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Barbara
USA
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 Posted - 07/14/2008 : 12:11:00
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Has anyone had success with Curaderm? I want to order it but do not want to spend over 100- if it doesn't really work -thanks in advance
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marsha
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2008 : 12:48:41
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| I have been using curaderm for one year. I started out fast tracking.(that is putting it on 7 times a day) It started out with 3 or 4 small places including 1 diagnosed scc. The curaderm soon followed the roots of the basil cell all over my faces. The scc turned into a deep whole that almost went all the way through my nostril. Then my whole face heeled up with lots of compliments, except my nose. But I got tired of fast tracking and went to 2 times a day. So then I spent the next 6 mo. in a holding pattern. Last mo I decided to fast track and get this over with, My nostril is still filling in, but the tip of my nose has opened up again. marsha |
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Barbara
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2008 : 14:33:23
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| gosh, what do you mean open up again? Is it worse or improved? Are you happy with it and have you tried other things/I have this bcc for over 6 yrs, not going away but not getting bigger or doing anything but itch once in a blue moon |
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Allie
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 14:45:23
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I was planning on ordering Curaderm, but since marsha's post, I started questioning it's true effectiveness. It does seem curious that despite the 100% curative rate claimed by Curaderm, no one on topicalinfo has yet posted a conclusive positive result.
I googled "Curaderm scam" and came up with some discouraging information. One website claims that there are no records in Great Britain of the clinical trials claimed by Curaderm advertisers, and that the positive claims found on some forum websites actually came from the same source on Vanuata, which is where the Curaderm is sold from (not Australia).
I think I will not order the Curaderm after all. I'm currently applying eggplant, and although my lesions seem to have vastly improved after 5 weeks, they are still not fully healed. I plan to be patient a while longer, but will consider other possibilities, maybe including surgery if I can find someone who does MOHS.
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marsha
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:42:14
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| Im not saying it dosnt work. I started with a biopsied scc on the side of my nose. Plus I have basil cell other places. Ive had moe's. My mother had moe's, she lost half her top lip, half her noes. They can cut, but you better find one that can put you back togeather. Curaderm followed the basil roots all across my face. Up my nose, down to my ears. It was pretty scarry. I was fast tracking. Thats when you put it on up 7 times a day. My whole face has healed. Everyone says my skin looks great..except my nose. I got tired of doing it 7 times a day. I only did it twice a day. The cancer spots seemed to go into a holding stage. I started fast tracking again last mounth. I got results. All the skin peeled off the tip of my nose. The scc was a huge hole but now it has almost filled in. I havent had them biopsied again so I dont know for sure. marsha |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 00:41:04
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I am not a believer and I have a few hundred dollars invested in the cream.
I called they were pretty encouraging and instructive but the bottom line is I have not had success eradicating with curaderm. In some cases it did irritate the BCC but I was clearly unsuccessful in knocking them out.
I still have a few bottles and I am willing for the folks at Curaderm to come on out and prove me wrong. I'd love to be an advocate because the story sounds great.. It just didn't work for me.
I am having every bit as good of success, maybe better with Sunspot ES using the Curaderm method of covering the treated area.
The best information I got from the folks at curaderm was the 3m micropore tape and not letting the treated area dry out or scab over.
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Barbara
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 05:55:07
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I did Sunspot-it didn't do anything. They can send men to the moon but can't find a cure for skin cancer *sigh*
thanks for the replies |
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Allie
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 13:44:23
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Marsha, that is encouraging about the Curaderm working well on so many other spots plus improvement on the nose spot. I'll keep an open mind on it then.
Anivoc, sorry the Curaderm didn't work well for you. Thanks for the information about keeping the area covered.
Right now, I'm still making good progress with the eggplant mix I'm using. If interested, I'm posting here at the forum on the eggplant thread.
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Barbara
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 16:33:42
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dan
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 02:01:25
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Originally posted by Barbara
I did Sunspot-it didn't do anything.
Following the sunspot directions, at best it just helped keep things at bay. The Sunspot directions do not instruct you to apply and then cover, just rub it on a few times a day.
Using the curaderm instructions with sunspot is another story completely and I am going through it right now again on a couple very stubborn BCC areas.
Having done bloodroot paste and knowing how fast, painful and hard it works, I can only equate applying sunspot via the curaderm instructions is eating away my BCC's sloooowly but a lot less painfully.
I had my first success with the sunspot about 8 months ago.. a small retuning bcc @ 1/16th of an inch started bleeding. I started applying the sunspot once a day after my morning shower. I would apply chickweed healing salve and cover with 3M micropore tape. I soon had @ 1/4" wide 1/8" deep hole where the small bleeder started. It took about 3 to 4 weeks to knock it out and then it just started healing. Didn't matter if I applied sunspot the cancer was gone and it healed up leaving a slight crater that is healing up nicely..
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Alir2009
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Posted - 03/22/2009 : 20:51:46
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| STAY AWAY FROM CURADERM!!!! It is a scam! I bought it for a suspicious growth that was recurring on my upper arm---in retrospect I do not think it was any form of cancer. I applied the curaderm and it did everything they said, but it did not close. For months I had this wound, they told me to get more, keep applying it etc. I did. In the end I am left with a HUGE grotesque scar that looks much worse than if I had a doctor look at it, biopsy it, take it all out and close it. In fact I am considering a scar revision there it is that bad! It has been a year and it is depigmented, not likely to heal beyond where it is, ugly and very noticeable. Do not be fooled. It is merely flesh eating and yes it does recognise any "unusual" cells be it cancer or a mole or anything that is not a normal growth, but everything that grows on us is not cancerous. Some are moles, skin tags etc. I would not let an enemy try this. Curaderm is a scam!!!!!! |
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homestrong
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2009 : 22:25:33
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Heirsolo, you seem to be the only one posting on this board who
is convinced of Curaderm's effectiveness.
I guess I have to go with the consensus I read her (as I read
it every day now).
I think I have to believe the words of people who are posting
comments in real time, rather than unidentified people who are
part of these "clinical studies"
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jada
Canada
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Posted - 04/21/2009 : 22:29:27
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| I have been using curaderm for a week now...it is not true that it reacts the same way to any skin. i was skeptical so i put it on the cancer and i also put it on another place on my face where there is no cancer. the cancer place stung and felt like it was burning - it turned black and the red area became much bigger than the area that was covered by the cream....it is now starting to change to normal skin with some new black spots emerging. the spot that was treated which was cancer free had a very small amount of redness - i treated it 4 times and had minimal response whereas within that many treatments the cancer area had turned black....so far it definitely seems to be working...also, curaderm is specifically formulated - i do not think using a homemade eggplant mixture would compare. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2009 : 23:16:41
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Homestrong
Dead on the money..Heirsolo comes here and talks down to anyone of us that knows curaderm does not work 100% of the time yet Heirsolo does not claim to have used it him /herself. Nothing but links to curaderm and the PR (a polite word for propaganda)
Then you make the post about how no one else supports curaderm but heirsolo and then 1 time poster Jada appears.
Jada since you've done your research on this site could you please point us to the post that says Curaderm effects any and all skin not just skin cancers. I don't recall ever seeing anyone mention that. I have heard in this comment in regards to bloodroot but not curaderm. Curaderm had no effect on my healthy skin and though it irritated my skin cancer, it never eradicated it. BTW Bloodroot in my own personal experience had no effect on healthy skin but seriously attacked several BCC's I had in one application. Not so with Curaderm. Months and hundreds of dollars invested with nothing but an irritated unkilled bcc. If you follow the curaderm direction I don't see how the treated area turned black being as Curaderm is white and if kept bandaged as instructed the irritated wound won't scab over. |
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jada
Canada
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Posted - 04/22/2009 : 02:24:36
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anivoc,
I was online doing more research and came across this forum...i added my two cents worth because of the skeptical comments...i do not appreciate the cold reception i received.
i do not know for sure if curaderm will work - i am only reporting my progress since i am in the middle of treatment....i find the posts on this forum to be quite negative and suspicious. you said that no-one else had said that it worked so i thought i should say what i think...beside someone named marsha also said she had results...it seems like you are the one trying to push an agenda.
if you read my post again i said that curaderm does not work the same on regular skin as it does on cancer skin...that was my point to someone (Alir) who said that they had the reactions described in the instructions on a suspicious spot that they decided was not cancer (although they don't tell us why they came to that conclusion - clearly they thought it was cancer at some point if they thought to use curaderm on it)...my skin has turned black where the cancer is but not beside it where the regular skin is, even though the cream has been on it too. all of the descriptions in my research talk about the skin turning black so i'm not sure what you are talking about. the cream is white but the area, it turns black from the inside, not like a scab...maybe it just isn't working for you? but so far it is definitely doing something for me....i will post again in a few days when i know more. |
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dan
526 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2009 : 00:33:31
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| jada, welcome aboard. I think the underlying frustration is that Curaderm has made claims (with supportive scientific studies) that it is always effective, whereas practically it only seems to work some of the time despite the best efforts of some users. I hope Curaderm works for you and you are able to share your results here. |
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jada
Canada
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Posted - 04/23/2009 : 08:22:54
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| My spot has now turned white/yellowish and is not so deep a crater - and the area around it has become very red and is eroding. the whole area (and beyond) was very itchy during the night. i'm finding it a difficult process to stay with because it look so awful....i can't imagine the white area becoming healthy tissue because it looks so strange right now....but i keep thinking i might as well not stop now. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2009 : 12:24:58
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Very Sorry Jada.
Could you loan me some salt and pepper for that foot in my mouth...
I sincerely apologize, welcome you to the forum and hope you find what you are looking for here.
The curaderm topic is a sore one with me. I feel the company definitely oversells it's effectiveness and I feel I wasted over $300 on a product that didn't perform as advertised.
As Dan said, I hope Curaderm works for you.
Please accept my apology. I hope collectively we find better ways to deal with skin cancer than the conventional medicine methods used today.
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rpmatson
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Posted - 05/21/2009 : 09:51:21
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Repeat from another thread:
I used Curaderm myself following the instructions from their team and ended up with a scar of my nose that looks like a shallow crater and the skin has no colour. The patch on my arm filled in nicely but again the skin that grew back has no colour. It has left me facially scarred, and I will need cosmetic surgery to make my nose look normal again.
When I started to use the treatment, I was told by the manager of the marketing company (one of the experts who had been trained to sell the product) to use a plaster with no backing, otherwise the cream would be absorbed by the backing and it would be ineffective. So I followed this advice but the result was that the cream spread much further than the tiny spot I had used. The area of skin eaten away was some 6 times the size of the area I was treating. This whole area is scared and it is obvious.
The FDA has said curaderm is not approved in the US. I also have doubts about the legitimacy and authenticity of the clinical trials. From other sources it appears that the clinical trials are not recorded in the right places.
The people selling Curaderm were non-medical people who did not have the knowledge to sell a treatment for a disease such as skin cancer. I have heard many stories of mis-selling of the product and ordered products not arriving. The Live Chat link to talk to an "expert" was to talk to somebody in a tiny office in Vanuatu with no medical training and basically quoting from the same information on the website.
My advice would be not to be fooled by the stories of hardship and the claims of how good the cream is. Having used the cream myself and been scared I would use another treatment. The way I was just ignored when I followed up on money that I was owed for work I did for them, makes me believe that the directors of Curaderm Global are people with low business ethics. I sent a few emails about the money and I was ignored. This also appears to be a pattern repeated by people who have ordered the product and it has not arrived.
See the links for more info:
Link from the FDA:
http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s6808c.htm
Other warnings:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Cancer_Salves.asp?sitearea=ETO
http://www.healthnews.com/alerts-outbreaks/fda-warns-against-internet-sales-fake-cancer-cures-1257.html
And a link that specifically mentions Curaderm as a scam:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4861188_avoid-internet-scams.html
In my honest opinion, this snake oil sold by snakes.
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SueZeQ
USA
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 23:36:21
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The only people who are calling this Curaderm a "scam" are a few people who didn't like the results they got from it. Either it didn't work, or they didn't like the scar it left.
Neither of those outcome means this is a scam. The cream is not supposed to work except on cancer tissue. So if it didn't work for someone, there are three possibilities besides it being a "scam" ... 1) their lesion was not cancer to begin with 2) they didn't use it long enough, often enough, or properly ...OR... they are just one of those people for whom it doesn't work. Even the research tests do not show it 100% effective during the "control / test" period, though perhaps if they used it longer. In once study I read that for those for whom it didn't work during the test period, most DID get a complete cure, it just took longer. Regardless... I don't know of any "cure" that works 100% of the time on 100% of the people who use it. People often have other health conditions (weakened immune systems, etc., that may effect results).
For the idiot that is claiming he called these places in the studies... his description of what happened when he used the cream is exactly in line with what they SAY will happen. That the cream will "eat away" at the cancer, leaving a hole, or crater, that should be filled in with healthy flesh. However there are lots of reasons that someone might not heal up as good as other people and, if they don't, of COURSE it's going to leave a scar. Again, doesn't mean it's a scam, and reading his description did not discourage me from trying it, and while I'm only a few days into it, it seems to be working as described so far.
In my book though... using a cream that costs a hundred bucks or so, is still a better option than having someone cut into you (and possibly having to have plastic surgery after) for perhaps thousands of dollars. Especially since, in the studies done, there was little to no recurrence of the cancer with the cream, yet many people say that they have had cancers come back after surgeries.
Best thing with cream... you can buy one tube... use it, if it is not working as you expect, then simply stop. If it is, buy a second tube and continue on. Worth $100 to try it out, if for curiosity alone.
By the way... you can find the PDF file of the double blind, placebo study here...
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119389345/PDFSTART
And more papers are listed here... You can usually put the title into google and pull up the actual paper if the PDF is stored online.
http://curaderm.net/research-2.html
And, interestingly... some more right here on Topicalinfo:
http://www.topicalinfo.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=443
And an article here from another Doctor:
http://ahha.org/SkinCancerCure.htm
And finally... Modified Citrus Pectin has been shown to inhibit cancer growth and can be taken internally. If someone has a persistent problem with cancer.. perhaps a three pronged approach with topical, internal AND boosting of the immune system with probiotics, adaptogenic herbs and medicinal mushrooms would be a protocol to be considered.
