Have done a search on this site for Heparin and read most of the post.

My LLMD doesn't do Heparin so now what?? I'm concerned because I seem to have unusual symptoms that are probably due to hypercoagulation, i.e., swelling hands and feet and front/back of neck, fine red broken capillaries around nose and mouth, unexplained high blood pressure and some chest pain. Swelling is worsened by physical activity. Also get out of breath easily, etc.

Do I go to a hematologist/oncologist for an ISAC panel?? What do I do?? I want to be treated for this at the same time that I'm being treated for Lyme and Mycoplasma.

What have you all done for hypercoagulation problems?? I sure would like to know how you were treated.

Anyways, am disappointed my LLMD doesn't treat this, so I need some advice.

It is a quote from this website: Look down the page to the heading SPREADNG INFECTIONS (it is near the bottom)
http://www.mercola.com/2003/aug/9/detoxification_biotoxins.htm

"It has been suggested that the use of heparin will address hypercoagulation. Recent data from JAMA (Stephenson 2001) indicates that the use of low dose heparin may transform a 'benign fungal infection into a toxic shock-like reaction'. This research was presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2001 by Margaret K. Hostetter, M.D. of Yale University School of Medicine (Hostetter 2001 and San-Blas et al 2000).

Hostetter and colleagues found that Candida albicans can attach to host cells and form invasive hyphae. Low dose heparin utilized in procedures for hospitalized patients through the practice of heparin in intravascular catheters may transform C. albicans into a life-threatening pathogen. Hostetter was able to identify a gene, INT1, encoding a C. albicans surface protein, Intlp, which was linked with adhesion, the ability to grow filaments and ultimately virulence of C. albicans of a systemic nature.

The use of heparin raises the cytokines TNF alpha and IL-6 (Stephenson 2001) in addition to Phospholipase A2 (Mudher et al 1999; Kern et al 2000; Farooqui 1999; Verity et al 1994). Biotoxins which form neurotoxins, may create a state of hypercoagulation from the rise in TNF alpha. Consequently, the use of heparin may exacerbate the hypercoagulation and the neurotoxic condition. The source of the problem- biotoxins, which have formed neurotoxins creating a state of hypercoagulation, must be addressed from the context of the underlying neurotoxic condition and healing the cell membrane."

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If that doesn't work, I would contact the support group in your area and see if they know of a physician that is using heparin. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are also treated with heparin, so you could check their support groups also.

One warning. When you start the heparin you will get a major herx. The mycoplasma has been hiding in the excess fibrin and when you add heparin, the pathogens are exposed. The immune system then becomes active.

Hi,

I just edited this to correct the product name. (Sorry about that.)

Well, I don't know anything about heparin.
Dr. C. carries Boluoke made by Canada RNA Biochemical, Inc.

From Dr. C.'s website;
"Buluoke is lumbrokinase, an enzyme formulated from earthworms that I recommend for those with hypercoagulation.

Lumbrokinase is the closest treatment to heparin that I can get without actually prescribing heparin, as far as I know."
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Also, have you been treated for Babesiosis? My symptom was shortness of breath. Mepron & Zithromax were used to treat it. I would have never guessed in a thousand years I had Babesiosis. My test was negative, too. Just a thought.....,

You're right. It'd be best to get some testing done for blood clotting problems.

Best Wishes,
Jan

Edited to correct product.

Thanks for the input. Think I'll call Hemex lab and see if there is a practitioner in my area.

Can't remember which one of you mentioned blisters on your fingers but I have peeling fingertips the past couple of winters.

Just can't tolerate the cold anymore which is a bummer since all my stuff is still in Alaska. Of course no lyme treatment up there. Looks like I'm down in the lower 48 for the long haul.........