IV Vitamin C

Hi Debbo,
Hopefully the IV Vitamin C will help take care of the lung infections since it also has antibacterial properties. Did you know that it also causes a peroxide reaction that's effective against cancer? I was wondering why your MD wants to add another peroxide treatment.
Please make sure your husband is getting enough protein in his diet,maybe talk to the dietician. I can't stress enough how important it is to keep up the nutritional aspect to build the bodies defense system.
I'm glad to hear that your husband and you are feeling encouraged by his response to the IV Vitamin C. Please keep us updated on his progress.

For anyone interested there is an article in the Cancer News section dated 7/5/06 right here on Cancer Compass that tells about the current studies on IV Vitamin C. It's a good article and very encouraging.

Carolyn: My husband just started it yesterday. It was the first day in months that he had any energy. He has CLL (since 1999) and now the chemo has caused squamous cell to grow in his ear. ("They" said it was the sun ... inside his ear?) We have high hopes - for the first time. We also spent some time at the Cancer Treatment Center in Philadelphia. We LOVED it there too, but came home for the weekend, and he got very sick ... we have yet to make it back, so are trying some alternative things at home.

Lemondrop: Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, I've read about (and the doctor explained) the hydro. Perox. reaction. He is adding another treatment of it because of the excrutiating pain my husband is in from the ear cancer. Will let you know what happens.

I just started with Vitamin C IV and I have had two treatments. I am now up to 20 grams of Vitamin C.

I take it once a week ( I am paying for it and too expensive to take twice a week)and taking oral supplements each day as well.

We hope to get to 50 grams shortly and I will be doing it for at least 6 months.

I am doing this through an oncologist who has researched it and believes it might help his cancer patients.

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March of this year and decided to try IV vitamin C therapy. Have had five weekly treatments, starting with 25g and prgressing to 50g. Have had severe stomach problems in the last few weeks which seem to be related to the IV treatments. But understand that this is not a normal reaction to Vitamin C. I wonder if anyone else has had similar side effects from Vitamin C treatment. I want to continue the IV's but don't like the "belly aches" and frequent trips to the John. Any comments would be appreciated.

Hello, I have an appointment tomorrow (Thurs) with a holistic doctor to discuss vitamin c therapy. I've spoken with one holistic doctor who said the IVs would cost about $250. per session "plus" her time which was about the same cost. The doctor I have the appointment with tomorrow will cost $225. for the 1 hour consultation. They wouldn't give me any costs for the actually IV therapy until I speak with the doctor and have a game plan set up. I've also been quoted prices like $75.00 per session.
A clinic in Kansas is where I would really like to go as they give you IVs 3 consecutive days and monitor your absorbtion on each of these days. Day one is 15 grams, day two is 25 grams and day three is 50 grams. If all is well at this point, they then send you home with a complete package with dosage and info
for someone local to do the IVs. Did you receive this type of treatment at the start?

By the way, I am a 49 year old single mom of an 8 year old boy. I have lung cancer which was diagnosed April 2005. Chemo, radiation and complications brought me to April 2006 where I had my first follow up scan. It showed the cancer metasticized to liver, brain, hips, rib, ovaries and was still in the lung.

I've been told that this is terminal. I must say that I feel great! I'm looking into alternative treatments which brought me to IV c.

Thank you, Rosilyn

Check under the Cancer Messages for it...been taking it four times now...

Hello to all,

I am an RN who has stage III ovarian cancer. It is slow growing, so not as aggressive or deadly as the other kinds. My first surgery was just that and no chemo or other treatment and occured in 1995. I then began to have pain and other G-I issues last year. The second surgery was done in April of 2005. Since the cancer had recurred, the protocol was now chemo and/or more aggressive treatments. The surgeon said he was only able to "get" 80% of the cancer.

I started with Doxil, and was told that these mega myers or high dose vitamin C IVs did something to the Doxil making it less effective. The Doxil did nothing for me. I then went to Carboplatin and started doing the Vitamin C IVs after awhile into that. The last dose of the Carbo was in early June. I get, through my port, the Mega Meyers now which includes: 50GMs of Vitamin C, Mag Chloride 1GMm, Vit B 5,6,12 and B-Complex--all about 100-200 mg., Sterile Water, 350 mls. I get this locally from my Internist who is the Andrew Weil of Sedona. I go for chemo treatment at the CTCA. They gave me something like this, but I really needed it 2 or 3 times weekly and it is impractical to stay in Zion that long.

I have no way to prove that this is "working" and have heard of the Kansas study and the fact that IV Vitamin C turns into Hydrogen Perioxide, but IT MUST BE IV and NOT ORAL. I get this about 3 times a week through my port. It makes me feel much better, more energy and also healthier. I have not had a virus or cold for over one year now, and at one point my WBC was <2. I think this is best if it is used as a conjunct with another form of chemotherapy. Right now I just started on a pill form called "Tarceva" I can say I am feeling much better generally than I did when I was on the Doxil and Carbo.

Someone wanted to know if they could do this at home. No way. You would have to have too much medical equipment to do this and I don't see how you could access your own port sterilly, or start an IV on yourself.

I would recommend this to anyone, but you really need to know if any of these vitamins interfere with whatever chemo you may be on. There is a really great book on this called "Antioxidants Against Cancer" by Ralph Moss. It includes which antioxidants to take or not to take with which chemotherapy. An invaluable resource!

I would appreciate if you can tell me how long you have been taking Vitamin CIV? How much is it costing for each session?

My oncologist has really decided that it is the wave of the future and I take it once a week. I can't afford more than that.

I have taken my fourth one this week and I am at 30 grams of Vitamin C. I also finished my chemo treatments last week.

I have discussed it with the Center of Human Improvement and they have given the protocol to my oncologist.

However, two times a week has been recommended. I do take many antioxidants orally such as Lipoic Acid, E, COQ10 200 mg...vitamin C- 5,000 a day orally and more.

I also juice vegetables each day plus taking juice plus capsules.

I am sure in the next few weeks I will be taking some scans to see how it is going.

Any other information you have , I would appreciate..