How Cancer Can Change On You In a Week's Time

I'm so sorry that you are going through all this once again.  You are a trooper but you and your body can only take so much.  No matter how many people tell you that your are brave, strong and been through hell and back again it doesn't make any difference as you are the one going through all this personal turmoil.  Please let people know that you are feeling bad and admitting it here is a step in the right direction.  Get someone or some organization to help you deal with this.  If you need pallative care then best opt for it.  It's not a bad thing, only a solution to helping you dealing with the pain you are in.  You have been through so much and my heart aches for you and only want you to feel better.  Wishing for the best.

Love to you as well and big, big hugs!  Kim

Hi craig, screw hugs, I want to send you large doses of morphine.  I feel helpless right now. I don't know what to say. Hang in there just seems like useless words.  I can't believe they made you sit and wait and didn't find an immediate solution. Helen

Craig it hurts me to hear about your ongoning issues with pain. I am always praying that the doctors will be able to give you some relief. I am however glad to see you using your new tablet. I am always glad to hear your voice and see the lion.

Craig, don't know which doctors around Dallas are experienced with IV vitamin C but our CAM doctor uses it frequently for pancreatic cancer pain relief.  Basically since pain is mediated by an oxidative process,  IV vit C's antioxidant aspect neutralizes it.  Renw got cancer and chemotherapy pain relief this way for the day.   Combined with other things like xeloda, menaquinone4 and/methylcobalamin and the LEF style supplements, it might help slow the cancer process itself down.  We have to push the "everything" part pretty diligently to reverse CEA and CA19-9 rises.

Here's one clinical cancer experience with IVC. http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1996/articles/1996-v11n02-p080.shtml  The limitations would be 5-7x per week for continuity on pain relief, out-of-pocket payment, and maintaining potassium-magnesium balances (cheap).  Infusion cost is overcome by dedicated supplie(r)s, i.e. (y)our own infusion nurse and supplies at home.  The opiate withdrawal is silenced by the vitamin C.

Craig - I wish they could find you some relief.  It's got to be awful to be in pain that way.  We understand if you can't post as often as you'd like.  Kow that we are thinking of you and praying that things will get better.  Take care of yourself, Traci

I wish that there was a magic wand to help you. I have been struggling with pain from ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. I have run the gammit of the regular pain relief and they started me on a drug called Targin. It is a combo of oxycodone and naloxone. Naloxone is an opiate antagonist and the idea of adding it to the oxy is to stop people getting high and to stop Opiate induced constipation. It has worked to stop pain and I don't get high but man do i get bunged up. It is no fun and I have been told by my gp to take at lest two dolcolax with every targin so that it does not shut down motilty. I have to use several sachets of movicol between doses. It is working after a fashion tho I dread eating and have trouble knowing what to eat. Ihave lost 22 lbs since I started targin. I am still in trouble with my kidneys , they peaked in Jan this year when I was losing over seven grams of protein a day. I was put on cyclosporin and have come down to around two grams a day. Unfortunately cyclo is a constipating agent as well.. Wishing you well. Ron.

Dearest Craig I  don't post often.  I do check on you.  Most of the ones I kept up with have passed like my husband., but I often check on you to see how you are.  I am praying for you to have the strength, courage, and determination to with stand this pain.  I am also praying that something or somehow they can relieve your pain or make it at least manageable.  I am so deeply sorry for your suffering.  I know with all the prayers  that are being said for you that they will be answered.  Know that you are loved, admired, respected, appreciated, and looked up to.  You have done so much to help not only me but so many others.  Will pray for you daily and will check back on you.

Love ya

Anna