Guest guest Posted July 26, 2001 Report Share Posted July 26, 2001 Peggy, I believe Carol S. already answered your question. I believe she said that you can go on the GH if you later test negative. If cancer is found and even if it is treated I believe Cheney's stance is that you should wait 5 years. If you have cancer your inability to utilize GH therapy should not be the biggest concern in your life! I believe it is still unlikely you have cancer but you should nevertheless see a physician and have a battery of tests to rule out the cancer and if you later test negative on AMAS go ahead with GH if you wish. Steve B. Cheney question again > I am hoping some of the Cheney people can give me additional insight > into this. As I posted last week, I got a positive result on the > Anti-Malignin Antibody in Serum (AMAS) test that Cheney recommends > before starting the second phase of his treatment (the human growth > hormone injections, etc.). While I now understand that Cheney would > recommend that I don't go ahead with the injections, I wonder how he > does handle positive tests. What if the test returns to normal after > a period of time? Then does Cheney allow patients to go ahead if no > cancer has been found by then? If cancer IS found and treated and my > test eventually returns to normal, do I actually have to wait five > whole years before doing growth hormone injections? > > I am at least happy to report that my interleukin tests, which > originally did show abnormalities consistent with Cheney's theories, > have normalized after several months on Isoprinosine, pine cone > extract, and transfer factor. This gives me hope that I'm heading in > the right direction. > > Any help on Cheney's stance on the AMAS test? Tha > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2001 Report Share Posted July 26, 2001 > Peggy, <snip> >If you have cancer your inability to utilize GH therapy should not > be the biggest concern in your life! Steve hit the nail straight on the head with this comment, Peggy! Speaking from experience, I can tell you that however depressing and demoralizing and awful it is to have CFIDS/ME (and believe me, at times I have been in a pit of despair with this dd, myself), it is even WORSE to have somebody tell you that you have cancer. It slams mortality right in your face. It terrorized me. I didn't (and still don't) have much of a life with CFIDS/ME, but I knew then (and I know now) that I'd have NO life at ALL if I hadn't take care of the cancer first. As others have said, your positive AMAS test is probably nothing to worry about. But, I agree with Steve when he says you should at least check it out. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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