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Barb,
We are praying for you and that you can get wsome better options from the doctor. don’t give up. You have a great attitude and will to live. I ‘m glad you feel well. God Bless Mary Anne

So sorry to hear of your loss. You Dad’s story was one of the first I read when we came on the site 17 months ago. We will pray for your family tha God will comfort you in this tough time. God Bless Mary Anne

Hi Charlene,
My husband Joe had RFA on a tumor in his liver that was 5 cm. He had the procedure last June and it was rough for a few weeks after but we really didn’t know what to expect. The doctor told us that there would be pain but I guess we didn’t realize how much. He was on a pain pump in the hospital and went home the day after the procedure but the next few days were rough. It did seem to do the trick. The tumor doesn’ts how up on the scans anymore. He still has two large tumors in his liver, to big to treat but not growing much at present. I hope that helps you. I think there are severalpeople who have had this procedure. Maybe they will answer you also. God Bless and good luck Mary Anne

My husbandJoe started on low doseNaltrexone in July and there are no side effects at all. He is getting alternative therapy called Insulin PotentiationTherapy and the doctor that is doing it suggested lodose Naltrexone. He said that of people with Stage 4 cancer who strt on Naltrexone the5 year survival rate is 50% We thought that sounded good and it is only about $30/month. It is supposed to boost your immunesystemwhile you sleep. We will see. Good luck Mary Anne

Hi Kris,
I am the caregiver and my husband Joe has never been on this sight. He thinks it will depress him. I share some stories with him andsince we have a blog, I follow the blogs and tell him how those people are doing. I always mention Jeff as a long time survivor even tho he wa able to have surgery and Joe wasn’t. I need this site for info, support and to see how oehters are handling the situation. I am a nurse so maybe that helps me not get depressed about what i read. I see strength of spirit in cc patients and I know that we have changed our attitudes about how we live life becasue of this disease. We try to not waste time, or energy on unimportant worries, we try to see the good in people around us and enjoy the time we have. I need this website and thank the people who started it. I also appreciate the people who still come here even tho they hae lost their loved ones. mary anne

Hi Jeff,
Hope Thanksgiving was all you hoped for. Haven’t been on in a few weeks so had a lot of catching up to do. You are one of our long termers and we are all pulling for you. You put up a great fight with a great attitude. We pray for all cc sufferers that new treatments will eradicate this disease. God Bless you in the coming days and thanks so much for your poem. My husband Joe was diagnosed in July ’06 and is still doing well. Praise God. Mary Anne

Hi Kris,
What kind of scan did you have? My husband Joe always has pet scans and they send a DVD copy with us when he leaves. THe paper results usually gets to the doctor in a few days. I notice some people are getting MRI’s instead of PEt scans. I heard a doctor say they are better when looking at the liver. I know these scan take a little longer to get results but Joe hasn’t had an MRI since he was diagnosed. INput please. Thanks Mary Anne