CG,
We're in the same boat, I'm trying to avoid total thyroidectomy as well because my biopsy was inconclusive and I think it's common practice for the endo to recommend that (my personal take on that is to cover their own butts).
My ayurveda herbalist recommended to start with a liver cleanse and a change of diet. Cancer cells feed on sugar, so I eliminated anything that has sugar or could convert into sugar in the digestion process. That means I completely eliminated sugar, dairy, starches (potato and the like), gluten (any flours and white rice) and processed foods from my diet. I eat only limited amounts of sweet fruit, lots of veggies and greens, eggs (free range), fish (only couple of times/week because of the mercury content), some nuts, and also free range meats (chicken or lamb are my personal preferences). This diet is called the paleolitic diet. All food has to be as clean and organic as possible. Some people do not agree with the meat consumption, I was vegetarian for many years and I was reluctant to putting meat into my body, but maybe it's not the meat itself, but the hormones, antibiotics, unhappiness of the animal that is toxic. That's my take on that one.
Before I changed my diet I had the same symptoms you describe, cold hands and feet, felt sluggish, found it impossible to lose weight, found it hard to tolerate cold. After 3 months on it though, my weight is back to normal (I only had 10-15 lbs extra that really bothered me because I wasn't used to carrying that much weight around), my energy level has gone up, I can finally enjoy a day snowshoeing because I can tolerate cold and my feet and hands don't feel cold anymore.
My concern right now is that my nodules have slightly increased in size since my last ultrasound, and I don't know if that happened before I did the lifestyle changes and hopefully that stopped them, or kept growing the whole time. I guess for me it's wait and see what the next ultrasound shows... I'm sure the endo at my next visit will try to persuade me (again) to have a thyroidectomy, but I think there has to be a better way, especially when the diagnostic isn't clear.
Good luck :)
Alea
"coppertone.girl" <coppertone.girl@yahoo.ca> wrote:
I am seeking information/help about thyroid cancer alternative treatments. I have a 2cm nodule on the right side of my thyroid. (You can't even tell it is there - the only reason it was discovered was during a routine doctor's appointment when the doctor was feeling my glands and said it seemed enlarged.) My thyroid hormone levels are apparently normal, although personally I do think I may have a slightly low thyroid (ie. my hands and feet are always cold, I am sluggish in the morning, etc) Anyway, after 2 ultrasound biopsies I've been told there is 90% chance it is papillary thyroid cancer. However it seems to be contained on the one side only.
The surgeon I am seeing recommended that he do a partial
thyroidectomy. He said there is only a 5% chance that the other side
has cancer...but that he won't be able to tell for sure until after
the surgery when they analyze the pathology reports. And worst case
scenario I'd have to have a 2nd surgery to remove the whole thing 3
months later. He does not at this point recommend any radioactive
iodine treatments for me.
However, my endocrinologist is recommending a total thyroidectomy up
front. She said there is a 30% chance I have smaller, microscopic
cancers growing on the other side independently of the bigger nodule.
That means I would be on synthetic thyroid hormones for the rest of my
life. (she said if I get the partial thyroidectomy, since my thyroid
is working well right now, there is a good chance the half would
function fine, but the problem with that is she wouldn't be able to
monitor it as well if I did develop cancer on the other side in the
future)So now I don't know what to do since they are not really in agreement!
I am also wondering if there is any other way. So many people have
told me that thyroid cancer is the "good cancer" and why don't I just
get out the whole thing and be done with it. Yet something inside me
says well do I really want to get rid of an entire organ in my body?
Might that not have a worse effect on my health?
I am wondering if there is anyone here who can point me to any
resources or share their personal experience. I am open to changing my
lifestyle/diet - in fact i am seeing a naturopathic doctor who has me
on a special diet right now. But can diet alone reverse cancer cells??? Any help you can give would be much appreciated. CG
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