biaxin/plaq-gotta start somewhere, some of us have moved thru many combinations.
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Originally posted by janet thomas:
[B]Get the video, it will answer almost all your questions, then loan it to the doctor.
B]
Janet I do not know what your problem is. I probably have read more in the last month than you have about Lyme disease and all the different types of treatments. The reason for a group like this is to talk to others about there experiences. I thought that was the point of this site not to tell people to "get the video".
Why would you get uppidty with someone who is offering you vital infromation?
Do you know the name Dr. B?
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Originally posted by janet thomas:
Why would you get uppidty with someone who is offering you vital infromation?Do you know the name Dr. B?
Yes I have read many article about Dr. B. I would get uppity because it seemed you were trying to end the discussion with "get the video".
How are we suppose to find out real information when there are crack pots out there saying that Lyme is sexual transmitted disease and that it is not just from ticks but also mosquitoes. Or maybe it is true and most of the medical community is trying to cover it up. So I was trying to find out real life situations.
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My background is medical laboratory medicine. I worked in a hospital laboratory and worked microbiology, many days alone.
A bacteria very closely related to the Lyme bacteria is the bacteria that causes syphilus. How is syphilus transmitted?
Maybe it's not such a crackpot idea.
Janet, Medical Technologist (ASCP)
Why stop treatment in your wife and let this horrific disease get more entrenched???? You have a positive test, read the information we took time to post for you.
We do this because we hate this disease so much we want to stop others from suffering. NOT to bandy words back and forth!!
There are many families with multiple family members ill with Lyme and co-infections.
Did your Lyme doctor run any tests for the common co-infections? Babesia, ehrlichia, bartonella, mycoplasma,etc? An experienced Lyme doc would do that.
Do what you will.
Janet
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Originally posted by janet thomas:Why stop treatment in your wife and let this horrific disease get more entrenched???? You have a positive test, read the information we took time to post for you.
I am not trying to stop treatment I am trying to find what is effecive since she has not had any real herx. Additionally, I did read your article (why did you think that I did not)that lists one opinion that says just one band means you have lyme. That is not what the CDC says, that is not what most the medical community says. I can find lots of articles that say lots of things that doesnt make it true. But someones own story is true. That is what I was hoping to get but it appears that is not going to happen.
Maybe it is stirring things up but almost all the new symptoms go away really fast.
So yes, it seems to be working and not putting me through so much in the process.
At this point I am very pleased with the results. I can actually imagine the possibility of truly getting better.
hatsnscarfs
You now have links to much information.
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Originally posted by janet thomas:
Alright, one more time. This is for your wife.
Here is the problem I am pretty convinced she has Lyme as well as her mother. I do not know if she is convinced or not. I tried to get her mother to get tested because my wife has probably had it since she was 5. The problem is that she is going to have it done by her PCP who will not send it to a good lab or know how to use it. I am just trying to get real life experiences to share and help convince her and her mother that we are on the right track.
I did very well on Biaxin and plaquenil for a couple of years. I felt better on it, had better functioning. Then I went through a period where it almost became too strong for me, I think I was Herxing in a strong way. My pain levels went up and I had a hard time.
I took an abx break to regroup (and also get through a patch of intense academic work). Now we are going to ramp up with Zithro, plaquenil and amantadine.
(I am also extremely sensitive to all medications).
I don't think there is any one perfect protocol for everyone, as there are at least 300 strains of the Lyme bacteria, and six known genotypes. Plus, we are all different individuals with different tissue types, etc.
So our doctors see how a treatment works for us. Also, there are times when it is good to rotate with a new treatment or dose.
So, I am not sure that a single approach would work for all of us.
I also have the "no supplements" rule. I have both followed it and then sometimes gone ahead and tried them anyway. Oddly, I felt worse when I took the B supplements. I know that not all LLMDs agree on this. (My LLMD does allow me to take Calcium and D, however). Maybe it is the power of suggestion, but taking supplements does kick up the symptoms for me.
But again, we are all so very different.
My advice would be to follow your LLMD's protocol for a while and make a commitment to follow through for a while.
Part of it is that the bacteria can be a different strain from what others have, and we ourselves are so different.
In conclusion, though, I can say that I made very good progress on Biaxin and plaquenil.
Good luck! Please feel free to post your questions!
Warm wishes to feel better soon!