Has anyone here heard of ozone therapy as a treatment instead of chemo? Does it work and are there any side effects? Would be interested to know if anyone has tried this therapy.
Apparently a pint of blood is taken from you, the ozone is mixed with it, then they put your blood back in. This is done several times over the course of weeks / months.
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Lillyput189 - Who do you know with myeloma?: Self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: MGUS 2011, multiple myeloma 2014
- Age at diagnosis: 54
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
See some comments and cautions here at the American Cancer Society website ....
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/pharmacologicalandbiologicaltreatment/oxygen-therapy
Excerpts:
Oxygen therapy introduces substances into the body that are supposed to release oxygen. The extra oxygen is believed to increase the body's ability to destroy disease-causing cells. Two of the most common compounds used in oxygen therapy are hydrogen peroxide and ozone — a chemically active form of oxygen ...
Ozone gas may be mixed with air or liquids and introduced into the body. It may be given under pressure into the rectum, vagina, or other body opening or injected into a muscle or under the skin. In an approach called autohemotherapy, the practitioner uses a special device to force ozone into a pint of blood that has been drawn from the patient. The blood is then returned to the patient's body ...
A 2001 review of ozone therapy concluded that "… few rigorous clinical trials of the treatment exist. Those that have been published demonstrated no evidence of effect… Until more positive evidence emerges, ozone therapy should be avoided."
Since that time, most of the medical studies of ozone in humans that have shown success have used ozone in carefully controlled amounts on limited areas of the body. For example, an Italian study of medical ozone looked at using it in a small area of the mouth. A few patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw showed improvement after antibiotic therapy, cleaning, and 3-10 days of 10-minute applications of liquid ozone to the area. (Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a rare but distressing complication of certain cancer treatments, involving damage to the bone.) Studies are underway looking at using ozone in limited areas of the body such as arthritic joints and spinal bones after failed back surgeries.
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/pharmacologicalandbiologicaltreatment/oxygen-therapy
Excerpts:
Oxygen therapy introduces substances into the body that are supposed to release oxygen. The extra oxygen is believed to increase the body's ability to destroy disease-causing cells. Two of the most common compounds used in oxygen therapy are hydrogen peroxide and ozone — a chemically active form of oxygen ...
Ozone gas may be mixed with air or liquids and introduced into the body. It may be given under pressure into the rectum, vagina, or other body opening or injected into a muscle or under the skin. In an approach called autohemotherapy, the practitioner uses a special device to force ozone into a pint of blood that has been drawn from the patient. The blood is then returned to the patient's body ...
A 2001 review of ozone therapy concluded that "… few rigorous clinical trials of the treatment exist. Those that have been published demonstrated no evidence of effect… Until more positive evidence emerges, ozone therapy should be avoided."
Since that time, most of the medical studies of ozone in humans that have shown success have used ozone in carefully controlled amounts on limited areas of the body. For example, an Italian study of medical ozone looked at using it in a small area of the mouth. A few patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw showed improvement after antibiotic therapy, cleaning, and 3-10 days of 10-minute applications of liquid ozone to the area. (Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a rare but distressing complication of certain cancer treatments, involving damage to the bone.) Studies are underway looking at using ozone in limited areas of the body such as arthritic joints and spinal bones after failed back surgeries.
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Multibilly - Name: Multibilly
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Smoldering, Nov, 2012
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Thanks Multibilly for the info. 
Would still be interested in knowing if anyone here has tried this therapy.
Would still be interested in knowing if anyone here has tried this therapy.
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Lillyput189 - Who do you know with myeloma?: Self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: MGUS 2011, multiple myeloma 2014
- Age at diagnosis: 54
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
I would consider that ozone is a primary component of smog. From the articles I have read on the effects of smog on health where I live in southern California, an analogy used to describe ozone damage to the lungs is sunburn. What the sun does to the skin, ozone does something like that to the lungs. Ozone is what cause degradation of plastics and rubber -- it is highly reactive. Ozone is used as a disinfectant and in water treatment.
What would ozone gas to do blood? I would think really hard about putting ozone gas in my blood stream. At some level it would certainly destroy the blood cells. Because of myeloma and Revlimid, my blood is already kind of marginal to being with. I need all the healthy cells I can get.
