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Prevention is Better Than Cure
Protecting my kidneys
The problem with any allopathic and some natural medications — they have side effects.
This was brought home to me again when I went in for chemo. The nurse explained that they were running short of one of the drugs I normally take so they were going to use a different one that should be as effective. The former drug had tinnitus as one of the side effects, as well as possible heart problems, which is why they sent me to a heart doctor after I completed treatment.
This time around, it’s kidney failure that could occur.
All of this is under the category severe side effects. The fatigue, nausea, etc., are just a given. So is the hair loss.
However, kidney failure is a new one to me.
The problem with chemo — in order to kill fast replicating cancer cells, they damage other fast replicating cells in your body. The drugs can’t differentiate.
One thing I do before chemo is fast for at least one day beforehand. This apparently signals the healthy cells to slow down but the cancer cells don’t get the message. This theoretically helps protect the healthy cells.
I know that this works, at least in my case, because when I do it, I have less side effects.
