RE: LDN and Cancer, possible leukemia

[Guest guest]

,

My wife has a blood cancer called Multiple Myeloma, the end stage of which is

called Plasma

Cell Leukemia. These cancers tend to share treatments, though there are a few

with very

specific drugs now.

IMO, it is good to pursue LDN but, as suggested above, a Hem/Onc will not

volunteer to add LDN

and may actively avoid it. After all, it's not in his/her vocabulary. When you

know more

about his disease learn more about the occurence rates for that cancer. I

recommend pursuing

an Hem/Onc that is a specialist in that flavor cancer if it is rare. I agree

also that you

should pursue LDN since it is always likely that a boost in the T cell side of

the immune

system will help.

Please don't hesitate to write me when you know more.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

Don Schultz (no medical training, and not terribly bright)

Near Joliet IL. Husband and Caregiver to Barb Schultz, born '49

Dx'd June/01; IgA Kappa @5,880, B2M 7.8, Radiation to L3, Aredia 6X now Zometa

monthly,

100mg Thal daily & 40mgX4days pulsed Dex thru Dec '01 when failed; Mar-Jun/02 2

rounds VAD no

effect & 2 rounds DTPACE modest effect; autoSCT July/02 full remission in

Sep/02. Interferon

maint' Aug/02 to Jan 03; Jan 03 IgA climbing; Feb 03 Hi dose Dex Failed,

Velcade Phase3

trial Mar/03, IgA down 99% after 2 cycles, After 8 cycles of phase3 trial IgA

below normal.

Dec/03 now in 2nd Continuation phase, M-spike down to 0.1, Jan 2004 Velcade

fails, next

treatment pending.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our

salvation. Selah

(pause, consider this) Psalms 68:19

http://www.healthtalk.com/multiplemyeloma/diseasebasics.cfm

http://www.labtestsonline.org/

http://www.myeloma.org/

http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/

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

From: Noland R. Durnell, P.E.

Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:33 AM

low dose naltrexone

Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] LDN and Cancer

Good morning, :

I'm sorry to hear about your brother..........

.......What particular kind of leukemia do they think your brother has?

.......I would bet that the Oncologist is not going to even listen to you about

LDN. My experience with them is that they are generally

closed-minded..............

..........However, don't give up on getting LDN. The sooner your brother starts

taking it, the

better.

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

From: " candmpark " <candmpark@...>

<low dose naltrexone >

Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:59 PM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Leukemia

> My brother was told today, that they think he has Leukemia. He has an

> appointment to see a Hemotologist on March 3rd. Is there anyone out

> there who is taking LDN with this illness?