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mcsauder
mcsauder Member Posts: 68
in Colorectal Cancer #1
I really feel bad now I have not sighed on for about a year and come to see that some of my friends has passed MY PRAYS ARE WITH THE FAMILY

I come to you tonight to ask is there anyone that is stage 4 and never got to NED and went through all the chemo treatment

This is my story.

I'm at this time a 5 years and 4 months colon cancer stage 4 and had chemo's, radiation, Radiofrequency Ablation, Chemoembolization, and TheraSphere

right now they are holding me on Xeloda & Nexavar but I know in time that's going to stop working I'm not going to lie I'm running scared they told me that I'm running out of option and all the good Hospitals are so far away I goggled it today and this is what I came up with I need HELP (I'm lost now)

(1.) University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Score: 100.0 Reputation: 67.9% (2.) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Score: 96.3 Reputation: 65.9% (3.) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Score: 73.2 Reputation: 37.8% (4.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Score: 61.5 Reputation: 26.0%

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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
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    If it was me.......
    and this is only what my thoughts are...
    for tumor or growths or brain lesions------MD Anderson
    for liver lesions or growths----Sloan Kettering
    for trials-----Vanderbilt
    remember this is only what I would do......I am not sure what or where yours is located so I can't and would rather not give you advice on what you should do, this is only what I would do for myself..........buzz

    and yes I remember you from before......what are you referring to when you say score is ? and reputation is ? the difference is what ? I am just going by what I have been told and research done for these hospitals......
  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
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    mcsauder -

    It sounds like you've sure been through a lot!

    Have you considered adding an alternative medicine to the
    repertoire of toxins they've been helping you along with?

    Many of us have avoided the effects of chemo and radiation
    by using an alternative. That may not prove that any alternative
    works, but those that are still around are thankful we've gone
    our route instead of the toxic route.

    There's no reason you can't do both, the mainstream -and- the
    alternative, and get the best of both worlds!

    I used herbal broths, a component of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
    or "TCM" as it's called. I have been a stage 4 since 2006, and
    never took chemo or radiation.

    You'll hopefully hear from others here, that started with all of
    western medicine's chemo, and moved to their choice of an
    alternative. They are doing fine, also.

    It's just my personal opinion, but I've always felt that too many
    people are putting too much trust and faith into only one science.

    Western medicine's chemo and radiation technology are good
    tools for certain things, but to entrust one's entire life to those
    tools alone, can be very disheartening when they fail to work.

    There are indeed, other ways to accomplish decent health,
    aside from "mainstream" ideology. TCM is only one of many,
    but they are there to use!

    Please don't be afraid to make a turn off the chemical freeway
    you've been traveling; you needn't give up the route entirely,
    you can add other methods to it.

    Please give it some thought and consideration....?

    I'd love to see everyone here outlive their prognosis, without
    getting sick trying.

    Best wishes,

    John
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
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    Hi there!
    It is good to see you here. Sorry, I am not in the US + can't suggest which treatment centres would be the best for you. I hope others can be more helpful.
  • ezzi
    ezzi Member Posts: 10
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    We've had a wonderful
    We've had a wonderful experience with MD Anderson in Houston...but, ALL of the centers you listed have superb reputations.

    Love & light to you, my dear :)

    Leslie
  • GaryinUK
    GaryinUK Member Posts: 62
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    John23 said:

    mcsauder -

    It sounds like you've sure been through a lot!

    Have you considered adding an alternative medicine to the
    repertoire of toxins they've been helping you along with?

    Many of us have avoided the effects of chemo and radiation
    by using an alternative. That may not prove that any alternative
    works, but those that are still around are thankful we've gone
    our route instead of the toxic route.

    There's no reason you can't do both, the mainstream -and- the
    alternative, and get the best of both worlds!

    I used herbal broths, a component of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
    or "TCM" as it's called. I have been a stage 4 since 2006, and
    never took chemo or radiation.

    You'll hopefully hear from others here, that started with all of
    western medicine's chemo, and moved to their choice of an
    alternative. They are doing fine, also.

    It's just my personal opinion, but I've always felt that too many
    people are putting too much trust and faith into only one science.

    Western medicine's chemo and radiation technology are good
    tools for certain things, but to entrust one's entire life to those
    tools alone, can be very disheartening when they fail to work.

    There are indeed, other ways to accomplish decent health,
    aside from "mainstream" ideology. TCM is only one of many,
    but they are there to use!

    Please don't be afraid to make a turn off the chemical freeway
    you've been traveling; you needn't give up the route entirely,
    you can add other methods to it.

    Please give it some thought and consideration....?

    I'd love to see everyone here outlive their prognosis, without
    getting sick trying.

    Best wishes,

    John

    TCM Broths
    John

    What broths have you had from the TCM, we are about to meet one locally to us again, now that my partner has recovered from the trial and his bloods are 'excellent'.

    Gary
  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
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    GaryinUK said:

    TCM Broths
    John

    What broths have you had from the TCM, we are about to meet one locally to us again, now that my partner has recovered from the trial and his bloods are 'excellent'.

    Gary

    Gary -

    If you click on my name, and go to the personal page,
    click and go to the "blog" section. I have links and a list
    of the herbs I've used there!

    Let me know if you need more info regarding TCM.

    And keep in mind, that you don't have to "give up" western medicine
    to use it!

    Best wishes,

    John
  • mcsauder
    mcsauder Member Posts: 68
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    GaryinUK said:

    TCM Broths
    John

    What broths have you had from the TCM, we are about to meet one locally to us again, now that my partner has recovered from the trial and his bloods are 'excellent'.

    Gary

    TCM

    John & Gary
    can tell me more about TCM,

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