Treatment Decisions
Hello, My name is Cherie. I was recently diagnosed with ER+ breast cancer, it really shook be to the core, and what a roller coaster ride it has been, (Not a fun one!). I am finding it more diffi...
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Hello, I shared your fears of treatment because it also scared me more than the cancer itself. I refused chemo as my cancer was stage and grade 1, and I wasn’t given a good enough reason to do it. I was also meant to not need radiation, but my first surgeon did a sloppy job on my DMX and so I ended up having radiation on both sides, double whammy. I was also on hormone blockers for 3 years (I tried all 3) and ended up coming off them early due to really nasty side effects, some of which can creep up on you silently. I didn’t feel the 4% they were helping was worth all that damage to my body and mind. I’m not happy about having had all that treatment but the radiation went ok, and I’m now trying to detox as much as I can from it all and I use natural means to get my body back in shape and as strong as possible. I figure that’s my best tool in making sure I don’t suffer long term from side effects and also avoiding a recurrence. I think an integrative oncologist is a fantastic idea.
This is just me, and what I’ve chosen for myself. Lots of women would disagree, but I stand by my choices and believe we have more options than just conventional medicine (I’m not talking about just ‘herbs’, it takes a lot more than that to have a strong immune system that would fight off rogue cells successfully in future to avoid them becoming cancer again). I’m looking at the root causes and working on those, in addition to helping build my body back after all that harsh treatment and surgeries it went through.
Good luck on whatever decision you make, you know your body best and I’m sure you’ll be ok in the end 🌸.