Prostate Cancer- getting help-questions answered

First, I want to say something my doctor told me. And several told me the same thing, bone cancer isn’t treated until you have pain they just let it go and that is the common practice. So getting Medicare or insurance to pay the bill for treatment or a process to curate is difficult, I do not understand why they don’t care about the growth of the cancer only the amount of pain. I personally have stage four castration resistant invasive aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to my bones and it is in multiple spots around my body which they won’t radiate so I know I’m headed for more trouble and less I can do some thing to stop the cancer cell growth I do have two separate spots on my spine with cancer. My L3 and L4 and then my upper neck vertebrae. I cannot get them to treat these areas because they don’t have pain yet. We have site insurance approval and it doesn’t come , between hospitalization and doctor charges and pharmaceutical charges it will be around $100,000 to treaties and that’s beyond my reserves so there’s that. This has fostered me to look for a cure. Your numbers are still relatively low and yet you have had some serious complications , your diet will definitely be different than mine but I would do some research and see a good naturopath or holistic practitioner. The number one feeding source of cancer is sugar, so eliminating sugar and most carbs which are transformed by your body into sugar is your first step, and your very best step .

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First, I want to say something my doctor told me. And several told me the same thing, bone cancer isn’t treated until you have pain they just let it go and that is the common practice. So getting Medicare or insurance to pay the bill for treatment or a process to curate is difficult, I do not understand why they don’t care about the growth of the cancer only the amount of pain. I personally have stage four castration resistant invasive aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to my bones and it is in multiple spots around my body which they won’t radiate so I know I’m headed for more trouble and less I can do some thing to stop the cancer cell growth I do have two separate spots on my spine with cancer. My L3 and L4 and then my upper neck vertebrae. I cannot get them to treat these areas because they don’t have pain yet. We have site insurance approval and it doesn’t come , between hospitalization and doctor charges and pharmaceutical charges it will be around $100,000 to treaties and that’s beyond my reserves so there’s that. This has fostered me to look for a cure. Your numbers are still relatively low and yet you have had some serious complications , your diet will definitely be different than mine but I would do some research and see a good naturopath or holistic practitioner. The number one feeding source of cancer is sugar, so eliminating sugar and most carbs which are transformed by your body into sugar is your first step, and your very best step .

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First, I want to say something my doctor told me. And several told me the same thing, bone cancer isn’t treated until you have pain they just let it go and that is the common practice. So getting Medicare or insurance to pay the bill for treatment or a process to curate is difficult, I do not understand why they don’t care about the growth of the cancer only the amount of pain. I personally have stage four castration resistant invasive aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to my bones and it is in multiple spots around my body which they won’t radiate so I know I’m headed for more trouble and less I can do some thing to stop the cancer cell growth I do have two separate spots on my spine with cancer. My L3 and L4 and then my upper neck vertebrae. I cannot get them to treat these areas because they don’t have pain yet. We have site insurance approval and it doesn’t come , between hospitalization and doctor charges and pharmaceutical charges it will be around $100,000 to treaties and that’s beyond my reserves so there’s that. This has fostered me to look for a cure. Your numbers are still relatively low and yet you have had some serious complications , your diet will definitely be different than mine but I would do some research and see a good naturopath or holistic practitioner. The number one feeding source of cancer is sugar, so eliminating sugar and most carbs which are transformed by your body into sugar is your first step, and your very best step .

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I also have stage 4 prostate cancer. A spot showed up on my hip a couple of years ago and I had SBRT radiation treatment right away. I am being treated at Mayo in Rochester.

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Hi @dd2312, I'm sorry that I'm only seeing this now. I will ensure that the future meeting have the link included.

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Colleen, Is there a Rochester Mayo prostate cancer support group meeting on Monday 1/9/23 and if so, will there be a Zoom link posted. And when would that be available? Thanks.

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Good question, @dd2312, I will check with Dr. Vetter and post the event details before Monday.

I’m tagging @budisnothome in case he knows more about this month’s support group meeting in the meantime.

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The meeting this month is Wednesday Jan 11 at noon. Baldwin building conference room. I will find the zoom address and post that.

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Dear Support Group Members,

The Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at noon on Wednesday January 11 in Baldwin 1-507. Dr. Jarrett Richardson, Consultant and Professor of Psychiatry, will discuss “Depression in Prostate Cancer Patients.” I look forward to seeing you.

If you are unable to attend in person, you can tune in on Zoom at the following link:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://mc-meet.zoom.us/j/96678620106?pwd=RDFlMkFON2l2NWw1UVdxRGQ1YTF4dz09

Stay safe,

Dick

Richard J. Vetter

Professor Emeritus

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN 55905

(H) 507-281-3917

(C) 507-951-9109

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