Oh, I wasn't aiming it at you, Heiny. Just your story just gave me the courage to reveal my recent plight and how I'm choosing to deal with it. I've gotten quite a few weird looks and "why don't you just have the procedure and get it over with" talks.
The combining of the regimens is tricky. Hard to do Atkins plan (low carb) and Dr. Ornish's plan (total vegetarian) at the same time. And sauteeing vegetables to make them palatable is impossible without some oil, so I use extra virgin olive oil as a compromise. Eat out of my garden when I can. Plus the two heaping handfuls of pills and capsules every day is getting old.
Just trying to do what I can.