A lot of the chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer are not that benign either, but they have been demonstrated to have some benefit that outweighs the risk or damage they do to treat cancer and are administered by medical professionals in a controlled manner at levels determined safe from clinical trial data.
I am sure if you ask around enough, you will eventually find someone who will say ozone therapy works. My view on this is the same as that in the link to the American Cancer Society that MultiBilly posted.
What would ozone gas to do blood? I would think really hard about putting ozone gas in my blood stream. At some level it would certainly destroy the blood cells. Because of myeloma and Revlimid, my blood is already kind of marginal to being with. I need all the healthy cells I can get.
A lot of the chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer are not that benign either, but they have been demonstrated to have some benefit that outweighs the risk or damage they do to treat cancer and are administered by medical professionals in a controlled manner at levels determined safe from clinical trial data.
I am sure if you ask around enough, you will eventually find someone who will say ozone therapy works. My view on this is the same as that in the link to the American Cancer Society that MultiBilly posted.
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Eric Hofacket - Name: Eric H
- When were you/they diagnosed?: 01 April 2011
- Age at diagnosis: 44
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Hi Lillyput189,
Being you are expressing interest in ozone oxygen therapy, this article by Dr. Majid Ali may be beneficial.
http://www.silvermedicine.org/ozone-good-bad.html
While I can't make any personal comments about this therapy, I can personally vouch for Dr. Ali. Dr. Ali is an integrative physician. He was formerly President of Staff as well as Chief Pathologist at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ. He holds many degrees, has written many books, and has many educational video's on YouTube. He is absolutely brilliant In a few words, if you are interested in integrative / alternative therapies of any kind, Dr. Ali is your man.
My Dad was a patient of Dr. Ali's when he was practicing here in New Jersey (he is now in New York City). My Dad does not have cancer -- he was seeing Dr. Ali for cardiac issues. Dr. Ali administered chelation treatments. Although the coronary artery disease was quite advanced when these treatments were given, they were beneficial. My Dad's cardiologist even admitted that. Had he gotten the treatments sooner, he most likely could have avoided angioplasty.
Dr. Ali also does chelation therapy for cancer. You may be interested in listening to what he has to say.
https://archive.org/details/ChelationForCancer
I hope this information will be useful to you.
God bless you,
Kim
Being you are expressing interest in ozone oxygen therapy, this article by Dr. Majid Ali may be beneficial.
http://www.silvermedicine.org/ozone-good-bad.html
While I can't make any personal comments about this therapy, I can personally vouch for Dr. Ali. Dr. Ali is an integrative physician. He was formerly President of Staff as well as Chief Pathologist at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ. He holds many degrees, has written many books, and has many educational video's on YouTube. He is absolutely brilliant In a few words, if you are interested in integrative / alternative therapies of any kind, Dr. Ali is your man.
My Dad was a patient of Dr. Ali's when he was practicing here in New Jersey (he is now in New York City). My Dad does not have cancer -- he was seeing Dr. Ali for cardiac issues. Dr. Ali administered chelation treatments. Although the coronary artery disease was quite advanced when these treatments were given, they were beneficial. My Dad's cardiologist even admitted that. Had he gotten the treatments sooner, he most likely could have avoided angioplasty.
Dr. Ali also does chelation therapy for cancer. You may be interested in listening to what he has to say.
https://archive.org/details/ChelationForCancer
I hope this information will be useful to you.
God bless you,
Kim
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Jerseygyrl - Name: Kim
- Who do you know with myeloma?: My Loved One
- When were you/they diagnosed?: February 2014
- Age at diagnosis: 58
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Thanks very much Kim! God bless you too.
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Lillyput189 - Who do you know with myeloma?: Self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: MGUS 2011, multiple myeloma 2014
- Age at diagnosis: 54
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Lilly,
I personally have been using several ozone therapies for about 10 weeks now ... primarily with various uses of the gas, including direct vein injections.I have experimented with many alternative therapies since diagnosis. I have gone from involvement with liver and working toward a bone marrow transplant to a smoldering state and seeing my oncologist every 8-10 weeks. I'm at a point now where I'm trying to figure out what works best for me by taking away a few things and adding some.