Regardless of what someone chooses to do... surgery and drugs, or natural treatments, it is up to each individual person to do their own research, and make their own informed decisions.
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marsha
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2010 : 10:40:38
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17.8 KB I dont know what those were, maybe damaged skin, or bsc. These are also during and after curaderm. I kept putting the cream on untill they healed, and a few days after. Then I went to the derm.he said he would not see me while I used curaderm.(I was still treating the top of my nose)So I said well would you just look at the rest of my face and tell me what you think. So he looked and said the rest looked good. Thats all I know. As for the rest of my noes (including previously treated moes. I can"t seem to kick it. It never heals. Its been about 2 years. The curaderm people said use dmso with it. so I did for a while. Now Im trying other things. |
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robstan
Australia
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Posted - 07/28/2010 : 02:56:56
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Hi I have used curaderm or cansema black salve and yes it really works. But word of warning you should be very careful using it like any ointment. The first day I applied ointment (Sunday) you could tell it was something as the ointment started to bit at it straight away. I kept it covered for 7 days and then changed the dressing, just a clean dressing no ointment, my spot was on my left side of my face right at the bottom of my eyebrow. The whole area puffed up and was quite red and it even affected my eye lid. But you just put up with it. At the end of the second week the area around the spot had gone all white and *****, then when I was changing my dressing the top came off and then the next night the whole centre of the spot came out and left a big flesh red whole big enough to put my little finger in. I kept it covered for another week and a nice clean scab formed at the end of the 4th week I no longer need to keep it covered and I will have very little scaring. The spot itself was like a hard white tick looking thing with a root system underneath.
I am over the moon with the result would recommend this treatment.
Imagine if I had left it how much damage it would have caused on my face and it only took a month to come up I am a massage therapist and mother of three children. Robyn, Queensland, Australia, Gin Gin
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marsha
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2010 : 10:15:56
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| Hi, i'm confused, what did you use? The curaderm or the black salve? |
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Heirsolo
USA
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SueZeQ
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 17:37:22
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UPDATE....
I used Curaderm on my skin cancer. It seemed to be working just fine... however it was slow and required reapplying several times a day.
So I decided to try the Topical Black Salve from Alpha Omega Labs. It cost only $29... and that included the shipping.
The Salve worked perfectly.... left a quarter sized crater in my back ... clean edges... and that filled in completely with almost no scar in two weeks.
When I have more time I'll post photos. But I can say that either product seems to work fine.
In fact... I even used (as someone else recommended) a paste of baking soda and vinegar. THAT also worked to some extent. It ate away about 40% of the cancer that was above the skinline. However it is messy to keep a wet paste on your back AND it felt like someone was stabbing me with a ice pick. |
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no1artist
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2012 : 13:45:26
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| How long has it taken those who have used curaderm for a pretty large lesion about the size of a nickel? I keep reading the posts but was curious of those who were successful. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2012 : 14:45:18
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No1artist
I am an unhappy Curaderm customer so it is impossible for me to give you an unbiased opinion.
Heirsolo sells / promotes Curaderm so IMO is incapable of giving an unbiased opinion of it. Just google Heirsolo curaderm to confirm.
Take the time to read through this thread and I think you can come to your own conclusion but to point out a few of the what would seem advocates in this particular thread, Both Marsha and SuzeQ ended up "trying something else" The other advocate Jada never followed up with whether or not he was successful just that it was ugly and taking to long.
Robstan came here posting once confusingly saying he used Curaderm or Cansema. From his description it sounds like a bloodroot experience but unfortunately his post is useless as we don't know which or what he used.
I am a Bloodroot advocate because I know it works..it's just painful and really strong.
Petty spurge is the latest hot topical and A LOT of people here are having success..and if you can find it growing in your area...IT'S FREE!
These forums are a fantastic resource but as they grow it becomes an ocean of information both good and bad thus making it hard to disseminate fact from fiction...many people come here making fantastic claims with no proof and then fade off into oblivion.
It is very confusing especially for we lay people with no real medical education.
Good Luck making your decision on how to proceed.
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SueZeQ
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2012 : 21:16:21
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An update.... I've now used the Amazon Topical Black Salve three times now - each time with great results. I'm using it on a rather benign skin cancer - squamous cell - but I imagine the results would be the same for any type of skin cancer and it sure is cheaper than having it surgically removed.
Everyone has to make their own decisions, of course, but I find it ironic that these simple remedies are illegal to sell here in the US when the very type of surgery used for skin cancer now - "Mohs Surgery" was named after Frederic Mohs, who invented it. His original way of doing that surgery to was cut out most of the skin cancer and use something like the Amazon Topical Salve in the incision to get any remaining cancer that couldn't be seen by the naked eye. It was a good enough method for him to use... and apparently his technique is good enough to emulate. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2012 : 13:55:09
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Cangrats SuzeQ!
As I understand it he did not invent blooodroot paste but was one of the earlier medical pioneers who used it. He actually would apply 24 hours before surgery and then remove everything that was white..where the white blood cells attacked. He had a very high success rate with it. Not sure why he went to the freezing slide sample method..but it is pretty primitive when you realize what and how it works. I've actually had the privileged of watching the tech freeze my own specimen and watch him slice paper thin slices for study under the microscope..eeeew! |
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 18:41:26
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| I guess I feel some success I have been working on this lesion for 8 years. I have tried all kinds of things. I really don't want to start the doctor thing. I think they would probably have a great time with my problem but I would prefer not to sign up for that. What I would like to know is those who have felt there has been some success with curaderm how long did it take. I am approaching week 13. The redness has decreased the burning on application has lessened and the leasion is smaller but not as quickly as I expected. It is deep and the yellow stuff continue to come off when I flush it out with saline solution. I wuld like to hear about other folks so I can at continue for a period of time. Let me know what has happened. |
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 15:41:29
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| Well I have 14 weeks in on a lesion I have had for 7 years. It has grown slowly and I am grateful it is at my hairline and not visable. I am just beginning to see a slight bit of healing happen. I hate the burning but that also is less and less. What happens after this stage. The lesion is not as deep as it was or red but it makes me nervous. The part that doesn't have skin on it yet is a yellow and if you try to take it away it is painful, almost like an ache. I am willing to put in the time and the pain to heal it up but am worried. I am grateful it is smaller but it is the size of a nickel so it has a very long way to go. I would appreciate anyone elses experience good or bad with curaderm. Thanks |
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dan
526 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 00:34:22
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Hi no1artist, I don't have experience with curaderm but maybe have a few ideas to consider. Many topical treatments, especially single remedies, get bogged down and it becomes difficult to tell if there is progress or not. It is always a good idea to take pictures throughout the process to compare at a later date. Picture evidence can motivate you to keep going or switch tactics.
Curaderm works sometimes but it has not been a sure thing by itself. 14 weeks seems like you might be bogged down. You might consider combining another treatment or two to see if that speeds things up. If it were me, I would give orange oil a try (~$5 at GNC). Topical pancreatin enzymes with ammonia and aloe vera (or Cymilium) is another easy one to try. There are many threads in this forum on these remedies, the search at the top of the page can find them. Thanks for the post! |
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Heirsolo
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 16:48:13
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Hi no1artist,
Curaderm works successfully for me in treating numerous non melanoma skin cancers.
14 weeks is totally normal as you have had this for 7 years. There could be plenty cancer cells beneath that Curaderm is removing one by one which is why you are seeing yellow discharge or pus signifying dead cancer cells being eliminated and pushed out from your lesion.
Best not to remove the yellow by force it will naturally fall off! just apply Curaderm over it.
This elimination process will continue till there are no more cancer cells or yellow with only raw looking lesion then you will begin to witness healing even though you are still applying Curaderm.
It sounds that you are doing just fine and would suggested that if you ever needed support, you can contact the company who makes Curaderm ( Curaderm Global Ltd) +888 409 8351
I have contact them in the past and they were very helpful in advising and guiding me throughout my first treatment with Curaderm.
Thanks for your post!
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 18:31:40
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| Thank you Dan for the encouraging words. I feel a glimmer of hope now that I can see at the very top of the lesion there is a new look and more heathful look. I am thrilled to receive help and support i this regard as most would not understand taking this route vs. going to a dermo and getting cut. I am sure the sun exposure as a young person was the cause of the difficulties. I am only on tube number 2 and have one in the refrigerator when I am ready for it. I will probably order one more to keep on hand in hopes number three will be the charm. I hate the burning but it doesn't last as long as it did at first so I am grateful. Again thank you for the post and the info. |
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CuradermBEC5
Vanuatu
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Posted - 05/24/2012 : 20:15:18
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Hi no1artist,
I have had a lot of experience with Curaderm and I am more than happy to offer you my advice.
What you are experiencing is totally normal and I would not risk mixing Curaderm with any other treatment. There are a few reasons for this: -
1. If you are already experiencing skin sensitivity such as intense stinging, this will only add to the sensitivity of the skin causing further pain, which may become unbearable.
2. If the pain becomes unbearable and you stop treatment early, you will harden the skin and if you than resume treatment, treatment will be harder the 2nd time around.
3. You may cause scarring which is what you are trying to avoid by treating yourself with Curaderm. Curaderm is designed to not damage your healthy skin cells, other home remedies do not do this, they attack all cells healthy or cancerous.
4. Risk of infection by mixing in foreign and not sterilised ingredients.
Your treatment time is normal and it is always hard to predict how long treatment will take with Curaderm. It is normal for your lesion to grow a during the initial phase of the treatment as the Curaderm is destroying the cancerous cells that often extend under the surface of the skin further than the surface lesion. A skin cancer could be described like an iceberg, what you see of the surface is often a lot smaller than what is underneath.
Treatment with Curaderm could take a couple of weeks or it could take well over a month. The length of your treatment with Curaderm depends on how large the lesion is (and remember this is not just what you see on the surface). There is no fixed time for a treatment with Curaderm, you should only stop treatment when the lesion has completely healed over with healthy skin.
By continuing your treatment with Curaderm while you are healing, the pH of the Curaderm keeps the lesion safe from infection (and for the below reasons). Also, if you were to cease treatment early you could never know for sure exactly whether all the cancerous cells have been destroyed and could leave yourself at an elevated risk of a reoccurrence.
Another reason to keep treating with Curaderm until the lesion has completely healed is because this is how Curaderm was tested in the clinical trials, and if you stopped treatment early then your statistical chance of success may be lower than those published about Curaderm (which has been almost 100% in some trials).
As for this stinging, can I ask how you are cleaning your lesion? The reason I ask this is that some people add to their skin sensitivity by how they are cleaning their lesion, so how you clean the lesion can often be a big cause of the stinging. You also need to make sure that you do not rub or pick at the lesion as you may damage the healthy skin cells encouraging scarring.
There are many products that you can use to clean your lesion with during treatment with Curaderm but treating the lesion for infection is not always necessary.
Curaderm BEC5 contains Salicylic Acid and also Urea, these ingredients will help prevent you from any infection during treatment.
During treatment with Curaderm, people often think they have an infection but chances are this is just the dead cancer cells. If you experience discharge or fluid during treatment with Curaderm it is more than likely dead cancer cells that are being ‘mopped up’ by phagocytes (white blood cells).
As for the application of Curaderm, you only need to apply a thin smear of Curaderm to the lesion as you are near the end of treatment as you do not need to be as aggressive at this stage. This will also help with the skin sensitivity.
You will find with treatment, that once the Curaderm has destroyed all the cancer cells, the healing will take quicker than expected. So although they may look deep now and end of treatment seems a long way away, once the cancer cells are destroyed healing will progress a lot quicker. And 7 years is a long time to have had a lesion.
I hope this helps, please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Brooke |
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anivoc
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Posted - 05/25/2012 : 09:14:41
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Being as Dan has nothing monetarily to gain from his advice, I'd take it a lot more seriously than the next two post encouraging you to forge on with just Curaderm.
Though you wouldn't get it from how he posted here, a quick google search will show you Heirsolo is a representative of the company..I suspect the same of curadermbec5.
Good luck however you choose to proceed just don't be deceived, make a well informed decision.
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no1artist
USA
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Posted - 05/25/2012 : 12:37:18
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Thank you Brooke for all your advise and encouragment. I use sterile saline to clean the wound. I continue to have a raw edge in different places. I hope I haven't put too much curaderm on it. Maybe a thin layer would be better. How do you suggest it is applied. It is so expensive and try not to waste it. I started a week ago applying fresh three times a day and that seems to have made a difference.
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CuradermBEC5
Vanuatu
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Posted - 05/28/2012 : 21:23:08
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Dear no1artist,
That is fine how you are cleaning the lesion. You can continue to clean this way or simply just use normal tap water, because as I stated before it is very hard to get an infection using Curaderm. Just be careful not to rub at the skin when cleaning to help with your skin sensitivity.
Your application sounds fine but as it does start to enter the healing phase, you may be better off just applying a thin layer only twice a day as you do not need to be as aggressive with treatment during this phase. Once you have entered this phase, Curaderm has killed majority of the cancer cells (and still will be killing some) and it is now being used to prevent infection and assist with healing.
If you need further help, or you would like to send me an email with a picture to look at, please email me at admin@curadermbec5.com, this will help me advise you better.
Regards,
Brooke
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no1artist
USA
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Posted - 06/01/2012 : 12:52:59
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Hi Brooke: Tell me this, I have been faithful to stick with the treatment no matter what. I now am beginning to see some improvement. I am hopeful things will continue to improve. I appreciate the advice and would like to stay in touch.
