In The Begining: I first realized there was a problem when I had this bruise that wouldn't heal. I'd tried everything I could think of but for several months, the bruise persisted. Later came the shooting pain that radiated from my hip down my leg. Then, that limp feeling that made my leg feel like spaghetti. I really didn't know what to do. I'm not one who frequents doctors and I was even less prone to do so in a foreign country but I had to do something, as it was becoming more dufficult to walk. I remember being told that I had an infection in my gluteal muscle. They stuck a very long needle into my leg, which they said, was an antibiotic. I was then assisted to a small room where I was situated on a cot and given some sort of light therapy. At the present, the proper term escapes me. I walked out of there, pain-free. I returned as directed, for a few more light treatments and felt pretty good for the most part. However, I still had the bruise and several weeks later, the pain returned. I started to suspect the worst but did not return to the doctor. Instead, I decided to try the cansema (black) salve. After applying the salve to the suspect area, if it is non-cancerous, nothing is supposed to happen. However, if there is a malignancy, the cream is supposed to have an immediate reaction in which the malignancy dies within 48 hours. However, the actual tumor, should take several days (depending on it's size) to extract itself. My tumor took several weeks (I think about 3) to curl up, die and fall off. It was a painful process probably, because I did it wrong. I changed my dressing and reapplied the salve daily. I later realized, that I was only supposed to use one application! Anywho, it worked. I figured that since I was having a reaction, which meant that I had a malinancy- cancer, that I needed to do more than remove the tumor. I saw this as a wholistic problem. One where my body was in an unhealthy state. I knew that I had to do something to purify my blood and rebuild my health. So, I eliminated all animal products from my diet, elimminated all sugar and other white foods and I ate fresh fruits and vegetables daily and I drank a pot of red clover blossom tea (known as a potent cancer killing herb) to purify my blood. My body went through a lot of changes- pain, swelling, leg turned black, etc. I honestly can't remember it all but I do remember my son being afraid for me and suggesting that I maybe, go see a doctor. I assured him that everything would be alright and persisted. Eventually, the puss oozed out, the swelling went down, my natural color came back, the pain went away and the tumor died and fell off. I put it in a jar and along with the pictures, went to show the doctors. They ran blood tests. I waited a very long time while they poked and prodded. The staff whispered and scurried among themselves. I inquired about the test results. They wanted to keep my pictures and the dried up tumor. I told them no. They said something about "SC Carcinoma" but told me that I didn't have it, that was a mistake. They asked to keep the pictures again and I said, no. I remember being sent home and never hearing anything else. I assessed that it was due to the language barrier, arrogance of the doctors and/or they were planning on speaking to my employer (my sponser) as they had done in the past. I don't really know but the tumor disappeared and so did my photos. However, I had the digital copies, some of which I've posted below. Wanted to put them in order but it was such a pain sorting that out on the tablet that, I simply left them how they landed.
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| Bruise with cansema salve applied. |
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| Bruise before applying salve. |
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| Tumor surfacing. |
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| The puss starting to ooze out. |
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| Changing Dressing. |
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| Tumor drying out. |
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| Scar after tumor gone and wound healed. |
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| Dead Tumor- Fell off a few days after this photo taken. |
