Question / Poll for BC survivors

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kthackham
kthackham Member Posts: 5
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi guys, my name is Kath and I am a BC survivor. I have some questions I wanted to ask you. Please cut and paste this email into a new one and answer my questions it would help me so much. Thanks
1. When you were diagnosed with cancer were you:
A. Meat Eater
B. Vegetarian- diary and fish
C. Vegan

2. Have you changed your eating habits since being dxed with cancer?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Somewhat

3. If yes how ?
A. gone vegetarian
B. gone vegan
C. Other - If other can you explain ?

Thanks so much for helping me
Kath

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  • Ellison
    Ellison Member Posts: 68
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    Sooo many questions. I would like to know more about why and what you are doing with the information and also about your history of bc.

    thanks elli
  • kthackham
    kthackham Member Posts: 5
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    I am a 39 yr old mom and im a survivor of BC 3 yrs out. But sadly I have been battling alot of health problems since chemo 3 yrs ago and this week i undergo another reconstruction surgery..I am not doing anything with this information, it is for me only. Im asking these questions because i have become very interested in diet and since i have been sick and trying to find new healthy ways of dealing with my health probs and getting my body back to what is normal for me.
    thanks
    Kath
  • lindatn
    lindatn Member Posts: 229
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    Kath, If you go back into old posts you will find several postings on this issue. We were meat eater, big time, after cancer with both of us, me breast, husband prostate we became vegan but do eat fish and eggs. A great deal of study has gone into prostate cancer and diet, a lot of it pointed to eating red meat as a big factor. Not a lot on breast. There is a book by Jane Plant she lives in England who claims she cured her cancer by diet after it returned several times. Keep a open mind if you decide to read it. I had two lymp nodes, a rapid growing tumor, it has been three years since I have been out of chemo in another month. So far so good, I do take tamoxifen when I remember. Just lost all of my health insurance due to the state taking all of us off of health care so haven't a clue at 61 and having had cancer where I will get health care. We will continue to take a lot of vitamins, herbs and minerals and trust my ND Dr to keep us healthy. Husband had radiation for advanced cancer two years ago told he had ten years even if he took all the lupron etc, he decided against all of it psa is lower then they thought it would ever go. Do I think the diet has kept us cancer free, probably helped, cure, I haven't a clue we go day by day, laugh, relax, try not to worry. Show our dogs, keep active, try to stay fairly thin. etc. There is a book out called "The Mad Cowboy" a lot of people would quit eating meat if they read it! I was raised on a farm in the midwest, I do have a idea about the growth hormones in chicken, hogs and cattle, it won't do you any good. God Bless Linda
  • Ellison
    Ellison Member Posts: 68
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    Hi again Kath,

    Was so good to read your post and know a little about you. Yes I was a meat eater. I now eat mostly white chicken breast and only occasionaly eat meat.

    My favorite is fresh or frozen vegatables. I like blueberries, watermellon, pineapple, kiwi pears and peaches. I drink pure juices once in a while. I have trouble drinking 8 glasses of water daily.

    I take B6 per my doctor. I try and get plenty of sleep. I am a spiritual person, meaning I believe in God and I pray and meditate. I have great family and friends that surround me with lots of love and are most of the time positive. Thanks to God I am not walking this walk alone.

    I have pretty much cleared all the wreckage and continue with God's help to take care of things when they happen in the present. No I am not perfect, and occasionally fall short of all the above. Pig out on a vinilla ice cream cone/yogert or maybe a slice of pizza or maybe a piece of cake or cookie. But I get back up and start all over again. It is all about balance for me.

    So to wrap this up, yes I have changed somewhat. I really believe in what you want to do. I think diet is an important part of our health. I also think herbs are good. Personally, if I had it to do over I would never take hormones for menapause. I really believe down deep that was a problem along with the stressful life I led and poor diet/not much exercise.

    Honestly, I don't know why I have cancer and I don't think they know why.

    I was just reading about approcot seeds being a preventative for cancer. It has B17 vitimin.

    I hope you find your way. Sounds like your are on the right track.

    Good Luck
    elli
  • LJW
    LJW Member Posts: 6
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    Hi...
    I too am a BC survivor. I had stage 2 cancer, estrogen positive, with some into the lymph nodes. I had 2 surgeries, 4 rounds of A/C Chemo, and 38 rounds of rads. After 2 years on Aromasin, my body had just had enough. My Dr., whom I love, wants me on Tamoxifen, but I am not taking it, mainly because I still have my uterus, he wants me to have regular vaginal sona-grams, to make sure it isn't giving me uterine cancer. I am cancer free, and would be taking Tamoxifen only as a precaution against future breast cancer, so.... it just doesn't make sense to me. Also, many women have a problem with Tamoxifen giving them terrible blood clots.