Again thanks you. |
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CuradermBEC5
Vanuatu
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Posted - 06/03/2012 : 22:15:36
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| That is great to hear that you are improving, it is funny how things can change so quickly. Please keep in touch. |
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no1artist
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2012 : 08:06:42
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| I guess I didn't figure it would take so long. The burning is the part I hate the most. It is not a pretty wound but I am grateful not to have to get involved with the medical world. I probably should start taking photos to get a true sense of the progress and if I am a success case I would be happy to share. Thanks for the support. By the way I am 64 years old and did the sun bathing thing for many years. Thus the price to pay. |
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mojave melody
USA
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Posted - 06/12/2012 : 11:32:05
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Hello! I've been using Curaderm for 3 weeks and I may have got myself in trouble. In the beginning about 10 years ago I was treated for an ear infection. After awhile it returned. Then I tried everything natural I could. It came and went alternately. Last year it was diagnosed as a BCC inside the tragus of my left ear. Dr. wanted to do Mohs surgery. I treated it with bloodroot and nothing happened. Then I treated it with black salve 1x. It worked for awhile taking off part of my tragus, then returned. I then started Curaderm. Prior to the problem with the tragus I had some scabbing alternately on the outside edge of the same ear. It also would seem to heal then scab over again. Finally it went away, but not really as I discovered when I applied the Curaderm. I applied Curaderm over the whole outside edge of my ear as there was alot of scar tissue there. Now my whole ear is swollen, red, there is some bleeding and a lot of the skin has peeled off down to the blood vessels inside the tragus and also on the edges of the outide side of my ear. I found that my right ear also has a lesion and the skin is peeling there also. After just 3 weeks I shake when I apply the Curaderm because the stinging and burning is just that bad. I now know what a devil dance is. I had to take a rest from the application on the outside edge of my left ear. I applied some unpetroleum jelly and covered it with tape to keep it soft, hoping that the areas around the lesion will settle down and I won't lose my ear. Also I have a superficial lesion in the temporal area. It also spread out involving a larger area. I am normally a calm and rational person, but this is making me a little crazy. Can someone help me make sense of any of this? I would very much appreciate your input.
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anivoc
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Posted - 06/12/2012 : 21:52:52
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Yeeooowch Melody!
So sorry you are going through so much pain. No fun.
If you go through this site you will know I am not a big fan of Curaderm but am a big fan of bloodroot paste and now petty spurge. They both work and work quickly, much more quickly than Curaderm does on larger skin cancers.
You mentioned you used bloodroot with no effect, then used black salve and it kind of worked.
Bloodroot PASTE from reliable suppliers ( I don't want to promote a particular brand but if you go to other parts of this forum there are several people who mention brands that work). A reliable brand will attack and get at the non melanoma skin cancers very fast and furious.
Same goes with Petty Spurge..we just finished this season here in California for the outdoor version but you may be able to buy seeds and grow them indoors.
That all said what to do right now. I don't envy your situation. You are in the middle of treatment with Curagerm and maybe ...maybe you will be one of the lucky ones it works on. I have now and had some very big ones and spent a ton of time treating them with Curaderm and over $300 on it with only miserable torture results. Yes it would eat at it and burn..The company said just keep applying and buying but after 3 months of that, having already used Bloodroot paste and had instant overnight success ( albeit major pain, swelling and a good few months of healing) I gave up on the what I had hoped was a softer gentler way of getting these lesions handled.
In your case it is in such an awkward place to treat and bandage. Putting all over your ear sounds like you may have over did it. Have you done a test area elsewhere on your body "where the sun don't shine" to make sure it doesn't burn that skin also? I usually do a 24 hour test on the inside of my upper thigh. I apply whatever it is I am trying, put some tape over it and check it the next day. Curaderm did not bother me but everybody is different.
Definitely call the people at Curaderm and let them know what you are up to...going through...they may have some better suggestions or strategies for you to carry on. Prayers and hopes of you winning out over this coming your way. |
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mojave melody
USA
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Posted - 06/13/2012 : 00:48:39
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Thank you Anivoc for your caring reply and your prayers. I will try to call Curaderm tomorrow. My ear is a bloody mess even after stopping the Curaderm in that area for 24 hours. The blood root that I used was a liquid . It did not do anything at all. Black Salve destroyed healthy tissue as well leaving me with a smaller tragus that seems to have collapsed closing the ear canal. Then the lesions came back in a few months. I cannot take the pain of the Curaderm on the outside of my ear. The other places burn, but are tolerable. Yes, I regret putting it on so much of the surface of the outside of my ear, but because of the scar tissue I could not see where the lesions were. Amazing, but only my ear lobe is unaffected and has natural skin color. I have been reading about Raspex Raspberry Skin Cream Gel. I'm not sure if it would be strong enough for the outside of my ear as the problem has existed too long, Perhaps there is a chance that it will work though. They say it is painless They also offer it in a powder that is taken internally to boost the immune system and promote healing. Or, maybe I'll try a different blood root product as you suggested. But, I think you said that it burned too. Its getting late, I'll decide tomorrow. Thank you again.
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2012 : 13:23:48
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Hi Melody..
Hang in there.. As a long time alternative approacher I can tell you first hand do not waste your time or money on raspex. The guy that makes it is a really nice guy, he even sent me free samples when he first started offering it on the net several years ago. My wife liked it as a face cream..but zero..nada on real skin cancers.
It can be very tedious going through this site but there are a lot of ways to approach these lesions. Dan ( the owner of this site) has had documented success with cymillium and orange oil, restricted diet and a litany of supplements.
Unfortunately there are also threads and post where someone jumps in with what I call over enthusiastic HOPIUM exclaiming success when in fact ...it is just another dead end wast of time..i.e. the eggplant vinegar thread where someone claimed using just regular old eggplant ground up in vinegar would knock out skin cancer.. a bunch of us jumped on the bandwagon but in the end..pretty much a messy losing proposition.
The tried and true alternatives for me personally are Bloodroot paste and Petty spurge. But they are both very aggressive.
You mentioned the black salve ate away healthy skin..maybe..maybe not.
Though there are black salves that have no bloodroot most I've seen do..just calling it another name.
Just so you always know what is happening..I strongly encourage you to always do the 24 hour "where the sun don't shine" test area BEFORE putting anything on the cancerous area. That way you know for sure if the stuff eats away healthy skin or not.. definitely what may appear "healthy" may have cancer in it. As one dermatologist explained it to me. Skin cancers are often like an ice berg. What you see on top may only be small part of what is going on below the surface, thus the possibility of what you thought was healthy skin not being so....
Again good luck and prayers coming from all of us for strength, courage and wisdom as you trudge forward. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2012 : 19:40:20
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Originally posted by no1artist
I have been using curaderm for approximately 21 weeks. I have a lesion that has been there grown and changed for more than 8 years. I think I am well on my way but there seems some strands or leads or something like that that seems to travel. I wondered if other have had that experience. One thing I find most uncomfortable is the burning. I was in a place last week that the burn was minor and I was thrilled my spirits soared then all of a sudden I have a deeper spot and it burns like fire. Fortunately it doesn't last anywhere near as long as it did when I first started. I would like to know if othere have had this situation of traveling spots and when does the burn end. Let me know your thoughts and/or experiences. FYI I find when I am under a great deal of stress it seems to get worse.
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 15:42:40
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| Thanks anivoc for letting me know. I am not sure how to navigate the postings. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 16:59:08
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| No problem.. Hope you are doing OK |
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2012 : 20:59:18
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| So Here I am after 30 + weeks I am almost cured. I will order my 4th tube of curaderm tomorrow and would like to help others who are using this product. I am so excited to think I have come this far. I would like to know how long to go on with the treatment. What do it look like to be healed? Does the skin stay red like a scar? Please advise. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2012 : 08:36:28
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As far as when is it gone...with Curaderm I don't know because I could never get it to kill everything.. IT just kept eating away and the tumor kept staying... just a daily battle of pain.. With the bloodroot or the petty spurge a fw applications and it was done.
You should check with the people you bought the Curaderm from.. I believe they say keep using it until you no longer get a reaction.
In regards to the the scaring, it is really dependent on how much tissue was removed.. IN some cases where I have successfully knocked out a bcc I have very minimal scaring in others where the lesion was bigger I have a pretty big scar..would have had one any way if I had gone traditional medicine too..so the scar is just part of the dealing with the tumor. Hope for the best and keep it covered as it heals. That's all you can do. |
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2012 : 21:16:34
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| So here I am 7 month in treatment 3 tubes with the 4 th in the refrigerator waiting. I seem to make some progress and then I regress. Is it stress bad diet or wrong useage. I would appreciate some advice. The lesion I am treating has been there for almost 8 years. I really could use some advice. Anyone's thoughts? Thanks so much |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2012 : 21:40:44
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Hey #1
As I have mentioned I tried with Curaderm for several months of annoying painful treatment with no win in the end..
You know what to do with the Curaderm...so as far as something different to add to the protocol the suggestions are definitely little or no sugar, less meat and certain supplements all seem to help in the battle.
The crux of the matter is..people not doing anything different with diet or supplements using petty spurge and bloodroot paste are having much better success than you or I did with Curaderm.
Recently several people are posting about success with vitamin C paste or mixtures of it therein..I'm experimenting and it has me intrigued..
Good luck whatever you choose to do going forward.
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2012 : 13:00:13
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| Do you apply petty spurge topically? Does it sting? I hate that part of curaderm. I would be up for trying something new. I also will take your advice and change my diet to even more. Are you healed by using the other products? |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2012 : 17:10:54
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No1artist
You really owe it to yourself to take the time to read through the bloodroot, petty spurge and vitamin C threads and decide how you want to proceed on your own.
My personal experiences are that bloodroot when first applied does not burn but withing minutes you start to feel it "pulling". Within hours swelling starts and it gets bad. The next few weeks at least in my case where I had some pretty big lesions it really swelled up and I was in a lot of aching / throbbing pain not burning pain. Having used both Curaderm & Bloodroot on big lesions, bloodroot hurts more but is over in a few weeks where Curaderm hurts less but took forever and in the end was unsuccessful.
To be clear "cured" is an illusive word when speaking of skin cancer.
In my pictures I've posted links of here on this site you will see two large ones on my forehead that were gone for about 4 years but re-surged..the one on my nose has been fine for over 11 years now..can't say why one stays gone and others come back.
To clarify one of the ones om forehead a dermatologist excised one of them by scalpel a few years before the bloodroot and it came back. I was VERY unhappy with the scar it left and how it tweaked my forehead and eyebrow .. When I used the bloodroot it left a big scar but my eyebrow did come back to almost normal in the process.
I have since used petty spurge on a small bcc on my arm with success. Because it was small and in a easy area to treat it seemed quite a bit less painful than the forehead ones which were bigger and are tight against the bone of my forehead.
A few years back I also had a large nodular BCC removed by Mohs on the top of my head..lost a good 3/4" spot of hair and I can tell there is new cancer coming back on the borders.
Right now I am doing a weird concoction that includes Vitamin C and a few other ingredients that I am for sure is at least holding things at bay but I don't think I am going to get the win with this over all...
I will be making a decision to either go back to bloodroot or petty spurge on the large ones in the next month or so.. Sure is easy to keep putting this off but I am so tired of the bandages on my forehead and ritual involved everyday to treat and care for them..
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2012 : 08:47:47
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I certainly appreciate your wise advice. I will definitely look at some of the other options. I just added Vit C and selenium to my regimen of supplements too. I don't like the thought one bit of going to the doctor. Sometime it seems almost better even almost gone and then back it comes. It seems to be attached to my stress level and how well I am eating (or not). Please keep me posted on your progress and I will do the same.
Thanks again I appreciate the freedom to speak of this problem with someone who has the same.
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Originally posted by anivoc
Hey #1
As I have mentioned I tried with Curaderm for several months of annoying painful treatment with no win in the end..
You know what to do with the Curaderm...so as far as something different to add to the protocol the suggestions are definitely little or no sugar, less meat and certain supplements all seem to help in the battle.
The crux of the matter is..people not doing anything different with diet or supplements using petty spurge and bloodroot paste are having much better success than you or I did with Curaderm.
Recently several people are posting about success with vitamin C paste or mixtures of it therein..I'm experimenting and it has me intrigued..
Good luck whatever you choose to do going forward.
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marsha
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 23:18:26
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| Hi everone out there. I had finished a spot on the left tip of my nose, after 18 mo or so. I had moved on to some other spots on the other side of my nose. I then noticed what looked like the start of a white head under the spot I had just finished. A couple of days later it felt hard but didn't hurt. I put some curaderm on it. After a day the skin pealed off the top, the next day it looked bigger. This morning after I wiped off the lose skin I could see that it looked like a pearl, but when I rubbed it with the Q tip it was attached. Tonight I rub it lightly and it just feel out in one peace. It looks like a small pearl, its hard, about the size of a sesame seed. Any Ideas? |
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Bullmoose
USA
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Posted - 09/11/2012 : 14:47:02
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30+ weeks and not cured? what do you have? If you use 35% HP , my experience is about 2 weeks, apply with a swab , leave the soaked swab on until it turns white and crusty, peel it then re apply, with my skin cancer and it was biopsied and confirmed skin cancer, 2 weeks of 35% HP and it fell off leaving no scar, my dermatologist could not find where it ustabe,when I was treating the cancer I could feel it working clear through my lip until it just fell offquote:
Originally posted by no1artist
So Here I am after 30 + weeks I am almost cured. I will order my 4th tube of curaderm tomorrow and would like to help others who are using this product. I am so excited to think I have come this far. I would like to know how long to go on with the treatment. What do it look like to be healed? Does the skin stay red like a scar? Please advise.
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Stephen M
USA
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Posted - 10/15/2012 : 17:11:37
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This is my first post. I've been using curaderm for approx. 18 weeks. The lesion was on the side of my nose and was confirmed by biopsy. The location was somewhat difficult to keep the lotion on (even with micropore tape) due to gravity and the angle. Initially the curaderm enlarged and deepened the biopsy area considerably, but now the area is reduced to about 1/4 the size (about the size of a normal drinking straw opening). There has been no descernable change to the area for some time (except occasionaly a very small white growth appears in one area which I usually remove with soap/water and a cotton swab or antibiotic onitment. I then re-apply curaderm and micropore.
