For Informed People Using Alternative Treatments

i always put some berries into my yogurt but sometimes i like it with some honey, it's bit too tart without honey.

Thanks for the info Melissa! From what   I have read most of the time they remove the entire cyst on the ovary so biopsy must not be as good as with breast cancer biopsies.  The main thing I am questioning is whether to remove the ovary as that is not always done to other patients from what I can see.  My OBGYN did say that I would function normally with one ovary so I am mulling this over -- I figure that way I would decrease my chances of ovarian cancer by at least 50% since I would only have one.  I will have to research the surgery more I guess.   I really hope the John Hopkins scientists are onto something! 

Thanks GlobalGirly!

Ignore it June. She's wrong. The recommended amount for adult females is around 46 grams (or more).

hjpz,

I am glad your test was normal. I take baby aspirin at least 5 times a week. I have read somewhere that it reduces inflammation and therefore reduces cancer. But of course, I take it after food. I also take indole 3 carbinol which is in the same family as DIM. It helps with balancing hormones. I started taking it after I checked my hormones and the bad estrogen was too high. You said you will check your hormones soon. This will help you determine what dose to take.  

Hi Ladies,

I am not sure I have posted here before. If I have and don't remember let's just call it chemo-brain. I was on another thread with some natural ladies and not sure where that went. I did conventional and complementary treatment years ago, then hit the complementary path 100%...so its became not so complementary, I suppose. I don't do scans, or x-rays. The only thing I do is monitor bloodwork to know where to head with my diet and supplements.

 I stay quiet sometimes, because I tend to feel like I get whapped upside the head by people yelling at me that coffee enemas don't work (and it's the ONLY thing that made feel better during chemo) ...etc. I do the artemesinin,( which tastes like turpentine), alphalipoic acid, glutathione pushes etc,  and about a zillion other things. I rotate through supplements. I have  a kickbutt integrative doc who used to be an onc. I am vegan-ish. And as I type this I am drinking a beer. No...I am not perfect. Yes, I know I shouldn't be drinking it.

I am here for a little support. I am going in 2 weeks to Canada for Whole Body Hyperthermia. I believe in it. It boosts the immune system, and cancer cells are unstable and are not able to withstand temperatures above 107 degrees. I think I get taken to 109 degrees. No anasthesia. Or beer. Dangit. I am tired of people telling me that I am crazy. I am not crazy. I research the hell out of everything I do. I am in my 40's with 3 children and I want to remain here for them. 

Hipz..lots of women have ovarian cysts. Don't worry my dear. I'd get a second opinion before doing anything drastic. It's kind of like thyroid nodules...they turn up and don't always really mean we need to raise the red flag.

I'd get a second opinion from a different kind of docktor     yes, 1gram of protein is a bite of meat, this the body can process completely without damaging the kidneys trying to get rid of excess through them     hypothermia sounds good to me, hot baths sweating probably help as well    like hypobaric oxygen chamber for stroke, could save lots of lives but conventional medicine isn't hip to it yet

Really looking forward to hearing about your hyperthermia experience.  That was actually the very first thing I asked my onc about.  He indicated that it is a pretty unpleasant experience, so I set it aside, but I'm really hoping to hear it's perfectly doable and that you feel absolutely cleansed and victorious afterwards.

new2bc - thanks so much for your support and the update on the baby aspirin.  I may give it a go.  My hubby is actually taking DIM because he is getting older and he weights lifts so he is trying to reduce his bad estrogen.  I think I am going to give that and the baby aspirin a try since both seem to have little side effects.  

Lightandwind - Thank you!!!! I am so exited to talk to someone about this issue who is also into more alternative ways of dealing with things.  As I am leaning towards the unilateral ovary removal I will PM you with any questions I have later! Did you have yours done laparoscopically??

Hi :

 In Germany , they do a test called ctc greek test to test which chemos and natural substances can kill your cancer cells. A part of the test is heat shock protein and the cancer I had was responsive to this( this is hyperthermia ) . I had two sessions one week apart of each other at Klinik Saint George in Bad Aibling Germany. They induced me to snesthesia with propofol,I did whole body, they raise your core temperature very high ( forgot how much) , then they keep on hydrating you through ivs , they put towels under you and they weight your sweat on the towels at the end and then after you are awake they monitor you the whole night giving you iv fluids . This in order to kill cancer cells. Most of the time this is done to potentiate the effects of ipt chemo, but I didnt do chemo in Germany, since I did tc by four in USA.

Srh - i wish they had that procedure in the US.

Hipz, it's hyper (hot), not hypo (cold) thermia. 

My question is about how they protect the brain.  I remember dire warnings when my kids were little about convulsions if their fevers approached 105. 

Ahh!  Sorry.  I never heard of it until yesterday but I have heard of fevers healing people due to the high temps so that makes sense