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Krista/Gracie's story, live right now on Peter Kaliner radio/internet show!!!!!!!!

You can listen to the entire show broken down into 3-1 hour segments here: Click on the calendar on the right halfway down the page for Oct 27th and you will see the links!...

10/29/2009 7:58 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia help please!

Dealie I did continuous 3 weeks on 1 week off of Mepron for 7 straight months before i saw improvement. Babs is tough to eridicate but you can do it. Haveyou been tested for Babesia Microti and...

10/29/2009 7:56 PM

Lyme Disease
Need to find LLMD in PA asap

alone&scared There are 2 llmds in Hermitage. I see one of them and am very pleased with my treatment. I have also heard good things about the other one. If you would like their name you can email...

9/24/2009 10:18 AM

Lyme Disease
Local paper does a story on me!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks gracie's Mom, I can ALWAYS count on you for support! It's all about awareness guys......get out there and get noticed!!...

6/4/2009 3:38 PM

Lyme Disease
Local paper does a story on me!!!!!!!!!!!

lymekiller, My Babs symptoms were my vision problems, air hunger(short of breath),rib pain to name a few. I had to do 7 rounds of Mepron (3 weeks on 1 week off) to get rid of symtoms.I haven't had to...

6/3/2009 10:47 AM

Lyme Disease
Local paper does a story on me!!!!!!!!!!!

lymekiller , I am not sure exactly which abx took the confusion and memory problems away. I have been on abx for over 3 years and so many different combos. It took me about 18 months to start...

6/2/2009 6:00 PM

Lyme Disease
Local paper does a story on me!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys! Weary, one of my business partners had a client in that works out my local paper and he was fishing for some new stories that the reporters could cover and she told him about me and then...

6/1/2009 12:47 PM

Lyme Disease
Local paper does a story on me!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I finally got someone to listen. And listen did he for over 45 minutes! The disppointing thing was I gave him sooooooooo much information, shocking information and all he came up with from me...

6/1/2009 3:19 AM

Lyme Disease
Guy talk...

anoyed , I am not a boy/man but I can anser a few of these questions as they have pertained to my husband: 1.Yes 2.Yes 3.Yes mostly testicles 4.Yes 5.Yes 6.Not sure 7.Not sure 8.Yes 9.Yes-semen Also...

5/7/2009 5:03 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

tropicalsun, I am not sue she really has any symptoms of the duncani except for chest wall pain with treatment. Dr Jones wanted her to treat because of coming back highly positive. Is your daughter...

4/28/2009 5:49 AM

Lyme Disease
Dr J in Hermitage

Bev, He has never mentioned supplements to me except arteminisin for Babesia. Good luck tomorrow and I hope your husband finds some relief! Peace!...

4/20/2009 5:57 AM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

Bart, Her regime is Minocycline,Mepron,Bactrim and Atreminisin. This covers lyme,Bart and Babs both microti and duncani-------Hopefully!!!!! LOL...

4/19/2009 6:43 PM

Lyme Disease
Dr J in Hermitage

themerks, I have been seeing Dr J for over 3 years and my husband just began with him in Dec. He is very good,in the beginning he is cautious, once he gets to know you he is very open to your input...

4/19/2009 4:27 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

ticker, Thanks for the ideas. I have checked into the programs and unfortunately because we have insurance and do not fall 150% under poverty level they can not help us. The cost per month for the...

4/15/2009 7:38 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

ticker, Alyssa is taking Minocycline,Mepron,arteminisin, and Bactrim. My insurance will not cover Zithro, Biaxin was not tolerated well and I think Ketek may be out of the question now due to the...

4/12/2009 7:59 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

Thank you all for your responses, I will check them all out! ticker , Yes Alyssa has taken Mepron before for babs and still is coming back positive for it....she will start that again along with the...

4/10/2009 2:37 PM

Lyme Disease
Babesia duncani and Arteminisin

Dr Jones has recommended arteminisin for Alysaa coming back positive for the babs duncati. He told me to look at vitapro but I am unable to find it on the web. Has anyone ever ordered from vitapro...

