Hi,
My name is Joe and I was just diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma lung primary last week, allegedly Stage 3. Had a CT scan that showed 2 lesions in the lower lobe of left lung as well as 3 swollen lymph nodes in the chest. After a biopsy of the furthest lymph node from the lung lesions (upper right chest), malignancy was confirmed. Just had a PET scan that showed lesions in my left iliac (hip bone) and this morning I am going in for a biopsy of that area as well. Clearly, there's metastatic activity. I'm really upset. I'm a divorced father of 2 young tween daughters, 13 & 11.
My ex-spouse and I just told my daughters the situation and I am having difficulty with extreme sadness over their reactions.
I am seeking alternatives to chemo and radiation as I don't want to be poisoned and burned.
I did speak to my Naturopath who confirmed that there are holistic treatments that can treat this issue with higher success rates than the allopathic approaches. When I spoke to an oncologist and I minted alternatives, he gave me the answers I expected. He dismissed every other potential treatment as 'unproven' and that the slash, poison and burn approach was the only way. I've done a bit of research and the numbers for these treatments are not exactly encouraging. I'm not expecting a full on cure, though 97% recurrence rates are not comforting especially if I have to suffer greatly under these treatments.
It's all confusing and even after a week, I am so damn tired of talking about cancer. I feel like it's permeated throughout my every day life. Of course I understand that it's still new and letting people know what's going on is only going to kick up unsolicited advice.
I'm not sure what I am seeking on this forum, but I do know that I live with my thoughts and fears without expressing them fully to others. I seem to be the one consoling everyone else and as I said, I am tired of talking about it all.
