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Traditional Chinese Medicine

kristasplace
kristasplace CSN Member Posts: 957 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
My Mother works at a local hospital and is friends with the tumor registrar who recommended a TCM doctor. I called the doc today, and she seems very anxious to meet with me. She's a physician in China who holds a Ph.D here, so i'm figuring she's very well versed in the methods. I'm looking forward to meeting her tomorrow to see what she has to offer, since i've completely decided to NOT do any more chemo. I'm hoping this will give me some ammunition against my oncologist who i'm expecting will threaten me with death if i don't do chemo.

Wish me luck, and i will post again after my meeting with her.

Hugs!
Krista
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  • luv3jay
    luv3jay CSN Member Posts: 533 Member
    #2
    I can't wait to read what
    I can't wait to read what she has to say! Take care and keep us posted.

    -Sheri
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Krista
    I wish you much success with TCM. Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated by all. There are not enough of "us" who go that route so more success stories would be great.
    -phil
    On a side note, my Mom had trouble with back pain stemming from a fall she took (she's 90). She's been seeing an acupuncturist and have success with the treatments.
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #4
    I want to wish you the best
    I want to wish you the best of luck, Krista!
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  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love CSN Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    #5
    Best luck to you.

    Best luck to you.
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  • msccolon
    msccolon CSN Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #6
    how exciting!
    I also can't wait to hear what you have to say after meeting with this woman!
    mary
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #7
    The answer
    Krista,

    I'm praying this will be the answer for you!

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • coolvdub
    coolvdub CSN Member Posts: 408 Member
    #8
    tootsie1 said:

    The answer
    Krista,

    I'm praying this will be the answer for you!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Good for you
    Hey Krista,

    I'm glad you have been able to find a TCM Doctor. I hope it works for you as well. I to have pretty much decided to try TCM if I have a recurrence. Keep us posted on how this works out and your general impressions of TCM, as they say knowledge is power.

    Don
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  • dschreffler
    dschreffler CSN Member Posts: 58 Member
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    Hi I hope all works out!
    Are
    Hi I hope all works out!

    Are you doing this because chemo/rad did not work? Sorry if I missed previous threads on this. Any studies showing effectiveness/quality of life stats?
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  • linandtom
    linandtom CSN Member Posts: 67
    #10
    Today...
    Looking forward to your next post! Hope you have a good visit and find something new to try that you feel comfortable trying - wishing your luck - and saying a little prayer for you today!
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  • John23
    John23 CSN Member Posts: 2,121 Member
    #11
    It should be noted...


    Regardless if the choice is Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine,
    or any Holistic medicine........ There are physicians and treatments that
    may or may not work for you.

    When that happens, you should resort to looking for a different physician
    practicing that same medical science, or look into a different medical science.

    (My wife tried four different acupuncturists for her RA (one practiced TCM),
    before finding one here in Florida that actually helped her. This acupuncturist
    is also a doctor of TCM and who we both presently go to, and who had
    put my wife's RA into total remission, and cured my A-Fib).

    There are good and bad in all fields, and TCM or Holistic is no different.

    Never gauge performance on another person's experience. What's worked
    for me, may not work for you, and likewise, what has failed me, may cure you.

    It takes perseverance and a strong will to succeed, but it also takes the
    strength to know when to change paths.

    A hospice does what Kevorkian does. It should be the very, very
    last choice, because it is the very, very last choice one will make.

    You CAN live in spite of cancer.


    I'm hoping TCM will be Krista's answer.
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