo esas pastillas que venden para poder bajar de peso no va, es todo un enganio, todos quieren hacer buen dinero.
Y cuidado con todos esos endulzantes artificiales, son veneno para el cuerpo. Para endulzar les recomiendo Stivia que es dulce, es natural y no es azúcar, también agave, que se metaboliza muchisimo mas lento en el cuerpo que el azúcar y es natural también.
Aprovechen si no están atravesando ningún problema de salud para alimentarse bien sano y darle al cuerpo muchisima mas energía y así también fortalecer bien las defensas. Ojala alguien me hubiese dicho esto a mi muchisimo antes de haberme agarrado esta enfermedad.
Agradezcan muchisimo cada día nuevo de vida, no dejen pasar uno sin amar, disfruten el oxigeno que respiran y toda la naturaleza que vean alrededor y quieran y cuiden la Tierra siendo un buen ejemplo para los demás y así contagiar a otros a hacerlo. No esperen a mañana.
Y Reciclen.
Dios existe
Federico (Fotos de mi hijo Mateo y mi hija Lucia haciendo pizza casera con la ayuda de mi esposa Marcia)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Loving life more. Amando mas la vida.
I had another ct scan this week and the results came back stable. Nothing shrunk and thankfully nothing grew compared to the last scan two months ago. The lymph nodes in my chest are normal size. I am going to continue with these chemo treatments for 2 more months then I will have a PET scan that shows if there is any live cancer activity within the tumors. This scan is much more complete and will give a better view of what's going on. After that my doctor will consider doing radiation to the tumors in my liver and the one on my kidney along with one of the chemo drugs that doesn't have many side effects. This drug is called Avastin and it has been widely used for over 5 years. This drug targets specific proteins that block the blood supply to the tumors. It has been a big advancement in treating certain types of cancer.
This past Monday I had more chemotherapy. Now I am having some side effects like nausea, irritation in my stomach, and diarrhea.I feel all my body heavy. It is always the same the first 4 days and then around the 5th day I start feeling that slowly my body is getting back to normal. I am having another treatment of chemotherapy next Monday again.
Like I've said in previous posts, we shouldn't depend on conventional medicine only to treat cancer and other diseases. There is so much more we can do alternatively that can help conventional medicine be more effective.
It is not easy to find a place that combines both conventional and holistic medicine. So it is up to oneself to find beneficial information. After researching and learning so much information I'm convinced that conventional medicine alone is incomplete and can be extreme and some times dangerous. I believe in a balanced approach that integrates both types of medicines and treats the whole person. Health insurances only covers conventional medicine and all the beneficial treatments outside of that you have to pay for out of your own pocket. And most of the people don't know this and completely trust in just what the conventional medicine is offering them. It is not fair or just that it is so difficult for the people to find the information on alternative methods and healthy nutrition. For example, how to eat healthily based on a integral and organic nutrition and the healing and healthy properties of so many fruits and vegetables.
My main strength, peace and hope comes from my faith in Jesus Christ.
God exists
SPANISH
Me hicieron una nueva tomografía la semana pasada y dio que todo esta estable, ningún tumor se achico como se veía en las tomografías anteriores.
Los nódulos linfáticos en el pecho están en su tamaño normal. Me extendieron dos meses mas de quimioterapia y después me hacen una tomografía mas completa donde se va a ver cuanto hay de actividad cancerigena dentro de los tumores. Y luego cabe la posibilidad de que me hagan radiación directamente en los tumores del hígado y en el que esta por encima de uno de los riñones. Y si no se pudiera hacer radiación continuaría hasta fin de año con una de las drogas de quimioterapia que no tiene efectos secundarios. Esta droga se llama Avastin y hace alrededor de cinco años que se esta usando en quimioterapia.
Es una droga que funciona localmente y no afecta al resto del cuerpo como lo hacen las mayoría de las otras drogas de quimioterapia. Esto es un gran avance de la medicina convencional que apunta a una quimioterapia mas efectiva y con menos efectos secundarios.
