Re: Introduction - Kathy

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Kathy, there is a dietary or allergy component to each of the serious

chronic health problems you named. It is very difficult for most

cancers to grow when you are on a very restrictive diet. You might

start with such a diet for at least a week. You could call it a

hypoallergenic detox diet. You might consider a Breuss diet, a

Brandt grape diet, or even an extremely strict macrobiotic

diet. Perhaps you can winnow yourself away from many of the

prescription meds that you probably use.

While doing this you can consider your options. This can include

some of the helpful suggestions from others on the list, e.g.,

Budwig, iodine, LDN, vitamin D, etc. None of these suggestions are

harmful to try and for some they have the potential of really saving the day.

It is a big challenge for you to deal with the lives and diets of

eight other family members when your attention needs to be turned to

yourself. I hope that you can find ways to put much of this on

automatic so that you are not completely entrained.

A VERY strong pattern of benefit comes through networking and

association with others like yourself. You will find a few people on

this list who would greatly enjoy your friendship for your mutual

benefit. You might see that pattern already emerging.

Good luck and thank you for sharing your story with the list. The

general impression that I get when I read your post is that a full

recovery from ALL your health problems is very possible for you. I

hope you let your body's own healing mechanisms guide the

way. Everyone here is rooting for you.

At 02:21 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote:

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>I am new to this group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm 41, married with

>7 kids. I live in WA state up by Seattle. I was just diagnosed with breast

>cancer. I also have Lupus, Crohn's, high blood pressure, pulmonary

>hypertension and PCOS. About a year and a half ago my health just

>started to go

>down hill. I started with a cough I couldn't shake, then had blood clots in

>my arms, my medication was not working. It finally got so bad this April I

>had a portacath put in. The doctor messed up the surgery so two weeks later

>I had the surgery done again to fix it. After the surgery my body just gave

>up. I was sleeping 24 hours a day. My husband would come in and wake me up

>to use the restroom, take my medication and try to get me to eat

>something. I gradually started staying awake more but was in a

>wheelchair. I was

>going to physical therapy and had just got to where they were going

>to move me

>to a walker when I got the flu. That set me all the way back to where I

>was right after surgery. The 2nd day of the flu my doctor called and said he

>needed to see me. I said I was sick and he insisted so in I went with 5

>sick little girl in tow. That's when they told me I had breast cancer. The

>surgeon is wanting to operate right away. He wants to do a lumpectomy with

>radiation. My rheumatologist has said I can't do radiation because of the

>Lupus. So now they are suggesting a mastectomy and chemo. My mom also had

>Chron's disease. She also went on remicade and a year later came down with

>breast cancer. She did have a lumpectomy and radiation. 6 months later the

>cancer came back and was agressive. It had spread to her bones,

>liver and lungs.

>She passed away about a year after she was first diagnosed. I've felt

>doomed and waiting for the day the doctor would tell me I had breast cancer.

>While trying to educate myself I stumbled across the budwig diet. I am trying

>to learn as much as I can and am thinking of trying it before letting the

>doctors operate.

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>Kathy