Howdy,
My name is Dave, I’ve been checking out the site for the last couple of months, and I just wanted to say good job Molly, and the best of luck to everyone here.
I’m not good at typing or writing, but I didn’t want to just start asking questions out of the blue. Please bear with my stumbling and bumbling through this.
After putting off going to the doctor for oh about a year, (what’s a little blood, hell I’m bullet proof) I never go to the doctor, especially when I feel fine, I figured I should go have this checked out. 10-5-06 the doc told me I have a 15 centimeter rectal mass about 10 centimeters from my anus.W.T.F.!!!! I eat right, I don’t smoke, and I’m not a stressed out dude.
So you all know the drill from here, primary doc to GI consult to colonoscopy to surgeon consult (port popped in here) to chemo-radiation consult to chemo-radiation therapy for the past six weeks. My first surgery is scheduled for late January. Nice to be rid of that fannie pack for the holidays. The docs ask me to stay plugged in 24-7 as part of a study protocol. Things sure have changed this fall. I guess this is my new job; I did like my old one so much better, (as I’m sure you all did too).
My question, my dentist recommended maitake mushroom extract as a great tumor-fighting agent. I thought it might have been explored here on these boards, but I’ve yet to find it and wanted your opinions (positive/negative) about it. I know there is no silver bullet out there, but what the heck; I’d eat rocks if I thought it would dislodge this tumor.
What I’ve found so far is at this site, I don’t know if it’s a good source or not.
http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/maitake
Lets all get well.
Thanks,
Dave