About 3 or 4 weeks after I started this process I tried curaderm on the top end of my nose where I had a suspicous area. After about 3 days, curaderm started eliminating tissue
in this area. The area now seems to be slowly (very slowly) becoming smaller and bright red (sometimes a small amount of blood).
I would appreciate any suggestions or feedback particularly from those of you who have used curaderm on deeper lesions and/or locations on the nose. |
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Kfox100
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Posted - 10/15/2012 : 19:09:24
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| Hi! I'm using curaderm for DFSP and wondering if anyone else tried using it for this. Technically it is a sarcoma but it spreads wide rather than deep. So far so good! Had all these bumps on my forehead and after just a few days they are almost gone! However, I it is still present because it stings a lot and red when I put it on. I am also using oxygenated olive oil during the day and during curaderm at night with DMSO. I'm applying creams 3 times throughout the day either the olive oil or curaderm. I was wondering about the tape, when I called they said I should use the tape over the cream but I don't trust what chemicals are in the tape glue and if I should really be putting on my forehead so those chemicals will seep in as well. I'm also doing a major internal cleanse as well. I believe healthy body and I can do even better. Wanted to see if anyone had some advice for me. The alternative for me would be major disfiguring of my forehead with skin grafts and the cancer has gone down as far as my eyelid which I'm also applying cream there as well!! Thank you all for your help!! |
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mitch1760
USA
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Posted - 11/07/2012 : 20:53:51
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| I have a BCC near my eye at the root of my nose. I have been using Curaderm for three weeks now and the lession has grown in size and the skn surrounding the wound has no color at all, it almost looks like dead skin. The lesion looks raw and there is no sign of new skin growth. has Anyone else had this or similar. |
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steve-o
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Posted - 11/12/2012 : 07:34:46
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Any help would be much appreciated.
I have a medium sized BCC on nose and applied Curaderm yesterday for the first time. Put the second application on before bed and started to sweat profusely - that continued the entire night. Woke up and the skin had started to peel over the lesion. The first layer of skin basically just fell off. It's a little red, but looks better. I assume I keep applying it. Do I keep applying it right on the reddened, raw skin until all visible signs of reaction and cancer lesion are gone?
Thanks and any input you have would be really helpful! |
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kammy
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2012 : 06:06:14
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| Is it true you can use curaderm for tongue cancer? I have SCC. I read forest said you can. Seems painful. Anyone have any experience or thoughts on this? |
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Veet
Canada
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Posted - 11/24/2012 : 07:43:10
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Originally posted by steve-o
Any help would be much appreciated.
I have a medium sized BCC on nose and applied Curaderm yesterday for the first time. Put the second application on before bed and started to sweat profusely - that continued the entire night. Woke up and the skin had started to peel over the lesion. The first layer of skin basically just fell off. It's a little red, but looks better. I assume I keep applying it. Do I keep applying it right on the reddened, raw skin until all visible signs of reaction and cancer lesion are gone?
Thanks and any input you have would be really helpful!
Hi Steve i have Basal cell on the side of my nose just below my eye. After much reasearch i started using Curaderm Bec5 1 week ago . I put it on 4 times a day and only on or in the lesion as mine is the size of a large pea with a crater . I've had the burning , redness, weeping and enlargement of the lesion, before i noticed it was getting smaller and smaller . It has now gotten to where it hardly burns at all and the skin is getting it's color back . I cleanse it at each application with warm water and flat pads careful not to rub but dab it clean, then disinfect it with a little peroxide mixed with water and then polysporine to the skin around the lesion .I then put a small amount of Bec5 in the lesion and cover it with microspore tape . Wash your hand after wards . So far I am very impressed with the Curaderm . I have pictures if anyone wants to see the progression . Thanks to all for this site |
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no1artist
USA
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Posted - 11/25/2012 : 08:56:12
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Originally posted by Veet
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Originally posted by steve-o
Any help would be much appreciated.
I have a medium sized BCC on nose and applied Curaderm yesterday for the first time. Put the second application on before bed and started to sweat profusely - that continued the entire night. Woke up and the skin had started to peel over the lesion. The first layer of skin basically just fell off. It's a little red, but looks better. I assume I keep applying it. Do I keep applying it right on the reddened, raw skin until all visible signs of reaction and cancer lesion are gone?
Thanks and any input you have would be really helpful!
Hi Steve i have Basal cell on the side of my nose just below my eye. After much reasearch i started using Curaderm Bec5 1 week ago . I put it on 4 times a day and only on or in the lesion as mine is the size of a large pea with a crater . I've had the burning , redness, weeping and enlargement of the lesion, before i noticed it was getting smaller and smaller . It has now gotten to where it hardly burns at all and the skin is getting it's color back . I cleanse it at each application with warm water and flat pads careful not to rub but dab it clean, then disinfect it with a little peroxide mixed with water and then polysporine to the skin around the lesion .I then put a small amount of Bec5 in the lesion and cover it with microspore tape . Wash your hand after wards . So far I am very impressed with the Curaderm . I have pictures if anyone wants to see the progression . Thanks to all for this site
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no1artist
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2012 : 08:58:22
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| I would love to see the photos. I have been fighting a few small lessions on the side of my temple for about 10 months with curaderm. I seem to have success and then they pop back up again. I wonder if a cleaner environment might be the key. As you were saying with a solution of perioxide and water between applications. Keep me posted. |
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CuradermBEC5
Vanuatu
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2012 : 00:47:00
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The quintessential question is which modality, Curaderm vs Surgery, is most effective at preventing metastasis. Of course we know that squamous cell carcinoma metastasizes more frequently than basal cell, so the question might better be split into those two separately.
I would be grateful for references to any studies on this topic. i'd rather have a scar, even go through grafting, than have a lethal metastasis.
any personal replies would be gratefully appreciated. please email to:
Richard Jay Seedman, DVM
icf@cds1.net
with the subject line showing: Curaderm Forum- [your subject]
these are difficult decisions, and the MD's just don't know. Hopefully someone can find actual studies. absent that, personal experience would be better than nothing.
Thanks. richard
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anivoc
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Posted - 12/22/2012 : 12:24:43
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Richard..
You leave a lot of other alternatives out of the options in your question..Why would you limit it to just Curaderm? Clearly form the personal experiences on this Forum Curaderm is hardly the only approach and definitely not considered the "preferred" or "best" alternative approach to treating non melanoma skin cancers over surgery.
I would say from personal experience that some of the alternatives like Bloodroot paste are definitely on par with excision / Mohs surgery...being as I have gone both routes and in both cases had recurrence of tumor in both instances...The fact is, at least IMO, there are no guarantees..The tried and true medical world approach Mohs Surgery is the Gold standard and it is NOT 100% effective. I have tried Curaderm for an extended period of time and from my experience, trust it a lot less than Bloodroot or Petty spurge at eliminating a skin cancer growth. |
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SueZeQ
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2012 : 15:35:06
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Yes... the Amazon Topical Black Salve is, IMO, the best of the natural treatments, having tried both Curaderm and the Black Salve. The receipe for making your own black salve is on the internet... the Amazon folks put it out there for everyone. Though ordering it from Equador is both cheap and easy. It apparently keeps well... I just used some I'd had in the fridge for over 2 years... worked fine.
And again... if someone is "prone" to skin cancers... they should also be taking Modified Citrus Pectin regularly - PectaSolC - from Dr. Isaac Eliaz. It's been shown in studies to be as effective as 3 of the common chemo drugs for metastatic cancers like prostate and breast cancer.... it's relatively cheap. Taken daily as a preventative would cost about $30 a month.
Also... anyone that is getting any kind of cancer should take a serious look at what they are eating and putting in, and on, their bodies. 75% of cancer is caused by food and environment. Processed meats alone increase your risk by 63% - even if only eaten in moderation (8 times per month). Many of us eat processed meat DAILY. Throw crap like soda into the mix, and processed foods in general. Leave out fresh fruits and veggies (or leave them in with lots of pesticides on them), and it's no wonder Cancer is the number #2 killer in the US.
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2012 : 16:15:20
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anivoc,
thanks so much for this report of your experiences. I leave out other treatments only because i don't know them! so...thanks for the info.
I'm a red-head and will be needing alternatives, i fear.
thanks again for your caring enough to post. any advice will be welcomed.
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2013 : 00:36:36
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anivoc,
I would appreciate some help finding sources of the two treatments you mentioned:
"I have tried Curaderm for an extended period of time and from my experience, trust it a lot less than Bloodroot or Petty spurge at eliminating a skin cancer growth." anivoc
please, if you would, email me directly
icf@cds1.net
thanks
Richard
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 15:38:24
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Anivoc,
Hopefully you are still following this forum... I'm totally new here, but I've used Curaderm in the past for a small BCC above my upper lip, 6 years ago... It looked like a pencil dot... Soon it opened up and "tracked" up to my nostril... I treated 100 days total, then another couple of weeks with Tamanu oil... It healed perfectly...
Now, 6 years later, I "had" a small spot on my right cheek, about the size of a dime way back in OCT... Now in Jan, the so called "cancer" has tracked all over my face, with multiple ulcers... It's naturally a mess, alot of pus(phagocyte) discharge, and so on... After 92 days, certain areas healed somewhat, and now all new ulcers, with means another 90 days...
Since I read another post you had, back in 2009 you said you went to Scottsdale Arizona to see a doctor for THERMOTHERAPY... I'm tired of all this nasty painful treatment...
Who is the doctor, and how can I get a hold of him, and can you recommend me... I have photos which are available, and have been contacted the manufacturer of THERMOTHERAPY, but am still waiting, as they say their equipment is in the trial phase..
The trials on public record, and they used thermotherapy machine on a bunch of VA hospitals, (I'm not a vet unfortunately), so I'm going round and round...
If the dermatologist OWNS the machine, maybe he can help me..
I am desperate....
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 18:25:05
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Hi Tmainstayr,
Still here and unfortunately I have to give a BIG thumbs down to thermotherapy. I too spoke to the "inventor" of the the thermotherapy machine and in speaking with him I was sure I had a winner.. not so much.
He recommended the derm in Scotsdale and I, living in Los Angeles made several calls, e-mails and photos to the derm of my lesions before I made the trip.
It was a really bad experience. The first thing I asked this knucklehead was how will I look after the treatment. This is with him knowing what we were dealing and having seen very clear pictures of the lesions, their size and location. He said oh just light swelling. I informed him that we were having a big birthday party for my wife 3 days after the scheduled treatment..He said I'd be fine by then...Not so much..
I was a mess after the treatment. I looked like I gone 12 rounds in a boxing ring beaten up swelled and bruised.
The second big disappointment.. I preface this again with the fact that the derm was well aware of the size and magnitude of my lesions. As I am sitting in his office already having undergone the painful injections to numb the areas he informs me that these lesions are too big to knock out in one treatment... Why didn't you tell me that before I came all the way out here... "Oh I thought I did"... no
Well I was there so I decided to go ahead and see the results. Holy Mackerel! It was a painful treatment even with the lidocaine numbing... tough night and the next week was miserable ...Absolutetly made no progress on diminishing the lesions.. Great pictures from the birthday party...jerk!
OK enough ...You get it. My advice don't go that route.
You probably have already ascertained I am not a Curaderm fan.
I have had good success with Bloodroot paste (ouch!) and petty spurge but still fighting to find a softer gentler way... I'm currently trying to knock out some big lesions with Vitamin C and DMSO... mixed feelings about it but it seems I'm at least holding them at bay... we'll see....
Wish you the best... It seems science is on the cusp of some new things with Hedgehog inhibitors that may make so all we have to do is take a pill and they'll be gone... Hurry up SCIENCE! The current options are not a ton of fun...
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 19:09:42
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Hi Anivoc,
i had requested info on where to buy Petty Spurge and Bloodroot. would appreciate the info.
I am most interested in your experience using them, and wondering why you're continuing to try other therapies.
I too am not thrilled with Curaderm--treatment time is too long, and pretty painful. in addition, the reaction [inflammation] it causes prevents following the progress with biopsy, and delays any surgery until resolved.
however, that said, i stopped Curaderm @ 3 weeks, was Rx'd a weak coriticosteroid to reduce inflammation, re-biopsied after 1 week, and both SCC's were gone, despite the open lesions not having healed. One of them was "invasive", so the threat of metastasis was looming, which is why i started the Curaderm rather than wait for a the surgeon to be available.
Please help me find the Petty Spurge and Bloodroot, and please advise your experience in how to use them.
By the way, i think the Rx Picato is based on petty spurge [Euphorbia]. the Rx co-pay was $759 for a tube to treat a lesion 2X2inches!! Pass....
thanks.
Richard
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 19:15:07
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Anivoc,
Thank you for replying back so quickly.... Geez, an I thought you had good success with this guy in Arizona... I guess your telling me you still have the BCC spots? Am I reading this right??
The machine is supposed to be FDA approved for BCC...
1/2 the side of my face are BCC lesions.... When I started Curaderm, I had normal looking skin, with a couple of tiny red spots..
The 92 day Curaderm treatment spots are pretty small, but I missed a few spots down by my jawline and up by my ear...
I guess I just have to endure more Curaderm treatments and do alot more praying... There has to be a treatment option...
Maybe I'm putting on too much Curaderm cream on the open lesions?... I'm applying a thick layer, instead of thin...
Too much Salycylic acid? Skin can't heal?... And the drainage not only has phagocites(pus) in it, but some Salicylic acid too, maybe its spreading to the lower bandages..
Anyway, if I stop treatments now, things will get infected, as I am missing top layers of skin... How did you stop treatments?
Should I go hospital emergency burn unit...
I'm now becoming terrified...
What did you put on the skin to close up open Curaderm wounds?
I'm more than really scared now...
Hope you can help..
Thanks
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 19:19:22
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Vetdoc,
Just seen your post?
Any suggestions for me on how to stop Curaderm, even if I wanted too? |
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 22:49:33
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tmainstayr
sorry, don't understand the meaning of your posted question to me. please clarify.
