Alternate treatments

Hi Gene…….so what are you doing that is not conventional??  Please share with all of us who are doing things on the side to combat our disease and finding success…….I have supplemented with a lot of FLAX OIL  ……and I mean a lot of flax oil………I would have to take 40 horse size pills a day to do the same and it should be way more according to the diet I am following….my  regimen is using organic pure flax oil mixed in food daily and I am following the  BUDWIG DIET……..not to the tea, but try to follow it closely as I can… emphasizing on the flax oil.  I sense this site is not positive towards holistic treatments so I  tend to be shy about sharing my experiences about such regimens…..although I sense a lot of others here are doing the same and finding satisfaction…. but also shy about reporting their progress as it is hard to document.      I read about many patients that say they will not confess to their doctors about their other natural treatments…and that is sad …….we should be able to tell our Doc's about our daily lives and what we're doing to help ourselves and not worry about what they think……but we do!!   When I was first diagnosed with stage 4…  I was told it could be as quick as 6-9 months and I am almost 3 years out.  My last appt. with surgeon he said…."we through out the text books with you"….there you go!!   They don't want to hear about my flax diet…. in their minds,  only their drugs will save me and that might be true ……..but I'm not so sure.   I tried the IPI and had a fast reaction for which I am grateful for …… (ulcerated colitis)  but what I learned is…….. I already have a revved up immune system and it has already gone to battle.   We are all different…..each with different immune systems and sadly, not all of us  will survive, but their is so little known about melanoma…..unlike breast cancer.    Many of us are not given the GIFT of time and  are gone so quickly…..and then some of us are here longer dealing with our own personal and  prescribed treatments and finding SUCCESS and failures, it is such a crap shoot!!   

It is so heartbreaking to say good bye to so many beautiful people on this site as they lose their struggle with melanoma   ….. but so energizing to offer hope to so many that will survive……God Bless us, all of us, those who are present and those who have lost their battle.

Swanee

Hi Gene…….so what are you doing that is not conventional??  Please share with all of us who are doing things on the side to combat our disease and finding success…….I have supplemented with a lot of FLAX OIL  ……and I mean a lot of flax oil………I would have to take 40 horse size pills a day to do the same and it should be way more according to the diet I am following….my  regimen is using organic pure flax oil mixed in food daily and I am following the  BUDWIG DIET……..not to the tea, but try to follow it closely as I can… emphasizing on the flax oil.  I sense this site is not positive towards holistic treatments so I  tend to be shy about sharing my experiences about such regimens…..although I sense a lot of others here are doing the same and finding satisfaction…. but also shy about reporting their progress as it is hard to document.      I read about many patients that say they will not confess to their doctors about their other natural treatments…and that is sad …….we should be able to tell our Doc's about our daily lives and what we're doing to help ourselves and not worry about what they think……but we do!!   When I was first diagnosed with stage 4…  I was told it could be as quick as 6-9 months and I am almost 3 years out.  My last appt. with surgeon he said…."we through out the text books with you"….there you go!!   They don't want to hear about my flax diet…. in their minds,  only their drugs will save me and that might be true ……..but I'm not so sure.   I tried the IPI and had a fast reaction for which I am grateful for …… (ulcerated colitis)  but what I learned is…….. I already have a revved up immune system and it has already gone to battle.   We are all different…..each with different immune systems and sadly, not all of us  will survive, but their is so little known about melanoma…..unlike breast cancer.    Many of us are not given the GIFT of time and  are gone so quickly…..and then some of us are here longer dealing with our own personal and  prescribed treatments and finding SUCCESS and failures, it is such a crap shoot!!   

It is so heartbreaking to say good bye to so many beautiful people on this site as they lose their struggle with melanoma   ….. but so energizing to offer hope to so many that will survive……God Bless us, all of us, those who are present and those who have lost their battle.

Swanee

Hi Gene…….so what are you doing that is not conventional??  Please share with all of us who are doing things on the side to combat our disease and finding success…….I have supplemented with a lot of FLAX OIL  ……and I mean a lot of flax oil………I would have to take 40 horse size pills a day to do the same and it should be way more according to the diet I am following….my  regimen is using organic pure flax oil mixed in food daily and I am following the  BUDWIG DIET……..not to the tea, but try to follow it closely as I can… emphasizing on the flax oil.  I sense this site is not positive towards holistic treatments so I  tend to be shy about sharing my experiences about such regimens…..although I sense a lot of others here are doing the same and finding satisfaction…. but also shy about reporting their progress as it is hard to document.      I read about many patients that say they will not confess to their doctors about their other natural treatments…and that is sad …….we should be able to tell our Doc's about our daily lives and what we're doing to help ourselves and not worry about what they think……but we do!!   When I was first diagnosed with stage 4…  I was told it could be as quick as 6-9 months and I am almost 3 years out.  My last appt. with surgeon he said…."we through out the text books with you"….there you go!!   They don't want to hear about my flax diet…. in their minds,  only their drugs will save me and that might be true ……..but I'm not so sure.   I tried the IPI and had a fast reaction for which I am grateful for …… (ulcerated colitis)  but what I learned is…….. I already have a revved up immune system and it has already gone to battle.   We are all different…..each with different immune systems and sadly, not all of us  will survive, but their is so little known about melanoma…..unlike breast cancer.    Many of us are not given the GIFT of time and  are gone so quickly…..and then some of us are here longer dealing with our own personal and  prescribed treatments and finding SUCCESS and failures, it is such a crap shoot!!   

It is so heartbreaking to say good bye to so many beautiful people on this site as they lose their struggle with melanoma   ….. but so energizing to offer hope to so many that will survive……God Bless us, all of us, those who are present and those who have lost their battle.

Swanee

Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer. 

Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer. 

Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer.