BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
I am a 54 year old male in good physical condition. I am a software engineer at a major aerospace company. I am 5’10” and weigh 167 pounds fully clothed. I am not on medication of any kind. The results of my wellness testing conducted at my company on 07/02/2013 are shown below.
Total Cholesterol: 201
HDL Cholesterol: 56
LDL Cholesterol: 128
Triglycerides: 85
TC/HDL Ratio: 3.6
Glucose: 72
Blood Pressure: 128/80
BMI: 24
Body Fat %: 18
As indicated by my numbers, I am generally pretty healthy. The only known health issue that I have is skin cancer. I know that I have skin cancer because in February of 2008 my dermatologist biopsied a skin sample taken from a small sore that wouldn’t heal on my face. It was basal cell carcinoma. Because of its rather prominent place on my face, the doctor recommended Mohs surgery. After about 6 hours of surgery at St. Louis University Hospital, I was left with a 2” diameter hole in my face. Because of its large size, the doctor said that the cancer had probably been growing for 7 or 8 years. Because of its size and place on my face, my surgeon did not feel comfortable closing the hole herself so she referred me to a plastic surgeon. A few days later, the plastic surgeon did a wonderful job of patching me up, leaving only a few small scars and a wrinkle. After the surgery, my surgeon admonished me to begin wearing sunscreen of at least SPF 50 which I have for the most part summarily ignored. Though not a sun worshipper, I like being in the sun and feel it is the best way to get vitamin D. That being said, it is probably the reason I still have skin cancer on my face.
About a year after my surgery, I noticed several red, flaky patches on my face similar to the one that the surgeon had removed though not in the same place. I did not relish the thought of more surgery and more scars on my face. I talked to my brother who had recently seen a dermatologist about some red patches on his body that wouldn’t heal. His dermatologist told him that the patches were probably cancerous and should be removed at a cost of $300 per patch. Since he was self-insured (high deductible) and would have to pay most of the cost of treatment out-of-pocket, he decided to investigate alternatives. He is a chiropractor and one of his patients suggested he try black salve. This patient had allegedly cured his cancer using a topical treatment of black salve. (I met this patient sometime later and he showed me his scars, enthusiastically stating that the black salve had saved his life.) So my brother obtained some black salve from the “back room” of his local health food store. The proprietor of the store told him that the main active ingredient of black salve was bloodroot and that his formulation also contained zinc chloride to promote penetration. My brother applied the black salve to a spot on his leg that had never healed since he injured it some years earlier. He followed the instructions given by the person that the sold him the salve and about a week after he started using it, a gray-green blob a little smaller than a half dollar fell out of his leg, leaving a crater about an inch deep. He then applied an after care cream that looked a little like petroleum jelly. The hole eventually healed over, leaving only a minor scar. Encouraged by his success, I asked him to get some for me. I used the topical black salve three separate times in three separate places on my face. The progression of events was about the same for each case. I applied the salve over the area I wanted to treat (usually not bigger than a dime), the spot burned like hell for a week to ten days (I took a lot of ibuprofen) and then a gray-green blob (eschar) would fall out usually with the removal of the Band-Aid I had covering it. I would then apply the after-care cream and keep it covered with a Band-Aid until it healed over. In each instance the duration of treatment from the time I initially applied the black salve to when I finally removed the last Band-Aid was anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks. That’s a lot of time to have a big ass Band-Aid on your face. Not to mention the fact that the formulation that I used contained zinc chloride, which burned like hell for over a week until the eschar fell out. Since I still have cancerous patches on my face, I don’t like wearing Band-Aids that scream, ”there’s something wrong with Steve’s face”, and I have an aversion to burning, searing pain, I’ve decided to try bloodroot capsules. The capsules that I have chosen contain only bloodroot and slippery elm.
I have decided to chronicle my experience with bloodroot capsules in this blog in the hope that others can benefit, whether the outcome is positive or negative. Though I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I do think that a lot of people and organizations have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo when it comes to cancer treatment. Against the wishes of my daughter (a registered dietician) and my wife (my loving companion of nearly 30 years) I am offering myself up as a test case for the treatment of skin cancer using an orally taken formulation of bloodroot and slippery elm.
DISCLAIMER
This blog is for informational purpose only. The author is not a doctor and nothing in this blog should be construed as medical advice. Information contained in this blog is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. The author assumes no responsibility for how any of the information contained herein is used.
