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Esophageal cancer: How do you manage gastro and swallowing effects?
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 8, 2023 | Replies (49)Comment receiving replies
Here is the Chemo I received (4 treatments) ( CARBOplatin AUC 2 weekly / PACLitaxel WEEKLY ( with Radiation ) ( GI ). I also received 25 radiation treatments directly to the esophagus & stomach junction. The treatments began in late April, and continued through May. I received ALL of the Hydrogen (Hydroxy) treatments daily at my home. The machine that is pictured in one of my earlier posts, was supplied to me by Eagle Research.com, a Canadian firm. I also have 2 other Hydrogen generating machines that I built myself. Less elaborate, but Highly functional. I make it a habit to sit down at my desktop computer every morning for an hour and a half, and catch up on all my email and other things. During this time, I am inhaling the gas through a cannula. Early evening, when I sit to watch TV, I use one of my other machines and inhale Hydroxy again for a minimum of 2 hours. Both machines that I use are adjusted to produce 1/2 liter of gas per minute. For my particular body's absorption rate, this amount produces and maintains maximum Hydrogen/blood saturation within 4 minutes of commencement of inhalation. Both machines are also fully capable of producing HRW. Hydrogen Rich Water, but HRW seems to have a MUCH SLOWER absorption rate than inhalation. If you have any specific questions, I will gladly answer them.
The actual gas being inhaled is 2 parts Hydrogen (67%) and 1 part oxygen (33%)
God Bless
Darol
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Darol, thanks for your reply and details of your hydrogen therapy. I was familiar with some of the literature regarding hydrogen and Brown's gas inhalation therapy in conjunction with various chemo regimens in a variety of cancers. When I was in academe, I had participated in a few stidies of the effects of inhaled hydrogen gas on ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats. The data as to clinical efficacy of hydrogen inhalation as an adjunctive treatment of various cancer is highly variable but compelling. Many of the studies that I have reviewed are small, poorly designed and not well controlled. Larger better designed and controlled trials of hydrogen/
therapy with chemo vs chemo alone are required.
As I mentioned, I've know of the remarkably potent anti-inflammatory responses induced by the inhalation of hydrogen or Brown's gas. Both reduce, oxidative stress and the production of inflammatory cytokines like IL-1B, IL-6
and TNF-alpha via uppression of of the NLRP3 inflammasome. I've not used used a commercial hydrogen gas inhalation device as I think they are over priced.
You can, as you obviously have, make your own electrolysis device or use comercially avaiable electrophoresis devices to produce hydrogen and oxygen gases Both devices use the Faradaic reaction that occurs at the anodic and cathodic contacts in contact with an electrolyte and supplied with a constant electric to produce oxygen and hydrogen gas as well as H2O2.
As an alternative, I've been using a fairly efficient hydrogen water generator, which I purchased for less than $100, to prepare my daily morning and evening meds admixtures and and my daily afternoon supplement admixture that I administer via my G-tube. I've only been using hydr ogen water as a diluent for these daily admixtures for about 4 months. While it's too soon to say if it's had any therapeutic effects re my ESCC, I've noted some relief in my the muscle aches, stiffness and joint pains associated with my psoriatic arthritis. I have a scan scheduled in mid October. I hope to see some positive results.
I want to make it absolutely clear, that I am not making any claims regarding the clinical efficacy hydrogen therapy for cancer. Nor am I making any specific medical recommendations for treatments of cancer patients with hydrogen therapy. Hydrogen therapy for cancer is still considered an experimental or alternative/complimentary therapy. Patients who may wish to try hydrogen therapy, either by inhalation or consumption of hydrogen enriched water, should educate themselves on the topic before utilizing either hydrogen inhalation or hydrogen enriched water as adjunctive or complimentary therapy in addition to their prescribed chemotherapy regimens. Should they choose to utilize any form of hydrogen therapy, they should inform their oncology team and primary care providers that they are doing so.