You're welcome, Gloria. If anyone has any questions let me know. Sally Jewell
> -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- > boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:26 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: Fluid buildup in the chest > > Very interesting - thanks for posting that - > > Gloria > > > On Oct 23, 2009, at 10:00 PM, S. Jewell wrote: > > > Belinda, > > > > > > > > You would not have heard of it, unless you follow the likes > > of Robert Cathcart > > <http://www.orthomed.com/publications1.html> , Linus > > Pauling, Hugh Riordan, Irwin Stone, and Ewan Cameron, etc. > > regarding intravenous sodium ascorbate for treating disease. > > > > > > > > > > For the past decade I have worked in the distribution of the > > Pauling therapy (vitamin C/lysine) for reversing coronary > > artery plaques (www.HeartTech.com > > <http://www.hearttech.com/> ) and as such have many > > connections in the alternative medicine circles including > > groups that currently treat cancers including stage IV with > > intravenous ascorbate, with frequent remissions (especially > > with lymphoma). > > > > > > > > I also knew about this from my familiarity with Dr. > > Cathcart's protocol for intravenous vitamin C in veterinary > > medicine. See > > http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int > > _assn_prev_med-1978-v2-n3-p10.htm. > > > > > > > > I am also acquainted with Wendell Belfield, > > <http://www.belfield.com/> DVM, now retired, who knew Linus > > Pauling and who in his vet practice reversed FeLV > > <http://www.belfield.com/pet_health_art2.php> in the early > > stages with high dose oral vitamin C, as well as FIP, and > > also hip dysplasia, distemper and parvo in dogs. > > > > > > > > Lastly, again, this therapy is used at Smith Ridge > > Veterinary Clinic in Salem, New York and I have consulted > > with Dr. Martin Goldstein and one of his associates on > > separate occasions. > > > > > > > > To my knowledge, Linus' lymphoma is not mediastinal, as > > there has been no fluid retention and no chest mass. His > > spleen remains slightly enlarged, as well as his > > submandibular and popliteal lymph nodes. He is due for a > > complete exam, x-rays and workup to see if his remission is > > maintaining and whether we need to begin the intravenous > > ascorbate again. After his terminal diagnosis last May 2008 > > he underwent IV drips during June, July and August and did > > fine until his foster caregiver dumped him in January of > > this year and I noticed the lymph glands enlarging again > > somewhat. At that time a different vet suggested palliative > > care only, though we had come too far not to try and repeat > > the drips, which I did again from January through March. > > > > > > > > He has had no drip since March and remains active, healthy, > > and happy, though the lymph nodes are still palpable. He > > will likely get some more drips in the coming month > > depending on what his next workup shows. The drips are very > > benign and do not cause him much discomfort other than > > placement of the catheter. Also, because he has received a > > good number of drips the skin on his forearms has toughened > > and it has become more difficult to find a place to insert > > the catheter (the last was placed in his back leg, which was > > a bit more uncomfortable to place). His cathethers are left > > in place for 2-3 days, depending on what he will allow, and > > he usually receives two drips in that period of > > approximately 12 grams each in ringer's solution (worked up > > to over time). > > > > > > > > Lukey was Linus' best friend and we never expected Lukey to > > die first. A flood in Louisville back in August triggered > > what we now suspect in Lukey was dry FIP, though at the time > > it went undiagnosed and the focus was placed on > > administering the Imulan LTCI. Had I known we were dealing > > with FIP, we may well have reversed it using the same > > protocol as we used for Linus. In fact, Lukey received two > > IV vitamin C drips and with each he seemed improved, though > > again, we didn't really know that we may be dealing with FIP > > at that time and so I did not think to continue the > > intravenous drips, thinking that they would do little to > > help his nonregenerative anemia that began to appear weeks > > after his initial possible FIP symptoms of anorexia, > > lethargy, borderline low lymphocyte count, and chronic fever > > that we could not attribute to infection, etc. In > > retrospect, that is exactly what we should have done for the > > FIP symptoms. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sally Jewell > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o > rg > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o > rg _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
