Testimonial

Markers prior to commencing HBOT:

S CEA      26-09-03  (19.41)   1-12-03 (25.48)   REFERENCE RANGE

S CA125   26-09-03  (44)       1-12-03 (77)       (<35 is NORMAL)

S CA15-3  26-09-03  (43)       1-12-03 (54)       (<30 is NORMAL)

Hyperbaric Oxygenation combined with Immune Stimulation:

S CEA      20-01-03  (18.63)   12-03-04 (8.39) 

S CA125   20-01-03  (56)   12-03-04 (27)          (<35)

S CA15-3  20-01-03  (67)   12-03-04 (60)          (<30)

CEA and CA125 markers are now with acceptable reference range!

History

In the 6-months preceding my diagnosis my life was already showing signs of many years of accumulated stress. My marriage was unstable, the family business was not doing particularly well, and my teenage children still needed much care. My body and spirit felt fractured. Yet I persisted trying to fulfil the impossibly high expectations that I had set myself, despite the fact that mu entire being was screaming at me to 'STOP'.

There was already a critical imbalance in my life on all levels - physical, emotional and spiritual. I was oppressed in my marriage and instead of being able to deal with the situation I bottled up the emotions and over a period of 20-years. I was to spend the next 17-years battling cancer and trying to regain the balance that I had lost.

In November 1986 when I was initially diagnosed with breast cancer I was devastated. I was shattered when the biopsy confirmed that the cancer was more advanced that initially thought. Mastectomy confirmed that the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes and in fact 14-lymph nodes had to be removed. My surgeon kept repeating to me 'what a bad state that I was in' and that 'I would be lucky to survive a further year!'

I remember my thoughts well when my surgeon conveyed these remarks to me - I immediately reacted and thought you have NO RIGHT to pass this sentence on me; only God is the arbiter of such things in my eyes. I stated to my surgeon in my defence that I would here in ten years time! Eventually I changed doctors because I knew that I needed someone positive and somebody who would believe in my ability to heal myself. Two years later the same surgeon rang me to see how I was doing and I said "Well, I'm still doing!".

That was beginning of a long stretch of battles and challenges that I was to encounter yet I have always had an inner voice within me which has always given me strength and hope and that I could inevitably reverse this terrible situation. The problem was that I knew that my life was unbalanced but I didn't understand in what way. I had to work out if I was going to survive. Like many others having cancer, it forced me to look within myself. I started questioning my quality of life. I could not blame family history for the cancer because no one else in my family had had the disease. The fact that I was the first generation struck with the disease said something very clear about my lifestyle I was leading. So I looked to change my environment.

I have always been a positive person and my faith in God and myself grew stronger day by day. Although the fog was clearing before my eyes, I still could not understand what a naturally positive person like myself should have been struck with this disease. My meditation gave me increased clarity. I knew that if I could define what was right for me then I could eliminate the things in my life that were damaging my psyche and my body and spirit. Even although I had decided what I needed to change in my life, I had not begun to take the necessary positive steps. I realised how unhappy I was in my marriage. I was continually under stress in a rapidly disintegrating relationship. My children were at a critical stage in their lives and education and they continued to need my support. I felt trapped and helpless! At times I felt that it would be easier to die but I willed myself to live for the sake of my children. After a full term of chemo and radiation I was told that I had shadows in the lungs, skull and liver. I knew that if I didn't act now I could not reverse the situation as I'd promised myself. I was sliding backwards!

I went through a terrible separation process from my husband; had a second mastectomy 6-months later on the right breast (3-years after the previous operation). From then I started to improve. My mind and body were getting stronger; I felt better in myself; no more feelings of helplessness. The children matured through the journey; taking individual direction of their lives. My former husband has also regained balance in his life too.

I was well until the year 2000; 14-years since the initial bout of cancer I was now diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This was a major shock! I was informed I required immediate hysterectomy and omerectomy. Three days after the extensive operation I developed an infection. This whole ordeal took a lot out of me. It took me 3-years to regain my strength. During this entire period I was also taking anti-oestrogen tablets.

Dr Hargreaves, my doctor has been my doctor for the past 15-years had recently been involved with Hyperbaric Therapy. She suggested that I would be a good candidate for this new treatment process. When I was recently in the USA I had heard about HBOT and the success in the treatment of cancer victims. In fact my daughter's boyfriend had also been receiving treatment for his prolapsed disc which the surgeons had initially recommended spinal fusion. His disc improved dramatically and now some 15-months later his condition remains stable and he has been back to his energetic lifestyle including snow boarding, surfing etc.

I decided I had nothing to lose and went for it!

I am always searching, reading and investigating in new approaches in the treatment and management of cancer. I contacted Dr Malcolm Hooper at Melbourne Hyperbaric and embarked on a course of HBOT in the hope of assisting the healing process. In addition to the HBOT I receive Mistletoe injections and take Rehab Plus as part of the immune stimulation.

I have recently completed 40-hours of chamber time as well as taking tamoxifen and profiva. My most recent markers have been very positive; so I am convinced that I am on the right path.

I am not free from this disease; but I have found a way to live with the condition; happily and pain free.

I would like to thank Dr Hargreaves for her recommendation and Dr Hooper and his team for their kind assistance - Liliana Steininger