I don't know the answer to your question but I think you'd have a difficult time finding anyone who would say you stop eating the foods and spices you listed. I was surprised by your post so I did a little research. I found information about those studies; they were based on high doses of antioxidan...

It's my understanding that metformin is often prescribed off-label for cancer patients to help block glucose pathways. I'm not a doctor but it seems to me that if glucose levels are important enough to prescribe metformin off-label as part of cancer treatment, anyone with diabetes should be extra vi...

I've become somewhat of a pro at fasting on Folfiri because it makes such a big difference for me. That said, I'm not familiar with eating requirements, if any, for Lonsurf so you might need to make adjustments. You don't need to do a complete fast; you can eat up to 500 calories per day. It's a fas...

I'm chiming in on the complementary and alternative therapies, with the understanding that everyone reacts differently. These are some of the things that have most helped me: Vitamin C IVs kept me alive when I was so beaten up from treatment that I was mentally giving up. It brought me back off the ...

Sophy, I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!

While you're busy thanking the old-timers for their support, allow me to thank you for the support and guidance you so generously gave to me when I was headed to Germany years ago. I'm paying it forward.

Here's another Savvy gig that looks interesting. This one pays up to $110/hr for 1-2 hours of video interview time. They're looking for people who have been diagnosed with cancer and have also experienced GI symptoms in the past 3-5 months.

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Forgive me if I've missed an important piece of the conversation and go off track here. I was in a similar situation. The simplest move for me was to get a second opinion from a GI cancer specialist at Mayo but Mayo didn't accept my insurance at that time so I paid out of pocket. I saw him after eve...

For what it's worth, Dr. Drewes and Kerns are both outstanding. Dr. Kern did my first lung surgery because Dr. Drewes was on leave. When they asked me if I wanted to go ahead or wait for Drewes, I also learned that Dr. Kern practiced for several years alongside Dr. Rolle, who developed the procedure...

Can't answer the compression sock questions but there are PT exercises you can do to help stimulate the nerves, and you can make your own props. The idea is to introduce different textures. For example, get something large enough to hold your entire foot and deep enough to fill with enough rice to c...

Hi Paige, I used the VLS3 for years, on the advice of my PCP, but there was some lawsuit and then it was difficult to find so I switched to Visbiome because that's what the pharmacist told me was the replacement product (also behind the counter and refrigerated). That being said, my naturopathic doc...

I don't know if this will help you but every now and then, for reasons unknown, I'll get a flare that is a lot like how I remember LARS. Without intervention, a flare can last for several days. Recently I've started using Banatrol Plus. It's a natural product used in oncology centers for chemo diarr...

I'm late to this party but wanted to add some comments that may be useful. I was on Xeloda/Avastin and stable for almost 18 months with no breaks outside of those prescribed. I had a few hand/foot flares but they were short-lived and I possibly could have largely avoided them by being more careful a...

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Because you mentioned Stage IV and massive pain, your friend might benefit from working with a palliative care team that also knows the medical system really well and can help your friend navigate all the different parts (treatment decisions, pain management, communication, stress management, etc). ...

I can't help you make a decision about surgery, but I might be able to help fill in some blanks. Biopsies are really good for ruling things in but not so much for ruling things out. It was once explained to me by an oncologist using the example of an olive with a pimento inside, where the pimento is...