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CoolBreeze · 01-03-2012, 09:37 PM

I'm so sorry you were denied the relaxation you wanted, and that their reasoning was BS.

However, there have been instances of women with cancer getting chiropractic adjustments and massage and ending up with broken spines. If you have bone mets, especially unknown mets, it's possible that your bones can be very brittle and and person who doesn't know what they are doing can hurt someone. Oncologists don't recommend chiropractic adjustments or vigorous massage for some women with bone mets.

Massage might be taking it too far, but frankly, in this litigious day and age, I might implement the same policy as a Salom owner. before you start trying to ruin their reputation, you might talk to the owner and make sure they get some education.

I sure would have my therapists know what the policy was and be able to explain it. And, it wouldn't be a general "anybody on chemo" although some people believe that massage moves energy and might blame the spread of mets on a salon.

Everybody wants to sue everybody and while they went overboard, I can sort of understand it.

01-03-2012, 09:37 PM	#9
CoolBreeze Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 562	Re: Denied a massage because of my cancer... I'm so sorry you were denied the relaxation you wanted, and that their reasoning was BS. However, there have been instances of women with cancer getting chiropractic adjustments and massage and ending up with broken spines. If you have bone mets, especially unknown mets, it's possible that your bones can be very brittle and and person who doesn't know what they are doing can hurt someone. Oncologists don't recommend chiropractic adjustments or vigorous massage for some women with bone mets. Massage might be taking it too far, but frankly, in this litigious day and age, I might implement the same policy as a Salom owner. before you start trying to ruin their reputation, you might talk to the owner and make sure they get some education. I sure would have my therapists know what the policy was and be able to explain it. And, it wouldn't be a general "anybody on chemo" although some people believe that massage moves energy and might blame the spread of mets on a salon. Everybody wants to sue everybody and while they went overboard, I can sort of understand it. __________________ http://butdoctorihatepink.com 08/17/09 Dx'd. Multifocal/multicentric IDC, largest 3.4 cm, associated ADH, LCIS, DCIS HER2+ ER+/PR- Grade 3, Node Negative 10/20/2009: Right mastectomy, reconstruction with TE 12/02/2009: Six rounds TCH, switched to Taxol halfway through due to neuropathy 03/31/2010: Finished chemo 05/01/2010: Began tamoxifen, the worst drug ever 11/18/2010: Reconstruction completed 12/02/2010: Finished herceptin 05/21/2011: Liver Mets. Quit Tamoxifen 06/22/2011: Navelbine/Zometa/Herceptin 10/03/2011: Liver Resection, left lobe. Microwave ablation, right lobe - going for cure! 11/26/2011: C-Diff Superbug Infection, "worst case doctor had seen in 20 years" 03/28/2012: Progression in ablated section of the liver - no more cure. Started Abraxane, continue herceptin/zometa 10/10/2012: Progression continues, started Halaven, along with herceptin and zometa. 01/15/2013: Progression continues, started Gemzar and Perjeta, an unusual combo, continuing with herceptin and zometa 03/13/2013: Quit Gemzar, body just won't handle it. Staying on herceptin, zometa and perjeta. 04/03/2013: CT shows 50% regression in tumor, so am starting back on Gemzar with dose reduction, staying with perjeta/herceptin/zometa. Can't argue with success! 05/09/2013: Discussing SBRT with Radiology due to inability of bone marrow to recover from chemo. 06/07/2013: Fiducial placement for SBRT 07/03/2013: Chemo discontinued, on Perjeta, Herceptin and Zometa alone 07/25/2013: SBRT (gamma knife) begins 08/01/2013: SBRT completed 08/15/2013: STABLE! continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa 06/18/2014: *** NED!!!!*** continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa 01/29/2014: Still NED. continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin. Zometa lowered to every 3 months instead of monthly. 11/08/2015: Progression throughout abdomen and lungs. Started TDM-1, aka Kadcyla. Other meds discontinued. Remission was nice while it lasted. 5/27/18: Stable. Kadcyla put me right back in the barn. I have two teeny spots on my lungs that are metabolically inactive, and liver is clean. I’m beating this MFer. I was 51 when this started and had two kids, 22 and 12. Now I’m 60. My oldest got married and trying to start s family. My youngesg graduates from Caltech this June. My stepdaughter gave me grandkids. Life is fantastic.