Mistletoe

Hi Tadpole, I only used it for a few weeks because it did not go well with my femara. Too much hotflashing. Other than that, side effects are minimal, slight fever/chills.  I had to inject it by giving myself a shot in the belly though. I'd much rather swallow a pill, but I didn't mind it all that much. Wish I could have kept taking it, because I could feel it supporting my immune system and I did have a little bit more energy than I do without. I do believe, from my short experience with it that it has the potential to improve QOL. I believe I will be going back to it again in the future, sometime, when I'm not taking femara. Whichever way the cancer goes until then, it will be in my regimen, provided that I can afford it.  

Hi Tadpole, I started Iscador about 2 months ago.  Completed almost 2 series before I started seeing a reaction.  So now I am doing injections 3 times per week for who knows how long.  Shots in the belly are easy.  Unfortunately there is no way to tell if it is doing anything.  Just trying to do all I can to not have my cancer return.  It's not cheap, but it is also not long term.  Haven't submitted it to my insurance yet, but I doubt they will cover it.

I started out with series 0 which had 7 ampules.  Had no reaction with that series so then started with series 1 which also had 7 ampules.  After the 5th ampule, I noticed redness and a hard lump at the injection site and some itching.  My doctor said that was a good reaction.  So I finished that series and he ordered 3 more sets of series 1 (7 ampules each).  Unfortunately, I haven't been very faithful lately in doing the injections 3 times per week, but need to get back on track and use them up!  If you decide to go for it, my local pharmacist way very helpful on explaining to me how to do the injections.