Alternative vs. Chemotherapy
Life with multiple myeloma is less complicated than what it was a decade ago, in regards to which conventional medicine to take. The options of drugs were limited; one drug that was thrown in the mix of conversation was Thalidomide. I know my experience with its explanation was puzzling at first. I recall it being a drug once used for people with leprosy. I was indeed muddled as I imagined leprosy no longer existed and what did it have to do with multiple myeloma? However, it has been referenced for many to help in treating multiple myeloma. When reviewing the variety of resources that most of us are presented with; I’m happy to say that in 2020 there are more and better options to consider in treating the disease.
It’s never an easy decision to decide on the two (alternative vs chemotherapy), especially when time is not of the essence. For many people diagnosed at stage 3 of multiple myeloma, there may be hesitancy in removing conventional medication when fighting the disease altogether. Conventional chemo is still prevalent in all options.
The alternative may not necessarily be quack treatment or new wave therapy, which one should always take precaution in considering, but bearing in mind what to do in collaboration along with conventional methods. Each person is different and you may not fully know how you can adapt to this trying process, then with trial and error. The body takes a beating and the medicine provided to battle this long fight is demanding, however, what could the possibility of using other methods along with the more popular way in treatment look like?
Mixing exercise with conventional treatment
The possibilities of using diet, exercise, and mindfulness methods is seen as a positive; it’s clear that lack of any type of exercise leads to leading chronic conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. So how would the future look by adding a healthy diet, and a mix of mental relief and exercise with conventional treatment?
There was a time when many doctors did not utter diet, exercise, and mindfulness on a cancer road, but because now there are more success stories, and stats showing that it actually can help in a positive prognosis. Alternative vs. chemotherapy usually involves many moving components to make for an encouraging experience, and that warrants consistency in binding it all.
Chemotherapy takes a toll
So what happens when you don’t have the options of diet and exercise to be in your favor? Not everyone can spring back after a harsh infusion thanks to fatigue, nausea, and pain. It can be a journey to do what is being asked with conventional, which includes: infusion, pills, and transplants. At times just getting through that is saying a mouthful.
If you can get food down or even having an appetite is great, and what if there’s no energy to consider lifting up weight equipment or anything exercise related? Chemotherapy wipes the body from a lot of things we may or may not have done prior. It’s all of these factors that make for a serious discussion with your healthcare team in how to incorporate these tools, that make for a positive experience while making us feel less helpless in this long bout.
The time to fight is now, with integrity, grace, hope, and a smile….when you feel like it
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