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I am open for business! I have finished all the cancer treatment and am feeling great! I look forward to working with you! Happy Holidays!

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Just a few quick updates!

Aloha and mahalo for reading this! Just wanted to check in and say hello and give an update about my cancer treatment journey! I have completed 3 rounds of chemotherapy and have tolerated it quite well so far. I have 2 hard days following each infusion with about 12 hours of fatigue, nausea, headache & joint pain. This happens on day 3 & 4 and then it passes and I feel better. The fatigue remains for about 5-6 days and by day 8, I am back outside on my early morning 2.5 mile walks and lifting weights. This past round, I shook off the funk a little faster and believe it's the healing ocean waters that helped. I would walk on the beach, sip my coffee and then soak in the waters off Baby Beach. So far, my efforts to consume an iron rich diet of leafy greens, bison, venison & legumes, aswell as increasing foods high in vitamin C and B12, helped my RBC's, Hematocrit and Hemoglobin all stay within a healthy normal range. I also added a food based iron supplement called Floradix. This has been encouraging. According to my Oncologist, he doesn't anticipate this getting worse but staying about the same. I am officially half way done and feel like I can handle the rest.

I am also reaching out to inform you that I have partnered with an online dispensary for medical grade supplements called Fullscript. If you are interested in purchasing high quality supplements with free shipping, the link to setup an account is below. I am offering a 20% discount for the first order. Fullscript offers a variety of brands of medical grade supplements with the highest quality ingredients and has free shipping on orders over $50. In the coming weeks, I will be sending out some information regarding some detox protocols as well as some supplements that I have been using, safely, while going through my cancer treatment journey. If you have any questions or would like help getting started on a program of your own, please reach out and I am happy to assist you with recommendations to help you achieve your health goals.

I also wanted to send out another referral for massage therapy while I am out of the office. Emily Cohen has been practicing in the office for about a year and half. She has been doing massage for many years and specializes in sports massage using hot towels, hot stones & stretches to compliment her massage treatments. She has opened another day in her schedule and is currently accepting new clients. Her rates are posted on her booking site which you can access below. Again, huge mahalo to you all for the continued support, prayers and well wishes! I plan to be back in action in the new year full time, healthier than ever! Take care, lots of love and ALOHA - Sandi

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Aloha and thank you for taking the time to read this update. I feel its a bit overdue so I apologize. Following my second surgery which was on July 7th in San Diego, where I had a complete hysterectomy and what's called a debulking and proper staging surgery. They take tissue samples, lymph nodes and tissues called the omentum, which is the fatty apron that sits on top of the intestines, under the abdominal muscles.They do this to make sure the cancer cells have not spread outside of the pelvic cavity. I also had CT scans of my chest abdomen and pelvis and they were clear. I had a fairly quick recovery from this procedure and the pathology results revealed a small lesion in the left o***y that was .4cm in size and was cancerous. All other samples tested negative for cancer keeping the stage at 2A which is very great news.

On August 1, I had my port for chemotherapy put in and that was no fun but it has also healed up quickly and I have been able to resume most activities. On August 14th, I started chemotherapy. If all goes as planned, I will undergo 6 rounds of Carboplatin/Pacletaxel combination, every 3 weeks. The first session was a success and I did not experience any adverse reactions during the infusion. This was my biggest fear, having some sort of allergic reaction. About 48 hours after the infusion, I experienced some side effects, fatigue, bone pain and nausea. This lasted for 2 days and then decreased enough that I was able to get out and go for a walk. Today is day 7 since the infusion and I am feeling nearly 100%. Prior to my first chemotherapy session, the doctor orders blood work to check that levels are optimal and liver and kidney functions are healthy enough to receive the chemo infusion. At that time they also checked a blood marker for Ovarian Cancer called CA 125. Prior to my first surgery, my CA 125 had been elevated to 70, normal is below 30. On August 12, my CA 125 went all the way down to 25. This is excellent news!
As for my return to the office, I am uncertain at this time exactly when I will be getting back into clinical practice. I am considering working a few days here and there in between infusions if I feel up for it, but I have concerns about my immune system and the potential for exposure to colds and flu while immune compromised as a result of the chemotherapy. When I do return, it will be a modified schedule and I won't be focusing so much on massage therapy but mostly acupuncture treatments. Going through this treatment, there are so many unknowns so I am trying to take things day by day.
Please feel free to reach out if you want to stay in touch!
That's all for now!
Lot's of Love and ALOHA-
Sandi
(808)250-7663

A Quick Update!

QUICK HUMANA UPDATE

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! (Happy New Year!) Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. The new year is always a little bit hectic with insurance coverage changes. Unfortunately, HUMANA has made some big changes for 2025 and will only have one plan that covers routine acupuncture.
This plan is PPO H5216-313, and everyone will have a $10 -Copay. Although there is a LUMBAR PAIN ONLY PLAN, HMO like years previous, I will NOT be participating with the HMO/LUMBAR PAIN PLAN, as this is very complicated and requires a referral and gets billed directly to medicare, which I DO NOT DO!
If you have any questions regarding your HUMANA policy and coverage, Please contact Robin Imonti (808)265-9251. Although the open enrollment period has closed, there is a special election period extension due to Maui wildfires, so please contact her immediately and she can help you with any changes. As always, I strive to provide the most current information regarding insurance coverages and continue to support my mission to help our community have "access to care" through acupuncture, massage therapy & chinese medicine.
ALOHA-
Sandi Lee Haff, LAC, LMT
(808)250-7663

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