Has Anyone Given Up on Chemo?

Thanks Melinda, I really appreciate your input. It was hard for me to even come to the forum with all these questions. I struggled with even starting chemo. It's so hard to believe that chemo is the way to go when I hurt my body with toxic stuff. I struggled with going for each chemo, even though I felt well for three of them, although hospitalized in first cycle due to a low grade fever cos of sore throat, and rash break out in cycle 3. I know it has saved patients but it has also wrecked patients and made them worse, so it is so so hard. I decided to do chemo cos my family think my chances are good, and my oncologist presented all the statistics if I do not do. I do not know if I AM JUST BEING A COWARD NOT WANTING TO GO!

I havent done any alternative therapies but I definitely have changed my lifestyle - reduce stress, lots rest, diet all these which I feel are the factors which caused the cancer. Taking a closer look at my body's needs. Was a crazy year in 2016. I know there is no guarantee to anything at all but I make sure I do my best to my knowledge.

My oncologist left to me to decide, but he sounds like he is preferring me to do the last one, as he says if it's palliative direction, he would be less stringent on the rounds. He says it's curative for me.

Maybe i should just stop being a whim!

melclarity said:

@au0rei I think youve done really well, I know its playing on your mind that 1 infusion, will it make any difference if you do it or not?? this is where your Oncologist can only give his professional opinion but gee they wont tell you what to do as they can't. Makes it so hard!! Only you know what really sits with you. 

I wanted to say too, not sure if you were thinking out loud of alternative things. I love Alternative Therapies, Im actually a Reiki Master of 17yrs and successful/gifted. I cannot STRESS enough to anyone all therapies are fantastic to help alleviate symptoms, work through issues BUT they are USED IN CONJUNCTION with MEDICINE. Ive done this journey 6yrs and a recurrence, I was so against having to do Chemo and I cant even tell you the way it which it destroyed me...BUT I know I had to do it, this is the only treatment available. I have no regrets. Cannot stress enough, do what is right for you, what really sits good with you. None of us know the outcome of any of it right or wrong, we only can trust we make the absolute best decisions for ourselves in any given moment. Thats peace. Hugs Melinda xo