11/29/2022
I was recently asked if I still believe that Alternative Medicine works, since I chose to do conventional treatments when my cancer returned. The short answer is YES! I’ve always been an integrative medicine type of person, wanting to utilize the best of both Alternative and Conventional treatments. I was able to put my own Lymphoma (stage 3b, grade 2) with over 50 tumors on CT scan, into remission utilizing Alternative means for about 12 years!
I’m not a doctor and I don’t give medical advice, but I am an almost 20 year survivor and I’ve been through, or have worked with others through, practically every treatment out there, both Alternative and Conventional, so I will give you my opinion based on my experience. Each person is different, and what worked for me, or them, may not work for you.
I always recommend Alternative Treatments first before any conventional treatments, and this is only if you have time to try them and you’re not in an emergency situation where you must have some type of conventional intervention. Why? Because most, if not all conventional treatments are going to have side effects, some major and long-term and may not be reversible. Conventional treatments are designed to knock down tumors quickly and put you into “remission” not cure your cancer. Although some treatments try to attain a cure like R-CHOP when your lymphoma is very aggressive, or a stem cell transplant or a CAR-T transplant, and these treatments usually do not have a high success rate. (my CAR-T transplant failed after 10 months). However, the majority of conventional treatments are utilized to try and attain remission. Alternative Treatments are designed to build the body back up so that your own body and immune system will fight the cancer without damaging the body. However, I personally don’t think building the body’s immune response is enough so I always recommend alternative treatments that actually attack the cancer cells similar to some conventional treatments. I.e. Pancreatic Enzyme Treatment and others.
I could go on….I’ll stop here. Just my 2 cents. Let’s hear your thoughts? Comment below or feel free to always message me with questions or concerns. We are all in this together and they say knowledge is power, so share what you got! 👊💪💚