Ovarian Cancer Protocol - Q

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Hi

This is my first time using drainage with a cancer patient and I am a

little worried I will get it wrong. The patient is very into research

and the doctor is not supportive. I thought drainage was a better

option than using nutritional supplements with an unsupportive doctor,

but as there is no research I don't have anything to back it up for

the patient. The one supplement I decided to use was melatonin 3mg

because the patient also has insomnia and IBS. I did not want to go

to high doses until I developed a more solid relationship with the

patient.

The patient is a 58 year old woman who had a complete hysterectomy

(clean margins) in October for ovarian cancer stage 2C. She is

currently on a regimen of Taxol and Carboplatin 1 dose every 21 days

for 6-8 cycles. Her main side effect is fatigue and she has long term

anxiety/trouble falling asleep due to mind going that is worsened.

She takes valium to fall asleep prn - 4-7 times a week. She was

sexually abused at 4-5 years old and had two brothers who had cancer

as adults and eventually died. She puts on an air of having it all

together and keeps going.

So, I was trying to put together and this is my plan:

BTG

listen to your body (especially around resting)

A-I diet (I am not sure if she will do this b/c she thinks her diet is

great)

fiber 25-30 grams daily

eat brassica family vegies (cauliflower, kale, brocolli,etc.)

eat flaxseed meal 1-2 Tbsp daily (to replace metamucell for constipation)

drink green tea (to replace black tea - she won't stop)

eat cabbage or cole slaw for glutamine

UNDA 2, 20, 258 8 drops twice a day starting the day after chemo for 3

days; then switch to:

UNDA 9, 30,228 8 drops twice a day until the day before the next chemo

dose

Any comments about the above regimen would be appreciated. I am not

sure if I am correct about how to do the UNDAs in relation to chemo.

I would have liked to add the following: curcumin, Biotone EFA,

magnelevures, probiotics. But she is not used to taking supplements

and not used to listening to her body, so I need to begin simply.

Thank you and Have a wonderful holiday season

Deanna Berman, ND, CM

Ithaca, NY