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Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: May 14 3:28pm | Replies (34)

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@naturegirl5 thank you... when i look at where i w as a year ago i think wow... i've come a long way...i find myself not craving some of the foods i did when i was going through chemo...some i don't want at all... (kinda like with when you're pregnant) but overall i think i'm doing really good and yes i'm celebrating every day...i eat primarily oyster mushrooms but occasionally lions mane or chestnut mushrooms...depends on what the lady has at the farmer's market i buy from...i've learned if you develop relationships by buying regularly you get better deals lol..
don't get me wrong, i still like my occasional junk food...always have, always will...like right now i'm on a hoho binge (you know the hostess brand of swiss cake rolls like little debbie makes) but thats one of the few snack cakes that doesn't come with high fructose corn syrup...yea its got lots of crap in it...but i'm almost 60 years old and i'm gonna indulge occasionally...but like 2 weeks ago i was eating a dump cake i made with peaches, strawberries and blueberries out of my freezer i had put up 2 summers ago...i usually make my own "sweets" but sometimes...i do indulge IF i get them on sale lol...
i just want people to understand, yes, i'm NED but that doesn't mean i became one of those who "doesn't eat sugar cause cancer feeds off sugar" or whatever... i don't like all the prepackaged "healthy stuff" i've always been a scratch cooker and i'm just really glad i'm feeling like cooking again... i'm HOPING by fall i'll have my freezer cleaned out of all the stuff and ready to put in another deer and hopefully a bear...i got a grudge to settle about some chickens lost last year lol... it just feels weird to go fishing and not bring home what i catch because i got fish in the freezer...or whatever...its just really good to be feeling like doing those things...but really strange at the same time cause i lost my hunting buddy...
oh and btw the last bloodwork showed my rbc, platelets, etc are STILL low... but slowly creeping back up...so to everyone out there struggling ....you can overcome this!!!

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@mommacandy Like you, I do eat something with sugar but not nearly as much as I ate in the past. A nutritionist specializing in cancer told me that if I stay about 80% compliant with my diet I'm doing well. Trying to get to 100% compliant for me is not even possible and creates even more cravings. I just try not to over do it.

How wonderful that you can fill your freezer with what you hunt and catch each year. It's great that you feel like doing those things again this year.

I'm with you on living your life each day. I do feel that you've traveled a very hard and bumpy road and wow, you are here to tell us your story.