CancerCompass message board discussion started by Earline on 10/11/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17010,0.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated. Earline Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.I have never heard of tumors needing to grow bigger before they disappear. She should come to the US (Texas) and get a second opinion. The nausea and bowel problems could possibly be from the tumors pressing on her colon. Personally, I wouldn't waste any time before getting a second opinion. I am stage 4  dx'd  in April '04. What kind of treatment is she receiving and why can't she even speak to the doctor??? To me that is a HUGE reg flag.I wish her the best of luck. Try to get her to the states ASAP.  Diane t. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT never heard of that  either the tumors need to  get bigger  i too think  she needs to  come to the  states i went to dartmouth hitchcock hspital and  had my surgery for ovarian cancer mine was at stage 2  nad i did  chemo have 2 more left and  am doing great  my heart and prayers go out to u freeatlast Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT I actually took my son to St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment. He had a brain stem glioma. I personally had done alot of research on some of the treatments Dr. Rogers was giving and feel it has helped alot of cancer patients. I spoke to alot of other people while we were there and they were seeing results. My son unfortunately passed last monthed but we also did not start these specific treatments til he was towards the end. We visited with Dr. Rogers on video conference calls. It was kinda strange but it was because he worked in the US and it would have been hard for him to travel back and forth as often as he would have needed to. Everyone of course has different situations and ours was that we were not offered many options in the US for my sons cancer. We had been to St. Jude and many other places with no success. My suggestion is to get a list of the treatments offered and do the research yourself and weigh the options... Crzynay Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT I just had 2 months of treatment there, Earline.  Would be glad to discuss it with you.On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.  munzy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT My husband and brother in law are out there now. Brother in law had stage 4 melanoma and husband has inherited lung disease, high blood pressure, and a diabetic. They have been there for 3 wks now and husband is doing much better. Drs told brother in law right of the bat that the cancer would probably return and the only treatment would make him deathly sick- he opted to try this treatment, he has no insurance and this makes it very difficult to get into a hospital, was waiting on admittance to a hospital in Texas to remove lymph nodes in neck and chest. He plans to have the surgery when he returns but they stress to keep up your treatment in the states, this treatment along with other treatment has had good results. Cousin had been to Dr Rogers 5 yrs ago with a tumor at the base of his skull which they could not operate on and he was loosing his hearing. the treatment Dr Rogers gave him shrunk the tumor and the drs he was going to could not believe it and to this day he is fine. I guess this treatment is not for everyone and u cant wait until the last minute and then go hoping for a miracle cure, it  takes time and u still need to follow up treament with own drs. Nothing is a sure thing,its all in gods hands, all we can do is hope. blondee8257 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.i would highly recomend dr. rogers to any i have been in treatment for a year and feel great if you would like to call me direct please do i more than happy to share my experiences with you April K. --Message edited by CancerCompass staff. For personal protection, phone number removed. Consider private reply. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html--   april tiffany Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.Dr. Charles Rogers uses teleconferencing to speak directly to his patients. Here is why: from:http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/23/news/mexico.php Americans in other border cities have also reported being kidnapped. Dr. Charles Rogers, 57, a Brownsville, Texas, oncologist who ran a cancer clinic in the Mexican city of Matamoros, which is just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville near where it feeds into the Gulf of Mexico, was abducted at his clinic and held hostage at gunpoint for several hours on Dec. 9, until he arranged for his wife to pay an $88,000 ransom.In an interview, Rogers said he had been stopped by three men who identified themselves as Mexican federal police officers. After the ransom was paid, he said, he jumped from a moving vehicle to escape because he was afraid the kidnappers were going to kill him. He left his clinic to Mexican physicians and now consults by videoconferencing."I have not been back since," he said. "I am never going back." Scottie Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Earline, how is your cousin doing?  We are looking into St. Jospeh for my husband's stage 4 colon cancer.  Norma Norma50 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 12/7/2007 april tiffany wrote: On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.i would highly recomend dr. rogers to any i have been in treatment for a year and feel great if you would like to call me direct please do i more than happy to share my experiences with you April K. --Message edited by CancerCompass staff. 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Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html-- " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html-- ?  I sure would like to know more info for my husband.  Norma50 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Norma, unfortunately my cousin passed away April 1st.  She fought a long battle, but definitely believed in what she was doing.  I asked her about a week before she died...."Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything different concerning your treatment?" ...and she said "No".  The "conventional" doctors gave her about 3 months to live and she made it a year and 2 months.  I love her and miss her.  She was a great lady and anyone who was fortunate enough to know her was blessed.  Tell your husband to fight and don't give up.  You never know when a new procedure or cure is about to occur.  My prayers are with you, your husband as you fight this battle.  Earline Earline Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 11/21/2007 munzy wrote:I just had 2 months of treatment there, Earline.  Would be glad to discuss it with you.On 10/11/2007 Earline wrote:My cousin is receiveing treatment for Stage 4 ovarian cancer in Acuna Mexico at St. Joseph Medical Center by Dr. Charles Rogers.  Has anyone heard of him and this center?  Is it legit?  I am very concerned about her.  They say the tumors (she has 5) have to get bigger before they disapper.  Now she is beginning to have nausea and bowel problems.  She has been in Mexico for 2 months receiving treatment and has not been able to talk directly to the doctor in this time.  Any info would be appreciated.  I would very much appreciate any info on this clinic that you have. Michael100 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT