HARD or EASY to Travel in PHILIPPINES After Cancer Surgery? 🇵🇭
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- 24th August 2023 I went to hospital in Australia to have an SMX (single mastectomy), following the diagnosis of breast cancer in my left breast.
I expected to need chemotherapy, but instead went straight onto Tamoxifen.
10 weeks after surgery we decided to take a short 28-day trip to the Philippines to see what it would be like travelling as a cancer thriver.
In this video I will share my experiences trying to travel in the Philippines on a whole-food plant-based diet.
I will also share advice on what I wish I'd taken with me.
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Mabuhay from the Philippines! 🇵🇭👋 This video is part of my Journey to Wellness series, sharing my experiences of life after a diagnosis and surgery for breast cancer.
This video is also part of our Philippines series, where we share budget travel tips for this fascinating country, starting with this information-packed video & our full Philippines playlist:
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I am so glad that you are doing so well. And I am thrilled that you are out on the road again. I can tell that you are happy to be out and about again. You have such a wonderful attitude towards all that you are dealing with.
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment, Elizabeth. We really thought we'd be spending another 6 months in Australia, so it was so wonderful to hear that I didn't need chemo, and that we were able to go travelling again! It was also a great way to take my mind off those fears that creep into your mind at 4am... and we had such a brilliant time in the Philippines ♥️🇵🇭
I got tears when Lee joined you 💙 Long story short didn’t have chemotherapy either. I took Tamoxifen for a year. Not confident enough. A month later after mastectomy (right breast) had breast implants surgery. I traveled to the 🇵🇭 a couple of months later for our 35 year high school reunion. Here I am almost 10 years cancer survivor and I thank my savior Jesus Christ everyday. God bless you both and safe travels.
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful story, Amalia, and for your beautiful words of support and your prayers 🙏🤗 Did you take any other hormone therapy after the year of Tamoxifen, or did you veer towards alternative treatment instead? I love hearing from fellow thrivers, and am so pleased that this video resonated with you xx♥️ ~ Mandy
Glad to see you out there, overcoming all the trauma, pain and anxiety. Blessings and positive vibes going your way.
Thank you so much, Vera. I wish I had words to express how much I appreciate your kind words and support, as it means so much to me xx ~ Mandy
Thank you Mandy and Lee, You are not just showing us these wonderful places that we appreciate so much! But also,how courageous both of you are! Just want to let you know,Im praying for your healing ! Enjoy and take care! 😍 from 🇨🇦
Jean, thank you so much for your beautiful comment and for your prayers. We are both so happy to hear that you enjoy our travels and also our story on this journey to wellness. Sending love and a big hug xx♥️🤗 ~ Mandy
Enoyed! you did great ,Frugal!😇
Thank you, Prohodaction! That's so lovely of you 🙏🤗🤩
Hope you are now over this and it's onwards and upwards for you. You're brave sharing your experience in public and I hope that others will benefit from hearing your story. Best wishes to you ❤
Thank you so much, Alice, you always say such lovely things. I didn't really know anything about breast cancer until I received thr diagnosis on 11th July 2023, and straightaway I dived deep into learning as much as I could about this all too common ailment, and to sharing everything I experienced, in order to, as you put it so well, hopefully benefit others from seeing my journey. It's definitely not something I would ever have chosen but it is up to me to get myself fit and healthy again... fitter and healthier! Sending best wishes back to you xx♥️ ~ Mandy
@FrugalTravellers Yes, the condition is more common than we realise, as I know many people who have gone through either single or double mastectomy. They have all made full recoveries and I hope you have also.
