Update on mom: ozone protocol, probable metastasis

UPDATE: 3/26/2012

Hi James,

A few updates on my mom and current protocol.

First of all, I realized that for the last 3-4 months, she was not doing the ozone protocol correctly. At times, the catheter would go in 6 inches rectally, and the catheters, themselves (I think they were a different sort from the ones I used to buy) did not have an end-hole, but two holes on the side close to the end, meaning that the ozone gas was probably not getting released efficiently, or if it was, was absorbed by fecal matter. Often, there was fecal matter on the ends of the catheters as well. I can also imagine the muscles covering those side holes and preventing the release of ozone. This may explain the gradual deterioration of her condition since December, before which pain, scarring, tumor markers, tumor size, etc., more or less went down significantly. But we're not sure and would like you to comment. We're also not quite sure what kinds of catheters are best.

She was in the hospital to drain a liter of the pericardial fluid, which is what interfered with her breathing and gave her the "squeezing" sensation at her heart. She has no such issues now. Although the surgeons were told she was morphine-tolerant, there was some sort of miscommunication and she was given insufficient anesthesia, to the point that she was fully awake during the surgery. Afterwards, all the docs were apologizing to her and offering money in exchange for a non-liability waiver, which she did not sign. I wonder if her neck pain is in any way related to this stress, although, again, it's unwise at this point to rule out the possibility of metastases given that it's pretty clear she was not doing the ozone correctly after she started getting better.

I have not yet seen the recent CT scan done at the hospital, but our doctor informed me that she now has soft tissue in the liver and ribs. Her pericardial fluid was sent for a biopsy although it's likely that it's malignant given our recent setbacks. Her breast tissue is bubbled over and there appears to be malignant involvement of the skin. The surgeons said there are metastases to the neck, but whether they are basing this off of the CT scan or guess-work, I do not know, for I don't recall her oncologist mentioning this (she saw the scan). (The surgeon also said that he "felt" her neck and found tough tissue there, and that's partly what leads him to believe that they're tumors.) However, I would not rule it out given that there were lytic lesions at the C2 and C5 vertebrae in Nov., and, after her surgery, she developed a very, very powerful pain in her neck that shot up to the back of her head. At times, she described it as a "burn" although usually it was just a very sharp pain that left her in tears and unable to move her neck or head. It is still not very mobile now. More recently, this pain traveled to the top/side of the head, usually in the right. The onset was quite sudden the morning she was being discharged from the hospital. A few docs are readily blaming it on tumors, but, of course, it's hard to tell, especially without seeing the CT scan ourselves. Also, when the oncologist saw that she was in such severe pain in her head and neck, she immediately said that it's metastasis to the spine; her pain doctor says it may be due to stress, but does not want to rule out metastasis, and recommends an MRI. But our mom is not in any condition to leave the house at the moment. Diazepam, not oxycodone or other pain medications, seems to be the only effective medication in alleviating some of her pain. Because diazepam also alleviates muscle spasms, the pain doctor believes she may be experiencing them, perhaps because she woke up on the operating table. But again, her pain happened all of a sudden, and not while thinking about what happened.

When taking her now-bigger doses of oxycodone (up to 60mg every 3-4 hours), and coupled with 5mg diazepam x3 a day, she is always sleeping and often saying nonsensical things. Perhaps this is a form of addiction in that she wishes to escape reality, or maybe the pain is just so severe, and the diazepam really helps, but has the side effect of putting her to sleep.

She has also been on 125mg Fentanyl patches (1 every 3 days) while in the hospital, and for two days while at home. She was very nauseous, and the nausea stopped a few hours after she took it off. We're wondering if the head/neck pain can be a side effect of this drug, as we read a story here and there about it causing a similar kind of pain in patients. I know that it is classified as a nerve toxin in large doses.

After some ozone for a few days, and a Quantum Touch session today from a practitioner, her neck pain began to subside. Although I suspect it had more to do with QT. But it came back soon after the session.

Although you've said that bony metastasis is always accompanied by elevated calcium levels (they are still normal), her oncologist says that it's only sometimes the case. We've also read that it is only sometimes the case. Can you comment on this? Also, if she has lytic lesions that are not due to cancer but another condition, why isn't this type of bone destruction not being reflected in the calcium levels? Why does cancer in the bones cause elevated calcium but other non-cancerous lesions do not?

On the issue of bony metastasis -- we've been reading a few posts in Saul Pressman's Yahoo! ozone therapy group and he states that, for bony metastasis, "...in cases like this, generally the disease has progressed beyond the ability of home treatment to address. The best plan would be to go to Germany to the Kief Clinic which deals with metastatic cancer." Have you found self-treatment with ozone therapy to be effective in reversing advanced cancers?

By the way, when her oncologist called us last week, she admitted that there was "no question" that there was a "partial response" to the ozone therapy several months ago, but recommends chemotherapy to "extend life" and that "not even chemotherapy will save her now." She says that "cancer cells are smart" and can "outsmart ozone therapy," even though she is unfamiliar with the therapy and the mechanisms by which it works. I know that you do not go by tumor markers, but her recent CA 15-3 markers shot up to nearly 1600, a very extreme number, I'm sure (it was less than 400 in late November, and it was only about 125 in mid-summer), and is probably linked to her worsening condition.

Our current regimen is the following. Please comment:

- Rectal insufflation, with the catheter approximately an inch inside, 4 times a day, at roughly 38-39 ug. Should the catheter be more in, less in, etc. ? Furthermore, what kind of catheter do you recommend? Can you provide a link to one, or to the ones that you've used successfully in the past?

- Ear insufflation, both ears, 2 times a day, at roughly 60 ug, for 30 minutes each ear. Increase the dosage? Should she be using a catheter for this, or is the silicone tube just fine without any attachments, etc.? We actually just ordered an ozone earscope and we will see how it goes with that.

http://www.promolife.com/cart/ozone-earscope?keyword=ear%20scope


- "Cupping" on the affected breast, liver, and neck at roughly 80 ug, for 30 minutes each body part, daily. I heard from someone that he reduced a friend's breast tumor from 4.5 cm to 0.5 cm within 3 weeks simply by daily cupping, so it appears a good addition.

- As much ozonated water she can drink, bubbled for 20 minutes at 95 ug, several times per day.

- Chaga, turmeric, chapparal, andro, pau d'arco mix, Vit C, germanium, zinc, Essiac tea, and a few others. (It's been pretty difficult for her to take supplements with her neck and back-of-the-head pain, however.)

- She is hooked up to a Rife machine (likely not very strong, but I figure it's better than nothing) for most of the day. At the very least it will help with any deterioration of bone.

Could you advise what to do about air diffusers for making ozonated water? I purchased a wooden diffuser, but it requires far too much pressure to make the air bubble. 1/10 LPM is simply not enough. I tried soaking, blowing into it repeatedly etc., but still nothing. I could not find plastic diffusers, although purchased something online that seems to be what you were talking about. I won't know for sure until Wednesday. If you know of any specific names or bands or any other type of bubbler, please let us know.

One last question -- due to the large doses of oxycodone that she's been taking, she is always constipated, though this is a problem that she's had for a while before the cancer. She has been taking glycerin suppositories (there is no list of inactive ingredients on the label) every day for a while, which we worry may be inhibiting the effectiveness of the rectal insufflation. She also does an enema about once or twice a month. Do you think that this may have been inhibiting the therapy? Does constipation inhibit the therapy? Even though you do not normally recommend enemas, do you think that they are necessary given the severity of the situation?

If you can think of anything else, especially the ozone done in some other way, please let us know.

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