Re: LDN and the medical community

[Guest guest]

Agreed

[Guest guest]

I've had two Oncologists and they both think that LDN is Alternative or

Quack Medicine. They also don't like the fact that I am in control of the

decisions that affect my life.

Noland

----- Original Message -----

From: " jpmchaseguy " <warren.gatto@...>

<low dose naltrexone >

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:24 PM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] " LDN " and the medical community

> > JODY,

> > AS FAR AS " LDN " , THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY DOES NOT ENDORSE IT AT ALL.

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> I could not agree with that statment more.

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> Let me tell you my experience.

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> My wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung adenocarcinoma. It is a

> cancer that is very hard to detect until it is too late. When we got

> the diagnosis back in November we were both devastated as the

> prognosis is grim, to say the least.

>

> A friend told me about LDN, and I read everything about it, and

> became hopeful. I printed out everything and showed it my my wife's

> oncologist, who was skeptical to say the least. After the second

> chemo, she said that she was afraid it would be toxic to the liver

> and have to stop chemo. Yeah, right.

>

> Needless to say, this scared my wife. I was there and aruged with

> the doctor (a Russian female dr, f.y.i.), and the compromise was that

> she would write a script for LDN after the 3rd chemo.

>

> Well 3rd chemo session passed and I went to pick up my wife at the

> hospital. I asked her is she got the script for LDN. My wife told me

> that the 'dr doesnt *think* I need it'. I was livid. If the dr. was

> before me I would have literally strangled her.

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> Meanwhile the dr. wanted to put her on an experimental drug progam in

> addition to the chemo, which has horrible, wrectched side

> effects......but is part of the cancer regime. But since LDN is not,

> she wont do it......and WHY?!?!?!?!....because of liability. The dr.

> is afraid of being sued if she prescribes something that is not on

> the approved list for cancer. Xanax - sure all you want? Valium?

> Why not? Ambien, well, of course.

>

> LDN - no way.

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> My wife went back the next week for a check up and came right out and

> asked the bitch, er, doctor, " Can the naltrexone hurt me? " Silence.

> She said " I asked you, can the naltrexone hurt me. ANSWER ME, dammit,

> this is my life, not yours. "

>

> The dr. would not verbally say anything, but just shook her head back

> and forth to indicate no. Once my wife heard that she agreed to

> take it. I got a script for it through a *friend* and had the pills

> in my hand within 24 hours.

>

> My wife has been on it a week now; no side effects, but she says she

> is feeling a bit better.

>

> I can only hope and pray.

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> Needless to say I cannot stand doctors who refuse to consider

> alternative therapies. Yeah, cancer is a business. A big business.

> 90 pills of LDN cost me $119 at a NYC pharmacy. My wife's chemo,

> which she goes for every 3 weeks costs $4000/session.

>

> Now you see the reason why the med. community and the drug community

> refuse to consider LDN.

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> Rgds

> Warren

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