@AliceGoss It's great to hear about your friends all doing so well. In the last chat with my oncologist in May, he said everything was out, and it's hormone treatment for the next 5 to 10 years to ensure nothing comes back. Yayyy for clear margins and for not needing chemo or radiation therapy 🤗♥️
Mandy (and Lee)-I’m so happy and encouraged about how you’ve successfully dealt with your health issues. I admire and have adopted your positivity. Unfortunately, I’m also part of the cancer club. My experience has (so far) been very positive but my ability to travel is limited 😢 since I do need chemotherapy treatment every three weeks. I haven’t travelled in a year now but hope to start slowly with short trips from San Francisco with the ultimate goal to visit my family in Italy…hopefully sometime next year. Please continue to provide us updates on your health and travel. Cheers. -maurice
Hello Maurice 👋 I feel so humbled to hear that my experience and attitude has resonated with you, and has helped you through the health issues you're facing. I know that you are on your way back to a healthy life, full of joy and happiness, and I wish you all the strength and positivity necessary to do everything you possibly can to help your amazing body heal itself. I have read so many incredible books and listened to such amazing podcasts. I love Chris Wark's story in Chris Beat Cancer, and his excellent podcast interviews. There are so many other amazing people, such as Dr William Li's Eating to Beat Cancer; Mel Robbins for incredible self-help and positivity as well as interviews with experts; and Marisa Peer's Healing Voetex hypnotherapy. I immerse myself in all of this wonderfully positive information, and it alleviates any fears or doubts I might have. We've got this, Maurice... we're going to be so fit and healthy, and will be living our best lives xx🤗😍 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers I agree with you Mandy. Thank you.🙏
Thanks for the update Mandy. What a beautiful place for it and lovely to see Lee at the end there, too. X
Thank you, Imo. My Journey to Wellness videos will now slot in with our normal vlogs, as it's way too confusing having 2 seperate timelines 🤗😁 I really struggled with finding vegan food in the Philippines... it made me realise how fortunate it was that I received the cancer diagnosis in Sri Lanka, with its plethora of fresh tropical fruit and veg, and amazing vegetarian and vegan dishes. I'm going to Thailand with my sister in August for 3 weeks, so will be aiming for a completely different way of eating than in my many previous visits there... it will be so interesting to see if there are many vegetarian or vegan option, as they put fish sauce in almost everything! We hope this finds you all well... greetings from a very hot and hazy New Delhi 🤗😁 ~ Mandy
Hugs to you guys! Go for it Mandy, continue to grab your adventures ! You're an inspiration!
Thank you, Cindy xx🙏🤗♥️
Beautiful Video, you are doing amazing Mandy, big hugs. ❤❤❤ xx
Thank you so much for being so lovely, Susan xx🥰♥️ ~ Mandy
Mandy your amazing. Your doing fantastic .wishing you more happy travels
Thank you so much, Julie. I appreciate your kind words and your wonderful support xx🙏🤗♥️
When you share your story about your surgery,,,afterwards,,,wanted to come to the philippines,,,,and now i see you kept healing yourself in natural way,,,but i wanted to cry,,,it reflects me because of my mom,,,wanted to come in the philippines,,but she didnt make it
I am so sorry to hear about your mum, Darius. Sending you the biggest hug and very best wishes ♥️🤗 ~ Mandy
We continue to pray for you. Enjoy your stay.❤⚘️🙏
Thank you so much, Otavio. I appreciate the wonderful support you have shown on these Journey to Wellness videos, and I am so grateful for your prayers xx🙏🤗♥️ ~ Mandy
Thank you for these videos. Your honesty and courage shine through the screen! This video is invaluable, as it addresses first hand an issue that many wouldn’t be able to get advice about.
I am so pleased that you enjoy these Journey to Wellness videos, Carolina. Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for always being so lovely and supportive xx🙏🤗♥️
You are so brave Mandy. You are amazing. You have inspired me so much. I love you guys so much. Lee's heartfelt words at the end were so lovely too.
