Screw that med.

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3. It's hard to tell

We did stereotactic radiation on the lungs and immediately thereafter did the Stivarga; the radiation certainly worked; I doubt the Stivarga had time to work - we discontinued it at full strength barely a week into it, and when we tried again at half dose, barely made it to two weeks. I don't see how that got me cleared - more inclined to attribute it to the radiation.

We're just playing it by ear - we'll see if it stays tamped down - right now we're just checking every 90 days. I assume it will come back, just don't know when. It's stage IV for chrissakes, I'd likely be deluding myself if I thought it was gone forever, butchaneverknow, however my body's enjoying the recuperation while it can get it.

Glad to hear you're doing well. I don't have a problem with natural cures (though I don't do them myself), although I get concerned where someone forgoes traditional treatment in lieu of natural-only - I think that's asking for trouble. Just today someone recommended I get shark cartilage and something else, because a friend has been giving it to the friend's wife for 12 years and their stage III hasn't come back. Good if it works, but I won't bet the boat on it. Ask Steve Jobs how that worked out for him.

That aside, I don't know that I have the cash for all these natural alternatives anyway - some are mucho expensive and insurance won't pick them up. However, for what insurance paid for my Stivarga ($12k/month) that could have been years of all kinds of natural stuff. Anyway....