BIG KUDOS and congrats to Traveler to what she's doing, in spite of big health challenges. Trav., keep us updated, and let us know if we can be your guinea pics, LOL. Margaret...
Ok, that's not a problem at all. I will edit my post....
Just an fyi: I have created a new FB Lyme support group for anyone living in Northwestern NC. This area includes Ashe, Watauga, Alleghany, Avery, Wilkes, and Caldwell Counties, or anyone else in the...
Hi windingdown, First off, Keflex is specific to skin infections. I have tons of skin infections and abscesses due to a low immune system (very low), and I now keep Keflex on hand at all times in...
During the night I woke up with very bad headache, tried to go to the bathroom, legs buckled under me, could just barely walk. Then slept 24 hours until now. What is it? A herx? Doubled Micobinate a...
Yes, that's right. It's not just the insurance companies that don't want to pay for our illnesses, or the CDC not wanting people to panic. What it really is, is a big old cover up of HUGE mistakes...
I didn't read the whole thread, so I may have posted this already, but if you read this, it will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Traub...
Wow, you are giving me hope. I'm on beta blockers, but I figure I won't take them on sting days. How did you get your epi pen? I can almost guarantee my doctor won't give me one. I think I would have...
It's hard, I know. I have been dxed with PTSD. I don't know what to tell you except to use your pets as your friends. Cry in their fur. When I'm panicking in the middle of the night, I call out for...
A Doctor of Optometry D.O. can still treat any disease of the eye. I would go see him. M...
Hi bluelyme, Thanks so much for answering. What is a branch block? So far, all I've been dxed with is unspecified tachycardia. The trouble with rife is that it's way too expensive for me. Geez, that...
Hi Girlie, Thanks so much for the link. To do bee venom therapy, you can't be on beta blockers. It's been a week or so since I went off of them, but now my heart rate is shooting up. I'm going to...
Could someone comment on the use of apitherapy (bee stings) to treat Lyme? Proponents seem to think it's extremely effective. fyi, I am not advocating that anyone do it; I would just like information...
I would say it might be endemic in areas where Lyme is endemic. A number of counties in NC are now endemic for Lyme. M...
Here's the website if you want to do something about it. http://www.thedailybeast.com/ They also have a FB page. M...
So here are some questions I have regarding toxic mold: What should I look for in an air purifier? dehumidifier? Do I absolutely HAVE TO get the ERMI (Shoemaker) test kit? It's so expensive, and I...
Thanks! Maybe you could post something about spammers and scammers as a separate post, warning people? Just a suggestion. Otherwise, yes, please. :-) M...
Sorry, Trav., I would love to have it gone. You can hash it out with Mike if you want, but I say, "Die baby, die!"...
That's scary, and I would recommend that you address it asap. I know of a Lyme friendly D.O. in Boone, NC; she's very good as well, but she is not LL, just, I repeat, Lyme Friendly. She openly...
Sorry, Trav., Not sure what to say. It's an old thread anyway; why resurrect it? Let's just kill it. M...
Hi Mods, Could someone please kill the thread entitled: RED FLAG: Nutrahacker is a Scam. I know I started the thread, but it attracted "negative energy," for lack of a better word, so it needs to go....
Wow, those last two responses gave me pause for thought. I think the key for me then is to get tested for the HLA gene. Does 23 and Me cover that gene? I also think that if, by some strange chance...
Oh hey Kim! Yes, you're right about flooding etc. And we've had so much rain the last two years, it has been unreal. I'm sure there's some kind of mold contamination in my lungs, so dead decaying...
Hi Girlie and Lymie Girl, You're right Girlie, I think I'm just positive for the Penicillium Notatum. L. Girl, it wasn't allergy testing; it was a blood test, and I was tested for toxic molds through...
Ok, those are useful responses, though still not sure about the moving conundrum. I am moving out of my house, as I said, just where (?) is the question. Upon reviewing these labs, I'm not even sure...
Just tested positive for two types of toxic mold--one is Penicillum Notatum, and the other is some type of Aspergillus (I think). I'm definitely going to move; that's not the question at hand. What...
If your body is very acidic, then ASG could cause a herx, but I haven't heard of that type of herx happening. M...
Thanks KO. Well, in addition to being sick, I have a bucket load of work to do. M...
Dr. A. just sent me the results through the patient portal on her website. What am I going to doooo? Now I know why I have so much trouble breathing. I realize I need to move immediately, and I'm...
Ugh! Thanks Trav. Marie, this is off topic, but can you tell me once again who was the well-known Mediterranean cook you recommended? M...
Hey that's a good idea Pete! The only problem is, raw garlic gives me heartburn (but that's me). M...
Well yes, Girlie. That's what I figured. I was surprised that you responded, LOL. I'm the one who bumped this thread so I could resurrect it, and look into the possibility of using international...
Much better! But I doubt that a regular Canadian Pharmacy would do business with the U.S.? I imagine it would have to be an international pharmacy wouldn't it? I live pretty far from the Canadian...
I'm bumping this primarily bc my insurance is covering very few of the new meds my LLMD is giving me. I hope she will be ok using one of these. Other thoughts (when your insurance decides not to...
Niacin, but it can make your heart race, so probably out for us (you and me!) M...
Ok. This is interesting. I read on a website called Cafe Pharma that Xymogen and Numedica were identical, but that Xymogen was price gouging?? M...
Update: I did test positive for Mycoplasma. I have a wedge under my mattress for the heart burn. I still have asthma, regardless. I don't want to take PPIs, bc they contribute to C. Diff. M...
Sounds a bit like PTSD to me, although you do need to get your heart checked out. Have you tried meditation before you go to bed? I do something called Yoga Nidra. Youtube has a bunch of Yoga Nidra...
Thanks Missyran; that's interesting. In the company's defense, I do have to say that their immune formula worked exceedingly well for me. I don't know about the other products. It seems to me I could...
I had it, and it was horrible. I took the drug Elmiron, and after (can't remember if it was six weeks or six months; just remember the number) the Elmiron took care of it. If you're not already on...
My new LLMD favors the company Xymogen, and the GlutAloeMin works pretty well for me, but regarding the other supplements the company produces, are they worth the money? Xymogen is so expensive. I've...
I haven't read all the posts, so forgive me if I'm being redundant, but I saw a FB post (Buhner) that said that cyst busters kill both the "good" cysts and the bad ones, whatever that means. I can't...
how scary! hope you didn't drink too much of the water!...
About three days! It's kinda awful. Flagyl was really horrible too; I took that a little more than two years ago for c. diff. It made me psychotic (!) but only on a full dose. If this herx continues,...
Oh no!! :shakehead: I just started it! Maybe I should stop or slow down? If I'm taking it for a resp. infection, is it ok to slow way down? M...
Hi everyone, Thanks so much for the RSVPs. I see that someone else has also posted about Biaxin, so I'm going to read that post as well. Finislui, Do you see Dr. A., or have you heard good things...
My LLMD wants me to take it for bronchitis, but I'm thinking maybe she was also trying to see if it helped me with Mycoplasma and/or Chlamydia Pneumoniae. I haven't tested positive for either, but...
Hey Mike, She was going to put me on abx for the bronchitis, so I don't know if she suspects a fungal issue or not, though she gave me an anti-fungal nasal spray for my sinuses. She wants to wait...
So I went to see a new LLMD in MD. I liked her, but that is beside the point. When she listened to my left lung, she had that look that doctors get when they're concerned, but they're trying to keep...
Absolutely Girlie! M...