Alternative Inquiry

In an effort to realize what the entire range of treatment options include, we are exploring naturapathic treatmets as well as conventional treatments. Research has shown that conventinal methods leave much to be desired. It sems to me that unless a method or therapy can be patented, in order to insure profit, that method or therapy is not considered or even ridiculed in an effort to preserve the monopoly of "Big Pharma". I will not not point out particuliars here, but you may certainly contact me for details, suffice it to say many have been persecuted and maligned to the point of incarceration in order to stifle dissenting voices.

Yesterday, Friday Oct. 29th we had our first meeting with a Naturapath which we found from reviewing many resumes and specialties of practice which were posted online. I will post details and identification later in therapy, however our initial 1 hour and 15 minute interview was entirely without charge.

Interesting comments that came out of this interview included:
1. Probable cause was damage to DNA/chromeosome by herbicides and pecticides that I have handled throughout my farming activity.
2. Prognosis is "good"
3. Diet/nutrition is extreamely important.
4. Integrated therapy is totally possible. That means conventional treatment and alternative treatment may co-exist. More on this later.
5. Although not specifically stated, it is my understanding that starting from position where my body has not been decimated by "chemo" is a definite advantage.

Coming from this meeting I was encouraged. To know that there are alternatives and those alternatives may be quite effective was settleing time. A definite decision as to the specific course of treatment will not be determined until after my meeting with the VA oncologist/hemotoligist on November 5th.

To complicate the issue, I was taken off a prescription to control gout with the onset of this condition, you guessed it, I have gout. That has me anchored pretty well and would actually feel pretty good if it were not for the gout. Doctors do not want to make a decision on medication to control the gout until after the decision is made on the general course of treatment is made, I guess that is OK as I am not supposed to be in public places (concern for infection, flu, etc).