Monday

So first step, at least what I was told, was get set up with a surgical oncologist. Multiple people I spoke with recommended Dr. Moline, who specializes in breast cancer. Monday comes around and I start making some phone calls, trying to get set up with an appointment. Call after call, nothing. Day after day, nothing. Looking back, I think this was the most frustrating part of it ALL. You have a very fast spreading cancer and let’s wait to get you scheduled or even speak with anyone! An entire week went by without scheduling a damn thing. The following Monday is when things started to come together. I finally got scheduled with Dr. Moline, a week and a half after my phone call that labeled me a “cancer patient”. But during that week of waiting, I’ll tell you what I did. Absolutely everything in my power to learn everything there was to possibly know about breast cancer and what I could do on my end to slow it down or stop it from spreading. I listened to podcast after podcast, read articles and books, watched videos and listened to interviews. Everything I could think of. What was I looking for? What I can do in the meantime. I completely changed my diet, stopped drinking alcohol, continued to exercise and intermittent fast. After all the research I did, I landed on the keto diet. Eliminating sugar completely, focusing on reducing carbs and primarily eating fat and protein. So of course, the extremist that I am, I went hard. And I went hard for the entire 8 months I went through treatment and surgery. No sugar. No beer. No fun. But I will tell you what… IT WORKED.