Hi Summer
As a typical Chinese background I still go for western medication at first. At least they did a surgery to get rid of the cancer cell from my body. No doubt there are cases recovery without any medication. However, it's our own choice at the end of the day.
Here in Australia, they have a scale and system to monitor and maintain the best way for people here. I believed it is in every country around the World. However, everyone react and respond is different in terms of same treatment.
It's really hard when gone through with pain and discomfort, bad mood and so and so. I believed everyone here in this site having experienced the same hardest time, we all did. Your experience making you a way to look for alternative. It's normal.
I did having massage and acupuncture after chemo. It really helpful (needle again....) but I need to find a reliable and a reputable acupuncture therapist, and must be accessful. Even others experienced to her were good, it might not work on me. I am now having the tamoxifen which I really hate it. My mum suggested me not to having this tablet but take chinese herbal tea to replace into the treatment plan. The tamoxifen plan for 5 year on me and the pathology report of my cancer cell said, this treatment could help to get rid of 18% of recurrance.
Put it this way, I can, I mean I had a choice of not taking this tablet. 18% is a decent figure. However, I read a lot from China stories saying that people recovered themself without any treatment. They might walk everyday up to maintain, just doing Qi-gong exercise; they might give up the hope of curing but spent all the money for holiday, and turn out life last longer than was told.
I read a lot from here the web sharing from other ladies information prior surgery and chemo. However, I can't follow everyone say good, I picked for those I "feel" will be good for me, and also took the majority when it work for larger portion of ladies.
I wonder if I said something here : dont go through chemo and surgery, but take the chinese herbal tea with this and that combination. I wonder anyone will follow. Well, maybe I was not a specialist
But thank you for let me know this information, John Lee, seems an Asian surname. I'll also take a read of what's his finding. No matter what he's a Doctor.
I have 2 more herceptin to go with IV, I really hate needle. Since I had bad time with 1 of the vain near a side of my wrist. I definitely not letting the nurse touch it anymore. This was because my bad experience from it.
Take care
Rosanna