Husband newly diagnosed with unresectable CC – Vegan diet???

I would like to second the recommendation of the Patrick Quillan book, “Beating Cancer through Nutrition”. He talks about diet, but also about supplements, vitamins, and other alternative home treatments which are easy to follow. The book is well indexed and has liberal footnotes, so you can always look up the original medical journal that is the basis for his recomendations. Also nice is that the book is not dogmatic; he just lays out the information and invites the reader to decide how much or how little of the diet they would like to follow.

Best of luck to you!

Violarob in Texas

Danielle, Thanks for the kind words and your thoughts….I just started posting again in hopes that maybe something i say can help. I like checking in to see how everyone is doing. It’s painful but maybe part of healing.

Your Jim’s diet sounds the same as my husbands before CC. I learned real quick that what we put into our bodies is vital when sick.

I want to tell you what happened with my hubby not to worry you but to empower you with info.
The infection with my husband ended up being his stent was clogged with 2 gallstones and some sludge. They couldn’t figure this out even though all the symptons pointed to this. They kept saying tumor fevers also…and when we asked why the pain in his right side and shoulder, they said they didn’t know, but it’s probably the cancer. He had all the symptons of gallstones, but no matter how many pictures they took, they didn’t see it. I’m convinced that they overlooked that area because that’s where the tumor was. It took two months and going to a different hospital and doctor to figure out what was wrong.
Do they have an infectious disease’s doctor treating him?
Tell his oncologist that you want him scoped to take a look at the bile duct, maybe they’re missing something.
Also, I had to tell the doctors to give my husband probiotics because of all the heavy antibiotics they were giving him. All those antibiotics kill the good bacteria as well as the bad…and we need the good bacteria to stimulate our immune system. The doctor said something like…”yeah he really could use that” when I asked him for it.
I’m positive all the alternative stuff was working, but the doctors dropped the ball. My husband was strong and gaining weight while on chemo and he was bike riding about 3 miles.
I pray that things get better for you guys.
Lulu

Gary has been fighting this disease for 16 months following Whipple surgery. We have recently been made aware of the benefits of a plant based diet and have been trying to follow it. We juice vegetables, have eliminated dairy, meat and sugar. It all makes sense to us, and we intend to remain close to the diet. It was recommended to us by our nutritionist and acupuncturist. We rely on books (The Gerson Diet and Dr. Quillen’s – Fighting Cancer Through Nutrition) and the internet for recipes. Gary has been able to maintain his weight and even gain some and feel better as well. Good luck!