Chinese Medicine and cancer... I'm still alive...

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Hi Everyone on this list.

I am a new member and have chondrosarcoma of the pelvis. I was

diagnosed with a large low grade pelvic chondrosarcoma almost 5 years ago

(ironically just days after my dad died of cancer, and on my birthday - pretty

crazy).

I met with the top surgeons in Canada (Vancouver and Toronto) to discuss

removing the tumour. However after learning that this operation would

remove almost 1/2 of my pelvis and fuse my hip I decided to postpone the

operation. Instead I went full into complimentary medicine: high dose vitamin

therapy, macrobiotics, and yoga. The tumour showed no growth 6 months

later and I returned to Japan to continue teaching at a college there. In the

same year I was fortuante to meet a Chinese doctor in Canada who

recommended I meet with one of the top doctors in Traditional Chinese

Medicine (TCM) in Beijing. The TCM doctors in China work side by side with

conventional doctors (western medicine). I went through a typical TCM

diagnosis which is pulse and tongue observation in addition to several other

criteria. Then I was prescribed 12-15 Chinese herbs that brewed up almost

daily.

Well it is now 5 years later, the tumour has not changed in size or

metastasized and I have no pain. My diet is still pretty clean and I still take

high dose vitamins and take Chinese herbal medicine. About a year ago I

read an article in time magazine that discussed research in Germany using

TCM herbs. Scientists there found that certain Chinese herbs literally caused

sarcoma cells to committ suicide.

The west is finally taking notice of Chinese medicine. It is based on a 2,000

year history of healing in China and it certainly does some good with little to

no side effects.

I'm not saying it is the way to go, but in my case I was faced with a life of

pain

and disability so I chose another path. I am fortunate so far and I could very

well live for several more years or die in the near future. But honestly I know

that I will live to a ripe old age, as long as I keep to my life changes that

are so

positive. I think western medicine has lots to offer, particulary slow growing

sarcomas.

Even if I was to have surgery I would always look at alternative or

complimentary medicine as something to help my immune system.

I am here if I can help with an introduction to Chinese herbal medicine in

China or vitamin therapy (Dr. Hoffer, , B.C. Canada - a world famous

doctor who uses high dose vitamin treatment for cancer patients with great

success).

I pray for all of you in this struggle with cancer. I pray that I can take

your pain

and suffering for myself.

Merry Christmas and I wish for your healing and health in this coming year

and many thereafter.

BEST WISHES.