I will not have blood work until the first week of August. (I'll give an update then). But I feel better than before diagnosis. No chronic infections, I have more energy, color's better, and I have never been this vascular in my life.
This is just my personal experience: I'm also on a strict diet, a mineral balancing program similar to what Kim mentioned, and I use a near infra red sauna.
I respect anyone's choice to do traditional treatment. I also think that many could benefit from some non traditional choices to complement their treatment.
Respectfully,
Jeff
I personally have been using several ozone therapies for about 10 weeks now ... primarily with various uses of the gas, including direct vein injections.I have experimented with many alternative therapies since diagnosis. I have gone from involvement with liver and working toward a bone marrow transplant to a smoldering state and seeing my oncologist every 8-10 weeks. I'm at a point now where I'm trying to figure out what works best for me by taking away a few things and adding some.
I will not have blood work until the first week of August. (I'll give an update then). But I feel better than before diagnosis. No chronic infections, I have more energy, color's better, and I have never been this vascular in my life.
This is just my personal experience: I'm also on a strict diet, a mineral balancing program similar to what Kim mentioned, and I use a near infra red sauna.
I respect anyone's choice to do traditional treatment. I also think that many could benefit from some non traditional choices to complement their treatment.
Respectfully,
Jeff
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JDH - Name: JDH
- Who do you know with myeloma?: self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Sept. 2013
- Age at diagnosis: 49
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Jeff,
Truly looking forward to hearing about your test results in August. I'm always incredibly interested in hearing about the results of alternative therapies in the context of real-life test results.
Best of luck to you.
Truly looking forward to hearing about your test results in August. I'm always incredibly interested in hearing about the results of alternative therapies in the context of real-life test results.
Best of luck to you.
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Multibilly - Name: Multibilly
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Smoldering, Nov, 2012
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Jeff,
Like Multibilly, I am interested in your results too. I am skeptical of ozone therapy for treating cancer, but interested hearing from somebody trying it. Where are you getting the ozone therapy done at?
You have said you have tried a number of alternative therapies besides ozone therapy, are you still doing other alternative therapies and, if so, which ones? Have you stopped any and if so why? Are you also still getting any “conventional” treatments and if so what?
Sounds like you are trying everything you can, alternative and conventional.
I know these are a lot of questions, but it seems you are doing a lot of different things.
Like Multibilly, I am interested in your results too. I am skeptical of ozone therapy for treating cancer, but interested hearing from somebody trying it. Where are you getting the ozone therapy done at?
You have said you have tried a number of alternative therapies besides ozone therapy, are you still doing other alternative therapies and, if so, which ones? Have you stopped any and if so why? Are you also still getting any “conventional” treatments and if so what?
Sounds like you are trying everything you can, alternative and conventional.
I know these are a lot of questions, but it seems you are doing a lot of different things.
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Eric Hofacket - Name: Eric H
- When were you/they diagnosed?: 01 April 2011
- Age at diagnosis: 44
Re: Ozone therapy for stage 1 multiple myeloma?
Multibiily and Eric,
Nice to see that I've sparked your interest. I, too, am anxious to see my blood results.
I personally have had no standard medical treatment (although I was encouraged to by everyone I visited initially). I am under observation of an oncologist and have been thoroughly tested at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO and M D Anderson in Houston.
I started off on a very strict, primarily raw fruit and vegetable, diet and used Rife technology from a machine a friend let me use. (There may have been some benefit to the rife but it made me feel like hell most of the time due to the herx kill off, so I stopped using it). I also drank essiac tea that I feel may have been beneficial, but I'm experimenting.
As far as the diet goes, I'm now taking in fish and chicken (some alternative approaches show that myeloma is a carnivore disease). I also now eat no fruit, as some studies show that cancer lives off sugar. (If you've ever had a PET scan, this will hit home, as they put the radioactive isotope in with glucose that immediately adheres to any cancer tumors.) I also lightly cook all my vegetables, as it is much easier to digest and absorb nutrients from them. I try to eat with the mindset that, if it has a label, I try not to eat it.
