Hey all,
Just a quick rundown, but unfortunately my sister was diagnosed with an aggressive leiomyosarcoma cancer a few years back. She had been off an on several chemos when some seemed to work and then would gradually stop working. This year they put her on a chemo that was very strong, so strong that one dose sent her to the ER... twice!
We can't always judge how our family members with cancer react to things or what they will or won't do, but after enough time on chemo, the throwing up and the misery she decided it's probably better to just die that stay on it, which is a very hard thing to take.
Thankfully though, we discovered my cancer story dot rocks and followed the protocol and it seemed to be making progress, I could only hear second hand from her that her doctor felt the cancer was then in remission and possibly shrinking. Then the above super-chemo was implemented and it felt like the fenbendazole treatment stopped working after that? I'm confused about it, though my sis kinda took a fatalistic attitude to it that her cancer learned how to survive through Fenbendazole.
So here we are today, a few months later and still having done Fenbendazole (heck, Ivermectin and HCQ too!) three times a week, but unfortunately where they needled her back to get a lung tissue sample has been hurting more and more and more lately. Her required pain meds just keep increasing and she's now in the hospital with a morphine drip. I'm really hopeful she'll come home some time in the week but as bad as the cancer is, I want to know if there's anything we can do about the pain. I'm not even sure what's causing it... can cancer grow into nerve endings and just cause relentless pain spikes?
I had heard from here about treating pain, back pain, broken bone pain and nerve pain with with Comphrey, which I ordered and it even got here Tuesday, just in time for me to get super sick with something and unable to help her apply it. I'm looking to rub comphrey where her back is hurting when I can, but... well, I feel at a loss. Is there anything else we can do?
If you don't want to give direct medical advice, that's fine. You can just say what you would do if it were your situation.
Thank you friends!
I'm sorry about your sister's cancer.
This may be the lamest suggestion in this post, but your sister's pain my be relieved using a gentle massage using a product called Deep Heat. It's a non-greasy paste that feels very comforting and very warm when gently massaged into your skin. The soothing warmth and gentle muscle massage encourage blood flow and that's often enough to kick-start the healing process even for non-muscular aches.
It's an all natural product that have been used for centuries.
There are a few different types of Deep Heat for different kinds of aches, but I'd recommend just trying the classic version first.
You can buy it over the counter at most grocery stores and chemists.
I'm a trained masseuse but haven't gained my qualifications. I've used gentle massage with Deep Heat to cure many aches and pains among friends and family. It even works wonders for things like inner ear infections - just rub the cream around your neck and ear and the soothing warmth feels nice and the increased blood flood speeds up the healing.
If the massage feels uncomfortable for her then I'd stop immediately. If she enjoys it then it's likely helping because of the increased blood flow.
If you're unfamiliar with the product then I recommend rubbing some into your calf muscle so you understand what it does. I have no idea what medications you're sister is on, so you might want to have some towels and warm water ready to wash away the cream if she doesn't like the sensation.
Gotcha, that is a good suggestion, thanks!