4/8/2009 5:44 PM

Lyme Disease
Help in easing dealing with the night sweats?

Chris, Please note that co-infection testing is as inaccurate as lyme testing!Plus Dr Jones says that they are now finding Babesia Duncati and Microti the NE. So unless you test for both results...

3/15/2009 3:45 PM

Lyme Disease
Help in easing dealing with the night sweats?

I have had the sweet sweats before. Have you ever done Babesia treatment? If not maybe try some Artemesia and see if day 4 brings on heavy night sweats, a good indicator of Babs....

3/14/2009 5:51 PM

Lyme Disease
church shooter has lyme, alec baldwin makes lyme film (not related)

S, This is CRAZY! First a deranged chimp now a church shooter.....when is our government going to take notice?Rrrrrrrrrrrrr this makes me angry! How are you feeling and where are you these days?...

3/9/2009 2:57 PM

Lyme Disease
A poll. What has been your favorite Antibiotic(s)....

I am a Biaxin junkie myself!...

2/6/2009 8:24 PM

Lyme Disease
Dr. J in CT (pediatric)?

Martha's Vineyard , I am sorry but I take offense to you attacking Dr Jones because his office is antiquiated. This man IS the pioneer for treating children with lyme disease, he has treated over...

1/30/2009 6:15 AM

Lyme Disease
Hey Ticker..

I say we call it "Ode to ticker"...

1/29/2009 5:29 PM

Lyme Disease
Dr. J in CT (pediatric)?

Dr Jones helps assist OB/GYN's with aiding the mother with lyme as to what medicationsa re best for her and baby during pregnancy. I know he has helped many/many pregnant women....

1/19/2009 5:45 PM

Lyme Disease
Dr. J in CT (pediatric)?

Maureen21 , HIs number is 203-772-1123. You may have to leave a msg with the on call service. If they do not get back to you in a timely manner call back, it is an EXTREMELY busy practice. Good luck...

1/19/2009 8:46 AM

Lyme Disease
Hey Ticker..

Awwwwwwwwwwwww I love it!!!!!! And I could dot he guest of honor's hair, I PROMISE not to turn it green! Do you think if we went to Glacier Bay God could at least make it a warm destination for us...

1/17/2009 11:57 AM

Lyme Disease
Time to fill you all in......

stutterbug Are you currently on treatment?If so what are you on?...

1/16/2009 6:36 PM

Lyme Disease
Time to fill you all in......

Hello sojourner, As always nice to see you here and there!Wish it were face to face! Someday Lymeapalooza will bring us all together again! Thank you fo your kind words and prayers...we appreciate...

1/14/2009 7:05 PM

Lyme Disease
Time to fill you all in......

Whoever said we weren't rolling around in the weeds? /community/emoticons/devil.gif ...

1/11/2009 1:38 PM

Lyme Disease
Time to fill you all in......

Karen, Hey nice to see your post. I am so sorry Dan has gone downhill, that is when this diseases really makes me mad. Alyssa has had bouts of stomach pain with unknown cause also, we were in the ER...

1/11/2009 10:15 AM

Lyme Disease
Time to fill you all in......

Ok so I have been away for it seems like a year! I have been maintaining my health STILL with the help of abx, everytime I try and wean off I crash. I am getting pretty sick of Biaxin being my best...

1/8/2009 7:03 PM

Lyme Disease
LLMD in PA??

needshelp , Do you see Dr J or Dr S in Hermitage,PA?...

1/8/2009 6:40 PM

Lyme Disease
Does a bullseye rash always mean lyme disease?

Yes, yes and yes...

11/23/2008 7:34 PM

Lyme Disease
Dr. Oz talking to Andy A. Under Our Skin Wed 11/26

If you know anyone that has XM you could sign in on the computer under thier account to listen to it, just a thought....

11/23/2008 7:33 PM

Lyme Disease
Green tea from China - Is it safe?

