How I am curing my cancer without doctors and medicine.
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My daily log
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I log everything that I think plays a role in my health. This helps me determine what affects me positively, or negatively, so that I can adjust my approach.
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| 2008-10-25 |
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| 2008-10-23 |
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my urine pH graph
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my weight graph (kg)
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Advice
| Dan posted this advice on 2007-10-17 10:56:31 |
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| [Note from Nick: After reading the below, to see my reply to this and / or to join a debate about natural approaches to healing versus surgical-medical, please have a look at http://www.stopdoingcancer.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7]
Hi There,
I had the same cancer that you have, T1G3 + CIS, and wanted to share my experience. If you'd like to read my story, go to
http://blcwebcafe.org/stories/dan.asp
Bottom line, my choice was to have my bladder and prostate removed at 50 years of age, and I want to report that 2 1/2 years later I'm doing great.
Regarding cystectomy (bladder removal), you wrote that "This is major, life-altering surgery. I won’t go into the graphic details here, but believe me that life after this surgery would never be the same."
If you'll permit me, I will go into some of the graphic details; after all, we're all adults here. I had the surgery. This is NOT scary stuff.
URINATION
My bladder was removed and replaced with a neobladder. And now I pee as nearly normally as I did before, the differences are 1) I pee every 3 hours or so, 2) my urine is stored in a different kind of bladder, 4) I get up once during each night to urinate, and 4) I use some different muscles to expel the urine. Bottom line, I'm continent (dry) day and night. I'd say that on a scale of 1 to 10, urination today is a 9 as compared to what it was before surgery (a 10).
SURGERY
Yes, it is major surgery, there can be complications, though most of them are usually temporary. But by going to a major cancer center that does hundreds of these surgeries each year, you'll be in very good hands.
SEX
Sex is different. I was fortunate in having nerve-sparing surgery, which means that I can have erections (and sex) after surgery. No pills, no shots... Yes, sex is a bit different, but compared to the normal changes that occur due to aging, I'd say that sex is a 7 or 8 compared to what it was like before surgery.
That's about it. I notice that you are tracking using charts and graphs various tihngs (like urine pH and saliva and weight). I'll be blunt and tell you that what you are doing is no better than numerolgy, that misguided attempt to look for hidden meanings in numbers... Wishful thinking. Magical thinking. This is what our ancestors did hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Since you have an interest in numbers, I recommend you (and others) read a paper written by Dr. John Stein at USC/Norris. There are some charts and graphs that apply specifically to the type of cancer that you have (and I had). It's called "Indications for Early Cystectomy). If you want a copy to read, send me an email and I'll email a copy to you.
I completely understand that my comments here won't change your mind. But maybe someone else will read this and think twice.
I also completely believe that each person with an illness 'owns' their illness. It is our choice to choose our treatment, with (or without) the guidance of doctors. Again, I'd suggest anyone with this type of cancer to go to a major cancer institution, seek aggressive treatment early. A place like USC/Norris in Los Angeles, MD Anderson in Dallas, Sloan Kettering in New York, Vanderbilt in Nashville, and the like.
Best wishes.
Dan
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