CancerCompass message board discussion started by Bonnie3 on 1/30/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,9241,0.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I have had CLL for about 7 years, my white count is now up to 112,000, the Dr. wants to start treatment in 3 months when I go back in April. I am deciding whether or not to go to Dr. Loughren in State College, PA for a second opinion.  My family thinks that I should.  Anyone else have treatment before the count got that high, and what kind of treatment, the Dr. recommend chemo about once a month for 6 months. I am concerned about this treatment.  Any one else out there that could give me some direction as to when and how this affected them if they had any treatments???Bonnie3 Bonnie3 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT GOD BLESS YOU BONNIE! I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. IF YOU HAVER STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT A SECOND OPINION PLEASE DO SO ! I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CLL 3-1/2 YEARS AGO. I AM AN 45 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE. I HAD JUST HAD A BIRTHDAY AND WAS VERY HAPPY. THIS NEWS WAS LIKE A BUNCH IN THE STOMACH. I ACTUALLY WALKED AROUND FOR 1 YEAR  AND DID NOTHING BEING A STAGE 0 (NO TRATMENT NEEDED). EVERY 3 MONTHS I CHECKED IN WITH MY DOCTOR TO DO LAB WORK AND SUCH. I GOT SO ANGRY JUST WAITING UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO START CHEMO BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTORS IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I CONTINUED TO PRAY FOR THE LORD TO SHOW ME WHAT I COULD DO TO HELP MYSELF. THE LORD SPOKE TO ME DURING MY PRAYER TIME AND SAID "GO BACK TO THE BBEGINNING". I GOT MY BIBLE AND OPENED IT TO THE FIRST CHAPTER OF GENESIS AND STARTED TO READ. THE REVELATION THAT I GOT WAS TO CHANGE MY EATING HABITS. WHEN I READ GENESIS 1:29  "AND GOD SAID, BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERY HERB BEARING SEED, WHICH IS UPON THE FACE OF ALL THE EARTH, AND EVERY TREE, IN THE WHICH IS THE FRUIT OF A TREE YIELDING SEED; TO YOU IT SHALL BR FOR MEAT"HIS SCRIPTURE CHANGED MY LIFE. FOR 3 MONTHS I ATE ONLY ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. I BOUGHT ME A JUCER AND I DID JUICE FAST FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. I LEARNED THAT I NEEDED TO DETOX MY BODY. I CHOSE TO USE THIS METHOD. I LEARNED THAT I NEEDED TO BOOST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM. I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYTHING BUT THIS IS THE ROAD THAT I TRAVELED. I STARTED TAKING VITAMINS (C-10.000 DAILY.B-COMPLEX,MULTI-VITAMIN). I LEARNED THAT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CONTAMINATES IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY WE WILL NEVER GET ALL THE VITAMINS FROM OUR FOOD. I DID AGREE TO TAKE CHEMO FOR 3  OUT OF THE 6 WEEKS THAT MY DOCTOR RECOMMENDED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO  AGAINST THEIR DOCTORS RECOMMENTATIONS. THIS WAS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY FOR ME NOT A MEDICAL ONE!!!!!!!. I KNEW THAT GOD WAS ORDERING MY STEPS.PRAY! LISTEN TO  YOUR DOCTORS ADVICE AND ASK GOD TO ORDER YOUR STEPS!! I HAVE SLOWLY ADDED MEAT(TURKEY&CHICKEN) BACK INTO MY DIET.  JAN . 9, 2007 GOD HEALED MY BODY.  GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE THIS HELPS. CHECK OUT THESE WEB SITES   melaleuca.com AND  freedomyou.com -  order the book FASTING TO FREEDOM   THESE 2 WEBSITES AND READING THE BIBLE HAVE BECOME A PART OF MY DAILY LIFE Blessed 2 b a Blessing Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT