Hi, I'm Steve. Wife has cancer. Looking for help.
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I live in Australia, originally English. Aged 68. My wife of 49yrs was diagnosed with Stage 3 Advanced ovarian cancer late last year. She has undergone six rounds of harsh chemo and had very extensive surgery. This was supposed to be followed by ‘maintenance treatment’ (Bevacizumab) but after just two infusions she suffered brain bleeds, so the treatment was halted. We are now in a limbo, waiting for recurrence.
I have been researching alternative treatments for some time and, after a long series of discussions, persuaded her to take 5000iu of vit. D plus K2. I also came across reports that Ivermectin had cancer-fighting properties and, because I had some already (thank you FLCCC) I also implored her to take it. She is VERY reluctant to do anything that might put her oncologist offside however, so we are proceeding ‘blind’ so to speak. She is taking 12mg/day with food.
Within days, she felt that she was able to breathe more deeply. Her diaphragm has been partially resected, which I believe was making it hard to fully expand her lungs. After four days of Ivermectin, she was able to take deep breaths. I really don’t understand how that might be but of course we’re happy with that small step forwards.
On the downside though, her blood pressure fell significantly, as low as 90/65). Already taking beta blocker (Metoprolol) for a rapid heart rate, she tried stopping it. Her blood pressure increased to something more acceptable (ca. 105/75) but her heart rate has increased to 80-90bpm. She always had a high heart rate, but the medics oncology team want it lower, hence the beta blocker.
So I’m currently in a bind. We both want her to continue with the Ivermectin, but given that it seems the beta blocker is necessary, we’re struggling to control her heart rate. What I really want to do is seek professional advice, but as mentioned earlier, we’re wary of telling the oncology team that we’re using non-prescribed meds, especially the ‘dreaded’ Ivermectin.
A confounding factor here is her anxiety, which quite understandably can vary hugely from day to day. I believe this impacts her bp etc.
Can anybody solve this puzzle?
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