Chinese Herbal Medicine

Trying Chinese Medicine, Thuốc bac

For the past few days, I just had my first cups of home cooked, hand formulated  Chinese Herbal medicine. The taste is not as bad as I thought it would be. It tastes a little like Chinese tea mixed in with lots of bitter spices.

This all natural herbal medicine is specifically handpicked, researched and prescribed especially to treat my lung cancer, as well as help build or maintain my immune system with minimal side effects.  It is mixed by a very popular, well known, well sought after Chinese Herbalist, who only treats patients through family and friends referals. By chance, this well known Herbalist happens to be the Father of my brother's best friend's wife's sister or something within that small world circle of friends.
I am so thankful to her for warmly opening her heart to reach out and contact me and telling of the "miracles" of Chinese Herbal medicine that her Father has performed. Thanks to her, she was able to also help translate the one on one meeting with me and her father so that he can treat me.
I am at awed at all the wonderful cure stories that he speaks off.  He professes that he has healed many, many patients with his thoroughly researched all natural Chinese Herbal remedies that he has "cooked" up.  He has been practicing and treating this on himself, his wife, his family and many people, who have come to him pleading for help when all fails with Western medicines. 
His practice of Chinese Herbal medicine has always been his passion.  He offers his service freely with deep knowledge, devotion, love and desire to help save lives. The only costs he asks is reimbursement of the ingredients; many of which can be very expensive. For his expertise and wisdom, this is a priceless. I am in gratitude of her and her father's help.

I am excited and willing to give this a try in hopes that a miracle will happen or atleast expand my life expectancy to many more months or years. Nevertheless, I am optimistically cautious as Drs do advise that while  it can help repair and rebuild the immune system, it may also build up the "bad" cancerous cells.  The concern is that both medicines may counteract each other or that the Chinese Herbal medicine may reduce the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. I'm not sure if this is true since there hasn't been clinical research studies done to proove either theory. Aside from that, another point to consider is that by taking Chinese Herbal Medicine, it will add more processing work load on my kidneys .
So, I am a bit at loss and apprehensive at what to do. After taking it for the last 2 days, coincidentally, my lower back pain has been worse.   It got so bad that I had a hard time walking straight. The pain is managable today though.  However, I don't attribute this to the herbal medicine since the cancer has already spread to my bones. I've had this pain intermittantly before and so remain hopeful and a believer of the healing powers of Chinese Herbal medication. Afterall, Chinese Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and it has worked for many.  But for now, I'm considering pausing it for now and will give it a try again at some point.