That is so incredibly kind of you, Barbara. We always love hearing from you and are so pleased that you find inspiration in our videos. Sending you a big hug from Lee and I xx🤗♥️
@@FrugalTravellers Thank you so much for your lovely reply, Lee and Mandy! You guys are so incredible, so sweet and so kind, and so very brave and adventurous. I love your attitude towards life and your advice to make each day amazing. I am trying to embody this in my own life too and to overcome all my obstacles. The fact that you have been able to travel with health concerns has inspired me so much, because this is what I am considering too. I'm sending so much love to you, you are helping so many of us by your amazing videos. 🤗❤
@barbaras5874 This means the world to us 🥰🤗 I've screenshot your wonderful comments for any of those down days when things seem a bit difficult and a burst of positivity is needed 😊😁 Thank you so much xx♥️🥰
@@FrugalTravellers That is so lovely and makes me feel so very happy!! ❤🤗 Have a wonderful day, Lee and Mandy! 🥰
Well done Mandy all the best to you and Lee so brave
Thank you so much, Mina. Your kind words really mean a lot to Lee and I xx🙏🤗
Hi Mandy (+Lee),
Everything went so fast between the diagnosis & the operation.
It must have been a hell of a time for you both to deal with cancer while doing everything abroad but somehow you've managed.
Enjoy ur weekend, take care 🙋🏻♂️
Hello SERGIO 👋
Yes, everything seemed to happen so fast... received the diagnosis of breast cancer in Sri Lanka on the 11th July, surgery back in Australia on the 24th August, then on the 6th November we were flying to Manila.
I feel so blessed to have been able to stay with my wonderful sister and her family in Perth, as learnt so many things from her about eating a whole-food plant-based diet, as she was vegetarian years ago.
I really believe that this emphasis on completely changing my eating habits, and doing things like preparing black beans and chickpeas from scratch, feasting on raw fruit and vegetables, and drinking my 3 cups of green tea every day really helped get my body and mind back to wellness... and the 30-minute daily brisk walk as well.
I miss eating that way... we're currently in India, sweltering in New Delhi, and there's no way I can go for a brisk walk here or eat loads of raw vegetables.
I'm so fortunate to have Perth as a base and to be able to load up on healthy eating whenever we go back there.
Oh, my sister and I will be going to Thailand for 3 weeks on a sister trip. She's never been to Thailand, so it's going to be so cool showing her around one of my favourite countries... and showing the possible clashes between a frugal traveller and someone who'd prefer a 3-star hotel 🤗🤩🤣 ~ Mandy
Thank you for such a lovely video! Both of you are incredible! Happy travels 😊 Mandy, thank you for inspiring me with your positivity and appetite for adventure 🤗 Wishing you nothing but the best most healthy and healing energy! ✨ much love 💗
Hello lovely Leni 😍 Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a wonderful comment 🙏😍 Sending healthy and healing energy right back to you, with a huge hug as well! Love and best wishes always xx🤗♥️ Mandy
Hoping and praying that all is still going well with your recovery Mandie. Was very emotional watching this as am going through a battle with sight loss and having treatment at moorfields in London.
