I didn't get a chance to mention in the post after Dads last Dr. visit, some of her recommendations. First of all the doctor that Dad is primarily seeing is Dr. Freeman, she is not an MD but a DO. I have done the research and found out that they are basically the same as an MD (Same amount of med school), but they have extra schooling for a "whole body approach" combining western medicine with osteopathic medicine, including manipulation of the bones etc. Dr. Freeman doesn't do any type of adjustments (in fact she recommends NO chiropractic "cracking of the bones" for cancer patients), but she certainly has taken the whole body approach, which we absolutely LOVE. We really appreciate that she has literally checked Dad for a lot of different things (ie: fungus) and we have been able to "rule out" many things. Overall, Dad is in excellent health (aside of Melanoma). I think this will definitely be to his advantage in the future. I asked Dr. Freeman of all of the supplements out there what she thought to be the most important, because there are literally thousands of things you can take and everyone has a recommendation. The two things she said that were important were: Turmeric & Probiotics. I found this interesting, I knew the probiotics would be beneficial to help prevent side effects, but have heard a lot about turmeric, but never really did much research. She said that there have been studies that have shown using Turmeric while on Immunotherapy can help it to work better (I can't remember her exact wording). So of course Dad is now taking it via supplement daily.
I think it is important for all people going through cancer to really find out what else is going on in there body. These are just my thoughts and by no means do I think there is a right or wrong way to do things. What works for one doesn't for another.
Best. Jen
