An Alternative approach to Stage IV Health and choices

Deanna, thank you. Grammy, thank you. I'll check with my doctor to see if all three were included in the panel and find out if it's on the low end. Heidihill, thanks for that info. Perhaps that man knew something doctors didn't back then. Looks like his story may have some truth to it. That would be awesome.

Thanks for all the information.

Pearlady, I am interested in the half body biomat. Do you know the brand?

I heard that the difference between heating pad and biomat is how deep the heat can reach the body. The local hyperthermia I did in germany that they claim it is as deep as 20cm. I heard that a normal biomat could heat to 10cm, which is good, and much cheaper than having treatment in the hospital.

Heidihill - My original chemo was 2006. I had fever and very low WBC every dose and was hospitalized w/no infection found but put on antibiotics each time. So do not think those kind of chemo fevers help the immune system, more likely hurt it. I had hot flashes for about 3 months then too. 7 years later the cancer returned under my collarbone. Chemo caused me long term SE, so am not inclined to jump into that again. I went w/RADS which seems to have helped. At 67 I have no idea why hormones are still linked to my BC. Next time around I am coming back as a man...HA.. enough of this BC stuff.

Hi ladies, I have done hyperthermia. we have it here in Canada as well. I've done the full body, local and I also did one in Tijuana that was heating up the blood only. The full body gets your body to about 40C 41C if your lucky. The ocal heats only a small area but the nice part is you don't even feel it on the surface. I ended up with a cavity in one of my tumours but that was about it. It's really beneficial to those with bone mets. Not sure exactly why bu they respond the best. The bio mats ( I have one as well) is good for sweating out toxins but will not get hot enough to kill the tumours. But still good to lay on for the sweating purposes. Good knows we have a lot of crap to sweat out.

Michelle- did you get this treatment in Calgary and is it very expensive?

Hi Lucy

I have been using the biomat about twice a week and do it for about 90 minutes each time.  It has various settings to control the temperature.  I keep it pretty hot.  I have not checked my body temperature, but I do sweat quite a bit when I use it and keep a blanket over me not matter how much I sweat.  I find that doing it the day after chemo really seems to help me feel back to normal.  My onc has been recommending it to other of his patients.  He is the one who had mentioned it to me initially.  Not sure about the risk of lymphedema.  I will ask my onc later this week what his experience has been with this as fortunately I've never the problem. 

Am also a fan of blue zones, and not just the ones written about in the book. I think there's something to be said for a blue-zone lifestyle. Glad to hear the sound machine works.

I have triple negative stage four breast cancer and have spent the last several years on both chemo and hormonal therapy but the cancer keeps progressing.  Right now I have a bottle of xeloda waiting for me on my kitchen counter that I was supposed to start taking several weeks ago.  but I have been drinking shakes...a form of the budwig diet (2 tablespoons refrigerated flax seed oil, 4 tablespoons fat free cottage cheese, and half a bottle of kefir blended well in a ninja) and my tumor markers have started dropping for the first time in years-more so than even on chemo-two months ago I had it once per day and my tumor markers went down two points...last month I had it three to four times a day and my tumor markers dropped seven points...I am now back in the 'normal' range.  I have talked to my oncologist and I have decided to continue with the shakes and watch my tumor markers until my next cat scan...she has agreed to help me monitor how things are going...My next apt is Friday of next week and I am keeping my fingers crossed that things continue to look good.  And of course hoping that my next cat scan shows that the shakes are working.  Other than the shakes I have made no drastic lifestyle changes...

I am wondering if anyone else has tried or are using the budwig diet and if it is working for them? 

Thanks for any information...

diana52

It is flax seed oil and cottage cheese.  I tried it once before and though my tumor markers dropped that time too...it was too rich and I couldn't stick with it.  I started adding the kefir and making the shakes and the results are still good...and the shakes are delicious.

Diana, very interesting.  Have you changed anything else in your diet?  Eliminated any foods?

Ladies, what is the "science" behind the Budwig diet? Since eating dairy is contrary to the advice of so many health proponents, I've never quite understood how cottage cheese+flax is suppose to be good for us or any better for us than say flax by itself. Is there suppose to be something synergystic about it?

Interesting, ML. Thanks for the explanation.

1. Starbritme- How about an organic yogurt. I am trying to cut estrogen hormones.. I also take Tumeric , rPumpkin seed oil. Cutting fats - and sugars the hardest. I see a new MO this week and expect he will be scanning again hand will have markers re- done.

New direction, that was very cool. Thanks for posting. It being so effective against prostate cancer would sort of suggest that it is, in fact, estrogenic. But like the rest of you, I am really not sure what to think about phytoestrogens anymore.

Heidihill, I just started using argon oil a couple of months ago. I couldn't bear going through another winter with dry, cracked, bleeding cuticles. I've spent boo-coo bucks on quality hand cremes/lotions to no avail. I'd been hearing about argon oil from a number of different sources. It made sense that an oil might keep cuticles less dried out. I just love the argon oil. My skin feels so much better using it rather than lotion It absorbs so quickly and is non-greasy. I use it as a facial moisturizer as well as on my cuticles. If I could bathe in it, I would!