Chemo, radiation...why...if the cancer is gone?

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited October 2017

    icietia,

    Thank for reposting the mods comment. Some members feel that one cannot question anything about alt tx on this forum. As long as it's done respectfully, I think it's always important to question any and all tx options

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  • Icietla
    Icietla Member Posts: 1,265
    edited October 2017

    Exbrnxgrl -- You are welcome. Yes, this is supposed to be a safe place to discuss alternative treatment/s, and that is what Momine's post did. There was no personal bashing in her post. ChiSandy's participation also belongs in this forum section. The participation by Momine and ChiSandy is clearly within the intended purpose and spirit of the Alternative Medicine section.

    Leia -- Yes, like you, most of in here have had conventional treatment. Some are in continuing conventional treatment. Many of us are applying some alternative stuff as complementary treatment in our own cases. Some of us are looking for learning that might benefit our differently situated Loved Ones living with their own cancers.

    Foster70 -- This article touches on some of the huge mystery that is Cancer. It is well worth a read through.

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/11/cancers-invasion-equation


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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2017

    Leia,I don't remember my exact number, but it was checked, at my insistence. I have problems absorbing calcium, even with adequate D levels. I also have scoliosis and my father, uncle and paternal grandpa all had rickets as kids. Something is off with my D/calcium metabolism and supplements do not seem to help. I have been busy the last year, but I am due for some testing to figure out what the problem is.

    I read extensively on the Budwig diet when first diagnosed. If you feel that it helps you, that is great. There is absolutely no attack involved. Personal conviction and science are two different things, and my comment related to the science. It is ok for you to believe, it is equally ok for me not to believe

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2017

    Nancy53, that IS good news. Very happy to hear it

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2017

    Leia, I am also puzzled by this comment of yours:

    "But all of your treatments are conventional medicine. To the point where, from your signature, you've had a bi-lateral mastectomy and Prophylactic ovary removal."

    1. The TX line in this forum only lists conventional treatment.

    2. Your use of "to the point where [sic]" to introduce my surgeries implies that you consider my surgeries either horrifying, excessive or maybe both. Can't you just consider yourself blessed to have had the option of a lumpectomy without having to disparage my surgical options?

    3. As for the chemo, that was necessary to make my surgery possible. When initially diagnosed, my tumor was too large and situated in such a way that the surgeon would not be able to achieve clean margins with a mastectomy.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2017

    PammyF, the reason they want to give your daughter that treatment is that HER+ BC can be very aggressive. Herceptin, the drug to combat HER+ cancer MAY damage the heart, but it is not a given. Also, Herceptin is currently always given in conjunction with chemo, as far as I can tell.

    So, there are good reasons to smack a HER+ cancer hard. However, there are also very good reasons to make absolutely sure the cancer really IS HER+ before you start smacking it around. My HER status was also iffy on pathology, so they sent tissue samples off to a specialized lab in another country, and eventually concluded that the cancer was HER-.

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