In this blog, I’d like to share yet another testimonial of a person who had Triple-negative breast cancer. This Triple-negative breast cancer is hard to treat due to the absence of three receptors – estrogen, progesterone, and HER2. For the treatment of Triple-negative breast cancer, most likely, doctors use chemotherapy and radiation therapy due to the missing three receptors. Hence, she did not use Hormone Therapy at all; that is the reason I assume she has Triple-negative breast cancer. However, this is excellent news! Though she had Triple-negative cancer, you will find she battled breast cancer and finally conquered it with conventional treatment and fucoidan. I hope and believe this testimonial provides you who suffer from Triple-negative breast cancer hope and encouragement.
I Have Beaten My Cancer
Name Y. L Sex: Female Age: 61 Location: Tainan, Taiwan Diagnosis: Malignant lymphoma / Breast cancer (Phase III)
In January 2012, after I got home from an outing with my husband and his fellow alumni, I found a lump at the lymph of my left arm and felt a slight aching. I thought it was a consequence of tiredness after the outing. So, I took an antibiotic and went to bed. For a few days, I almost forgot about the lump, but my husband reminded me to have a breast checkup. And then, an ultrasound examination showed that I had a tumor in my breast. I went in for a more thorough review at a teaching hospital (a medical university), where after a biopsy, the diagnosis was confirmed. The attending physician immediately identified the tumor as malignant lymphoma. I tried to be healthy and not cry, but in my mind, I was already calculating how many days I would have left, and what I should with them. My husband gave me strength and encouraged me to stay brave. He told me that today’s advanced medical technology will help me, that there would be a good chance for my cancer to cure if we only take the treatment step by step.
Then, I underwent a series of examinations. I had bone scans, mammography, MRI, body positron scan (not covered by insurance). Finally, on December 9, I had surgery to remove part of the breast and the lymph node. During the operation, doctors took samples from 10 lymph nodes, out of which four confirmed to have cancer cells. The doctor told me that it was a Stage III breast cancer. I would need to take eight chemotherapy and, subsequently, 30 radiotherapy treatments (over six weeks). I had no choice but to obey the doctor’s suggestion and take the medical procedures.
On January 3, 2013, I started my first chemotherapy. I had them every three weeks, and for the first four sessions, I had three different anti-cancer drugs, with IV drips lasting 5 to 6 hours each time. It was exhausting. In the first four sessions, I had nausea, poor appetite, and fatigue. Luckily, I also had additional medicine, which substantially relieved the symptoms. The most challenging part for me was the hair loss. Although I already knew that was going to happen, the complete loss of my hair about two weeks after the first chemotherapy was still tough to take. I cried for the loss of my hair, but my husband supported me by offering the comfort and encouragement I needed to bravely faced the situation. The last four sessions used only one kind of anti-cancer drug, and that was a bit of a relief.
As I was recovering from the chemo treatments, I came across a newspaper advertisement for Umi no Shizuku Fucoidan. I heard from friends about the efficacy of the Umi no Shizuku Fucoidan and decided to give them a call. I started with 20 capsules a day (5 in the morning, four at noon and in the evening, respectively, and seven before going to bed). I thought the pills would be hard to swallow, but the size was just perfect. In between June and July, as I was taking Fucoidan, I had 28 radiotherapy sessions, five days a week every Monday through Friday. I took Umi no Shizuku Fucoidan without interruption. There were few side effects. One of the worst symptoms was my skin, which looked like it was sunburned. However, it was manageable, and I was able to take care of it.
After the radiotherapy was over, I was pleasantly surprised by the good news that no more cancer cells found in my body. I’m recovering very well. Now, I go back to the hospital only once every three months for checkups. I can proudly tell everyone that I have beaten cancer. Thanks to Umi no Shizuku Fucoidan, I was able to keep up my quality of life while going through therapy. I look healthier now than before. My hair didn’t fall out, and also my mood is undoubtedly on the up and up. I have the life I had before cancer. I go out for exercises, take trips, and do chores without fatigue.
Y. L. November 20, 2013