My thought is....................Is anything form China safe??????...

11/10/2008 7:09 AM

Lyme Disease
Bottom of feet just hurting like crazy

I get bad foot pain in the AM when my Bart is acting up and I also getthe burning sensation where I am fine while standing but as soon as I am off of my feet they burn like crazy! In my opinion...

11/10/2008 6:46 AM

Lyme Disease
Trigger Finger Pinkies

hopingToFindCure I had the same thing you have, in both hands also. It freaked me out when it first happened. I think it began shortly after I started on Levaquin for lyme treatment, what are you...

11/10/2008 6:41 AM

Lyme Disease
ticker?????

Did you get my email on llmd referal? Not sure if you have my current email, but I have it on here. I will email you again if you need the information. Thanks!...

11/6/2008 6:52 AM

Lyme Disease
Can you take Rifampin with Mepron or Malarone?

tropicalsun , I have also heard of rifampin rendering malarone/mepron ineffective. I would call your dr about that as it could prove to be a waste of time.Peace!...

10/27/2008 4:05 PM

Lyme Disease
my 4 year old son has an elevated TSH level...what does this mean?

tickbattler A high TSH result often means an underactive thyroid gland that is not responding adequately to the stimulation of TSH. It is good you are consulting with Dr J, is your son currently a...

10/26/2008 7:54 AM

Lyme Disease
violets....How was your half marathon?

violets, I wanted to congratulate you BEFORE you even finished, just for the mere fact of trying! Awesome job, I hope you had fun and are proud of yourself no matter what your time and placement...

10/26/2008 7:51 AM

Lyme Disease
Mepron is so thick, HOW do you get it down?

maggie, Yes the Mepron is tricky, I resorted to using a plain ole spoon out of my silver ware drawer. First I measured the amount in the dosage cup then measured on a tablespoon how much it equalled,...

10/26/2008 7:49 AM

Lyme Disease
If I could only push rewind..............

Brandon, I feel your heartbreak and pain. You should not be so hard on yourself, you are doing the best that you can. I also had a fairly unsupportive spouse.....until Under Our Skin. His outlook and...

10/18/2008 3:05 PM

Lyme Disease
Flying with all of your meds

Chris, A trip!!!!!! How wonderful, I hope it is pleasure! Is this somewhere that you can ship some of your meds ahead of time? The items that need refridged can be overnighted via FedEx, it may be...

10/16/2008 8:22 AM

Lyme Disease
Acne and Lyme - related?

A few things that can cause acne later on in life are yeast, Bartonella and high testosterone levels in females. I would highly consider looking into these areas if you have lyme. Peace!...

10/13/2008 7:57 AM

Lyme Disease
Still in the Lyme Light Politicians and Hollywood enter the debate over "chronic Lyme disease

This is too funny, if you scroll down to the grey box after the article you can read messages posted to this author. On page 2 of the massages there is a topic titled Still In The Closet, it is Dr...

10/10/2008 5:23 AM

Lyme Disease
504 ideas for school

skigal , This is wonderful you are implementing a 504 for your child, it was the best thing I have ever done for my daughter! The things that are included in her 504 are study time right before a...

10/8/2008 5:54 AM

Lyme Disease
phsvincent and others- question clindamycin

I am currently taking clindamyacin with clarithromyacin. I guess I just like drugs that end in myacin....

10/6/2008 6:38 PM

Lyme Disease
First Fibromyalgia now possible MS diagnosis...I'm lost, ADVICE PLEASE!!!!

onthejourney , Welcome to HealingWell, you have picked a great site to post on! I see violets has all ready been here to let you know her lyme story. When I read your post and saw you had rashes. A...

3/27/2008 6:29 PM

Multiple Sclerosis
Questioning MS diagnosis?

shellypoo, Please don't get frustrated by the context of posts. We are primarily here to give support to anyone who needs it. I urge you to follow your gut and take your health into your own hands....

8/25/2006 7:29 PM

Multiple Sclerosis



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