Hope all is well and hope you have a great weekend. Take care of yourselves
Thank you so much for your kind words, Peter. Everything is going wonderful with my recovery, and Lee and I are currently sweltering in New Delhi! I am sure that everything will go brilliantly with your treatment. I listened to some wonderful podcasts about healing and the power of positive thinking, and I really believe that helped my recovery so much so that 10 weeks after having a single mastectomy, I was putting on a backpack and travelling around the Philippines. Our bodies are truly incredible, and if we help them a little, they will do so much for us. Thinking of you and sending you all the positive energy you can ever imagine xx♥️ ~ Mandy
You both have big heart, I love watching all your video, try eating more bitter gourd, wishing you both the best. ❤
Thank you so much for your beautiful words and for your great advice. I will definitely eat more bitter gourd the next time we're in the Philippines 🙏🤗🇵🇭♥️
Your fellow Portimao follower. I've just been diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I also suffer from Crohns Disease, so this is going to be one hell of a ride for me. Wishing you all the best in your recovery, we've got this! ❤❤
Hillary, I would like to send you the biggest hug imaginable 🤗♥️ You're so right, we have definitely got this! There are loads of brilliant podcasts that have helped me greatly... I have been meaning to add them in the Pinned Comment so will do that today. Receiving a diagnosis of cancer can be a terrifying thing, but we can do so much to help our wonderful bodies heal, by making changes to our diets, our exercise, our emotional and spiritual beings. I still have sharp twinges of fear from time to time, especially if I find anything that seems like a lump, but have slowly learnt to take a deep breath abd talk myself through the panic to a state of calm positivity. I absolutely love Louise Hay... somehow I missed hearing about her until about 6 months ago, and she is now my mentor and guru... and she was diagnosed with cancer twice and lived into her 90s. Another awesome thing to listen to is Marisa Peer's My Body is a Wellness Making Machine TH-cam videos and podcasts. Our friend Eva sent the 1 hour interview with Vishan from Mind Valley to me when I first told her the news about the diagnosis, and I swear, it was so incredibly helpful in those early days in Sri Lanka. Huge hugs and best wishes, Hillary. You are amazing and you've got this xx♥️ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers Thank you so much Mandy for your lovely advice. I will definitely check out those recommendations to listen too. Wishing you well on your journey to recovery and your wonderful travels.
@hillarylopes7557 That's great! Let me know what you think of them xx♥️
@@FrugalTravellers I definitely will, thank you. ❤
Hope is always a must in our lives, thanks for visiting philippines. Filipinos love eating bitter melon and malungay which are both contributor for good health. People from Ilocos region of the philippines has one region that has longer life expectancy in my opinion . I got old relatives that lived beyond 80yrs old from that region of philippines. God bless you both may God completely heal your body so you travel and enjoy l Iife more.
Hello again, BOB, and thank you so much for another very helpful and informative comment. I wish I'd known about malunggay when we were in the Philippines, as moringa powder has so many health benefits, especially its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties.
I wonder what the people in Ilocos eat that's so different to the rest of the country?
Thank you so much for your prayers and wishes. I appreciate them more than words can say xx🙏🤗 ~ Mandy
Thank You Both So Much For all Your Amazing Videos - Mandy Your Wonderfull Positive Outlook is Really Great and Also to Know Your Limitations of When To ease Up X All The Best Mandy and To Your Dear Dear Husband - Lee - Take Care ❤
Thank you so much, Karen 🙏😍 You always say such wonderfully positive things, and we are so happy that you are part of the Frugal Travellers family. Sending a big hug from Lee and I xx🤗🥰 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers Thank You ❤️
Awe Lee really loves you ❤.
Yes, he's such a sweetheart xx♥️😍🥰
Brave to travel so soon after surgery
Thank you, Vijaya. I felt fit and well, and we really wanted to visit the Philippines, so it seemed like the perfect choice 🤗♥️🇵🇭
Suggest you try to add fermented foods to your diet. Very good for gut health and immune system, and may be more readily available there.
That's such brilliant advice, Ellen, thank you. I love sauerkraut and kimchi but didn't see either in the Philippines unfortunately. As soon as I get back to Australia I'll make sure I have ¼ cup of sauerkraut every day.
Best foot forward! xx
Thank you so much, Mark, for your lovely comment xx🙏🤗
@@FrugalTravellers Your frank delivery is an inspiration xx
@@Mark1963Robert1971 That's so kind of you, thank you. I never know how these videos will be received, so I really appreciate your feedback 🙏🤗
Just wanted to say, you're doing amazing! ����
Thank you so much, Tasiu 🙏🤗 I appreciate your kindness and support xx♥️
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Thank you so much for the love 😍♥️😍♥️😍♥️
Try Malunggay too
Take carrots juice every morning pls
Thank you for the great recommendation, April. One of the people I follow is Chris Wark, who wrote the book Chris Beat Cancer, and he drank almost 2 litres of carrot juice every day after he was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. He had surgery but refused chemo. That was in 2004, and he's so fit and healthy now 🤗❤️