I did it!

[sun569OH]

Hi. I joined here a little over a year ago, and had been diagnosed with colon cancer. I came here for support as I was scared, and lost, and confused, etc. Most of you that are on here know exactly how you felt when you heard those words..you have cancer! Your entire world changes!

I wanted to update you all, since I have not been on here since a little after introducing myself, and asking a few questions, which was about 8-27-16. I did end up having surgery 8-28-17 because my red blood count dropped dramatically, and I was feeling very worn out. It was time to get the tumor out of my body. Surgery went very well.

I have been since been labeled stage IIa colon cancer, which does not require chemo, which I would have opted out of anyways.

They removed a total of 25 lymph nodes which all showed no inflammation, nor did any of them show any cancer cells.

The only reason I am coming back here after a year is to tell of my story, of taking many natural supplements, drinking organic herbal teas, and eating a whole food diet. I beat cancer by doing so! When I came on this forum to have a support from other cancer patients that could give me help, encouragement, and guidance. Instead what I got was ridiculed and told that anyone that went the natural route is dead!!! Now, for a person just diagnosed with cancer, hearing that made me even more scared, but my faith prevailed, and I left this forum that night not to return until now to say that is not true. This forum did a huge disservice to me, and I am sure many others out there that just needed help. The natural way did help me, helped me so much that I don't have to have chemo. I still have to keep up what I was doing but the prognosis I was given is a 95% survival rate 5 yrs post opt surgery!

I found help, encouragement in other places, and the person that said those cruel words to me, should be banned from this site! I am a cancer survivor! I did it! Anyone out there don't give up, and yes natural supplements do work, with lifestyle changes also, but if you have faith in yourself, and are willing, it is possible! Good luck to all that are suffering, I did not come on here to rub anything in anyone's face, but to tell many that may come here looking for advice, it can be a solution for you as it was for me!

It won't surprise me if my post is taken down for expressing my opinions, and my ideas, but I hope not! Again, good luck to all of you that are suffering. Thanks for listening. SG

[Maddielolo]

SG,

Very glad to hear that you are currently cancer free. Here’s to staying there!

Second, you did not cure cancer naturally. You were stage II and rightly had surgery to remove your primary tumor. You had your colon cancer surgically removed, not cured naturally. As the American Cancer Association says clearly on their website “Surgery to remove the section of the colon containing the cancer along with nearby lymph nodes (partial colectomy) may be the only treatment needed.” Now some patients, who are higher risk, may demand additional treatment (chemo, although doctors debate this for stage II) and/or closer monitoring.

It is great that you also changed your diet and lifestyle. Had you framed your advice to patients as simply getting tumors quickly removed surgically when possible and living healthy, I’m sure you’d get nothing but support. But stage, aggressiveness, genetic testing and a variety of other factors should play a part in all patients’ treatment analysis (and certainly doctors).

[Robino1]

I had surgery to remove my cancer. It was the right ascending portion. Also stage II. I did not need chemo but wish now that I had done it. The resection was done in 2014. My recurrance was almost 3 years to the day.

Not having chemo after is my only regret in life.

I'm now stage IV and fighting for my life. I will prevail, there is no other option. I'm doing chemo and also some of the things that you are advocating but I would not trust just supplements, organic, green tea etc... to 'cure' me. I do believe that in conjunction with chemo it can help me.

As you can see by my signature, it is working.

I do hope what you are doing will keep the cancer from recurring. Some people are very lucky that all they did need was the one surgery. I truly hope you are one of the lucky ones.

[Swirdfish]

Then why did you even have the surgery in the first place..

[Bina]

I don't think anyone doubts that diet is a big part of helping your body fight cancer. BUT, even at stage 3, doctors tell you that surgery alone might be curative. Chemo at that point is just a back up, to prevent recurrence. So, there's a huge chance that at stage 2, you were cured by surgery alone. However, to tell people with advanced disease that they probably shouldn't do chemo is just misleading. When the disease has spread to distant organs, surgery and chemo become huge factors for survival. I think you might have some of the facts mixed up. I am happy though that you have done well and are cancer free.

[peanut_8]

SG, the reason you're cancer free is because your surgeon removed it.

Whether your diet and supplements will help prevent a recurrence is another matter. Possible, butt difficult to prove.

[mypinkheaven]

I have been since been labeled stage IIa colon cancer, which does not require chemo, which I would have opted out of anyways.

The only reason I am coming back here after a year is to tell of my story, of taking many natural supplements, drinking organic herbal teas, and eating a whole food diet. I beat cancer by doing so!


SG

I sincerely hope you are right, SG. IIa can be a little tricky.

You must have used a different username when you first came to this forum since the search shows only 1 post (this one) from you, so I can't address what was said to you in 2015.

[CaliforniaBagMan]

Very impressive story. But I have a question.

All surgery exposes a patient to risk, due to use of anesthesia, and more. Do you regret having your surgery, and exposing yourself to those risks, considering that you cured yourself with diet?

[Lee]

. . . .Anyone out there don't give up, and yes natural supplements do work, with lifestyle changes also, but if you have faith in yourself, and are willing, it is possible!

Count your blessings. I KNEW 2 people personally who tried it with "natural supplements". One was a stage I, no surgery or chemo until she was a stage IV with tumor blocking her 100%. They had to give her a colostomy (they never did remove the tumor), she died a few months later. If she had opted for surgery when first diagnosed, 95% survival rate. That "natural supplement" route actually killed her.

The other was a stage II, she had surgery butt opted for natural supplements vs chemo. She too died.

Lee