Topic: Bionic 880 thread - promise I won't delete it
lymie_in_md
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Let me know when you get a machine O2, I'll stop by.
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sixgoofykids
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Current five worst symptoms -
Fatigue - debilitating at times Air hunger - can be severe, is almost daily Insomnia - cannot sleep without medication (Lyrica and Lunesta), even with meds have trouble at times Muscle aches/fibromyalgia - take Lyrica and Norco GI distress - pain after eating, constipation/diarrhea, lack of appetite
I have had many symptoms resolve with abx treatment, but these are the ones that are left.
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my fab five (honestly can't say one is less severe than the other)
1. physical fatigue 2. cognitive impairment, mental fatigue 3. sleep impairment (can't sleep at all without meds) 4. postexertional malaise (can't tolerate any aerobic activity) 5. postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (can't stand up, walk for longer than 20-30 min)
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Angelica
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If anyone starts to feel sickly and uncomfortable while on the flight over ask for oxygen. It does help and they used to be required to give it to people for free and probably still are.
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sixgoofykids
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Thank you so much Angelica, I didn't know that ... I will ask if I need it!
Okay, here's my blog ... I posted a summary of my Lyme history.
sixgoofykids.blogspot.com/
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speaking of oxygen, i rented an inogen one portable oxygen concentrator for the flights. This will allow a constant supply of oxygen for the 11-hr flight. running me about $500 for the whole month, but i consider this a worthwhile expense to prevent relapsing symptoms from hypoxia.
i really benefited from ordering oxygen tanks on domestic flights.
And angelica, i don't know about international flights, but they did not carry oxygen tanks on domestic flights unless you requested them. They also cost $100/tank. We have to consider the reality of planes skimping on any dead weight with higher oil prices.
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I will be thinking of you all and am so excited for you.
So many of us will be eagerly awaiting your news. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers as you travel abroad.
I hope this is the next step to being healthy for you all and am just as excited as this trip will be monumental for us all if it works.
So many are pulling for you all to do well and get healed.
I am with you in thought!
Hugs, Elizabeth
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I tried to research this but could not find the current FAA regulations. I think the airlines on all flights have to carry extra oxygen in tanks in case a passenger is having difficulty breathing or becomes ill in flight.
If you just say can I have some oxygen it might not appear but if you ever really do feel badly and if you DEMAND it they have to give you some.
It is not meant to be used for the whole flight but sometimes just breathing on a tank for a 5 minutes will help. It can be very calming.
"``The Federal Aviation Administration requires commercial flights to carry at least two oxygen dispensers''
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i'm sure they have some for emergency situations. And yes, if the passenger says they need oxygen, they will treat it as an emergency. You can imagine what would happen PR-wise if they didn't.
However, I'm talking about patients that can stand to benefits greatly from having continous supply of oxygen for long flights. Just something to consider for patients that are hesitant to travel due to fear of altitude-related relapses. And like 5 minutes of oxygen can be calming, so can 11 hours of worth make an overseas flight downright tolerable =)
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Angelica
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I agree with everything you are saying. I just wanted everyone to know do not hesitate to ask for oxygen if you do not feel well.
I think I had to have it once on a flight. It was so long ago I can't remember it but I think I had to ask twice and then it did appear and it did help.
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Ocean
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Good luck everyone! I'm so excited for you guys and can't wait to read updates. I hope that all goes smoothly and you are healed.
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sorry if i sounded condescending angelica!! i didn't mean to at all.
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Angelica
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No worries and I hope you have a really wonderful trip.
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GiGi
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Trying to assist a person a couple of days ago (not a poster here) to get an appointment with Dr. W., I found that they are no longer accepting new patients until the next year. They were in the process of moving when my husband and I were overthere in June. The move was delayed, but may take place soon. So they need time and are closed over the Holidays.
My strong feeling is that the recent nasty public commentary here on the board about the doctor and his people was not appreciated. It certainly made me feel horrible, even though I had nothing to do with that person's visit there, except that I provided the original information here on the board about the Bionic880 success and the doctors using it in their practice.
We certainly had the best care and a most pleasant experience in that office by both Dr. W. and his staff.
I would also like to add here that they are not able to enter into e-mail conversations with the many patients they serve, so please be considerate.
Taking a dictionary always helps when traveling to a foreign country.
I know you will understand what I am trying to say.
Hoping your trip will be as successful as ours. It's a beautiful life without Lyme.
Take care.
P.S. Here just a few notes to help you plan:
The Kleins are wonderful people and try to be very helpful. However, they do not clean your apartment during your stay. There is no maid service as in a hotel.
You may want to take enough clothing to last you - Mrs. Klein will help with a tub of laundry (for an extra fee)if really necessary during your stay. This is not customary, however, when staying in a vacation apartment. Many Europeans spend their vacations in "vacation apartments". People bring enough or go to cleaners in town; besides a drying rack on your balcony, there is no dryer - the cost is much too high and people are very concerned with conserving energy.
Hope this helps. And happy travels!
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heiwalove
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i'm so excited for all of you!! travel safely.
The chronic and debilitating fatigue I have big problems with my eyes and the muscles around them Air hunger Weight loss and very poor digestion Cognitive impairment, poor memory
Take care Ruth
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I just returned from seeing Dr. W in Germany. I am lyme free after 5 treatments! I am absolutely delighted. I chose to buy a machine (Bionic 880) so that I can do a couple of follow up treatments for borreliosis (at Dr. W's recommendation) as well as learning to use it to address other issues in my system.
I also bought the biotensor, and am enjoying testing my foods and supplements while gaining confidence and practice in using this instrument.
I found Dr. W and his staff to be most caring and accommodating in every way. I am truly grateful for his expertise and help.
