My father was diagnosed on October 29th with Cholangiocarcinoma

Michael,

Yes the chills and shakes, my dad would get them both. Especially when he came home from the hospital last year after his PDT. Don’t know why they happened really. Heard some reasons for them, related to the liver or something to do with nerve endings after dad had been zapped with the laser, but that doesn’t tie in with the others experience of them. Who knows really.

I know that dad would just cover up, put the fire on and wait for them to stop, which they always did. Soemtimes they lasted about 20 minutes for him, sometimes more, sometimes less. Bit of a mystery I guess.

Best wishes

Gavin

Oh Kris,

Maybe you’re not having hot flashes from early menopause but POWER SURGES!……lol

P.S. Have you bought that red coat yet??????

Hugs!
Pam

Darla, talk about chills! On our news this morning Milwaukee really got some but Wed. is supposed to be really ugly, did you get any?

Hi Michael. Oh, do we know chills but not why! Teddy has been cold for 4 years now since his Whipple and I who was always extremely warm, am now cold all the time since my surgery October 1st. If they get real bad how about a heating pad. Don’t laugh but Teddy sits around in sweat shirts and a knit cap on his head to keep the heat in, and we are in Phoenix!

Michael,
I’m basically thinking back to three years ago when my husband’s treatments ended. I’m not as strict about what I cook and what he eats as I used to be. I guess we tend to forget at times because he looks and feels so well.
This is regiment of supplements:
Grifon Maitake D-Fraction mushroom capsules- 4 per day
Milk Thistle- Solaray Once Daily capsule
Fish Oil- 3 capsules daily of a good variety.
Beet Root extract- Nature’s Way- 8 capsules daily
Good multivitamin
Turmeric- a good variety with bioperine- one 900 mg daily
Resveratrol- 2 capsules daily
Melatonim-6 mg daily
The last three I have added this past year after research. I am thinking of stopping the turmeric which I take myself for arthritis and giving him burdock instead. He has obstuction issues from radiation scarring and I have read turmeric may not be good. Burdock is supposed to be an old fashioned liver tonic and good for fighting cancer.
As far as foods, we cut way back on meat consumption, he has a problem with dairy so only skim milk and low fat or skim cheese.A lot of spinach, broccoli, fresh pineapple, dark fruits, blueberries etc, carrot juice-I used to do it daily for him but have been negligent lately. No high fructose corn syrup, basically just good healthy foods that are easily digested. As my son said when Tom was first diagnosed, get foods that contain one or two ingredients. Good, healthy, non-processed foods.
I hope this helps. I started giving him the first 4 supplements as soon as he was done with chemo and I really believe it helped his recovery process. I get my supplements from vitacost. com. They seem to have the best prices. I really like their NSI products. Take care and best wishes to your Dad. Mary

Hi and love your attitude. My GP just told me to get a book for me and Teddy called Anti Cancer. Then I came home and looked it up on our search site and apparently a lot of people have already read it and it is an excellent book. Talks about everything. Your dad’s getting chemo for Xmas and Teddy is getting a PET Scan and maybe a needle biopsy. Mmmm wonder how we wrap these things up! Let us know how your dad does.

Michael,
I haven’t been on lately due to being under the weather myself but I’m glad I got on and read your posting today. I think your Dad is getting the very best treatment available. My husband had radiation and chemo like your Dad is receiving after a failed liver resection attempt and is doing great 3 1/2 years after diagnosis. His tumor has shown no sign of returning even though his tumor markers have been rising recently. The one thing I can say with much assurance is that your Dad needs to keep his immune system strong. I honestly believe that is one of the main reasons my husband has done so well. After all he went through he never gets sick. I catch everything I come into contact with and he just goes on like he’s never been sick in his life!!You can read about a lot of supplements under my postings and others here. Everyone has their own regiments and the Docs will be probably say no to a lot of things during chemo but I would get him started as quickly as possible. The radiation will cause some damage to the liver and foods and supplements that help the liver regenerate and stay healthy are very important! Please ask if you have any questions and I hope your Dad continues to do well. Best wishes, Mary