...my life changed. On that day Vulcanel posted a radio program, the Dr. Stan/Dr. Flescha audio:


//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=827952#i


I'm not sure if the program can still be accessed through that post since the April 1rst CZ meltdown. If not, audios have been uploaded by Uniquity:


//www.curezone.org/ig/f.asp?f=1723


Immediately after listening to the program, I ordered Lugol's. I have had FBD for a long time. I am the only woman I know that has been looking forward to menopause as that is supposedly when my FBD would abate. I had no idea, until then, that FBD can absolutely be a precursor to breast cancer, That 90% of American women now have FBD(by the way, that figure was 3% in the 1920's). And that now 1 in 7 women gets breast cancer.

Dr. David Derry, in "Breast Cancer and Iodine" (pub. 2001), puts this into perspective:

"Because the incidence of Breast Cancer is not close to incidence of fibrocystic breast disease much fibrocystic disease comes to nothing. But this is not cause for compacency. The fibrocystic state is a precursor state, which places the affected breasts at risk for cancer by Dr. Clarke's definition. As well, what is BENIGN about fibrocystic disease, when the odds of getting Breast Cancer are now down to 1 in 9(2001 stats)? No matter who's breasts the physician examines chances are becoming higher that a cancer will grow there in the future. Reassurance, under these circumstances, that fibrocystic disease is benign has no meaning to women if the overall incidence remains so high."

So, I was scared. My sister-in-law died of Breast Cancer two years ago... :(

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Dr. David Derry on fibrocystic breast disease.. source:


http://www.drwardbond.com/index.asp?cat=139839


"Fibrocystic disease of the breast consists of small or large, sometimes painful lumps in women’s breasts. It varies in the way it shows-not only in different women, but also because it changes from month to month in the same women. Medical doctors generally believe that fibrocystic disease results from the excess number of cells that grow in the breast during the menstrual cycle from the hormonal stimulation.
Since the number of cells increases in the breast during the cycle, some of the cells have to be removed to restore the normal state each month. Iodine is the trigger mechanism that causes excess cells to disappear to complete this normal process of cell death. Without enough iodine, the extra cells that develop during the menstrual cycle due to the hormonal stimulation do not resolve back to the normal breast architecture. These leftover cells build up over repeated cycles and cause the lumps, soreness, and larger lesions of fibrocystic disease.
However, while about 90 percent of North American women have fibrocystic disease, about 40 percent of these women experience no symptoms. Their breasts may be normal to examination, but the disease may be only microscopically detectable with a biopsy.
Enough Iodine enables the excess cells to be cleared out, and the breast can return to its normal resting state as the fibrocystic disease slowly disappears from the breast."

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I began Iodine supplementation on February 8th. It's been rather confusing trying to figure out dosing as there are conflicting studies/protocols. In the Ghent-Eskin and other earlier studies, FBD was reportedly cured at low doses:


http://iodine4health.com/body/breast/eskin_ghent_breast.htm


The dosing device that they used this the study had 13.65 total mg. of iodine. per 70 ml.(aqueous solution, I believe) The unit was designed to dispense 50 doses of 20 ml, totalling 1000 ml. The patients recieved one dose per day, could be doubled if no effects observed. Sooo, according to MY math(highly questionable), each dose provided .273 mg. of iodine.

In this link:


http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_256/ai_n6258834


The dosage was 0.08 mg/kg of body weight. 50 kg = 110 lbs. which would be only four milligrams a day.

So, two studies, two vastly different amounts used for dosing. We also have the daily requirement for iodine(NOT the U.S. RDA, which is set criminally low), which, in all of my reading, seems to be from 12-15 mg. for women(8-12 mg. for men).

We also have the iodine protocol from
http://www.breastcancerchoices.org,
which calls for 50 mg. iodoral/iodine per day.

AND we have the fact that high doses can flush out the heavier halogens, I DEFINITELY wanted that!

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So...I decided that I wanted it all, my FBD cured AND a halogen flush...I was nervous, though. There IS a lot of bad press re:iodine out there on the web. So I decided to start out at 12.5 mg. and up my dose slowly. I've added another drop every couple of weeks or so and I am now at 50 mg(and feeling fine:). I also wanted to ease into the detox, I need my energy and cannot be laid out with heavy detox.

