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