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2013 : 23:05:56
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tmainstayr,
Sorry...just saw your prior post to Anivoc, and now understand your question.
I cannot offer advice, since i have only my own experience, i.e. N=1.
I simply stopped the Curaderm and consulted my dermatologist, who Rx'd 0.05% desonide cream, a weak corticosteroid to reduce inflammation so that a biopsy and excision would be possible.
The open areas healed quickly and inflammation subsided within 5 days or so.
The subsequent biopsy showed no cancer cells [two separate SCC's], and Dx was scar.
Of course the quintessential problem is metastasis, with local disfigurement on the face a close second. I have no information on the effects of Curaderm on metastatic risk, whether following a full or an interrupted course of treatment. Perhaps another forum member will be able to shed light on this fundamental problem.
Anivoc has stated a strong preference for Bloodroot or Petty Spurge. I am interested in learning how to use these, where to buy them, and people's experiences. I have not received any information so far, and would be grateful for anyone's help in this regard.
Please keep the questions coming as you deal with your difficult problem, and of course please share your experiences for this invaluable exchange of information, not readily available elsewhere.
thanks all.
rj
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anivoc
449 Posts |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2013 : 03:33:12
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Tmainstayr
In regards to healing up I personally used 3M flesh colored micropore tape, custom cut with scissors to cover up each or multiple wounds.
I originally used neosporem but moved to Chickweed healing salve and then started making my own salve with beeswax and olive oil.. this is years of wounds. I once had one get a little red...I just hit it with Hydrogen peroxide after showering each day and before putting the salve on it and it cleared up.
Hang in there and best of luck!
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SueZeQ
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2013 : 10:13:11
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Look at the research on MCP - Modified Citrus Pectin, developed by Dr. Isaac Eliaz. It has been shown in studies to be as effective as several leading chemotherapy drugs on breast and prostate metastatic cancers. While it has not been tested on skin cancers, it might be as effective on them. It works as a "mechanical process" in that MCP is a long chain polysaccharide molecule and when it's modified to a smaller size it can enter the bloodstream. When it encounters a cancer cell, the cancer cell is attracted to it (it's a sugar) and it wraps around the cancer cell, thus preventing it from attaching to other cancer cells and eventually killing it.
MCP is relatively cheap, completely safe and has other health benefits besides it's effect on cancer. Dr. Eliaz is an integrative physician and researcher and has been studying citrus pectin since he was about twelve (he lived next door to two scientists and would help them in their research). He is the only integrative physician that has ever been invited as a keynote speaker for the American Cancer Society... where he spoke on his MCP research.
Google him, and check out his videos on YouTube... especially the one with Charlie Rice. By the way... MCP combined with kelp also detoxes you from heavy metals which are a leading contributor to cancer. |
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2013 : 11:12:55
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Anivoc,
thanks for your reply and links for more info on Bloodroot and Petty Spurge. I would appreciate a link to suppliers.
SuzeZeQ,
MCP is reported effective in preventing metastasis by inhibiting attachment of cancerous cells just as you say. It is somewhat awkward to use as a powder, which loves to clump together into a firm pasty blob. I use it on my organic cereal along with whey protein before adding water.
However, for use throughout the day, I find the capsules more convenient. {NOW Foods].
BTW, Suze, thanks for your wonderfully concise and explicit explanation of the mechanism of action. I had forgotten all that...ashamed to say!
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As an ancillary treatment, I would suggest review of the LEF.org article on Reishi Mushrooms.
Still looking for a source of bloodroot and petty spurge to buy from.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2013 : 20:49:42
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Thank you Anivoc and Vetdoc for your help.....
I am worried about the Curaderm spreading BCC... But it's been a little while since my last post...
Things are still really nasty, but I found several culprits as far as healing...
Curaderm does produce Phagocytes(yellow pus) when in direct contact with BCC... What I found out is that DIET is key... As things like Chicken and Chicken Soup, and other powerful antihystimines STOP or SLOW the Curaderm taking effect... This also includes Aspirin, White Willow Bark too... Tylenol or Acetametaphin is NOT considered an Antihystimine or a weak one and I still get good PUS production...
See I eat alot of good foods, like Chicken, Fish, Pork etc... The days I had chicken sandwiches or soup or chicken for dinner, my lesions produces very little pus... Then, unfortunately some develope thin layers of skin, only to be dissolved off the next day when the Chicken wore out... So I PRELONGED MY treatment time, unfortunately...
Since I stopped taken my daily sinus pill and stopped chicken altogether, I'm started to heal up quicker, and produce lots of pus discharge(aka dead cancer cells)
Only thing is, that down on the neck area, where it's sensitive, it's easy for what I think is GOOD skin TO SLOWLY dissolve from "drippage" of Curaderm by gravity to the lower bandages...
So when most of the lesions are near completely healed, I'll stop treatment on the lower ones along the neckline, hopefully with Neosporin or maybe Tamanu oil?? Maybe I should get a prescription for something better?
So at this time, the Curaderm is DOING it's job, and the lesions, all of them grow new skin cells daily, slowly getting smaller and smaller, but its FREAKING SLOW AND REALLY PAINFUL...
I myself literally would NOT recommend Curaderm to anyone that has LARGE BCCS... or for that matter Curaderm at all...
So you can take Acetametaphin(tylenol) for pain, and naturally prescription pain killers like Vicodin an such...
When treating with Curaderm, stay away for antihystimens...
I'm just sick and tired of the cancer!! So I'm going to hold in there for another 30 days and see where I can get now...
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2013 : 23:09:03
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still waiting for info requested in my post of 1/19/13.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2013 : 20:33:53
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Anybody,
I'm still treating with Curaderm... I'm using alot of bottles... When does this EVER end.... Most of the large spots are now small spots... Now WHY do the lesions COME BACK... Some of the larger 1/2" by 1" lesions healed up, then after awhile, start coming back all over again...
It's seems maybe I'm putting on too much cream?
or is this thing all a SCAM?
There's lots of pus... And when it heals, white curaderm is left, instead of yellow pus... So it seems promising, but how can I get lesions back again... is this metasis, or just to much cream on after it heals....
I'm losing hope, and NO DOCTORS WILL EVEN TOUCH ME...
I purchased Chickweed Salve, but haven't used it yet... I figured once all the wounds healed up, I'd use the salve to condition the skin, and be done...
I'm wondering if I should just go to emergency burn unit, and go from there?
My question is does Curaderm burn ANY skin, and if you put it on the same spot over and over again, does it ulcerate ANYWAY, and puss up, whether it's cancer or not?
Any suggestions... |
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Stephen M
USA
3 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2013 : 16:42:19
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Just wanted to offer an update to my post of 10/15/12.
I'm still using Curaderm on the side of my nose (hole approx. 1/8 inch diameter)....very little reaction for the last 3 months. No real burning (very brief stinging from the urea, etc.)...This has been a l-o-n-g process (as many have stated)!The area at the top of the tip of my nose has healed leaving a circular depression about 1/2 inch in diameter. I wanted to ask if anyone had knowledge of the using of a small needle shot of a particular steroid(not sure which) in the area to help close the wound?
This is not necessarily directly related to our topic, but this all started (bcc) with my awakening with a bright red and very painful swollen nose that increased until late afternoon whih a white head. Consensus from research and word of mouth was a insect bite (possibly spider, maybe brown recluse).
Make a long story short...I visited a dermatologist who was also Mohs certified and a plastic surgeon. Since he wasn't too interested in my poisonous bite story, but focused on the biopsy, etc.
Vetdoc, would you have any thoughts, suggestions,etc.?
Thanks all for your input. |
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anivoc
449 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2013 : 18:09:07
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tmainstayr
To answer the does curaderm burm healthy skin question just try it on a ( where the sun don't shine area for a few days)
I don't think it will effect healthy skin but I could be wrong.
In regards to is Curaderm a scam?..no Is it what they would imply it is all cracked up to be..certainly not from my experience and the reports of others here in this forum. Some people have had some success. I am going to guess these were people with very small AK's or BCC's..just a guess.
For sure months and months and hundreds of dollars got me nowhere on the big BCC's I have.
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2013 : 19:09:00
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hi Stephen M,
1. I seriously doubt your tip of nose lesion was a Brown Recluse--your entire nose would be long gone if that were it...heaven forbid!
2. "steroid" is a non-professional term used in this way. Usually, people mean "corticosteriod", such as cortisone, prednisone, dexamethazone et. These will all slow or even prevent healing, and depress anti-microbial action of your immune cells. There are very weak corticosteroids used by dermatologists in specific cases, not to be undertaken unless by an MD. Their benefit is anti-inflammatory action, which can become necessary when a toxin causes severe reaction.
The depression where healing has occurred could be cosmetically corrected by a plastic surgeon, if injecting fat or collagen is possible, or other substances such as silicon in packs.
My experience with Curaderm has been excellent. However, I did not continue treatment to final healing, due to extreme inflammation [and a lot of pain], perhaps because I am a red head. Follow-up biopsy in both my SCC and BCC showed complete absence of any cancer.
I have seen studies indicating that SCC is responsible for more deaths than are routinely accounted, due to a system that does not track them. That is why I did not wait the 3 weeks until my scheduled surgery, but stated the Curaderm. I stopped at 2 weeks, used a weak corticosteroid Rx'd by my dermatologist to reduce the wild inflammation and permit the repeat biopsy.
I don't quite understand the recommendation to continue Curaderm until complete healing. I didn't, and it worked well.
I am sorry you are having problems. Please don't do anything without an MD consult.
To the group: I would be interested to know the deciding factors in selecting Curaderm or any other topical treatment over surgery. In my case, it was solely because I was afraid of metastasis during the 3 week wait for surgical excision. Curaderm worked really well for me in those 2 instances. |
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2013 : 21:44:36
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To Anivoc and Vetdoc,
Thanks Anivoc for getting back with me... I have a lot of small 1/4" to 1/8" spots that shed puss with Curaderm, but are just stubborn in healing up... Plus a good bunch of them have "come back" even after applying treatment on top of the healed wound...
And yes, small concentrated spots have gotten on my neck accidentally, like 1/8" and burned the top layer of skin off... I'm betting the skin would ulcerate ANYWAY if I kept applying...
Some of the other spots have now show "roots" or highways, to other spots, interconnecting them together... This one huge 1" spot, now with interconnect is coming back... How can something like that grow back in 2 weeks?
I'm very frustrated and STILL keep applying Curaderm, twice daily.. I'm hoping that finally some of the spots will close completely..
I have pain NON-STOP for about 9 to 10 hours after treatment.. The first hour is completely unbareable as I take oxycontin for the pain, which wears off AFTER 2 hours... Then about a hour of almost no pain, then followed by pain thereafter, which I treat with 1 tylenol pill..
It's so invasive, from one side of my cheek, to the back of my neck and down near my ear, some 4" to 4" of various lesions, which when started were alot worse...
If I stop now, by the time I could see a dermatologist in 2 some months, it will have metasisized all back, making 4 months of agony meaningless...
I cannot work nor even move out of my chair, as I am immobilized by my bandages and pain.. The more I move, the more pain I am in...
This COUNTRY (the U.S.) stinks badly, and the hospitals will only treat me as a burn victim, not a cancer victim...
If I get surgery, if I could convince anyone to operate on me, I will be missing almost the whole one side of my face...
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2013 : 01:09:08
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Tmainstayr,
The US does not "stink", as you say, for me. We are not perfect, but compare well with other systems. For example, Canadians often come here because socialized medicine has very long delays, and more innovation happens in the USA. You did not enter the system, as I understand it, and cannot now blame your troubles on the system of which you did not avail yourself.
I agree, the wait is often too long, as in my own case. But it is not impossibly long. Why can't you obtain a biopsy to see where you are and what would be appropriate. I'm betting that what you are calling "metastasis" is not even cancerous. You may be cured already. It is not good medicine for you simply to insist on surgery without knowing what is going on. No reputable doctor would operate in the dark like that.
As i said, it is totally possible that you are tumor free. Of course, i don't have much data to go on, don't know your history, but i really hope you will give science a chance to restore your life to normal. I totally think that no cancer is likely!
I have seen no evidence that Curaderm will "track down" cancer cells, and i have grave doubts that it leaves all normal cells unaffected. My understanding is that the urea is there to remove overlying epidermis that may have healed over a lesion and thereby obstruct access to the underlying cancer.
In my case, the use of Curaderm for 2 weeks caused such intense reaction that surgery was no longer possible, because the margins of the cancer were not discernable. Low dose corticosteroid was Rx'd, reduced the inflammation in a week or so, allowing for the repeat biopsy before the doctor would operate. The area was still open, but no cancer remained--in either the BCC or the SCC areas. Healing is now complete.
I will be thinking of you and wish you well. If you care to share an accurate, detailed, chronological medical history, supported with necessary lab and biopsy testing, perhaps I could shed light on the responses you have received from the medical community.
The US does NOT "stink". Some individuals and agencies in the medical world do spoil things however.The pharmaceutical industry needs to be controlled. And...improvement is always needed, everywhere, including the USA.
I am willing to spend my time with your data, explain lab tests, and teach you medical thinking on your case. I am not offering advice about what to do. I am offering explanation about your situation from a medical point of view. Then, you can take my notes to your MD for advice about how to proceed.
If you prefer to discuss this privately, email me directly: icf@cds1.net
But more importantly, ask your MD how to proceed, without telling him/her what treatment you want. You and I are not qualified to prescribe your treatment. You need an MD for that.
Peace.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2013 : 23:06:20
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Vetdoc,
Thanks for your input....
One of these days I'll shoot you and email.... My email has my name in it..
What I'm seeing is a consistant "reburning" or "reopening" of the lesions, that where once healed over.. Since there are so many lesions near each other and sharing the same bandages, I'm wondering...
In fact Curaderm which is 10%salycic acid 10%urea and .005% glykoalkaloid...
Salycilic acid - to eat away the top layer of skin
Urea - to keep the skin moist and free of infection
Glykoalkaloid - to kill the cancer
BUT!!!
