List of Complimentary Practitioners Kayteezee Incorporated into her Treatment for Cancer
THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADIVCE AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS SUCH
Please check with your provider before starting any of these.
Yoga and Consent. Katherine Zitterbart. now seeing clients
Reflexology. Carla Poluha Arlington (?)
Acupuncture Debbie Hardin. Morningside
Rolfing (Structural integration). Brian Jolly. Highland Park - AFTER treatment
TCM/Herbs. Adrienne Totino South Hills -highly qualified
Massage/Kambo Liz Haunstein Laurel Highlands - kambo AFTER
Compounded Meds Murray Ave Apothecary
Integrative Psychiatry Nexus Group - Sq. Hill - ketamine and more
Primary Care. Elizabeth Casario, DO Wexford
Functional Medicine David Lobur, MD SouthSide (virtual)
A couple notes as I’m thinking through this…..
I have been fully transparent with Dr Francis, my oncologist - ESPECIALLY during chemo….
Functional Medicine can be fringe AF - I take ALL OF IT with a grain of salt, and i’ve had success over the years with this approach. I’m just now starting with this practice, so I don’t have much feedback - other than I refuse to step into the office because they don’t believe in masks -they are the only game int own, so I feel my hands are tied
Compounding Pharmacy - if my memory is accurate, Sue can compound the estrogen blockers. I know for sure she can’t compound the aromatase inhibitors - she has decades’ experience assisting people confronting complex situations - I also get my Low Dose Naltrexone from her - prescribed by my psychiatrist - previously my PCP
Rolfing - Structural Integration - bodywork that manipulates fascia/connective tissue to resolve postural and other problems. The full series is 10, though I think I ended up going 13 times due to how much dissection there was in may armpit (21 nodes). Brian was 1000000000000% appropriate in all of his touch - clearly trauma-informed - funny - and I would be going to him regularly, but I don’t need to
Herbs - I work with Adrienne, who i’ve known for years. She is one of a handful of herbalists with the level of training/certification she has, and she has been prescribing me herbs for about 5 years. She knows how to avoid hormonal interactions, etc…
Kambo - this is medicine from the Amazon, and the practitioner I’m working with is connected with an organization that is guided by a tribe. Meaning - this is NOT recreational in the least, and it is deeply rooted in Spirit. This is part of my Practice. Liz is a newer guide, and I’ve known her for about 10 years. She has been a student/trainee of mine - I have done a 5-day private retreat and am heading back in April for another 4 days. I am transparent with my therapists about this and haven’t informed my oncologist because i’m out of active treatment. YMMV