radnyc wrote:And what is this nonsense about “western medicine”??
And you have been here long enough to know that I am certified in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), acupuncture, herbal medicine, and laser therapy. All of which I use in an integrative medicine program to treat patients. INTEGRATIVE ... NOT either OR... based upon WESTERN MEDICAL TRAINING !
and in practice for over 35 years.
Most medical specialists do NOT have the oversight or training to successfully navigate the truly INTEGRATIVE treatment course for their patients ...
SO we end up getting endless "claims" based on pseudoscience, propogated by the AltMed community, to make a profit on folks who do not have the expertise or background info to make informed decisions about their health care.
I was providing some background to assist the OP... strictly BECAUSE I have worked with AltMed practitioners and none of them have cured CRC in humans with ANY of their "miracle cures"
I used the term "western medicine" specifically to distinguish it from the other modalities I am trained in, so the OP would KNOW the source of my "opinion", being
I chose proven western scientific medicine as my choice.
AND this is based on ME being a medical practitioner AND a Stage IVa CRC survivor who could have chosen ANY type of CAM practitioners to work with.
If you don't like my choice of terms ... too bad
If you can supply specific information which enhances the topic please Bring IT
I doubt "western medicine" is nonsense or your signature, like most others here ... would not have multiple references to it in contributing to your survival, and I do NOT see any references to complementary or alternative treatments there ?????
DX Jan '10, at 47
Feb - colon resection - 2/17 nodes
April - liver mets - Stage 4
3 months Folfox chemotherapy
August '10 liver resection and HAI pump
7 months chemo FUDR HAI and Folfiri systemic
NED since August 2010
Last treatment April '11
HAI Pump removed Dec '15
Respectfully
CRguy