Let me say: Detox, detox, detox. I do various cleanses for the digestive system, primarily liver. (I've found through all this that I have a genetic liver disease to boot). Probably why the myeloma was initially found in my liver.
I had mentioned in my previous post what I'm currently doing. The one thing that I left out is coffee enemas, 1-2 times a day. These cleanse the liver and truly picks me up.
Now back to ozone. A common misconception about ozone is that it is toxic because they use it to measure smog. The reason the ozone is there is to protect the earth from the pollutants. Think of the diminishing ozone layer this is considered bad. We need this layer to protect the earth from harmful rays and pollutants.
I have found a medical doctor in my area who has gotten away from traditional treatment. She injects the ozone gas directly into my vein through a syringe. She also works with me on the mineral balancing and diet.
I have also purchased my own ozone generator that uses medical grade oxygen and turns O2 into O3. I make ozonated water and drink it 2-3 times a day. I also administer it rectally 2x a day and recently started using it through the ears. (Has really cleared up stuffy ears).
Ozone therapy has been used for many years in Europe, especially Germany. These countries don't always have the money to spend on expensive treatments. There are virtually no reported adverse side effects.
I've taught martial arts for a living the past 25 years. Not long ago, I was having difficulty getting up stairs. Now I'm back on the floor teaching and doing things I haven't done in quite some time. Again, it may not be for everyone, but no matter what my blood work shows, I will continue with it because I feel great!
I'll keep you updated!
Jeff
Nice to see that I've sparked your interest. I, too, am anxious to see my blood results.
I personally have had no standard medical treatment (although I was encouraged to by everyone I visited initially). I am under observation of an oncologist and have been thoroughly tested at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO and M D Anderson in Houston.
I started off on a very strict, primarily raw fruit and vegetable, diet and used Rife technology from a machine a friend let me use. (There may have been some benefit to the rife but it made me feel like hell most of the time due to the herx kill off, so I stopped using it). I also drank essiac tea that I feel may have been beneficial, but I'm experimenting.
As far as the diet goes, I'm now taking in fish and chicken (some alternative approaches show that myeloma is a carnivore disease). I also now eat no fruit, as some studies show that cancer lives off sugar. (If you've ever had a PET scan, this will hit home, as they put the radioactive isotope in with glucose that immediately adheres to any cancer tumors.) I also lightly cook all my vegetables, as it is much easier to digest and absorb nutrients from them. I try to eat with the mindset that, if it has a label, I try not to eat it.
Let me say: Detox, detox, detox. I do various cleanses for the digestive system, primarily liver. (I've found through all this that I have a genetic liver disease to boot). Probably why the myeloma was initially found in my liver.
I had mentioned in my previous post what I'm currently doing. The one thing that I left out is coffee enemas, 1-2 times a day. These cleanse the liver and truly picks me up.
Now back to ozone. A common misconception about ozone is that it is toxic because they use it to measure smog. The reason the ozone is there is to protect the earth from the pollutants. Think of the diminishing ozone layer this is considered bad. We need this layer to protect the earth from harmful rays and pollutants.
I have found a medical doctor in my area who has gotten away from traditional treatment. She injects the ozone gas directly into my vein through a syringe. She also works with me on the mineral balancing and diet.
I have also purchased my own ozone generator that uses medical grade oxygen and turns O2 into O3. I make ozonated water and drink it 2-3 times a day. I also administer it rectally 2x a day and recently started using it through the ears. (Has really cleared up stuffy ears).
Ozone therapy has been used for many years in Europe, especially Germany. These countries don't always have the money to spend on expensive treatments. There are virtually no reported adverse side effects.
I've taught martial arts for a living the past 25 years. Not long ago, I was having difficulty getting up stairs. Now I'm back on the floor teaching and doing things I haven't done in quite some time. Again, it may not be for everyone, but no matter what my blood work shows, I will continue with it because I feel great!
I'll keep you updated!
Jeff
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JDH - Name: JDH
- Who do you know with myeloma?: self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Sept. 2013
- Age at diagnosis: 49
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