Este Lunes me dieron quimioterapia y ahora estoy teniendo efectos secundarios como naucea, irritación en el estomago, diarrea y siento el cuerpo pesado. Es siempre igual los primeros 4 días después que me la dan, recién como al 5to día comienzo a sentir que mi cuerpo comienza a sentirse normal otra vez. El proximo Lunes me hacen mas quimioterapia.
Como ya dije en otras ocasiones, no hay que solo depender de la medicina convencional para el tratamiento de cancer o para cualquier otra enfermedad. Hay mucho mas para hacer
alternativamente y que ayuda muchisimo para lo que hagamos convencionalmente se mas efectivo.
No es fácil encontrar en este mundo un lugar donde se combine lo convencional con lo hollístico. Entonces pasa por uno mismo en buscar información sobre que poder hacer alternativamente.
Después de haber descubierto tanta información benéfica del lado holístico, no tengo ninguna duda que la medicina convencional por si sola no es completa, puede llegar a ser exagerada en el empleo de medicamentos y hasta peligrosa. Tendría que existir solamente una medicina "integral" donde se combine lo holístico con lo convencional y asi seria mas equilibrada y mas consciente.
Uno espera recibir todo de la medicina convencional y no es asi y tenemos nuestro seguro medico que solo sirve para esta solamente y todo lo que hagamos alternativamente que sea beneficioso para nuestra salud lo tenemos que pagar de nuestro propio bolsillo.
Y la mayoría de le gente no lo sabe esto y confía completamente en solo lo que le ofrece la medicina convencional. Y no es justo que no les sea fácil a la gente recibir toda esa información, por ejemplo, de como alimentarse sanamente basado en una nutricion completamente integral y orgánica y sobre las priopiedades curativas y benéficas para la salud de tantas especies frutales y vegetales.
Mi fuerza principal, paz y esperanza provienen de mi fe en Jesucristo.
Dios existe
Federico
This past Monday I had more chemotherapy. Now I am having some side effects like nausea, irritation in my stomach, and diarrhea.I feel all my body heavy. It is always the same the first 4 days and then around the 5th day I start feeling that slowly my body is getting back to normal. I am having another treatment of chemotherapy next Monday again.
Like I've said in previous posts, we shouldn't depend on conventional medicine only to treat cancer and other diseases. There is so much more we can do alternatively that can help conventional medicine be more effective.
It is not easy to find a place that combines both conventional and holistic medicine. So it is up to oneself to find beneficial information. After researching and learning so much information I'm convinced that conventional medicine alone is incomplete and can be extreme and some times dangerous. I believe in a balanced approach that integrates both types of medicines and treats the whole person. Health insurances only covers conventional medicine and all the beneficial treatments outside of that you have to pay for out of your own pocket. And most of the people don't know this and completely trust in just what the conventional medicine is offering them. It is not fair or just that it is so difficult for the people to find the information on alternative methods and healthy nutrition. For example, how to eat healthily based on a integral and organic nutrition and the healing and healthy properties of so many fruits and vegetables.
My main strength, peace and hope comes from my faith in Jesus Christ.
God exists
SPANISH
Me hicieron una nueva tomografía la semana pasada y dio que todo esta estable, ningún tumor se achico como se veía en las tomografías anteriores.
Los nódulos linfáticos en el pecho están en su tamaño normal. Me extendieron dos meses mas de quimioterapia y después me hacen una tomografía mas completa donde se va a ver cuanto hay de actividad cancerigena dentro de los tumores. Y luego cabe la posibilidad de que me hagan radiación directamente en los tumores del hígado y en el que esta por encima de uno de los riñones. Y si no se pudiera hacer radiación continuaría hasta fin de año con una de las drogas de quimioterapia que no tiene efectos secundarios. Esta droga se llama Avastin y hace alrededor de cinco años que se esta usando en quimioterapia.
Es una droga que funciona localmente y no afecta al resto del cuerpo como lo hacen las mayoría de las otras drogas de quimioterapia. Esto es un gran avance de la medicina convencional que apunta a una quimioterapia mas efectiva y con menos efectos secundarios.
Este Lunes me dieron quimioterapia y ahora estoy teniendo efectos secundarios como naucea, irritación en el estomago, diarrea y siento el cuerpo pesado. Es siempre igual los primeros 4 días después que me la dan, recién como al 5to día comienzo a sentir que mi cuerpo comienza a sentirse normal otra vez. El proximo Lunes me hacen mas quimioterapia.
Como ya dije en otras ocasiones, no hay que solo depender de la medicina convencional para el tratamiento de cancer o para cualquier otra enfermedad. Hay mucho mas para hacer
alternativamente y que ayuda muchisimo para lo que hagamos convencionalmente se mas efectivo.
No es fácil encontrar en este mundo un lugar donde se combine lo convencional con lo hollístico. Entonces pasa por uno mismo en buscar información sobre que poder hacer alternativamente.
Después de haber descubierto tanta información benéfica del lado holístico, no tengo ninguna duda que la medicina convencional por si sola no es completa, puede llegar a ser exagerada en el empleo de medicamentos y hasta peligrosa. Tendría que existir solamente una medicina "integral" donde se combine lo holístico con lo convencional y asi seria mas equilibrada y mas consciente.
Uno espera recibir todo de la medicina convencional y no es asi y tenemos nuestro seguro medico que solo sirve para esta solamente y todo lo que hagamos alternativamente que sea beneficioso para nuestra salud lo tenemos que pagar de nuestro propio bolsillo.
Y la mayoría de le gente no lo sabe esto y confía completamente en solo lo que le ofrece la medicina convencional. Y no es justo que no les sea fácil a la gente recibir toda esa información, por ejemplo, de como alimentarse sanamente basado en una nutricion completamente integral y orgánica y sobre las priopiedades curativas y benéficas para la salud de tantas especies frutales y vegetales.
Mi fuerza principal, paz y esperanza provienen de mi fe en Jesucristo.
Dios existe
Federico
Friday, July 8, 2011
4 años. 4 years
El 25 de Junio llegue a 4 años desde que me diagnosticaron esta enfermedad. Cuando me detectaron este cancer ya estaba en el grado mas alto y me había hecho metástasis en otros órganos.
Que pueda haber llegado a vivir tanto tiempo con este cancer creo que ha sido posible gracias a todo lo que les voy a escribir acá.
Primero mi fe en Jesucristo y asi poder conocer en lo que creo con fe, al Dios verdadero que me da esta paz interior que siento todos los días.
El gran amor mutuo que tenemos con mi esposa y mis hijos y la felicidad que siento con ellos todos los días. El amor que tengo y recibo de de mis padres, mis hermanos, suegros, cuñados y otros parientes.
Toda la ayuda, apoyo anímico y afecto de amigos, médicos tradicionales y holisticos, enfermeras, enfermeros y de tanta gente, muchos que nunca conocí en persona.
Mis ganas de vivir y estar activo asi tenga dias en los que no me sienta bien.
Mi voluntad por aprender a vivir una vida mas sana y hacer los ajustes necesarios para combatir mucho mejor esta enfermedad con mas efectividad.
Estoy escribiendo este nuevo blog mientras me estan dando quimioterapia hoy Jueves. Hace ya 4 horas que estoy acá y me quedan unas 2 horas mas. La ultima tomografía que me hicieron hace 2 semanas mostró que todo el cancer se sigue achicando. Los tumores del hígado se achicaron mucho mas, el del rinion muy poco y los nódulos linfáticos en el pecho ya están en su tamaño normal pero se ve que tienen actividad cancerigena pero disminuyo bastante en comparación a la tomografía
anterior.
A vos que me estas leyendo, gracias.
Dios existe
Hasta la próxima
Federico (En las fotos estoy con mis hijos y mi esposa y enseñandole a mi hija a hacer windsurf)
ENGLISH
The 25th of June was 4 years since I was diagnosed with this disease. When this cancer was detected it was already stage 4 and it had metastasized to other organs. To have been able to live this long I believe was possible thanks to everything I am going to write you here.
