Envita Medical Centers
has anyone heard of Evita medical center or possibly have had any personal experiences you would be willing to share? I have TNMBC with mets to spine, lung, liver and spleen and while I am pleased with my care my husband anand I want to explore all options. Any insight into this or other "non tradiotional" facilities would be appreciated
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Envita uses therapies that have not been FDA approved. It's possible that some of them might help but there is no hard scientific evidence. To quote my pulmonologist, "Mouse lungs are not human lungs." I understand your desire to do everything possible. I use a medication for radiation induced lung damage that was proposed to slow further pulmonary decline in two different clinical trials which never ran because of lack of enrollment. My inhaler is FDA approved and prescribed by my pulmonologist to control my cough. I won't change to a different drug delivered in a more environmentally friendly method when insurance tries to substitute (he files appeals on grounds other than the clinical trials which never ran.)
The care at Envita is not covered by health insurance. Have you asked your oncologists if anything offered looks helpful? You also don't want to do anything that would interfere with the efficacy of the treatment you are receiving now. You can certainly investigate but I would get the opinion of your current team before trying anything. All the best.
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