And that has worked, I think:) Most of my "detox" happened the first week. Sleeplessness, frontal headache, loose bowels, bloating. But along with that came a delicious sense of heightened awareness, so it was all good, IMO. I'm wondering about the early "detox" people experience. Can we really be detoxing bromides at that point? I don't think so. I'm no scientist but I think that the initial reintroduction of this necessary element "shocks" the system and it takes a while to go back into balance. Other detox symptoms I've experienced include sinus/lung drainage(about 3 weeks into it), knee pain for a couple of days, the occasional ugly zit, and strange(and COOL) dreams. I've noticed that really vivid, disgusting dreams preceed a manifestation of detox. My urine started getting cloudy, with occasional colors, early on in supplementation. I started getting consistently colorful pee at 31.25 mg. One day I had caramel, chartreuse & PINK(ha! that was the beet juice:)pee. THAT was a delightfully colorful day in the twa-let! :) I've also had a couple of episodes of "flu" like symptoms, tiredness. I find that coffee enemas really help at these times...

About 3 weeks into this I could feel my cysts(2) softening. About a month into this I started having really deep pain, unlike the "normal" FBD pain. "Normal" FBD pain, for me, is(WAS!!!) twinges, sparks, shooting pains, achiness, heaviness, fullness of breasts and nipple sensitivity(not the fun kind, the "don't touch me" kind)...So this deep pain was a new experience. Another poster, "Refreshed" reported that her breasts were hurting more for a time, and I also found this, reported in the literature:


http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_256/ai_n6258834


"transient increase in breast pain (5.7% incidence)."

So THAT made me feel better:) and THEN my pain changed, I had the pre-pain sensitivity, but no pain(this was in the cystic area. The sensation was like an electrical current, sort of a coming back to life:) & NOW my boobs feel good! I went bra shopping recently, I had to as my old ones were getting downright baggy. I've gone from a 36C to a 36B. I've lost a full cup size of swollen, heavy, painful tissue. And today, when I feel my breast, my cysts have completely lost definition. The area is still "thicker" and there is also a thicker area near my chest wall so I am by no means cured at this point, but I'm getting there:) Overall, my breasts have softened and feel good. I could very well have been on the road to cancer, no more:) I also have an overall feeling of well-being and clarity... :)

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And, when supplementing iodine, companion nutrients are a necessity. BTW, I am NO expert on supplementation. I have no idea whether the amounts of these various things I'm taking are "right" or not. The only thing I'm sorta kinda sure on is the C & selenium. BTW, I also eat very nutritiously, I just think that when taking large doses of iodine, supplementing other nutrients as well makes sense. I've been taking 3000 mg. Vit C, Sea Salt water, 200mcg(recently upped to 300) selenium, 200 mg. niacin, concentrace liquid minerals, 400 mg. magnesium, 150 mg. zinc and 200 mg. DIM:


http://www.vrp.com/art/1959.aspc=1172985168515&k=/staticpages.asp&m=/includes...


"Several other nutrients/hormones are also important to breast health and can be used in conjunction with Iodoral.), DIM (diindolylmethane the nutrient derived from cruciferous vegetables, for example, is influential in helping the body metabolize estrogen. DIM has been shown to change the way estrogen is metabolized. Metabolism of the natural estrogen estradiol occurs via one of two pathways. The tumor enhancer metabolic pathway, 16 alpha-hydroxylation, is elevated in patients with breast and endometrial cancer and in those at increased risk of such cancers. This increased 16 alpha-hydroxylation activity has been shown to precede clinical evidence of cancer, and it represents a significant risk factor for developing estrogen-dependent tumors.

Conversely, when estrogen veers away from the 16-alpha pathway and takes another route out of the body, the incidence of cancer decreases. This alternate route, which acts as a tumor suppressor metabolic pathway, is called 2-hydroxylation, a process that transforms estrogen into 2-hydroxyestrone (20HEI), an antiestrogen. Healthy individuals not at risk for breast or endometrial cancer bypass the 16-alpha route and instead metabolize estrogen through this preferable pathway. DIM signals the body to metabolize estrogen via the tumor suppressor 2-hydroxylation pathway."

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And, my newest supplement is zeta potential water. I didn't know that it was possible to get "energy" from water, but it is:) This water just makes you feel good. The recipe is 0.1 g. baking soda and 0.9 g tripotassium citrate mixed with 1 liter distilled water, the measures are critical. I have found that I am altering my eating habits in order to partake of this water, which should be taken 1 hour before/after eating. I generally eat small meals during the day(a piece of fruit, a handful of nuts here & there)...I am now actually eating meals so that the necessary time will elapse so I can HAVE MORE Z WATER! YES!!! It's THAT good! Here's a good post on it, by Vulcanel:


//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=872385#i


And I would like to again thank Vulcanel for bringing this information to me, and us. I consider myself to be VERY fortunate to know you. My quality of life has improved, it is a great psychological burden to carry pain. You don't really realize that until it's gone, though.The result of your bright, inquisitive mind and your generousity is that I, and many others, are being healed. And that's going to have a ripple effect:) You have my eternal gratitude:) xxoo!!