Mom Just Diagnosed

I am glad I stumbled onto this message board. First of all, I am very sorry to hear about all the others who have been diagnosed with this dreadful disease. I hope a cure is found soon.

My mom was diagnosed with gallbladder carcinoma metastasized to the liver and lymph nodes last week. She is 61 years old and is otherwise in very good health. The only symptom was brief upper abdominal pain. No fever or weight loss. The doctors did a CT scan and performed a biopsy of the lymph node from the neck to confirm the diagnosis. They immediately started her on chemotherapy - Gencitabine and Cisplatin. 

My mom is undergoing treatment in India. I am traveling there this week to be with her.

I have asked her to start taking alternative treatment of 4.5mg Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). Does anybody have experience with using LDN for gallbaldder cancer?

I am also contemplating coenzyme Q-10. Any other alternative treatments anyone can think of? 

To add to the above message, I am planning on the following as supplements to the chemotherapy:

- LDN (4.5mg every night)

- Flor-essence tea

- Wheatgrass and aloe vera juice

- immune system enhancement (mushroom immune defense +  colostrum)

Hello-

Sorry for your pain.  My mother is in the same boat.  She will be starting on a Chemo regiment that includes Avistan.  Dr. Fisher at Standford has had some incredible results.  Patients in complete remission.  What is your mother having done in India? Lets keep in touch.

BB

The docs are giving her Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as the main treatment. I checked with Oncologists in the US and it looks like these are the same drugs that would be prescribed in the US too.

The suprising thing for all of us is that she is showing no other signs of the cancer. There is no weight loss. Her blood test results are normal across the board. She has no pain.