21 Year Old NSMLC Adenocarcinoma Stage 4

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  • nanaof7
    nanaof7 Member Posts: 127
    #42
    phelangelica said:

    Ginger
    Do look up the studies on acupressure for chemo nausea. They are highly suggestive of efficacy and I know a lot of people who benefit from them. Pretty sure any color will help, Stayingcalm, if its correctly placed on the P6 point. Studies using "sham points" showed that the patient did not enjoy a placebo effect. It has to be correctly placed.

    And do look at the study on ginger and hear my experience, im smart and observant and Im sharing my experience: that it works, it helps a lot with nausea.

    That was also the experience of the participants in the double blind study funded by the National Cancer Institute. If that strikes you as quackery but you embrace the pharmaceuticals that are being sold to you by corporations that have a huge motive to move their product to you that is your lifestyle choice.

    Keep in mind that Ginger and Acupressure are affordable and effective and easily available to everyone and theres really no harm in you setting aside your cynicism and giving these things a try.

    I have no motive to mislead anyone: do what you can to improve quality of life and balance the toxic arsenal of pharmaceutical treatments with healthy lifestyle choices.

    phelangelica
    If sugar plays such an important roll in cancer then why after my LC surgery I was told to cut out all sugars, which I did I didn't even eat anything that turned to sugar no white potato's no dairy,no breads only chicken and vegs and fruits and within a year I had mets to the brain I don't think there is any one thing is an exact science we do the best we can I was very disappointed when I was told that if I didn't want my cancer to come back to follow this diet and it came back anyway so nothing is for sure to me it was just false hope
  • stayalive
    stayalive Member Posts: 24
    #43
    trft said:

    Adenocarcinoma NSMLC Stage 4.
    Hi Stayalive, Oh man... you are in a real tough place. Your son must still be stinging from diagnosis. I also had Adenocarcinoma NSMLC, but my staging was much better. As to sugar or not sugar... I almost feel the discussion here is inappropriate, but you may feel the need to research the issue. It's a hard thing to do with lung cancer. Hang in there. Tim aka trft

    Thx Tim
    Yes, we are still trying to recover from the shock of the diagnosis. The first chemo with Cisplatin & Gemcitabin didn't work too much. Was in hospital & ICU for a week due to heart complications. Had a surgery. Now going for 2nd chemo with Cisplatin & Alimta next week. Hope it will go OK this time and that this combination will work better. Thanks for your support.
  • stayalive
    stayalive Member Posts: 24
    #44
    rubyb said:

    survivor stage IV lung cancer
    Hi Stayalive!!

    Just wanted to let you know that there is a tremendous amount of hope for your son. I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in May of 2010 with mets to the lymph nodes of the mediastinum and the left hip. I don't have any professional advice to offer but I can tell you some of the things that I did. First and foremost I surrounded myself with a wonderful group of very supportive friends who only would believe a complete cure for me. They all prayed for me and asked several of their friends and needless to say before it was all said and done there were probably thousands of people praying for me. Whenever a person asked if they could pray for me I would stop and allow them to pray for me. These two things sustained me and gave me a great sense of peace.

    Nutritionally I took high doses of vitamin D, a really good mega multiple, fish oil, co-Q10, and ate a really good diet of fresh fruits, vegetables and quality protein. I ate a lot of asparagus as this has been shown to shrink lung tumors. I drank lots of alkaline water and did yoga at least 3-5 times a week for strengthening body, mind and spirit...

    I also did 6 rounds of chemotherapy at an excellent hospital here in Michigan, Henry Ford. I just knew I was going to be ok and on September 30, 2010 my doctor could find no evidence of cancer.

    Is there hope for your son and can you expect a miracle??? Absolutely, expect it and accept nothing less!!

    Thanks for Hope
    Hi Ruby. Thank you so much for being so encouraging. It's thru stories like yours that give us strength and belief in a cure. I'm so happy to hear that they could not find any evidence of cancer. Thanks for sharing your great story.
  • have2believe
    have2believe Member Posts: 134
    #45
    stayalive said:

    Thanks for Hope
    Hi Ruby. Thank you so much for being so encouraging. It's thru stories like yours that give us strength and belief in a cure. I'm so happy to hear that they could not find any evidence of cancer. Thanks for sharing your great story.

    have hope
    The diagnosis of stage 4 is so devastating. My hope is that one day advanced cancer can become a chronic treatable condition like diabetes. With so many new drugs that come out, it's the plan to be one step ahead of the game. People can stay in remission for a very very long time, and spontaneous remission does happen. As far as supplements, I would advise you to get the books written by PRACTICING integrative oncologists or do an in-office visit with one. Books like Life Over Cancer and Integrative Oncology. Most drs are not familiar with supplements, so they always err on the side of caution, not knowing its effects. Research on pubmed and also Sloan Kettering has an herb resource webpage. Dr. Keith Block based in Chicago is a widely known integrative oncologist and he does advise people on supplements and does in office visits and phone consults. You will hear a lot of people say, stop eating sugar, eat baking soda, eat asparagus...to the pt that it becomes irritating and offensive. Because unless you have personally cured yourself of advance cancer, I will rely on evidence based treatments and supplements. Stay up to date with info and don't hesitate to get a second, third, opinion. Most importantly, be there as much as you can for your son and have hope. Miracles do happen.

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