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Has anyone ever been to Envita Health in Scottsdale, AZ?
Diagnosed with er+,her2- breast cancer, had the lumpectomy and lymph nodes removal, which i never should have allowed them to do. I didnt realize what a big deal your lymphatic system is to your body, so my bad on that... but now they want me to to iv chemo, Radiation and temoxifen (not sure if I'm spelling this right). I refuse to do the standard of care maximum dose of chemo, radiation or temoxifen and Envita is the only place I have come across thats been around for a while, does other "controversial" therapies and a form of low dose, precision measured to your body, chemo. This is terrifying that all 3 options i was given by regular cancer care are all max dose, one size fits all options that come with some risks of other types if cancer when taken. I want all natural, or as close to it as you can get. but as far as I know that doesn't exist yet... Thoughts please
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P.s. they got all the cancer in the surgery with a thick clear margin of healthy cells surrounding. So why do I need these treatments at all?
I am very sorry that you are experiencing terrifying Cancer issues . I can imagine you are feeling distress and anxiety.
The hospital will offer insurance covered MSW , Psychologist or specialized MDs to help with the terror and discomfort you are experiencing and process your options.
Personally, I feel that you might benefit from second opinions from Oncology MDs based at major academic medical centers
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S.
@megs85 I had never heard of "lower dose chemo" so tried to research it and found only this analysis of trials from 2017, comparing with some traditional levels of treatment.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5454746/
I must say that I too would like to talk to some "functional medicine" docs about this option, since I'm now old (76) & am finding the traditional treatments have too many side effects for me. BUT, I had gone through surgery and traditional 6 mo. of chemo back when I was 43, and had a good outcome of 30 years cancer-free. So it can be very helpful, especially for the young.
Wishing you success in finding the best route for you. Hugs.