Would like to speak to someone who's used Alternative Therapy

John23 said:

Alternatives
Re:
"It sounds like alternative stuff should be used in conjunction
w/chemo unless in dire situations?"

Depending on the "alternative stuff", I think it should be the other way around.

There most be a few million or more "remedies" for cancer, arthritis,
and any other otherwise "incurable" diseases, none of what does much,
except bring money to the vendor. And that goes for the "alternatives"
as well as the customary "FDA" approved garbage.

Among all the worthless remedies, are a few that can be very well
worth the time and effort, but sorting 'em out, is the trick.

We cancer victims are a very frightened bunch, we don't want to die,
and fear making a mistake, so most of us leave the decisions up to someone
else.... like their favorite physician, and who he recommends.

A physician of western medicine is only trained to use the products
available for the symptoms he recognizes....... Unfortunately, the
"cure" then, is only as good as the manufactured product.

We are entrusting our health to the manufacturers of the products.

(I really think that the concept demands more serious consideration.)

There are other very viable options to chemical therapy and radiation
to kill cancer cells. They are non-invasive, carry less (or no) side effects,
and actually work.

No manufacturer will guarantee "chemo" or radiation will cure anything,
or even kill the cancer we have, but suffering from the side effects trying
to find out, remains to be a very major problem.

I feared making a mistake by choosing my own path. But if I did make
a mistake, it would be my own mistake, not some manufacturer that I nor
my family will ever meet to get an apology.

Most of us have ingested things they told us could kill us, we've
smoked, drank, and lived life as we wished.... We've taken
medications that were later recalled for causing more harm than
good.... and then.... Somehow, cancer made us aware of our
mortality, and that gave us fear.

So much fear, that it's caused some of us to turn to the very
manufacturers that were the reason for a recall, with some sort
of renewed trust in their products.....

Silly, isn't it? Our lack of self-confidence and fear causing us to
go a path chosen by those we don't know, and likely never will know.

We all fear cancer; It's scary stuff. But we shouldn't let our fear
direct our lives.


That's my two centavos, anyway.


Best wishes for best health!