Quoted from Concretehardt:

Ok I had this little gem removed from my brain last month and lived to tell about it, so I gues I’m in the Pinside Medical club

Quoted from PinMonk:

If your father's colon cancer gets worse, talk the doctor into prescribing Antabuse off-label. It's made for drunks to keep them from drinking, but it has the side effect of preventing cancer cells (and only cancer cells) from getting rid of their waste, so they self destruct by exploding. That mechanism was just recently discovered, although there were reports back to the 1970s of alcoholics with cancer mysteriously being cured when taking Antabuse. They just didn't know how or why it worked back then. They're just now doing studies on exactly which cancers it works for in humans, but initial reports are it's most of them. Obviously you can't have any alcohol if you're on it, but for people with serious cancers, that's a small inconvenience for a potential complete cure if you stay on it long enough.

Quoted from MustangPaul:

I just go word today that my good friend of over 30 years died sometime this morning before he left for work, they think a heart attack. He was only 57 and was in good health according to the check up a year ago.

Quoted from poppapin:

Have you tried lorazepam? .5MG seems to help with my anxiety, my wife will take 1 to help her sleep.

Quoted from pinmike:

Agreed!! Weight plays a huge role in staying healthy

Quoted from pinballsp:

The habits of life and food do a lot, both to cause health problems, and to cure them.
In my case, it is a mixture of a problem that I discovered only 5 years ago, after many years of rare symptoms that the doctors did not solve.
In short, intolerance to gluten (celiac). In addition diabetes due to having abused for years of sweets and fats, glycemia and high triglycerides. That also ends up affecting the functioning of the kidneys and almost everything you eat starts to feel bad, because the body is filled with toxins that should filter and eliminate the kidneys (ammonia, uric acid, phosphorus).
Everything is resolved with a diet, basically vegetarian, is what works best for me with difference, without any drug. Control of glycemia and triglycerides, avoid all foods high in carbohydrates and high in fat. It is a diet based on vegetables, at first it is somewhat monotonous, but it is a matter of looking and trying, vegetable creams (I really like the asparagus), sautéed vegetables, mushrooms, artichoke, etc ...

Quoted from pinballsp:

I, of supposed miraculous remedies, have practically tested them all, the turmeric also and many more. I have never noticed any beneficial effect with any, except with vitamin C, this one is really miraculous, although its effects are not permanent or seem random, but some beneficial effect is noticed.
Now I know that the only thing that works is a proper diet, food is the most important, intermittent fasting also helps a lot. Nuts (I like pistachios very much), unfortunately I can not eat, because they are very high in protein and phosphorus, and that does not go well with damaged kidneys, because many toxins accumulate in the body.
The accumulation of phosphorus in blood, produces many itching in the skin, is very annoying. Simply reduce the consumption of protein foods and those discomforts disappear. I can not drink Cola either, even without sugar or caffeine, because they have Phosphoric Acid, again the phosphorus that causes so many problems when the kidneys do not work well.
My gallbladder is loaded with stones, but it does not give any symptoms, and that's why the doctor said there was nothing to do for now. Some diverticula detected in the intestine, but without symptoms, there is nothing to do about it.
My problems have been basically, gluten intolerance, glycemia and high triglycerides, a poor diet for years, or probably for decades. I found out about gluten after trying many things, and by chance. Gluten intolerance also caused me atrophic gastritis, with permanent stomach pains, 24 hours a day, for 13 years, until I stopped eating gluten foods and the pains disappeared in 3 days.
I also developed insulin resistance, derived from a diet high in carbohydrates, which is the precursor of type 2 diabetes.

Quoted from bssbllr:

Hello all , as some may know already I have been battling stage 4 colon cancer for the past 5 years. In 2014 had pain when I shit so went to er. They gave a ct-scan and said I had spots on my liver which was most likely cancer that had spread from colon. Next got a scope to get clogged up and get a colostomy bag. Not very fun when you are 40 and very active in all areas. I eventually ended up at Roswell in buffalo for the tumor removal in my colon and bag reversal.
The next surgery was the liver 65% removal and it was second because other surgery was in the way. All went well as far as we knew everything was cut out.
Well went back 1 year later to find out the cancer was back on my liver and lung. Not what the family wanted to hear.
So for the last 4 years just continuing to take chemo, cbd, marijuana and plant based diet. Lucky for me the cancer seems to be growing slow last pic of lungs and liver showed stable but my tumor marker numbers still continue to rise.
I have been positive through it all so my family isn’t affected as much by this whirlwind of life we have been delt.
I have been to Boston’s Dana Farber for a clinical trial because I have exhausted all chemo a radiation treatments which means I am out of options. My platelet count would not rise enough for the trial.
I feel like it’s the family I worry about not me. I have three kids 26,21and 19. I have been with my wife since she was 14 and we had our first kid when she was 16. We have defied most of the odds on staying together for over 25 years married. I also had to put all the financial affairs in order Titles ,loans and bills to make it easier for my wife.
CANCER SUCKS and the sad thing is , it is hard to tell your story because most have been delt with some kind of similar situation.

Quoted from Concretehardt:

Hi Chris,
I am getting a little better everyday, the swelling in my head and face are nearly gone which is a huge relief! I still have no feeling on the top of my head after the radiation treatment, they told me I may lose feeling in my face before my treatment so if I only lose feeling in my scalp I feel very lucky! Mostly what I am dealing with now is constant very intense headaches, I am starting new medication today to try to get them under control. I go back in 10 weeks for an MRI to see if the brain tumor has hopefully gotten smaller, if it has grown more I will have another round of radiation...
Incase anyone is wondering, having a halo screwed into your skull for 14 hours sucks.. bad! (See pic) I wish I could of been asleep for the radiation procedure as it was a bad experience for me and I hope to never have to go thru it again.
The gift in all of this for me is that I take nothing for granted anymore, I am present in every moment with my family and friends. Everything is different for me now, when I watch a sunset or hear my daughter laugh.. it’s hard to explain, it’s beautiful![quoted image]