I'm reading that Urea in 10% solution is quite CAUSTIC according to the internet, and will cause burning and stinging and is considered an escharotic at that level...
I KEEP putting thick gobs of Curaderm on the lesions, they seem to spread.... Are these ROOTS from lower levels or is the cream REEOPENING HEALED UP SKIN ALL OVER AGAIN!!
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2013 : 11:55:55
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I see you have done your "homework". Good show. I agree that we need some details about why so much urea and salicylic acid are in Curaderm, and how to define an endpoint of treatment. As I have experienced, healing is not the only reliable endpoint; my BCC and SCC were completely removed after only 2 weeks of Curaderm @ 2X/day, with a remaining open lesion, 1st caused by a biopsy.
It is entirely possible that the open lesion from the biopsy allowed for better access to the tumors by Curaderm, resulting in rapid resolution.
I reiterate my strong suggestion for you to consult with a dermatologic pathologist for a biopsy. I think it is a good possibility you have no residual cancer, and are now suffering the side effects of the urea and salicylic acid.
But before a biopsy will be possible, the inflammation from the Curaderm must subside. My dermatologist, who is on staff at University of California, San Francisco [UCSF] Rx'd Desonide cream 0.05% 2X/d for this purpose, and was able to perform a biopsy after 1 week.
I cannot too strongly suggest you do this promptly. A pathologist can stage any remaining cancer for its metastatic potential, and surgery can literally save your life if you have SCC [or melanoma]. I have had 2 BCC's, 2 SCC's, and 3 malignant melanomas. The 2and melanoma was missed by my GP MD, because it was not pigmented [amelanotic melanoma], was present for probably over a year, and a little longer before excision would have meant my death.
Please please see a dermatologist my friend.
best regards,
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2013 : 18:31:49
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Vetdoc,
Read your reply and thanks for your concern...
Truth is I keep postponing going to the dermatologist, since they never diagonosed me properly to begin with..
You see when you DON'T have insurance, the doctors in the U.S. DON'T CARE if you are DYING... this is TRUE!!! It's happenen to me over and over again with diagonosing skin cancer... They figure they will NEVER GET PAID, and therfore "who cares about you"....
1st specialist I went to, charged me $200.00 for a day, looked at the spot of my lip, and said "that's not cancer", and would not take a biopsy period, just to get me out of the office... I went to my local family doctor and he actually did a quicky biopsy and found it was BCC cancer... He also had the guts to endorsed me using and trying Curaderm some 6 years ago, which took 100 days for a small 1/4" spot that was 3/8" deep to heal completely, which also took the bottom part of my LIP CLEAN OFF WHILE TREATING...
Not only did the lip actually "grow" back but the lesion healed up with Curaderm, and NO ONE CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE, not even my doctor... No reoccurance whatsoever....
So, Curaderm did work back then in 2006...
But now, I've been treating a huge area on one side of my face for almost 6 months, and need another month to go with the Curaderm... My family has been thankfully, up til now has been supporting my "cause" and is now "fed up"... They haven't seen ANY of the day to day progress photographs, or book logs of my successes so far to eliminate and completely heal quite a few lesions and want me to go conventional...
They've set a date, or I'm out on my ass... Moh's surgery at this point will leave me not only horribly disfigured for the rest of my life, but not easily get all the cancer spots, as they will not biopsy correctly, unless completely healed over for a good month!! Alot of BCC will grow back in a month believe me, I've missed a few spots and they grow back quick with the skin open...
My problem is that every spot was actually physically connected by a "vein" of cancer.. This is what I found out during the last month of treatment... When that pops up during treatment and is broken, the individual cancer "spots" heal up, alot quicker but taking WEEKS instead of months... Healing is EXTREMELY slow, and very painful..
I'm still thinking of keeping my appointment with the dermatologist, who is supposed to be a "cancer specialist", but I don't know him at all, as he is a complete stranger.. He will as ANY normal practictioner give me a healing cream, the sores will heal up, as they did for you, then Biopsy, then FALSE READINGS AND more and more future BCC cancer sores and nasty surgery in months to come, if not years..
Again, I reitterate, If you TAKE a biopsy in the area of the lesion, while using Curaderm, you are NOT going to get a good reading, as the "cancer" is burn't away on the top layers of the lesion due to cell aptosis.. There WILL BE NO CLEAR LINE OF DEMARCATION UNDER BIOPSY PERIOD in my scientific opinion... It's just not the way Curaderm works... Which is from the outside in...
As new skin heals from the bottom up, in layers and layers, for the normal healing process of natural skin regeneration, new cells and cancerous cells are pushed to the surface of the skin, where they can be treated...
Your basically treating the tumor from the top few layers only...
New skin completely naturally grows on the human body and is completely regenerated in 70 to 90 days, I read this somewhere...
My only question to you is, when you got the healing cream the Denoside, DID YOU have scars, of did the open lesions heal up completely?
Thanks for listening...
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2013 : 14:40:22
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the cream Rx'd was Desonide .05%, a weak corticosteroid. No residual evidence of any pathology, no apparent scar, although biopsy showed scar on histopath.
Sorry for your continued problems. please remember that i only used Curaderm for about 2-3 weeks before bailing, due to pain and increased size of lesion. Curaderm is very caustic, and i'm not convinced about no deleterious effect on normal tissue.
I wonder whether a local anesthetic like Lidocaine Cream, would hinder the Curaderm anti-cancer effect. The pain is certainly on the borderline of unbearable.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2013 : 18:51:51
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Vetdoc,
How big was the lesion you treated with Desonide?
So you did not have ANY scar after the Desonide healed the skin completely?
See what's happening is, I'm treating one lesion and spots appear next to, which didn't exist before, so I treat another spot, which gets worse opens up, pusses, then heals again...
This has been going on for months now... I have just about lost everything I own, now living at home with folks... No job, no money, and horrible deep scars, some 1/8" deep...
I'm seeing the dermatologist next Tuesday, so hopefully he can tell me what to do... ORIGINALLY, the area I've been treating was one huge darn big red extremely painful lesion, which is now around 16 or so small lesions ranging from 1/2" down to 1/8" in varying sizes and shapes and depths...
I'm really beginning to believe Curaderm is a total crock of horse manure, and all that it is a strong kerotyltic agent being salyclic acid, and urea mainly...
They tell you for prescriptions of UREA to never apply to open skin, and also that PUS can form, I guess due to irritation...
Urea is only recommended for Keratosis, or THICK SCALY SKIN...
My neck area is extremely THIN skin, and it seems the less I put on the more it heals up... Then the next treatment 12 hours later, just peels off more skin again!! Basically until the skin starts to get tough(aka the areas i'm not treating) and RESISTS THE ACIDS...
Anyway, some dermatologist long time ago told me something like that... She said the skin get's used to the acid, and resists, then heals...
I don't know what to believe now, and a skin cancer dermatologist seems the right way to go at this point, even though I have alot less pain, and it looks like I'm at the end of treatment, I still have holes everywhere, with no end in sight...
I'm praying constantly that god and Jesus will either heal my afflictions or send me the TRUTH to what is going on and go to the right doctor....
So I plan to keep my appointment with dermatologist and see what he says, and if he can take some biopsies....
Any input...
And yes, does the Desonide heal things up without scars, and what type of results can I expect to see during the days of applications Vetdoc?
Like twice a day, what happens gradually to the skin? Does it bleed, puss, is it painful??
I'm getting to think I'm just burning myself over and over AT this point... I'm also afraid that if I stop this treatment of Curaderm, before healing, my cancer will come back... Some of the lesions are MONTHS OLD... Some weeks... Any input PLEASE!!!
Thank you for listening...
Warning others..... Go to a certified dermatologist before applying any cream to your face and make sure to get a BIOPSY FIRST!!!
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2013 : 19:50:57
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Tmainstayr
I'm so sorry you're have such trouble. I agree your best option is a dermatologist, and i really like your advice, "Warning..."".
Desonide does not heal. it is a weak cortisone. It reduces inflammation. the body does the healing if not prevented by excess inflammation, tumors, lack of blood supply, or infections. there are supplements to assist healing. see LEF.org and search healing.
I think you're right in questioning Curaderm. an interesting clarification might be a controlled study vs urea and/or sialic acid.
I have not seen proof that Curaderm seeks out the tendrils of malignancies.
best of luck and keep me posted.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2013 : 17:31:05
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Vetdoc,
I was reading about Desonide cream... It says to NOT put on open wounds... Weren't your wounds open, like mine, where there was no outer layer of skin(epidermis), basically an open blister...
Did the Desonide cream application twice a day, was it painful?
Can you describe the healing process during the applications of Desonide?
I'm going to doctor on Tuesday and want to recommend the right stuff... Tell me your experience with the Desonide...
Thanks
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2013 : 21:15:55
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tmainstayer,
please see my prior post re: Desonide.
I think it unwise to tell your doc what treatment you want. If he doesn't know, change docs!
You can study topical corticosteroids to learn more. I looked it up for you on Wikipedia, an excellent source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topical_corticosteroids |
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Bruce Albrecht
United Arab Emirates
6 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 10:52:24
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Thank all of you for taking the time to build this thread.
I have no connection to the health industry or Curaderm.
About three years ago I noticed that the top of my left ear would occasionally bleed. I assumed I had a pimple or a cut from the barber shop. It stopped then bleed again at later dates. My wife said it looked like a small bit of my ear had been cut away and healed poorly. I blamed the barber. Finally I went to a private doctor in the UK and asked what it was. After a grave look he suggested that I visit their dermatologist. Not good I thought. The dermatologist suspected skin cancer and took a biopsy. The British dermatologist asked if I had ever had sun burn. After telling her that I have lived most of my life in Florida, Bermuda and Arabia she was ready to get her knife out. The next week I was in Florida and decided to see a US dermatologist. The Florida dermatologist was very impressive and thorough checking my whole body spotting small amounts of possible skin cancer on my cheeks. As I am over 60 with a history of too much sun and no protection I should be glad I am not worse. The Florida dermatologist prescribed Fluorouracil 5% topical cream. I had been researching on the internet and discovered Curaderm articles so I had already ordered some tubes. As an experiment I used the Curaderm on my ear and the Fluorouracil on my cheeks. I applied both for about two weeks. The Curaderm on my ear stung somewhat but was not overly painful. The Fluorouracil on my face did not hurt at all but made the skin in some areas go dark and evil looking before eventually falling off. Some other areas of my cheek where I applied the cream had no effect. After the very dark skin came off the pink skin now showing healed to be normal within about two weeks using some other cream that the US dermatologist had prescribed. The Curaderm on my ear stopped stinging and after two weeks and I stopped using it. Then I got a call from the UK dermatologist saying the biopsy revealed BCC and SCC at early stages and scheduled another meeting to discuss the surgery to remove it. When I met the UK dermatologist she look at my left ear then muttered something and immediately looked at my right ear. Next she looked at her notes and asked me which ear had the problem. I said left and she looked again. Then asked me what had happened as she could not see any signs that there had ever been a problem. I showed her the two tubes of cream. She said that neither are normal UK treatments but she understood how Fluorouracil works. I was naturally advised against self experimentation.
Recently I noticed a suspicious mark on my forearm and decided to use my Curaderm. That was four days ago and the small spot of maybe 1/4" has become a mean red looking 1" area that is pealing skin. This is what I expected. It also stings. Being a bit of an experimenter and ignoring the UK dermatologist's advice, I have been putting an application of Curaderm on a normal looking area of my arm as a test. Nothing is happening in the test area - no stinging - no redness - nothing.
I am sure that my skin cancer is very early days and small and hardly worth mentioning compared to others who are posting here, but it seems that both Curaderm and Fluorouracil work on such EARLY stage cancers. I apologize to those with real problems if my posting seems trivial.
The Fluorouracil cost about $280 for one large 40g tube which for its size is about the same as the Curaderm costs but one needed a prescription in the USA to buy it. The dermatologists cost $100 - $150 a visit. I have no insurance but they seem to take cash with no problem. Both the dermatologist in the USA and UK wanted payment or proof of payment up front. I went privately in the UK and if you know the UK you will know why. The UK has had Obamacare type medicine for decades and one can see the impact. The skin cancer on my cheek that the Fluorouracil reacted to was seen by a UK national health (not private) doctor previously who said it was nothing and just keep a watch on it.
Private care and these creams might cost but it is certainly less that the lost income from ... well.. lets not go there.
Sorry about the ramble but I hope this helps someone.
I will report back on my arm experiment as it progresses.
Later I will see a dermatologist here in the UAE where they have loads of experience in skin cancer for obvious reasons. |
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 12:55:40
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hi Bruce,
Thanks for your detailed and useful case history.
It might be of benefit for you to inform us about the UK health care system, since we will be voting again on related issues. I for one feel that US citizens are naive and uninformed about the realities in rest of the world.
thanks. |
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Bruce Albrecht
United Arab Emirates
6 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 06:39:35
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quote:
Originally posted by vetdoc
hi Bruce,
Thanks for your detailed and useful case history.
It might be of benefit for you to inform us about the UK health care system, since we will be voting again on related issues. I for one feel that US citizens are naive and uninformed about the realities in rest of the world.
thanks.
There is no magic in economics. The world works on supply and demand with the deciding factor on who gets what normally = price. In a pure free society similar to what expats see in Arabia health care is allocated by price. Since the patient pays, the patient decides if their own condition justifies that expenditure by themselves. In the UK since the payer for health care is an intermediary - the state - the patient feels it is free. Of course the patient has paid in high taxes but that has already happened and can not be avoided. When any good is free, demand rises. Imagine that your local grocery store said from now on food is free. Can you visualize the new demand for food? SO in the UK and soon the USA demand for health care grows exponentially. Without price to ration the supply something else must ration it. In the UK it is rationed according to need. Those with the most pressing need are seen first. Apply this to skin cancer. In the early stages it is not life threatening so ration treatment to those with the most advanced cancers. If you have early stage skin cancer expect to be told to "watch it and come back in ....." . At this point you can go to a private doctor and pay (remember you have already paid the taxes for the national health service). The private doctor is rationing his time by money and hence is willing to treat early stage possible skin cancer according to how much you want to pay. You decide how much it is worth to you.
