I had the sleeve procedure done two years ago today. I was 70 at the time and Medicare paid for everything. I was 291#’s when I started this journey and now I am 203#’s. During these 2 years I was diagnosed with bile duct cancer which at the time needed to shrink before surgery could be attempted. I was given a 30% chance of survival. That was in July of 2017. I did some limited chemo along with non-subscribed Vitamin C infusions. After 6 weeks I had increased the Vitamin C dose to 20g 3 times a week. I transferred my care from the University of Iowa Hospital to Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. because we are snowbirds. I had my CT scan in AZ to see what the tumor had done and low and behold it shrunk by 30%. I attribute that to the Vitamin C. My oncology surgeon was able to remove the entire tumor and do some reworking of the area between my liver and pancreas and small intestines. I did not require the whippel procedure. By January 17, 2018 I was cancer free. I have a follow up CT scan every 3 months and remain cancer free. I have a 60% chance of the tumor NOT coming back. I also attribute my weight loss for my ability to recover from this life-changing diagnosis.
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I had the sleeve procedure done two years ago today. I was 70 at the time and Medicare paid for everything. I was 291#’s when I started this journey and now I am 203#’s. During these 2 years I was diagnosed with bile duct cancer which at the time needed to shrink before surgery could be attempted. I was given a 30% chance of survival. That was in July of 2017. I did some limited chemo along with non-subscribed Vitamin C infusions. After 6 weeks I had increased the Vitamin C dose to 20g 3 times a week. I transferred my care from the University of Iowa Hospital to Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. because we are snowbirds. I had my CT scan in AZ to see what the tumor had done and low and behold it shrunk by 30%. I attribute that to the Vitamin C. My oncology surgeon was able to remove the entire tumor and do some reworking of the area between my liver and pancreas and small intestines. I did not require the whippel procedure. By January 17, 2018 I was cancer free. I have a follow up CT scan every 3 months and remain cancer free. I have a 60% chance of the tumor NOT coming back. I also attribute my weight loss for my ability to recover from this life-changing diagnosis.
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