Integrated doctor/oncologist in Victoria

@NickSD, I totally understand how you feel. I was terrified when I was told that I had to do chemotherapy, especially when I found out that I had to take Doxorubicin. It's a strong type of chemo. My oncologist sent me to do a heart scan. This made me even more scared.
But I also researched academic studies (not just Google) on what I can do to keep myself fit and healthy during and after chemotherapy.
I just finished Doxorubicin. All my blood counts are within the normal range I'm still fit and healthy. 
It took me a while to accept that I have this health condition. But it's only a health condition. You can maintain your health. BCNA forum helped me heaps. I love this forum because all these lovely people give us real information. You are not the only one.
Keep strong. there is so much information out there.  You can research and take that information when you talk to a doctor. I hope you can find a doctor who you feel that he/she is genuinely helping you. 
All the best.

@Keeping_positive1 , you are entitled to give your opinion.  The fact that few people responded to the request may mean that few have taken the alternative route.  Your friend took a different herbal treatment which she believed in.
The treatment regime which @NickSD has been having is quite aggressive, time consuming and expensive but if she believes it will work then maybe it will.  I was saddened to read that the cancer has spread to other parts of her body and I think that is an indication it is not doing what she hoped.
People make their own decisions based on their beliefs and unfortunately all decisions have consequences.  We then have to live with those consequences.

I am going to try to be very careful in what I say here on this topic, however I must speak up.  A friend's daughter who was a naturopath and got diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer was adamant she wasn't going to do the recommended treatment the oncologists were suggesting in Australia, which included chemo.  She went off to a healing place in a third world country and came back with all sorts of lotions and potions.  Then finally when treatment wasn't working came and did the chemo in Australia, but it was too late.  Unfortunately if the herbs and spices she attested to maintaining great health had worked, she wouldn't have got cancer in the first place. 

Eating well is a good thing for us all, but it will not kill off cancer cells, and triple negative cancer is not to be messed with!

I really hope I haven't caused you any further concern, but seriously please listen to the oncologists when it comes to cancer, and not to the naturopaths! 

I tried to warn my friend that his daughter should listen to the oncologists when he first told me about his daughter's diagnosis, but he insisted she is smart and knows what she is doing.  My fear was she was a naturopath and was going to treat cancer her way, and that is exactly what she went ahead and did!  But too late, then gave in and had the chemo that was recommended to her in the first place.

Wishing you well and please get some expert advice.   

That sounds excellent @NickSD!! I love the idea of mixing conventional with alternative medicine. I think it’s better than the chemo used elsewhere, which literally kills all the good cells as you said, and leaves people with lowered immunity and other ailments for life, which significantly reduces the quality of life. I hope you can continue in this way and inspire others to do the same. Keep us updated 🍀♥️.

Glad you are feeling well @NickSD . What do you mean when you say the results are positive? Has your cancer gone or reduced?  We are all on our own journey and decide our treatment path. Best wishes for your future. 

Sorry for the delay in replying. 

@Keeping_positive1, @NickSD said, "I have recently returned from ten weeks in Bangkok having alternate treatments" -  these treatments are not what we know as 'mainstream' treatments.
I guess we are all aware of people having alternative treatments but @NickSD has not said where and when she was diagnosed nor what actual treatments she is referring to.
When she is on again she may enlighten us.

@NickSD why would the treatment protocol be different in Thailand? Is it superior to the protocol in Australia for triple negative breast cancer? 

Hi @NickSD.  Thanks for that.  Wishing you well. 

What treatment are you having done in Thailand that may not be done here?  

We have members who use alternative treatments, tho usually in conjunction with worldwide standard treatments.

Have you had surgery yet? Or are you having chemo/surgery/chemo .... or other treatments?

take care

Hello Nick
Can you please tell us what treatments you started in Thailand and perhaps a bit about the original diagnosis ?
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