There is no right or wrong in all of this. The facts are that supply of health care is limited (and frequently goes down once economic benefits to the suppliers decrease) but demand will expand if the perceived price to the recipient drops.
In terms of skin cancer in the UK one will receive excellent treatment IF you are high on the waiting list due to the degree of cancer advancement. If it is very early stages or maybe only suspected cancer better to pay privately, buy Curaderm or illegally buy the other cancer creams.
If you want to see what US health care will be like in a few years look at the UK and then wonder why there are in the UK so many private hospitals, private practice doctors and special insurance programs despite the National Health care system being free at delivery point. The better off pay twice.
I hope this did not offend anyone and remember I was asked. |
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 14:58:21
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Hey Bruce,
that was a wonderful, coherent, logical presentation of reality in economics.
Veterinarians understand this quite well.
Government's role should be to provide transparency: results by doctor, their fee, and their availability.
Now to somehow educate voters before it's too late--or is it already?
thanks for your trouble in writing this piece.
Richard [Vetdoc] |
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2013 : 18:11:43
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Vetdoc,
Finally went to Dermatologist... I wish that the guy I went to gave me a through looking over... I have over 300 photos of Curaderm progression and application over the last several- several months... And he DIDN'T CARE to look at any of them...
He went to look at these "open holes" that have been treated repeatedly with Curaderm and said...
Well, I don't know what that is... But it doesn't look like BCC to me... I said "Well Doc, i've been treating for almost 6 months, here's my computer, why don't you look at what I started off with, which was HUGH lesion taking up a good part of my face..."
Derma says " well that doesn't matter"... Now since when does patient history "doesn't matter"... I told you REPEATEDLY Vetdoc, when you don't have insurance IN THE U.S., THEY DON'T CARE!!
They know there is no money in it for them!!
He finally looked at just ONE of the lesions, and said to me, well let's send you home... And I said with "what"... As we both agreed, you can't do an accurate biopsy when you are a soggy mess.... So he says "LET'S PUT SOME PETROLEUM JELLY ON YOU, AND GET YOU OUTTA HERE..."
I said to him "petroleum jelly...." what kind of doctor ARE YOU?? I travelled over 1 hour to see this "guy" and had to kiss his butt for a prescription for my open lesions...
He sent me home with "Mupiricon" an antibacterial cream... I had to have it filled and it cost me $60.00... "Stop using Curaderm" he said, and smeared some of his "bacterial cream" he had in the office on me, and sent me PACKEN...
And "when you heal, in 4 to 6 weeks" , I'll have you back and we will look at it... After that maybe we can Biopsy...
MEANWHILE, I haven't worked in 6 MONTHS!! I've lost my job, my car, and my home, and my folks are putting me up and feeding me, while I waste away dying in huge amounts of pain from Curaderm, which heals one spot, and another pops up again... Some of the spots have not healed at all...
FOLKS PLAIN AND SIMPLE DON'T USE CURADERM... IT'S IN MY OPINION A HUGE SCAM...
IT HAS DONE NOTHING BUT SCAR ME FOREVER, CAUSE IT'S AN EXFOLIANT...
The more you put on, the bigger the hole...
And if you need any advice, forget it... No CURADERM tech support will ever talk to you on the phone... No doctor will remotely touch you looking like a zombie (the walking dead)...
NO ONE WILL WANT YOUR LIABILITY....
AND I SIT HERE AND SUFFER... BITTER,,, YOU BET YOUR ASS...
And TO THE PREVIOUS POSTER ,I have NEVER SEEN Curaderm work within 2 weeks, cause you didn't have Cancer buddy...
I used it before on a 1/8" spot on my lip and it took 100 days to heal... Grant it to you, it looks pretty good today, but is there still cancer underneath 6 years later... Who knows...
BE FOREWARNED PEOPLE.... STAY AWAY FROM CURADERM....
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2013 : 22:34:13
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Tmainstayr,
I am terribly distraught by your horrible situation.
I did post previously as follows: biopsy of lesions showed BCC and SCC, one each. I chose not to wait 2.5 weeks for surgery, [for fear of metastasis of the squamous cell carcinoma] and started Curaderm. After 2 weeks, too much pain, enlarging open lesion; checked with MD, too much inflammation for either surgery as planned or for a repeat biopsy. Rx'd weak corticosteroid cream to reduce inflammation, followed in 1 week by repeat biopsies. Both showed negative for any cancer. Open lesions healed with only Vaseline applied thereafter.
This is a pre-and post-biopsy confirmed cure with Curaderm, but not following package directions to treat until normal skin covers area.
I share your cynicism about MD's motivation. Patients seem like they are only a "video game" to the doc--good to win, but if you lose, fine, next....
This is not our vision of the community, small town doc who knows and cares about patients as individuals, whole people. They have forgotten or never embraced the true mission of the doctor: to ease suffering and prolong life...which covers a lot more ground than fixing a knee or Rx for heart.
I did not allow myself to progress to your stage of trouble...perhaps you could not avoid it due to finances, and I wonder if you would have reason to confer with an attorney if your insurance failed you.
I certainly wish you well, my friend, and my heart goes out to you and others on this list with similar experiences. We tread a "tight rope" when we must decide against waiting for adequate medical care and take action ourselves, with the exploiters not easily differentiated from the honest helpers. They must both make a profit to keep going--hard to tell which is which.
warmest best wishes.
Richard. |
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Bruce Albrecht
United Arab Emirates
6 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2013 : 05:18:53
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Comment on time to use Curaderm.
Reading through the comments it seems that the time people use Curaderm varies. My UK dermatologist did a biopsy on the suspicious bleeding lesion on my ear and the results were BCC and SCC although described as early stages. The USA dermatologist prescribed Fluorouracil with application instructions of twice daily for two weeks then treatment with Desonide Cream for healing. Since I was using Curaderm on one area and Fluorouracil on another, as a test, I followed the same instructions for both - that is twice a day application for two weeks. I did not use either Curaderm or Fluorouracil until healed but rather just the two weeks. The UK dermatologist confirmed that I had no remaining cancer when checked 1 1/2 months later.
One can not draw conclusions from a few incidents but in my case both products seemed to work with only a two week application. For sure, there was NO SIGNS OF HEALING when I stopped using each cream. I looked like Mohammed Ali had rumbled with me. Also in my case the cancers were described as very early stage.
In terms of Dermatologists we should remember that all of us have some basic instincts that sometimes fight each other within us. The Dermatologist must want to see their patients improve but they also do this for a living meaning that there will naturally be some callousness creeping in as they see cancer every day. They also need to earn a living and medical school is neither cheap or short. I worry that the Dermatologist or their business manager needs to maximize revenue so I told both the UK and the US dermatologist receptionist that I did not have insurance since I was able to pay for any treatment whatever the cost. Was that true? Well, I have no insurance - but medical expenses could bankrupt Bill Gates.
SO my thoughts and questions relates to how long to use treatments like Curaderm - is it until healed or is it a length of time to kill the cancer cells? A related thought is are these cream treatments more effective against early stages skin cancer?
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2013 : 11:41:23
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Re: Bruce's last post
Here is another case history in which Curaderm was used for 2 weeks, and stopped well before complete healing, and resulting in biopsy proven removal of non-melanoma skin cancer.
Please note that in both cases, Desonide was used to stop the intense inflammatory response after the 2 week application of Curaderm, and to allow healing. Please note that, in my opinion, since Desonide is a weak corticosteroid [ "cortisone"] which is not a "healing" cream, it should not be used without a dermatologist's directions.
Although we know now of only 2 cases like this, I'm convinced that Curaderm has a place, but only with biopsy support. And never on melanoma.
Please everyone remember that malignant melanoma, of which I have had 3, CAN be amelanotic [no pigment]!!! Very very lethal! Mine was missed by several non-dermatologist MD's, considered an inconsequential rash!! I face the possibility of fatal metastasis FOR 10 YEARS!!!! [after complete removal and "clean" borders--by the "breadloafing technique of pathology which doesn't actually see the entire border].
I cannot too strongly reaffirm my position that ALL skin lesions need to be evaluated for melanoma by a specialist. Of course, each patient can learn which are definitely NOT melanoma for his/her particular skin type, and then be selective in choosing a course of action.
Please note that 5-fluorouracil is EXTREMELY dangerous, based on individual genetics, specifically a dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [DPD] deficiency, which can be tested for. Even in small topical doses, this can be very serious systemically, especially to the central nervous system [demyelination].
This therefore raises the very good question of how to select between topical 5-FU and Curaderm in cases where DPD testing is not available. My take would be that anyone having skin cancer be tested for DPD deficiency prior to the need.
By the way, what Bruce refers to regarding doctor's lack of emotional concern is called "Compassion fatigue", and is especially prevalent among our stalwart oncologists...possibly the most demanding of all specialties.
Thanks to Bruce for adding to our database regarding short term use of Curaderm. I hope others will do so...."Together, we stand..."
warm regards,
Richard |
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 19:02:35
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Message for VETDOC again,
Vetdoc,
I am unfortunately still treating with Curaderm, as I am still in deep trouble... I now have been to 1 dermatologist, and my PCP doctor...
The dermatlogist took at look at my skin condition and thought it may be impetigo... Which off course looks like the way Curaderm works...
So instead of trying EVERY lesion, I tried just one, and within 24 hours this ISOLATED lesion, at least 1 inch away from everything else has healed up completely... This way 2 weeks ago.. I keep this lesion under it's own tape isolated from everything else..
He WOULDN'T prescribe me Desonide cream, but instead Bactroban cream... Right now, there is a purple type of scar, bigger than the original 2 dots that were left over from Curaderm... So basically, the old lesion was healed up ALMOST completely by Curaderm, then the last of the lesion, now 2 pieces(close near each other) where treated for a total of 3 days with Bactroban..
So, I can see the original old scar... Weird... Did you see the same thing Vetdoc?
The only real problem is that my skin turned terribly purple, like a bad allergic reaction, and got OTHER untreated areas of Bactroban purple too.. In fact a few other Curaderm treated lesions near the Bactroban treated area got purple too and seemed to add more skin INSIDE the lesion, AKA "filling the pothole a little", but not shrinking the diameter of the lesion, as you would see with normal typical Curaderm healing...
At this point, I have a completely skinned over, decent looking lightly purple scar in the Bactroban treated area...
I read the purple skin is a reaction to the (PEG) or polypropylen glycol(aka antifreeze) or as the write up for bactroban calls it a skin thickening agent...
PLEASE IF YOU CAN, EMAIL ME DIRECTLY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME...
Anyway, I called the Dermatologist doctor and he said to stop using it.. I said hey it worked, but I turned purple...
Other people on the internet have used Bactroban on cuts, and what not, and have had similar "purple" reactions, but not all... You see, my skin lesions are wide open, as in no dermis, so better absorption.. PEG is used to "penetrate" thick skin...
Anyway.. My dermatologist said he's never seen that happen... But he is very young, inexperienced and really doesn't give a shi*... I'm sure his patients don't call him up and give him every detail, and if they do, they say "hey doc i got a little red scar" and he says "hey that's normal"... This doctor is a talker, doesn't like details, and really doesn't care... Not a very concerned person...
My point for talking about this is, I never did have my condition Biopsied or tested for bascterial or fungal, which will happen hopefully shortly.. I want to be immediately SWABBED for MRSA(impetigo staph infection)... Before they started digging more holes...
My question to you, the 64 thousand dollar question is, when you used DESONIDE to CLOSE the OPEN Curaderm lesions, what happened?
When you quit, did you go from Curaderm one day, and next treatment to Desonide?
Did it turn purple?
Did you see an old scar, red or purple?
Did it heal and look normal?
How may days did it take??
You the only one I ever heard of STOP Curaderm with success, that I have conversated with...
PLEASE , PLEASE write up some details TO HELP ME!!, or if you prefer email me directly if you don't want them public!!!
I think this may all be bacterial, and I keep spreading it, as Curaderm states this won't kill MRSA if you have it...
And I had red spots along my jawline BEFORE, where I used to shave... All of this before I started treating with Curaderm 6 months ago...
Remember, I am suffering HORRIBLY with Curaderm, and my lesions seem to heal, then come back and get worse, and often deeper and longer to heal up again...
Your valued input of healing experience WITH Desonide cream may be the ticket for me, and finding out what I should expect to see, provided I can get the doctor to give me Desonide cream which will help me greatly...
Please help!!! You input on HOW it healed up your open skin is what I need to know!!!
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 20:31:36
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tmainstayr
obviously, since i am not an MD i cannot suggest treatment for another person. i only recount my own experiences, and recite medical facts, available to anyone on the net.
The problem is that without medical training, it is difficult for a person to interpret what they read. For example, you have incorrectly called Desonide a "healing cream". It is a weak corticosteroid--which you can study in depth, starting with Wikipedia.
I cannot strongly enough recommend you follow a dermatologist's directions. A diagnosis must precede treatment. I don't recommend you use any treatment without a thorough diagnostic work up, including biopsy and cultures.
Please note that I personally never act except with the advice from my personal doctors. Especially in dermatology, where diagnosis for many conditions is not available without pathologist consultation.
I DO care. But I obey all laws. Please understand, and do not think poorly of me for not trying to diagnose or prescribe.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 21:37:55
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Vetdoc
I just asked you what happened to your skin when you used Denoside cream?
It isn't a legal question...
You said you healed?
Did your lesions turn purple, red, did you have a scar?
What happened?
I'm not asking you FOR TREATMENT...
You are not MY LEGAL DOCTOR?
You state things here... And don't back them up?
This FORUM is all about what happened to you and how the treatment of Curaderm reacted to you....
If you're not willing to discuss HOW you healed that's your business...
But is IS SEVERELY DISAPPOINTING that you WON'T EVEN DISCUSS WHETHER you turned blue....
