I prefer writing a blog when I have some new information or have made a new decision, but maybe it’s useful for you to know that I’m confused and don’t know what to do. My guess is that you’ve been there too. I’m in a decision making process on several treatment issues.
I last wrote about using cannabis as a cancer-fighting substance. I stopped it about 6 weeks ago because I couldn’t function with the “high.” I was on a hike in the mountains and realized my depth perception and my balance were both off enough that it felt dangerous. I was also having trouble focusing on work. I feel like I need a guide to help me use it. I found Sean Devlin, DO (http://www.highlandspringswellness.com/seandevlin.html), a doctor in Nevada City, who is an international expert on the subject. He travels and speaks internationally on the subject of cannabis and cancer. A consultation with him isn’t available till late September. One of his patients has created a website with lots of information (http://cannabis-cancer-info.org/).
I have been learning more about the correlation between dental procedures and cancer (https://www.hugginsappliedhealing.com/). I have been thinking about having my tooth removed that had a root canal done when I was 13. I have searched for a biological dentist (specially trained to do this work) and have consulted with two different ones. One of them says I need to have the tooth pulled, a crown replaced, and several fillings replaced. Yesterday I met with another one who took a three dimensional x-ray of my mouth and said there is no infection in the tooth with the root canal and it doesn’t need to come out. He said I do have infections in the cavitations where my wisdom teeth were pulled and he recommends getting those cleaned out. The first biological dentist didn’t mention those. This is another example where intuition has to come in. I need to decide who I will believe and what treatment to follow through with.
My Naturopathic Doctor, whose protocol I have been following for many months, wants to change much of it. Because of the progression of disease, we need something stronger than what we have been doing. She is recommending four strong herbal products to add to what I am already taking. My intuition is that one of them is not right for me. I asked a very intuitive energy practitioner that I see regularly to check it out, and she said that one of them, Pacific Yew, wouldn’t be good for me. Same one my intuition said not to take. This is an example of how individualized cancer treatments need to be. Any recommendation is an opportunity to access ones intuition.
Jan, lack of infection in a root canal tooth is not the issue. the issue is that it is dead and blocking energy to meridians throughout your system. Missing tooth is better than dead tooth, believe me. Frankly, I don’t know of any biological dentists who would advise leaving tooth in – esp with your history
Jan,
I know you will continue to follow that intuition, particularly about those things that send a strong message. One size definitely does not fit all, and you know that when you ignore intuition, life bops you on the head a little harder until you listen!
I hope that you can get enough information on the cannabis to give it another try, at a dose that allows you to function normally.
I think about you frequently, and express frequent gratitude for the work that you’re doing, and the life that you are living.
Julie
Dear Jan,
Amazing how our lives run parallel, then cross sometimes.
I too am experiencing progression, have always engaged CAM, gone beyond substances to practices and rely on intuition.
This year, I’ve gone from making plans and seeking solutions for cancer to engaging more directly with life.
My days as a patient are numbered, yet my spiritual existence…well, it seems eternal.
Most interesting to me now is being fully human before the opportunity passes.
Jan, sending continued healing wishes, love and light for you.
And gratitude for the Healing Journeys conferences which I’ve attended on and off since the beginning.
blessings,
Stephanie Sugars
https://www.mylifeline.org/StephanieSugars/updates/
Dearest Jan,
I read with great interest your blog…what to do. Repeatedly, I echo your advice to me: “follow your intuition”. My wonderful friends at WomenCARE who drive me to appts. each week have benefited from what I’ve learned from you.
My intuition tells me to stop and rest my over stressed body. Time Out, knowing the next step will come in the right way & time.
I am also on Medical Marjuana. I’m using RSO – Rick Simpson Oil. For me, the only thing that works is to take it at night before bed. Otherwise, I can’t function. Rick Simpson suggests 3 x / day – I couldn’t possibly handle that.
Jan, I don’t know what type of cancer your fighting. Mine is Squamous in my Lung and a couple of spots in my lymph.
I’ve also had an Indigo session done on me to guide my body as to what it needs. If your not familiar with Indigo, it was developed for NASA to treat astronauts in outer space utilizing a frequency generator in the cockpit.
Dear Jan, I love that you wrote when you are in a quandary and embodying the role of confused patient at this part of the process. Such vulnerability to show up when we don’t have it all together, especially when we’ve been a role model for so many for so long. Even as body-centered as I am, I never really thought that the mouth was connected to the lung. I’m kidding about that, but, it’s also amazing me right now that a false tooth would be a player in this as an obstruction, to your vital life force. Or in any other way. I love what Stephanie said in her post that she is most interested in being fully human. Inspires me to look to see where I’m playing it safe. I love you and am forever grateful for getting to participate in the richness you have created and nurtured these twenty something years. Always, Dee
Dear Jan,
you are wonderful and i love you, I just wrote a long (perhaps overly so) response and the computer, site or isp just lost it without letting me complete. I hope i can return another time to finish.
keep listening to that still voice, deep within…
Hugs and much Healing to you and us all…
In so doing, you become your own strongest ally, and are able to most fully support your own healing process. Whatever course of treatments you choose to follow, perhaps as important as the treatment itself is your ability to fully believe in its effectiveness.