We hear about breast cancer and its
increasing frequency all too often. Mammograms are the usual diagnostic method
in the United States, but I did not want to go that route. Crushing and
damaging cells and then shooting them with radiation when they are more
vulnerable to mutation does not appeal to me. I am approaching 43, so I knew that it was
time for me to have more than the routine yearly exam (which I just had in
January). Even though breast cancer does not run in my family and I now lead a
super healthy life, it is hard to ignore the cancer statistics. Teresa Holler,
author of Holler for Your Health, says that breast cancer is the least genetic
of all cancers and its frequency continues to rise. This is due to the
increasing toxins in our environments and in our bodies.
My super wonderful OB/GYN (Dr. Elizabeth
Motyka) sent me to Carolina Thermascan http://www.carolinathermascan.com/home.html
for thermal imaging. Thermal imaging can help detect breast cancer up to 10
years earlier than mammography without the crummy radiation. By wonderful
coincidence, Dr. Stocks of Carolina Thermascan partners with my Dr. of Oriental
Medicine, Ken Morehead. Dr. Stocks’ resume is impressive, and his website
contains more information on breast cancer and thermal imaging than I can
possibly write. I strongly encourage you to take a look around his website just
for the education http://www.carolinathermascan.com/home.html.
The results? An abnormal scan. Rats! Breathe
deep.
I have been through this before with a very
abnormal pap last year that self-corrected. I think that the thermal imaging
abnormality may be less on the abnormal scale than the pap. On a scale of 1 to
5, I am a 3 (Equivocal, 1 Thermal Factor Present). Dr. Stocks recommends an
ultrasound now and another thermascan in a year. That doesn’t sound too
alarming. I am off to the ultrasound next week, where Dr. Stocks will give me
immediate results, followed by a visit to Dr. Motyka in case I am in need of
any treatment.
Some people tend to make fun of the healthy
lifestyle my family leads. They ask if it is worth it since I seem to have so
many health glitches. I look back at my diagnoses and problems, and the answer
is YES! Absolutely! If I were not leading such a healthy lifestyle now, I would
not be overcoming my health challenges and believe I would have deteriorated
significantly. Consider that I had:
Those are the western medicine diagnosed
conditions that I was able to treat without medication and with nutrient dense
food. Add on the reversal of premenopause and other health gains that I have
made that were not diagnosed by western medicine, and my healthy lifestyle
becomes even more powerful. Top all of that with Ryan conquering ADD and Colson
almost free of his seasonal allergies by eating well, and I wonder how anyone
can choose to live with and accept their ailments and take their drugs.
What do I expect with this latest challenge?
I do not know. While it is certainly on my mind, I am not overly concerned. I
have been treating my body very well and it has been responding. If it is
cancer, I have at least a 10 year jump on it versus what a mammogram would find.
I have incredible doctors in Dr. Stocks, Dr. Motyka, and Dr. Morehead, and I
know what to eat in order to support whatever treatment may be necessary.
Breathing Deeply and Moving Strongly Forward.
I am approaching 43, so I knew that it was
time for me to have more than the routine yearly exam (which I just had in
January). Even though breast cancer does not run in my family and I now lead a
super healthy life, it is hard to ignore the cancer statistics. Teresa Holler,
author of Holler for Your Health, says that breast cancer is the least genetic
of all cancers and its frequency continues to rise. This is due to the
increasing toxins in our environments and in our bodies.
My super wonderful OB/GYN (Dr. Elizabeth
Motyka) sent me to Carolina Thermascan http://www.carolinathermascan.com/home.html
for thermal imaging. Thermal imaging can help detect breast cancer up to 10
years earlier than mammography without the crummy radiation. By wonderful
coincidence, Dr. Stocks of Carolina Thermascan partners with my Dr. of Oriental
Medicine, Ken Morehead. Dr. Stocks’ resume is impressive, and his website
contains more information on breast cancer and thermal imaging than I can
possibly write. I strongly encourage you to take a look around his website just
for the education http://www.carolinathermascan.com/home.html.
The results? An abnormal scan. Rats! Breathe
deep.
I have been through this before with a very
abnormal pap last year that self-corrected. I think that the thermal imaging
abnormality may be less on the abnormal scale than the pap. On a scale of 1 to
5, I am a 3 (Equivocal, 1 Thermal Factor Present). Dr. Stocks recommends an
ultrasound now and another thermascan in a year. That doesn’t sound too
alarming. I am off to the ultrasound next week, where Dr. Stocks will give me
immediate results, followed by a visit to Dr. Motyka in case I am in need of
any treatment.
Some people tend to make fun of the healthy
lifestyle my family leads. They ask if it is worth it since I seem to have so
many health glitches. I look back at my diagnoses and problems, and the answer
is YES! Absolutely! If I were not leading such a healthy lifestyle now, I would
not be overcoming my health challenges and believe I would have deteriorated
significantly. Consider that I had:
Osteopenia (precursor to osteoporosis) diagnosed at age 30, which I am correcting by consuming nutrient dense food
Seasonal allergies my entire life until now, corrected by nutrient dense food
Miscarriage with severe blood loss, an anticipated blood transfusion, a projected hospital stay of two or three days, and three months before I could exercise. My hospital stay was 5 hours, no blood transfusion was needed, I was exercising in one month, and the doctors were amazed by my blood work. The reason for my success? Nutrient dense food.
The subject is fully clear but why does the text lack clarity? But in general your blog is great.
Posted by: gualetar | March 21, 2010 at 07:46 PM