Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I have just come home from surgery on Stage 3C ovarian cancer, and am continuing on chemo, but want the IV Vitamin C. Does anyone have information on this in the San Diego area? Also, what I might expect to pay for this. I know my Medicare will not :-( Thank you. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 --Ellen: Hope you are feeling well and the IV C here in Arizona ran me 150.00 each session and they wanted two to three per week, just alittle pricy. Good luck, keep us posted on your recovery. Frann In , " emhahn@... " <emhahn@...> wrote: > > I want the IV Vitamin C. Does anyone have information on this in the San Diego area? Also, what I might expect to pay for this. Thank you. > Ellen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 IV's could be as low as $50 per IV, but usually run from $75 to $125. That $150 is a bit pricey. Sounds like they're in the making money out of misery range. jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Look at Whale.to Ron " emhahn@... " <emhahn@...> wrote: I have just come home from surgery on Stage 3C ovarian cancer, and am continuing on chemo, but want the IV Vitamin C. Does anyone have information on this in the San Diego area? Also, what I might expect to pay for this. I know my Medicare will not :-( Thank you. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ellen, I suggest you contact Gammil. He is in San Diego and is also a contributor to this group. Ph: 858-523-9144; 858-756-7158 Gubi Re: [ ] Re:More IVC info. Look at Whale.to Ron " emhahn@... " <emhahn@...> wrote: I have just come home from surgery on Stage 3C ovarian cancer, and am continuing on chemo, but want the IV Vitamin C. Does anyone have information on this in the San Diego area? Also, what I might expect to pay for this. I know my Medicare will not :-( Thank you. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 In a message dated 12/19/06 2:08:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, jhprice@... writes: > IV's could be as low as $50 per IV, but usually > run from $75 to $125. That $150 is a bit pricey. > Sounds like they're in the making money out of > misery range. > It was brought to my attention today that IVC drips are made from chemicals and if they have B vit. in them they would contain coal tar. This doesn't seems very healthy. I was advised to take C orally made from real food. Supposedly it won't irritate the stomach. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Szuki, Linus ing, in his Vitamin C book (I don't remember which one) states that the GI tract can't tolerate mre than about 6-7 grams (6000-7000 milligrams) a day. You won't die, just get some diarrhea, etc. He suggested for fighting cancer to use IV Vitamin C for any doses higher than that; I believe he even tried up to 25 grams a day. Norman Cousins in his book Anatomy of an Illness, in which he famously cured himself of a terminal disease by laughing (watching funny movies 5 hours a day), also took high doses of IV Vit C. He didn't mention anything about mixing B vites into it. B vitamins given IV (so-called 'banana bags' because of their bright yellow color) are usually reserved for alcoholics with cirrhotic livers; I don't know why IV C would be given with B vites. I would think if the MD ordered IV C the pharmacy would prepare an infusion of pure ascorbic acid in normal saline; or possibly buffered (calcium ascorbate in normal saline). Hope this helps. Nurse Steve You wrote: >It was brought to my attention today that IVC drips are made from chemicals and if they have B vit. in them they would contain coal tar. >This doesn't seems very healthy. I was advised to take C orally made from real food. Supposedly it won't irritate the stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Vitamin C from real food? Is there a high-potency real-food Vitamin C out there? The people suggesting Ascorbic Acid IV drips don't necessarily also recommend B-vitamins though they are also used. Many of the alternative practitioners suggest upwards of 100g of Ascorbic Acid as a drip. Too bad it is so costly....or rather they charge so much for it. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 The figure of 6-7g a day for Vitamin C probably does apply to 'some' but most likely few people. I have done 10-12gs regularly for quite some time and have done 5g at one time regularly. There is no doubt but that many alternative practitioners use upwards of 100g at each IV session and one practitioner I know personally had suggested I up my oral dosage to 30g- of course with loose movement a consideration. The key to oral C is to take it to bowel tolerance. No mistaking that level. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I agree, the expense comes not from the IV vitamin C, but probably from the service and time of the nurse, and the " taking up of office space " for several hours. Cost-wise, only probably 10% comes from the actual C and the set-ups. jp Joe C wrote: Vitamin C from real food? Is there a high-potency real-food Vitamin C out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi, Anyone interested in vit C should take a look at lypo-spheric vit C, I did this for 4 days x 3000mg per day, also doing other alternatives, feeling great and back to work after diagnosed with grade IV breast cancer and bone mets in June. Ann-Marie from Scotland From: jhprice@... I agree, the expense comes not from the IV vitamin C, but probably from the service and time of the nurse, and the " taking up of office space " for several hours. Cost-wise, only probably 10% comes from the actual C and the set-ups. jp Joe C wrote: Vitamin C from real food? Is there a high-potency real-food Vitamin C out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Hi Ann-Marie, You did this without an IV, at home. Great. Tell us, what else did you do, ie what other alt. therapies? Namaste, Ann-Marie from Scotland wrote; Anyone interested in vit C should take a look at lypo-spheric vit C, I did this for 4 days x 3000mg per day, also doing other alternatives, feeling great and back to work after diagnosed with grade IV breast cancer and bone mets in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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