Karel

Bean-si, I was so glad to see a post from you, and to see you composed and still willing to help. You have been missed here, and not just by me. All the best in dealing with your predicament, but please share it so that the rest of us can try to help you cope. Best wishes, Karel.

www.mucos.cz provides description of Wobenzym as well as summaries of research papers. If you are interested in Wobenzym, do have a look there. Mucos is the manufacturer of Wobenzym. Karel.

Jan, John and Joe (oncodoc) many thanks for your messages and advice. It is difficult to express the value of this forum (especially to those who have not experienced for comparison the West Australian version of The Cancer Council's "Helpline" ). Thanks again, Karel.

There is quite a good explanation of the "acid v. alkaline" idea on http://seasilver.threadnet.com/Prevento ... .htm#Intro Good luck, Karel

For Oncodoc please: Rachel has been placed in a clinical trial combining docetaxel (Taxotere) with an experimental drug PI-88. The protocol is: week 1, 2 and 3 Taxotere on day 1, PI-88 on days 1, 2, 3 and 4. Week 4 is free. Rachel had marrow depression with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine which curtailed the treatment (as well as peripheral neuropathy which has not quite cleared up yet). She would like to try Glutamine as a "protective agent", and I noticed in a previous message that you use it for 1 week in a monthly chemo regimen. How would you use it in a weekly schedule? Continuously or for 3-4 days per week? Thanks in advance, Karel.

bean_si, It may help if you can look back and see at what period in time your BP has changed, and see which supplement you started a short time prior. I am not expert enough on supplements and their side effects to be much help. I do know Celebrex can be a culprit, but I don't see it on your list. The other approach would be to stop all as you have done, and start introducing them one at a time until you see your BP going up again, discontinue the last addition to see if you return to normal and continue adding the rest one at a time. Decide which you think are the most important to you and start with them (eg. Paw Paw, IP6&Inositol, grape seed and so on). Wait at least 3 days between additions. Good luck, Karel.

Cary, Thanks for the info. If you are able to email me a copy as an enclosure, I would appreciate it ( vahalakv@bigpond.net.au ). My other question was : where do you source the tetrathiomolybdate? Thanks, Karel.

Cary, I would also appreciate a copy of the recent article on tetrathiomolybdate or perhaps a link to it may be simpler. Where do you get it from? Best regards, Karel.

bean_si, no matter what your fired onc says, your new one is able to write a report too. Keep fighting, Karel.

Thanks bean_si and others, Cell Forte is what Rachel takes, but as you have noticed, the 800+220 is in 2 capsules. It had us fooled for a few days as well. Cheers, Karel.

bean_si, May I ask where you found IP6 800 and Inositol 220 in one tablet? I kept looking but could not find the full dosage in one. Best wishes, Karel.

Just a comment on the macrobiotic diet. The diet itself is probably OK though in my opinion not as good as a relatively raw veg and fruit diet. There is a belief that there are phytochemicals in veg and fruit that cannot be compensated for by supplements. I do think that added supplements provide a far better level of these active compounds than can be had in the diet alone. So, happy pill-swallowing. Cheers, Karel.

That's just what Rachel says.(But she swallows them anyway). Karel.

Bean_si, As you say, the cost of "Sun Soup" is prohibitive. The article which Jana posted above breaks SV down to what the authors cosidered the 4 active ingredients. Daidzein and genistein are found in life Extension's Mega Soy Extract at $28 for 60 days for doses exceeding those found in SV. IP6 is the third constituent which only leaves Coumestrol - an isoflavone oestrogen compound found in alfa-alfa. So there would seem to be a cost-effective substitute. Best wishes, Karel.

bean_si, I was introduced to Wobenzym by a cousin who is a surgeon in the Czech Republic. The dose they use for cancer patients is 3 tablets 3 times a day and that is what Rachel has been taking for 1 year now. lef have curcumin with bioprene added. Cheers, Karel.