Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Progress!

Had a really nice doctor visit today with Dr. Stram. He really seems to know his stuff. I'm going to have a ton of blood tests done - he said they'd be taking about 10 vials of blood. Apparently, he has it narrowed down to 5 conditions that either promote or prevent breast cancer return, and he'll test for levels that will give him the indication for either positive or negative. Things like glucose levels, inflamation, immune system - and honestly - I couldn't keep up with him after that. He told me I need to do more aerobic exercise, and to continue with what I was already doing. He did say that the Essiac tea has not proven as effective as turkey tail mushrooms, so I'm going to discontinue the Essaic tea when I run out, and start the turkey tail mushrooms. Hope they don't taste worse than the tea - I didn't mind that at all. I'm still supposed to take D3 5000 capsules twice a day.

He did say that he believes diets should have some moderation, that if they're too strict, the stress of that is counterproductive....so we were on the same page with that. However, I have to keep a diary of everything I eat for a week, and with that, and the results of the bloodwork, the nutritionist on staff there will come up with some specific dietary recommendations for me. He said that with breast cancer, diet is very effective. He said that he's not as much a fan of grains - which is a lot of what I've been eating - so I'm a little confused now. But thrilled that in a few weeks I'll have a diet that is really right for me. The question is....what do I eat in the meantime?????

They offer thermography there, which is a thermal scanning technique that is supposed to track cancer even before MRI's and cat scans. It looks like all the blood work should be covered, but I have to see how much if any of his visit will be covered.

On Tuesday, He is speaking at the TO Life Women's Health Breast Cancer Conference in Latham. I'm going to try to go. It's an all day event - but I'd like to at least see him. He said there would be a lot more information for me there, beyond what we discussed today.

I found out earlier that he has trained under Dr. Andrew Weil - internationally known holistic doctor and author.  I'm very hopeful that I've found the right place for me. He also seemed to understand that I had limited funds, so I had to keep my ongoing expenses under control. He supports my continuing with accupuncture and qigong. I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere! Yeay!!!

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