My wife and I read "Back to Life" which is a life account of Frank Sadowski and his fight against BC. He decided to skip the BCG treatments and had a RC early on (neo bladder). His doctor told him that the BCG treatments was like playing defense in football (a lifetime of BCG procedures and monitoring). While getting a RC was like playing offense in football (you nip the cancer from the offset and live with the new normal of the RC).
My doctor at UCSF gave me the probability of success of BCG treatments, and it looks as if the success rate justifies the procedure before a RC.
Sounds logical, eh? Except I worry a lot if the cancer will come back now. And if it does, will it come back with a vengeance!
I have been thinking about how I can help my immune system fight against this cancer. And I am trying to eat less sugar because cancer cells thrive on sugar. I am sitting mindfully and quietly to breath deeply as to supply my body with oxygen because cancer cells thrive on non oxygenated environment. Also, I am eating a plant base diet because cancer cells thrive in a acidic environment. I am drinking more water and special tea to cleanse by body. And I am doing light exercise to keep the juices in my body moving and to increase my metabolism.
I am not sure if these life practices will keep my cancer at bay, but I feel I need to do something that I can do, and besides, they make my body feel good at the end of the day. Alan, you have taught me to accept my life one day at a time. I feel these things are improving my life and I am enjoying what I am feeling on a day to day basis, even though I might have this cancer come back.
Plus, being with my wife and cats is the most important experience I have.
Having the means to be treated medically and improving my life experience is the best I can do. Sorry for the rambling....