In a message dated 5/8/05 12:57:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
txbabee2000@... writes:
I also was worried about the biopsy spreading the
cancer and mine did not grow for 6 months afterwards so I was a
lucky one in that respect.
I'm not sure your age, but I am speaking in terms of agressive cancers, which
are more common in pre-menopausal women.
I had a tumor that went from 1.4 to 1.8 cm beteen mammogram and biopsy, from
1.8 to 2.5 between biopsy and lumpectomy, at which point it was in the nodes
and blood vessels. THis was an 11 day span. My fear that it went farther is
the only reason I finally assented to chemo. Also, there wasn't that much else
to do about it as I already was eating a healthy organic diet (I was nursing a
baby). I wasn't educated really on the Budwig protocol then. I did try hard
to avoid both the mammo and the biopsy, wanting a lumpectomy based on a very
clear sonogram picture (they work great in young breasts) but the surgeon
wouldn't assent to do things my way.
I think that going on the Budwig protocol the moment I felt the lump and
skipping the mammogram and biopsy would have made the difference in not "needing"
chemo. Perhaps in my life. According to the charts I have a 30% chance of
making it to my moms age now. I think things could have been different.
vanessa
