Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share a very recent experience.
I had cancer 10 years ago, had surgery and follow up ultra sound on my lymph nodes for the next 5 years. They also initially did a CT scan which did not show any sign of additional cancer. I have only recently realised, they never did a follow up CT scan at any point during that 5 years.
I was under the impression that I was now 10 years cancer free. I started having a pain in my side that I had no explanation for so I contacted the GP who suggested a CT scan to see what might be causing it. The result of that CT was totally unexpected and left me with so many internal questions. It showed I have a primary cancer which has metastasised to my liver and lungs meaning it is in an advanced stage. Because I have had cancer before, I can't say I was upset by the news, just shocked and surprised. I now believe this is the same cancer that had already begun to spread but was not showing up on the CT scan yet.
The GP asked me what I wanted to do as far as making appointments to see specialists etc. I said I first needed some time to process the diagnosis before making any decisions of that nature and I would call when I had some clear thoughts on the matter.
This is something I highly recommend to someone going through something like this, the time for making decisions is not when you are in shock. It is when you have had the time to explore your options and do some reading to help you make an informed decision on which direction you wish to take. It is your body, make the best choices for you, not what others may want you to do.
When I called the GP to talk about my decisions, he told me he had lined up appointments for an oncologist and a surgeon before he even asked what I had decided. I have lost 3 members of my family to cancer, one went with medication, one went with surgery, the other went with chemotherapy and none of them were saved. I have decided to go in a different direction and work with a Naturopath to treat myself naturally with science backed researched methods. I am very happy with this decision and have been on a protocol for a little over a month and will have a follow up CT after 4 months on treatment to check the progress. The GP was not so happy with my decision, but it's not his body or his decision to make.
When you find yourself in a situation that has turned your world upside down, be sure not to just put yourself in the hands of someone else to make your decisions for you.
Be well,
indigo 💜