I am a 54 year old male in good physical condition. I am a software engineer at a major aerospace company. I am 5’10” and weigh 167 pounds fully clothed. I am not on medication of any kind. The results of my wellness testing conducted at my company on 07/02/2013 are shown below.
Total Cholesterol: 201
HDL Cholesterol: 56
LDL Cholesterol: 128
Triglycerides: 85
TC/HDL Ratio: 3.6
Glucose: 72
Blood Pressure: 128/80
BMI: 24
Body Fat %: 18
As indicated by my numbers, I am generally pretty healthy. The only known health issue that I have is skin cancer. I know that I have skin cancer because in February of 2008 my dermatologist biopsied a skin sample taken from a small sore that wouldn’t heal on my face. It was basal cell carcinoma. Because of its rather prominent place on my face, the doctor recommended Mohs surgery. After about 6 hours of surgery at St. Louis University Hospital, I was left with a 2” diameter hole in my face. Because of its large size, the doctor said that the cancer had probably been growing for 7 or 8 years. Because of its size and place on my face, my surgeon did not feel comfortable closing the hole herself so she referred me to a plastic surgeon. A few days later, the plastic surgeon did a wonderful job of patching me up, leaving only a few small scars and a wrinkle. After the surgery, my surgeon admonished me to begin wearing sunscreen of at least SPF 50 which I have for the most part summarily ignored. Though not a sun worshipper, I like being in the sun and feel it is the best way to get vitamin D. That being said, it is probably the reason I still have skin cancer on my face.
About a year after my surgery, I noticed several red, flaky patches on my face similar to the one that the surgeon had removed though not in the same place. I did not relish the thought of more surgery and more scars on my face. I talked to my brother who had recently seen a dermatologist about some red patches on his body that wouldn’t heal. His dermatologist told him that the patches were probably cancerous and should be removed at a cost of $300 per patch. Since he was self-insured (high deductible) and would have to pay most of the cost of treatment out-of-pocket, he decided to investigate alternatives. He is a chiropractor and one of his patients suggested he try black salve. This patient had allegedly cured his cancer using a topical treatment of black salve. (I met this patient sometime later and he showed me his scars, enthusiastically stating that the black salve had saved his life.) So my brother obtained some black salve from the “back room” of his local health food store. The proprietor of the store told him that the main active ingredient of black salve was bloodroot and that his formulation also contained zinc chloride to promote penetration. My brother applied the black salve to a spot on his leg that had never healed since he injured it some years earlier. He followed the instructions given by the person that the sold him the salve and about a week after he started using it, a gray-green blob a little smaller than a half dollar fell out of his leg, leaving a crater about an inch deep. He then applied an after care cream that looked a little like petroleum jelly. The hole eventually healed over, leaving only a minor scar. Encouraged by his success, I asked him to get some for me. I used the topical black salve three separate times in three separate places on my face. The progression of events was about the same for each case. I applied the salve over the area I wanted to treat (usually not bigger than a dime), the spot burned like hell for a week to ten days (I took a lot of ibuprofen) and then a gray-green blob (eschar) would fall out usually with the removal of the Band-Aid I had covering it. I would then apply the after-care cream and keep it covered with a Band-Aid until it healed over. In each instance the duration of treatment from the time I initially applied the black salve to when I finally removed the last Band-Aid was anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks. That’s a lot of time to have a big ass Band-Aid on your face. Not to mention the fact that the formulation that I used contained zinc chloride, which burned like hell for over a week until the eschar fell out. Since I still have cancerous patches on my face, I don’t like wearing Band-Aids that scream, ”there’s something wrong with Steve’s face”, and I have an aversion to burning, searing pain, I’ve decided to try bloodroot capsules. The capsules that I have chosen contain only bloodroot and slippery elm.
I have decided to chronicle my experience with bloodroot capsules in this blog in the hope that others can benefit, whether the outcome is positive or negative. Though I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I do think that a lot of people and organizations have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo when it comes to cancer treatment. Against the wishes of my daughter (a registered dietician) and my wife (my loving companion of nearly 30 years) I am offering myself up as a test case for the treatment of skin cancer using an orally taken formulation of bloodroot and slippery elm.
DISCLAIMER
This blog is for informational purpose only. The author is not a doctor and nothing in this blog should be construed as medical advice. Information contained in this blog is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. The author assumes no responsibility for how any of the information contained herein is used.
Me
Me and a not so flattering picture of my face
Treatment Areas
Four treatment areas on my face, one on my back.
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