    What DOES make sense is eating as healthy as possible. When I first found out I had cancer, I ate ONLY organically. Veggies, fruits and wild rice. Lots of green sea veggies. Through it all, I NEVER got sick once. I had tons of energy... hiked everyday, even through chemo. Except for loss of hair, people thought I looked really healthy!

    I now am not a pure vegetarian, but... I eat as low fat and organic as possible. My nutritionist gives me herbs for my vitamins, as they are much more absorbable. She has me on Carnivore, which has been shown to fight cancer. (She is also a cancer survivor, and cured herself through herbs and organic eating. That is how she decided to continue to study and learn, and eventually opened her practice.)

    I recommend a book called "What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer", by Dr. Lee. Wonderful. Also, "The Cancer Battle Plan" by Mary Frahm. Both are great. I would never want to tell someone what to do; we are all different, and all cancers are different. But for me, eating really well, getting rid of the toxins are so important. And, after reading the research on Tamoxifen that I have, I just have to many reservations to take it.

    I also must add that I am a Christian, and prayer was the only thing I could count on, and the only thing that truly got me through this whole ordeal.

    Best of luck to you and your treatment. But really... look into those books. Mary Frahm had cancer all through her body; the Dr. had basically "written her off". She got better by changing her diet.

    -ljh
  • hummingbyrd
    hummingbyrd Member Posts: 950 Member
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    LJW said:

    Hi...
    I too am a BC survivor. I had stage 2 cancer, estrogen positive, with some into the lymph nodes. I had 2 surgeries, 4 rounds of A/C Chemo, and 38 rounds of rads. After 2 years on Aromasin, my body had just had enough. My Dr., whom I love, wants me on Tamoxifen, but I am not taking it, mainly because I still have my uterus, he wants me to have regular vaginal sona-grams, to make sure it isn't giving me uterine cancer. I am cancer free, and would be taking Tamoxifen only as a precaution against future breast cancer, so.... it just doesn't make sense to me. Also, many women have a problem with Tamoxifen giving them terrible blood clots.

    What DOES make sense is eating as healthy as possible. When I first found out I had cancer, I ate ONLY organically. Veggies, fruits and wild rice. Lots of green sea veggies. Through it all, I NEVER got sick once. I had tons of energy... hiked everyday, even through chemo. Except for loss of hair, people thought I looked really healthy!

    I now am not a pure vegetarian, but... I eat as low fat and organic as possible. My nutritionist gives me herbs for my vitamins, as they are much more absorbable. She has me on Carnivore, which has been shown to fight cancer. (She is also a cancer survivor, and cured herself through herbs and organic eating. That is how she decided to continue to study and learn, and eventually opened her practice.)

    I recommend a book called "What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer", by Dr. Lee. Wonderful. Also, "The Cancer Battle Plan" by Mary Frahm. Both are great. I would never want to tell someone what to do; we are all different, and all cancers are different. But for me, eating really well, getting rid of the toxins are so important. And, after reading the research on Tamoxifen that I have, I just have to many reservations to take it.

    I also must add that I am a Christian, and prayer was the only thing I could count on, and the only thing that truly got me through this whole ordeal.

    Best of luck to you and your treatment. But really... look into those books. Mary Frahm had cancer all through her body; the Dr. had basically "written her off". She got better by changing her diet.

    -ljh

    Meat eater, yes diet has changed, still eat meat, but buy organic chicken and beef. More veggies, way less sugar as sugar feeds cancer. Olive oil and cabbage, et al fights breast cancer.
    I too recommend a book on amazon.com
    Cancer And Beyond
    The Things You Want To Know About Cancer...
    But Nobody Will Tell You
    Let you guess who the author is *wink*!
    hummingbyrd
  • hounddog
    hounddog Member Posts: 115
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    Hello my name is Marilyn I'm a breast cancer survivor twice. I had breast cancer 14yrs ago in November of 1989 went through 6 months of chemo treatments , Two years ago I found something wrong with my left breast I called my doctor and he ordered a mamogram then a sonagram and then he called and said I needed to see a surgeon I had to go through the same thing . I 'm a meat eater , I do not drink cokes with caffine I drink diet rite with splenda , I try to eat fish when we go out, I try to eat Fruits and Vegtables, I have not changed eating habits . I'm trying to exersize as much as I can.
    marilyn
  • chris1010
    chris1010 Member Posts: 29
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    Yes, I was a meat eater, but not a lot of meat, more fish and seafood than anything, but yes, I ate and still eat meat.

    Yes and No. I have changed my eating habits as much as my finances will allow, but I do not eat as many fried foods as I used to and I do eat more vegatables than I used to, well, more often.

    Hope this helps, but I would like to say that through it all my main source has been prayer and Jesus being on my side, this to me is the key.

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