BDutchess

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  Is there anyone here who has experience with the Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) / Low Dose Naltrexone treatment? Anyone who has visited Dr. Burt Berkson in NM? http://drberkson.com/index.html Thank you!

  February 19 at 8:04 PM view discussion

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  Hello everyone, I've sent several of you a private message, I hope you don't mind. Finding people who can tell you more about ampullary cancer is like finding a needle in a hay stack! My dad (65) was diagnosed just a month ago. He had a classic Whipple procedure, 3 out of 27 lymph nodes tested positive. My parents live in The Netherlands, he had his surgery in a specialized hospital in Germany. Because this type of ...

  October 26 at 8:41 PM view post

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  Oh and one more thing I forgot, we'll have a meeting with his surgeons in a few days. What are the questions we need to ask? I want to know if bloodvessels were involved and how many lymph nodes were taken and how they tested. Any tips on what to ask is appreciated.

  October 07 at 10:47 AM view post

• BDutchess has created a new message board discussion

  My dad was diagnosed just 3 weeks ago with stage I ampullary cancer, he had the Whipple procedure last Thursday so within 15 days of diagnosis. I think he's recovering very well. He's started to eat small amounts of soft solids, is going to the bathroom and passing gas. He did have a problem with his catheter today, it kept creating a vacuum and blocking up, flowing over etc. So this morning he was moved to a differe...

  October 07 at 10:37 AM view discussion