First my faith in Jesus Christ, what I believe with faith, makes me know the true God who gives me this interior peace that I feel everyday.
The mutual love I have with my wife and my children and the happiness I feel with them everyday.
The love that I have and receive from my parents, my brother and sisters, my in-laws, my brothers and sister in law and other relatives.
All the help, encouragement and affection from friends, traditional and holistic doctors, nurses and from so many people and many who I have never met in person.
My love and excitement to live and be active even on days that I am not feeling well.
My will to learn to live a healthier life and to make the necessary adjustments to battle this cancer effectively.
I am writing this new post while I am getting chemotherapy. I've been here 4 hours and I assume there are 2 more hours to go.
The last scan that I had 2 weeks ago showed again that this cancer keeps on getting smaller. The tumors in the liver shrank more, the one in the kidney got a little smaller and the lymph nodes in the chest are at normal size now but they still show some cancer activity. Overall it was a good scan showing that the chemotherapy is helping.
To you that are reading this, thank you.
God exists
Until the next one
Federico (In the pictures I am with my kids and my wife and teaching my daughter how to windsurf.)
Que pueda haber llegado a vivir tanto tiempo con este cancer creo que ha sido posible gracias a todo lo que les voy a escribir acá.
Primero mi fe en Jesucristo y asi poder conocer en lo que creo con fe, al Dios verdadero que me da esta paz interior que siento todos los días.
El gran amor mutuo que tenemos con mi esposa y mis hijos y la felicidad que siento con ellos todos los días. El amor que tengo y recibo de de mis padres, mis hermanos, suegros, cuñados y otros parientes.
Toda la ayuda, apoyo anímico y afecto de amigos, médicos tradicionales y holisticos, enfermeras, enfermeros y de tanta gente, muchos que nunca conocí en persona.
Mis ganas de vivir y estar activo asi tenga dias en los que no me sienta bien.
Mi voluntad por aprender a vivir una vida mas sana y hacer los ajustes necesarios para combatir mucho mejor esta enfermedad con mas efectividad.
Estoy escribiendo este nuevo blog mientras me estan dando quimioterapia hoy Jueves. Hace ya 4 horas que estoy acá y me quedan unas 2 horas mas. La ultima tomografía que me hicieron hace 2 semanas mostró que todo el cancer se sigue achicando. Los tumores del hígado se achicaron mucho mas, el del rinion muy poco y los nódulos linfáticos en el pecho ya están en su tamaño normal pero se ve que tienen actividad cancerigena pero disminuyo bastante en comparación a la tomografía
anterior.
A vos que me estas leyendo, gracias.
Dios existe
Hasta la próxima
Federico (En las fotos estoy con mis hijos y mi esposa y enseñandole a mi hija a hacer windsurf)
ENGLISH
The 25th of June was 4 years since I was diagnosed with this disease. When this cancer was detected it was already stage 4 and it had metastasized to other organs. To have been able to live this long I believe was possible thanks to everything I am going to write you here.
First my faith in Jesus Christ, what I believe with faith, makes me know the true God who gives me this interior peace that I feel everyday.
The mutual love I have with my wife and my children and the happiness I feel with them everyday.
The love that I have and receive from my parents, my brother and sisters, my in-laws, my brothers and sister in law and other relatives.
All the help, encouragement and affection from friends, traditional and holistic doctors, nurses and from so many people and many who I have never met in person.
My love and excitement to live and be active even on days that I am not feeling well.
My will to learn to live a healthier life and to make the necessary adjustments to battle this cancer effectively.
I am writing this new post while I am getting chemotherapy. I've been here 4 hours and I assume there are 2 more hours to go.
The last scan that I had 2 weeks ago showed again that this cancer keeps on getting smaller. The tumors in the liver shrank more, the one in the kidney got a little smaller and the lymph nodes in the chest are at normal size now but they still show some cancer activity. Overall it was a good scan showing that the chemotherapy is helping.
To you that are reading this, thank you.
God exists
Until the next one
Federico (In the pictures I am with my kids and my wife and teaching my daughter how to windsurf.)
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