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New Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
My 70-year-old husband received the news last week that some tissue samples from an EUS came back as cancerous. He has a complex medical history having had bile duct cancer in 2020, a liver transplant Feb 2021, Chronic Kidney Disease and alot of other things prior to that. Since he has transplant, he has frequent blood work including the CA 19-9 done quarterly as well as some scans. His CA 19-9 started to climb last year, nothing was showing up on imaging. In 2023 the CA 19-9 spiked to over 6,000 but then came back down within normal range. Well this time its different. Since July of last year its gone from 81 to now its over 10,000. CT Scan done today shows no masses on lungs. The MRI in March didn't show much either, but the most recent EUC did see some changes in the dilation of the pancreatic duct. We live in Cleveland, OH and get medical care at the Cleveland Clinic. Today we met with the surgeon and next Wednesday will be meeting with the oncology dr. But it sounds like the plan is chemo for 2-3 months. Repeat labs and scans to see if things have responded and if he's a candidate for surgery. We've got a long road ahead of us! That's for sure.
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I was recently diagnosed with a tumor in my pancreatic head. Here are my CA19-9 values.
I started with a CA19-9 of 1412 on 3/28/2025. Chemo not started yet. Started taking 24mg Ivermectin / 444 mg Fenbendazole.
CA19-9 on 4/15/2025 was 548. Started Chemo. Increased Iver/Fenben to 60mg/mg444.
CA19-9 on 4/28/2025 was 218. Still on chemo, no change on my drugs.
CA19-9 on 5/12/2025 was 93. Still on chemo, no change on my drugs.
CA19-9 on 5/24/2025 was 68. Skipped Chemo. no change on my drugs.
CA19-9 on 6/5/2025 was 38. Restarted Chemo. no change on my drugs.
Other notes: in 2/2024 I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I reversed my diabetes, got off insulin and metformin with the DRG diet, no sugar, no carborhydrates, no artificial sugars, no processed, etc, enjoy meats, vegetables etc. I am currently trying to stick to this diet.
Due to the cancer, I now take daily 90 mg zinc, 75mg magnesium, D3&K2 6000IU/720mg, Vit E 1200IU, Vit C 9000 mg daily, I am trying to follow the "Targeting the Mitochobdia I-Stem Cell Connection Protocol".
I am not a doctor. This is what I did and am currently doing. I heard about Ivermectin on the internet.
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2 ReactionsGreat story thanks for sharing. PP. Did you take the ivermectin on your own?? or was your doctor involved? I have considered the same thing and it sounds like you’re living proof it’s a good idea. God bless you. 🙏🏼💜🌈
Ivermectin is a animal dewormer.
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1 ReactionCan you tell me what Chemotherapy regimen you are on?
What side effects have you had from the Chemo? Thank you.
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Hello, I read the orthomolecular report you mentioned. Many references back to 2015 and further. Did you confer with your physicians on this? Just wondering if physicians are beginning to lean in on Fenben and ivermectin?
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1 ReactionMy oncologist WILL NOT do anything that is not sanctioned by the official US medical industry. Will not prescribe the Ivermectin and Fenbendazole, only said "Go For It", was upset that I was doing it. There are two MD oncologist doctors in Canada that use this in their practice and I found one down in Texas. I have not found any in Colorado. Oh by the way, another patient shared their chemo only CA19-9 results. He has the same diagnosis as I do from what I can tell, and obtained far less CA19-9 % reduction after 8 treatments 2 weeks apart. I have current completed 5 chemo treatments.
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1 ReactionLook up the history, it was developed for humans. "Ivermectin was discovered in the late 1970s from a bacterium found in Japanese soil and was first approved for veterinary use in 1981. It gained approval for human use in 1987 and has since been recognized for its effectiveness in treating various parasitic infections, earning the title of "wonder drug" for its impact on public health, particularly in tropical regions."
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3 ReactionsWhy do you expect your doctor to prescribe something that isn't medically proven to treat cancer?
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1 ReactionHe was probably just asking his dr to go outside the box - some will and some won't.
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1 ReactionBut why?