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Metastatic breast cancer: What's yourCA 27-29?

Posted by jhefner @jhefner, Feb 5, 2023

I have metastatic breast cancer, with metastases to my bones and liver. In the 16 months I have been treated, we have not been able to find a treatment that works at all. My cancer antigen numbers have continued to rise and are currently at 2,804. I’m curious to know what others’ numbers are in my similar situation. Anyone have numbers this high or higher?

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keepmoving51 | @keepmoving51 | Mar 22, 2023
In reply to @mycoolangel "jhefner, just wanted to drop you a note on your cancer situation and your antigen numbers...." + (show)
@mycoolangel

jhefner, just wanted to drop you a note on your cancer situation and your antigen numbers. In 2018 my then 79 year old mother had ca27-29 numbers that shot up to the mid 800's, and they found 6 lesions on her liver and tumors on every vertebrae on her spine. Diagnosis-4 months to live. I couldn't accept this and went on a praying and research adventure that brought me to the following conclusion-there may be a better way in addition to traditional chemo. So this is what I did for my mother. First of all, KETO diet-we cut out ALL carbs and sugar! Your cells need energy to multiply and they get it from 3 forms, Glucose(sugar), Protein or Fat. We chose the Protein/fat approach and changed my mom's diet. She was not happy to say the least. 104 lbs of Italian woman was not going without her pasta, bagels and all else, but I convinced her to work with me. The next thing we did was start her on vitamin D-3. 125 micrograms(mcg's), or 5000 IU's. Initially she took 10 pills a day for 2 weeks, then 4 pills a day for 6 weeks, then 2 pills from then on, in the am. Next we put her on the ISOTONIX essentials vitamin regimen that I order online. It includes 4 different types of supplements that she takes everyday, even today. Next we put her on the Mighty Muscadine premium grape seed extract at 2 oz per day. This stuff is expensive and tastes nasty, so mix it with a non-sugary juice. Then finally, God gave me Jesus Juice. The recipe-broccoli,kale,spinach leaves,brussell sprouts,carrots(all colors),celery,asparagus,purple cabbage, purple cauliflower apples for taste, red bell peppers(amazing results), tumeric and ginger. Buy all Organic, juice and drink. Use a slow masticating juicer and put in a sealed mason jar and it will last for 5-7 days in the fridge. Note- my mom was getting juiced(chemo), and her WBC(white blood count) started to go down. When it got to the bottom of the scale for normal, I added the Red bell peppers to the juice, and whoa! Her WBC started to increase to the dismay of the oncologists. My new saying is this for healing yourself- IF GOD DIDN'T MAKE IT, YOU DON'T TAKE IT! It has been 5 years of cancer freedom for my mom, who will be 85 this year, and no sign of cancer anywhere!. Also, no side effects from the chemo other than losing her hair! Chemo I asked for my mom-Perjeta(pertuzumab),herceptin(trastuzumab) and taxol(paclitaxel). They worked like a charm in addition to the regimen from above. 4 months later, no sign of cancer. And please, please, please-don't drink ANYTHING but water! GOD made that, but man makes all the other crap with sugar! Good luck.

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This is such a helpful post. Thank you. I was diagnosed with triple negative stage 4 breast cancer this past December. My metastasis is a solitary nodule in my left lung and I've just gone through five treatments of pinpoint radiation on that which the doctor says will probably eradiate it. Regardless, the cancer is circulating in my bloodstream, though breast lymph nodes were clear on PET scan. Not high numbers, CA 27-29 of about 55, but it went up after my 4 cycles of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin as well as Keytruda which I just concluded, though the lung nodule shrank by about 20%. (Oncologist was hoping for 40%) Next week I'm due to start what they nickname the Red Devil along with more Keytruda. Anyway, the information on what you did for your mother is really helpful to me, especially since I now have absolutely no appetite. I recently bought a masticating juicer and have been having carrot and apple, and also green juices that I heard of elsewhere, but what you wrote here is especially promising. ("Can you put broccoli in a juicer, by the way? That works?) Aside from the info you gave on juicing and the muscadine extract (yes, that's very expensive!), I'm wondering, what solid food was your mother able to eat? It's been very difficult for me to find recipes that I can stomach, though I force-feed myself. Don't have much trouble with a certain dill salmon recipe, and also a few soups, but otherwise, it's been a real challenge. Anything you could tell me about what you did for your mother in terms of solid food would be a big help. Thanks so much for posting this. I'm sure many others have been helped as well.

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mycoolangel | @mycoolangel | Mar 24, 2023
In reply to @mycoolangel "jhefner, just wanted to drop you a note on your cancer situation and your antigen numbers...." + (show)
@mycoolangel

jhefner, just wanted to drop you a note on your cancer situation and your antigen numbers. In 2018 my then 79 year old mother had ca27-29 numbers that shot up to the mid 800's, and they found 6 lesions on her liver and tumors on every vertebrae on her spine. Diagnosis-4 months to live. I couldn't accept this and went on a praying and research adventure that brought me to the following conclusion-there may be a better way in addition to traditional chemo. So this is what I did for my mother. First of all, KETO diet-we cut out ALL carbs and sugar! Your cells need energy to multiply and they get it from 3 forms, Glucose(sugar), Protein or Fat. We chose the Protein/fat approach and changed my mom's diet. She was not happy to say the least. 104 lbs of Italian woman was not going without her pasta, bagels and all else, but I convinced her to work with me. The next thing we did was start her on vitamin D-3. 125 micrograms(mcg's), or 5000 IU's. Initially she took 10 pills a day for 2 weeks, then 4 pills a day for 6 weeks, then 2 pills from then on, in the am. Next we put her on the ISOTONIX essentials vitamin regimen that I order online. It includes 4 different types of supplements that she takes everyday, even today. Next we put her on the Mighty Muscadine premium grape seed extract at 2 oz per day. This stuff is expensive and tastes nasty, so mix it with a non-sugary juice. Then finally, God gave me Jesus Juice. The recipe-broccoli,kale,spinach leaves,brussell sprouts,carrots(all colors),celery,asparagus,purple cabbage, purple cauliflower apples for taste, red bell peppers(amazing results), tumeric and ginger. Buy all Organic, juice and drink. Use a slow masticating juicer and put in a sealed mason jar and it will last for 5-7 days in the fridge. Note- my mom was getting juiced(chemo), and her WBC(white blood count) started to go down. When it got to the bottom of the scale for normal, I added the Red bell peppers to the juice, and whoa! Her WBC started to increase to the dismay of the oncologists. My new saying is this for healing yourself- IF GOD DIDN'T MAKE IT, YOU DON'T TAKE IT! It has been 5 years of cancer freedom for my mom, who will be 85 this year, and no sign of cancer anywhere!. Also, no side effects from the chemo other than losing her hair! Chemo I asked for my mom-Perjeta(pertuzumab),herceptin(trastuzumab) and taxol(paclitaxel). They worked like a charm in addition to the regimen from above. 4 months later, no sign of cancer. And please, please, please-don't drink ANYTHING but water! GOD made that, but man makes all the other crap with sugar! Good luck.

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jhefner, I forgot to tell you that my mom's MBC was ER+ and Her2+.

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