Metastatic pancreatic cancer of the lungs

Thank you for your reply.  My father was admitted to the hospital today because he is having such difficulty breathing.  His oxygen level was 72 when he went in this morning.  With breathing treatments and keeping him on an oxygen mask, they were able to get his level into the 90's which is good.  But, they also did a chest x-ray and compared it to one done on January 29th.  The x-ray showed significant changes just in that short period of time.  When I asked his doctor where we stand, he said we are looking at weeks, maybe less.  This is absolutely unbelievable.  It feels like a bad dream.  He has been fighting this for two years and it has been an uphill battle all the way.  It seems so unfair that he now faces this after all he's been through. 

 We are still praying for a miracle, and I ask that anyone who reads this please put him in your prayers as well.  His name is Howard.  Miracles happen everyday, and we really need one right now.

 I will also put you and your mother in my prayers.  God bless.

I am sorry your E mail was deleted. If you would like to talk further please send me a private message through this board. I am posting this message because I believe so strongly in Intravenous Vitamin C and lipoic acid as a cancer treatment. I did a Google search on " The Long Term Survivor of a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer" and the following is what came up. "1: Integr Cancer Ther. 2006 Mar;5(1):83-9. Links The long-term survival of a patient with pancreatic cancer with metastases to the liver after treatment with the intravenous alpha-lipoic acid/low-dose naltrexone protocol. Berkson BM, Rubin DM, Berkson AJ. Integrative Medical Center of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. The authors describe the long-term survival of a patient with pancreatic cancer without any toxic adverse effects. The treatment regimen includes the intravenous alpha-lipoic acid and low-dose naltrexone (ALA-N) protocol and a healthy lifestyle program. The patient was told by a reputable university oncology center in October 2002 that there was little hope for his survival. Today, January 2006, however, he is back at work, free from symptoms, and without appreciable progression of his malignancy. The integrative protocol described in this article may have the possibility of extending the life of a patient who would be customarily considered to be terminal. The authors believe that life scientists will one day develop a cure for metastatic pancreatic cancer, perhaps via gene therapy or another biological platform. But until such protocols come to market, the ALA-N protocol should be studied and considered, given its lack of toxicity at levels reported. Several other patients are on this treatment protocol and appear to be doing well at this time." PMID: 16484716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

On 3/19/2007 Meleroni wrote:

My mom is age 58 w/Pancreatic cancer w/mets to the liver. SHe has never had a full body scan so we don't know where else the cancer has spread. She has had a chest xray and her lungs were clear. Her symptoms seem to worsen and change quickly. Her newest difficulty is that she is having trouble swallowing. But..her appetite is okay. She appears to have fluid in her abdomen. SHe has chemo once a week (gemzar). Her abdomen is tender to touch. The other day she was so down and frustrated w/the pain she called me crying saying she would remove the tumor herself if no one else would. And, no one else will we've been told. She feels like removing it may not prolong her life, but she would at least be more comfortable. 

Well, thats my story. If you want to talk ..feel free to email me.

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