The Chemo Conundrum

This week I finally obtained a Neurologist, a nurse, and dietician that is familiar and on board with a ketogenic diet for Type 2 diabetics, SCORE! Very informative discussions were had with my dietician regarding being in ketosis, and it's something I've opted to not enter until after surgery for various reasons, provided I am a candidate for surgery. Which brings me to the next subject: Chemotherapy. Feral and I have had extensive discussions regarding this latest challenge, but chemotherapy in particular.


The choice, of course, is left up to me and though I haven't definitively made up my mind I think that if my surgeon cannot operate, that I would forgo chemo at this time. Without undertaking surgery or chemo it will allow me to dive head first into ketosis at the direction of a dietician, on a diet that is recommended for brain cancer patients. This way when I have my follow up MRI we can see at that point if there have been any improvements at all or if there has been any growth. 

I know it may sound crazy to some to go against conventional therapy when your life's at stake, but I'm totally convinced it was the radiation therapy that caused this new little asshole in my head. And FYI: I am taking name suggestions for this one. lol If you know me, you know that I do my research and don't believe something just because I read it on the internet. Unless the rumour is that The Rock is coming to town, then I gotta believe it because I have to touch him. haha. 

Seriously though, the best case scenario would be to walk into the Surgeon's office on the 28th and he says he can remove the tumour, and then within 4-6 weeks post surgery, I dive headfirst into a full on keto diet under the direction of my dietician and get back to the gym when permitted. So here's hoping for the best case scenario. 

~Tara