So YES, I am offended.... When I have no one to ask their opinion or their accounts of what happpened to them when they used Curaderm...... A so called "wonder cancer drug" that has severely deformed myself, and I can't seem to STOP the drug and put a cream on to heal...
You accounts in your own words what happened to you...
Like....
Well when I used Curaderm, on the suspected area of Cancer, the area exfoliated the top layer of skin, and openend larger and larger to finally stop at a border... Over time these borders grew smaller and smaller as puss (phagocytes) were ejected from the skin.... A painful DAILY process.... The lesions grew smaller and smaller and some healed, some have not...
All as I am asking is WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SKIN WHEN you used Denoside Cream? Did it heal overnight? did it puss.. Did it turn purple?
You account of how you stopped Curaderm and what your skin looked like during the process...
That's all...
My DOCTOR will recommend the cream to use, And I will make my own judgement...
Have a little heart would you... |
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 08:48:51
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tmainstayr
I have spent hours on this forum because i do care.
Your ungrateful excoriation is unwarranted and not the best way of motivating continued efforts.
I have expressed nothing but a caring attitude backed up by hours of checking facts.
Now you have motivated me to quit.
If this is not your objective--well it has been said that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is unproductive.
It has also been said that people seldom if ever actually change their mind. I reject lashing out without regard for the true intentions and actions of the target of your anger.
If others in this group feel I have helped, have been kind, caring and generous, expression of your appreciation would be welcomed.
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Bruce Albrecht
United Arab Emirates
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Posted - 04/16/2013 : 14:11:40
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I do hope that VetDoc does not absent himself from the forum. I have found his replies useful, interesting and well written.
For example, I had no idea that Fluorouracil was at all dangerous. Only after VetDoc alerted me to the health risk did I do some simple internet research and found that 8% of the population had a genetic defect that made them susceptible to adverse reactions, some extreme, to Fluorouracil. This surprised me since went the dermatologist prescribed it to me she explained that I could use the 5% cream for two weeks or there was a stronger version that only required a few days but was more expensive. I was told, however, that the 5% cream was more effective but the stronger version was used if the patient had a need of a quicker result due to work. I did not purse this is it did not seem logical to me why someone would pay more to have a treatment that had a lower chance of complete success. If the 5% has risks what about the stronger version?
As a more general comment, I normally do not contribute to forums as I do not appreciate flames. Some flames are simple misunderstandings since many forum contributions are, shall we politely say, not the clearest English I have ever seen. Some fames are a result of extreme emotional stress which is expected in a cancer forum. Some flames are a result of the anonymity that the internet provides as the author would never express themselves the same way in a face to face encounter. I dislike flames because I do not know how to reply. My normal reaction is to quite the forum.
In simple terms, I hope you stay vetdoc. |
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Bruce Albrecht
United Arab Emirates
6 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 14:39:05
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Reading Material:
Although the internet seems to be an unending encyclopedia of information, I do like printed material. May I suggest two books:
The Eggplant Cancer Cure by Bill Cham
This is obviously about Curaderm but has extensive information about skin cancer and some useful pictures albeit a few gruesome.
Anti-Cancer - A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber
I have found this book fascinating in its explanation of cancer. The author is a doctor who had cancer himself. In fairly noon-technical writing he explains some of the possible causes of cancer, the bodies immune system and how one can improve the odds in fighting cancer.
Both books are on Amazon in printed form and the Anti-cancer book is also available in Kindle form.
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 19:54:51
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Thanks Bruce.
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 22:07:14
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Vetdoc,
Simply put...
I asked you to share your experienced with STOPPING USING Curaderm...
That's all...
What was your experience stopping Curaderm???
You used Desonide Cream , which is what one of my dermatologist wants to use on me... Since your spot came back negative biopsy AFTER "short stopping" the Curaderm treatment due to excessive pain, what symptoms did Desonide do to your skin?
Did it HEAL INSTANTLY?
Did it turn colors, red or purple?
Please don't quit, share your experiences with me and the forum so other people, if they can't stand the terrible pain, can stop using Curaderm and seek professional dermatological help like me...
See VETDOC, I do value your opinion, and want to thank you to tell you I am stopping using Curaderm, But I don't want a serious infection or complications...
Bactroban was one way, but I was allergic, so now upon your suggestion, my doctor feels that Desonide .05% may be worth a shot, but HE DOESN'T KNOW anybody that has used or quit for that matter Curaderm, a non-fda drug I should have never used in the first place...
I going to a Mohs surgeon next week, thank god, and I gotta stop this Curaderm, as it is causing more damage than good...
So please , please share your experience... From what you told me, your skin healed within a few days, but should I experience :
1. Rash
2. Severe pain
3. pus
What happenned to you...
Please, you input on this matter is invaluable...
Thanks
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vetdoc
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2013 : 13:09:23
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tmainstayr,
Abusive behavior is not rectified by asking for even more help!
Your anger is so close to the surface, so misplaced, inappropriate and so counter-productive. It reminds me of adolescence.
I understand frustration. The remedy for me has been in finding new means of accomplishing the blocked objectives, and not simply demanding more.
And when i have been wrong, acknowledging my failings and making a commitment not to repeat them has sometimes sufficed...not always. Sometimes I had to repeat the same mistakes before finally learning and finally changing. Difficult for me.
And I have learned to be a better friend by not ignoring or 'shining on' serious breaches by my friends. Also difficult for me, because I care for my friends, and a few have reacted by withdrawing. My loss then.
You'll probably either hate or love this note. Up to you, of course.
But either way, I'm done spending time with this.
Besides which, the best suggestion i have is to see your dermatologist and follow directions. You don't really need to know about my experience, because your case is not identical to mine. And i've already done it, in detail, with facts, generously, and obviously, yes, I do "have a heart", as you so rudely implied not to be the case.
Abusive behavior is not rectified by asking for even more help! Do you agree?
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tmainstayr
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2013 : 19:38:48
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Vetdoc,
It was a simple question you refused to answer, so I must assume, you don't want to tell me the details or you have never had the experience in the first place, and don't want to lie to me....
As far as adolescence, it's quite in fact YOU that can not simple answer a REASONABLE QUESTION of your experience with DESONIDE..
I still don't understand why, nor can I fathom it... Maybe it's because of foolish pride... Or your just plain vindictive...
But BUDDY, I hate to tell you....
This is A FORUM... You come and talk IN DETAIL, about your experiences with Curaderm, which INCLUDE quiting early and properly finishing the treatment...
The MORE DETAILS, the more other people learn from YOUR experiences, to see if they too have similiar experiences just as you... For an unvarified drug, the more drug interaction information we have, the safer the treatment is for others, like myself...
I just asked your experiences using the desonide cream, which no doctor in the world can tell me "what will happen", due to the fact that here in the U.S., no one has ANY documented facts on the reaction one may get with quiting Curaderm with Desonide, to make sure that there is any, if at all, any acceptable chance of risk to my health or anyone elses that tries to quit...
I have stated here on the Forum that if people DO TRY TO QUIT Curaderm, they can HAVE a DEADLY REACTION to other medications, such as BACTROBAN (MUCIPURON), AS it is NOT chemically compatible with the Glykoalkaloids that are currently induced in the skin, which can cause PEG(polypropylen Glycol) blood poisoning and KILL...
Thus it put me in the emergency room at 2am... Good to know, huh...
OR MAYBE I should not of discussed that here, and kept it to myself, so someone else DIES from drug interaction with Curaderm...
Not very Christian of you...
Drugs for Cancer, such as CURADERM are NOT FDA approved, now we all know for obvious SEVERE health reasons, should NOT be used by anyone on the market, anywhere whatsoever, due to POOR research, purely speculative results, and lack of medical and certified documentation, not only in the U.S. but overseas too...
I NOW must undergo extense reconstructive chemical and biological surgery due to the CAUSTIC AND DAMAGING CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF THIS DRUG.....
SO ALL PEOPLE BE FOREWARNED.... If you are not under Dermatological prescription and care and do not have a FDA approved drug, use at your own RISK, and SEVERE consequences including death may result...
I also now, more than likely, have a horrific skin infection called MRSA... This is due, not JUST to not having the right sterile tools, but sterile environment and applicable environment of the Curaderm drug, but LEAVING ANY WOUNDS OPEN FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, EVEN COVERED can put ANYONE at high risk of MRSA, AKA STREP, or any other bacterial, fungal, or viral infection...
So, while your FOOLISH PRIDE, and childlike gall prevents you from saying, "my skin turned purple Tim for 2 days, then everything was fine", I will never know...
And I'm the childlike badguy... JEEZ... Take a look at yourself...
YOU HAD A MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL...
WHY? ?????
You helped me have the hope to get off of this CRUD and find a little , but very little hope, to seek good medical help...
One more little detail, would of made me feel at ease when I slept at night, and I could of said to my doctor, "this guy on the internet used DESONIDE, HE REALLY did it, and it worked..."
And when I looked in the mirror and had good similiar reactions that you did, at least I would know that I'm on the right track...
If I DID have a different reaction than you did, (of course you won't discuss this), we could understand that something else maybe seriously wrong and I would know to get to the emergency room quickly...
That's all...
But you HAD TO GET INSULTED.........I'm still puzzled...
Just cause I asked for a little more detail....
WHY? I don't even care anymore...
So don't even bother to reply...
I and I hope everyone else reading this in the forum will take whatever you say, with "a grain of sand", cause you can't and WON'T back up your story with details, that may save someone else from a lot of grief...
I just HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT...
Not to good of a word....
Shame on you and your foolish PRIDE.. |
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sixftlion
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2013 : 20:54:36
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I have just created a progress video of my BCC healing with Curaderm. A couple of years ago I have tried Cymilium, eggplant, orange oil, etc. It kind of worked, but not to the final stage. The BCC came back. I got it biopsied,they recommended Mohs, but I don't like to be cut and scarred. It's close to my eye.
I bought Dr. Cham's book, read everything online and decided to be very scientific. I won't stop until it is completely closed over. By week 12 (normal treatment is about 8-12 weeks), another secondary BCC showed up and I just kept going. It took almost 5 months, but I got rid of it. I think the Curaderm is really impressive, but you have to stick with it. Cover it with the tape, and just do everything as it is recommended. I applied the cream morning and evening, and besides that it remained covered for 24 hours, for 5 months. It is really cool to see in the first 1-3 weeks, how the spot is growing big, when all the cancer cells are found, killed and expelled. Then it starts closing and healing again. I also got tremendous help from Ms. Brooke Burton at the Medical Science Ltd(Curaderm). I have been sending her pictures of my progress and she was guiding me through the process. I cannot thank her more, she has been extremely sweet.
If I ever get BCC again (I am a tennis player, in the sun all the time), I will definitely do Curaderm again, without a blink. No more experimenting with other stuff. I may sound like I work for them, LOL, but I am so happy that I cannot calm myself down :-)
Here is the video. It's graphic. But I suspect the majority of this forum has seen even more graphic things:
http://youtu.be/bmbPw9J1gbc
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JLO
Canada
11 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2013 : 12:21:33
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Hi,
I am new to this forum (this is my only forum, so bare with me) and tried to reply to a post but ended up only re-posting someone elses post, so I apologize for that.
I want to share my experience and offer my most recent and the best treatment I have found so far.
I started with Curaderm last August to treat bcc that I think I have had for at least 5 or 6 years. When it would open up and bleed it was about the size of a nickle to a quarter. Well, with in the first 10 days, under the skin it was about 2" long and 1.5" wide and hurt like a son of a gun. So I used Curaderm for 94 long days, it looked like brand new skin appearing very smooth and just a little itching. Well, it started coming back...those little bumps started appearing so I new it wasn't gone. So, the beginning of December '12 I started using Black Salve. While very painful (a few sleepless nights for sure), this was killing the cancer better than Curaderm, in my opinion. I did notice when I would do small spots at a time it wasn't as painful and only when I was impatient and applied it to too large of a spot that it kept me up at night. This is on my temple so I am happy I can hide it with my hair, but my eye has looked red and swollen most of the treatment. So here it is April, and because I can't put the black salve on the whole area, at once it seems to be spreading a bit. I then got the idea to look up food grade h202 and skin cancer (I use this diluted to a 3% to clean the area as well). I know that a 3% solution internally can kill off cancer (helps other symptoms as well) inside the body but I didn't think about on the skin. I was on a holiday a week ago and decided to leave the excess peroxide on the wound after cleaning, then I placed a cotton pad soaked with h202 to fit the area and covered with bandages (takes 5 to cover the area). That night I could feel it pulsing inside...so I new it was in there and it felt deep. It has now been one week today and it looks like it is finally killing and healing all at once. Time will tell, but I must advise all of you to check out food grade peroxide for internal and external cancers. I am thinking this is the answer for me. Since I arrived back home I started on the internal regimen and I think I am going to do this for the rest of my life. There is a protocol to follow gradually introducing it on an empty stomach with only distilled water. So please educate yourselves before starting on the internal part. I read about the skin cancer portion on this forum, so check out other peoples results...I think it will give you all hope. I found h202 at my local health food store. It is not cheap, but you always dilute it down, so it lasts along time. Putting it in a bath and soaking is also beneficial. Check it out...it is another one of natures miracles. |
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antgod
USA
3 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 09:28:30
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| Hey guys i started using curaderm yesterday on a black flat mole i have on my upper right lip. i made sure i didn't apply it all over my lip but just the spot. When i applied it started burning which i believe its normal but i notice the healthy skin tissue surrounding the spot started to peel. Should i stop using it? and will the skin grow back |
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JLO
Canada
11 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 09:40:16
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In regards to the Curaderm on your lip...yes, the skin will grow back and yes it is painful! OMG! Now I am not sure but other people have posted that the curaderm made the area open up larger than it was originally (In Cancerous spots) . Mine was the same way, I don't know if the bcc on my face was that large underneath my skin or what. I would take caution and if it gets much larger, stop using it. I know that Black Salve will get rid of a mole and a mixture of castor oil and baking soda made into a paste, applied morning and night (keep covered) will also remove moles. I have used both on my self. To Good Health!
Regards, JLO |
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