I followed the trend and stayed at the Guesthouse Klein, and was absolutely delighted with the apartment, the location, and the kindness of Karin and her husband Manfred.
All in all it was a very positive experience.
I especially want to thank GiGi for her posts this summer on the Bionic, and for taking time in phone calls and emails to help answer my questions.
I have only posted a few times on lymenet, and communicated with a few of you. I have appreciated the information and support. I found out that I had lyme only this summer, at the end of July, after many years of suffering. My major symptoms have been extreme fatigue and brain fog. Other symptoms have included depression and anxiety, joint pain, neuralgia,thyroid disease and digestive problems.
I know I have continued healing to do to restore my health, but I am on my way and believe that the Bionic 880 treatments were worth it in every way.
Happy to hear you had a good experience and got home feeling better than when you left.
Can you tell us to what degree your symptoms have lessened or been completely relieved.
Did Dr W encourage you to purchase a machine because you needed more treatment?
Again, thanks for sharing
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Ocean
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Yeah Joy!!!
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. I am so interested in the Bionic, I keep checking this thread for new replies and it's so exciting to hear such positive results from so many people.
I am thinking of going, of course it depends on if our house sells so we can use the equity to pay for it all. I wish there was a doctor in the US who could do this.
When did Dr. W think he could see new patients again?
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Mike, she's in Germany for three weeks, but she has a blog you can check for updates: sixgoofykids.blogspot.com/
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GiGi
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Jami, it is best for you to call them in person. Their plans are at the moment I talked to them last not to take on new patients until next year. The are expecting to move offices and then there are Holidays. But do call - things may change or may have changed since I talked with them.
The phone number is somewhere in the beginning of this thread. Consider that they are nine hours ahead from Pacific Coast time, six hours ahead East Coast Time. Closed on Wed and Fri afternoons. Do not call at lunch hour and do not leave message on recorder. They have trouble listening to unclear phone numbers and don't have time to repeat listening to messages. So try until you get a person on the line.
For certain, they will schedule people for next year. I don't know if they do it this early. So suggest you call them. Okay?
Take care.
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GiGi
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Mike, are you or were you aware of the Bionic treatment? I assumed of course you were when you mailed me. If not, please e-mail me privately.
Take care.
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Good news from joylindy. I am getting convinced more and more of the Bionics effectiveness. Impaitient to hear more from the october group. Thanks God we have Dr. W!
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Ocean
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I've been thinking about Sixgoofykids a lot today ~ was her appointment yesterday? Is she roaming the countryside, lol, or taking it easy detoxing?
GiGi
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If Six has proven Lyme (the energetic way,) she should be having her second treatment Thursday, I think. I hope the mold will keep quiet while the spirochetes are being pursued. Lets keep our fingers crossed ---- when we were overthere I kept thinking of Betty Davies and her bumpy ride!, but it never came.
The best to Six and Paul and Ruth and all the others under the light.
Take care.
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sixgoofykids
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Hi All, Steel is waiting to get on the Klein's internet so I'll keep this short .... we're here, I have a heavy Lyme load, he said I have had it at least ten years (which I knew). You can read about it on the blog, but I really think this can work.
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Ocean
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Yeah Six, thanks for the update! I've been checking daily to see if there were updates from anyone.
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Congrats Joylindy! I got to meet her in Germany but was finished up a week before she did.
A great place to meet new friends and watch them get well!
What a wonderful thing it must be for Mrs. Klein at the guesthouse - to watch people dragging themselves in (like I did) and go home with a big smile on their face!
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Yes- I know she's in Germany...which is the reason I post. If she's checking here and her blog on a computer- I'm hoping she can email me quick. I can't find anywhere on her blog to PM.
Thanks.
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NanaDubo
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correction - I got to meet joylindy, not six.
Sixgoofy and I have been in contact quite a bit the last couple of months and she is intentionally not receiving pms through her blog. Just a place for her to write about her experiences while in Germany.
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Nana (and any others who wish to chime in),
I was just wondering how your food intolerances are, now that you have completed the Bionic 880 treatment. Have you been able to eat gluten yet?
I cannot tolerate any grains at all, in addition to lactose, potatoes, cane sugar and soy. Even a molecule of wheat gluten leaves me ill for 2 weeks. It would be so nice to hear that Bionic treatment would clear this up!!
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zombie_mummy I am gluten intolerant too. I am hoping treatment with the Bionic 880 when I make it to Germany helps with gluten intolerance.
I dreamed I ate chocolate ice cream in a waffle cone last night.
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From my experience, the leaky gut and heavy metal toxicity has to be addressed first. It takes a long time after the Bionic treatment and the Lyme is eradicated that the leaky gut can heal. But only if the heavy metals are also dealt with. Leaky gut brought about by environmental toxins and heavy metals is closely tied to allergies of all kinds. Wheat/Gluten is one of the most difficult to get rid of. So is Dairy.
I was allergic to everything including wool, silk and most foods. I am no longer allergic to anything that I am aware of.
Only after I cleared my system of the heavy metals and dental toxins (mercaptans and thioethers) was I able to get totally well. Lyme was just a part of the problem, even though I thought that is all it would take. I was fine, totally fine, before the Bionic treatment. But my husband still needs attention for heavy metals, mold and fungi, etc. Layer by layer, following the Bionic Lyme treatment. Not all can be accomplished in 2-1/2 weeks. Our body would not survive if all were attempted at once.
But, the major problem, the Lyme spirochetes and all that came with it (Babesia, Bartonella, etc.) are all gone, done with. And that makes the remainder of the problems much easier to deal with.
Take care.
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Zombie_Mummy, I haven't been playing around with wheat since I got back. I have found a nice European Sourdough Rye that has no wheat or yeast that is keeping my toast habit happy.
Other things that I have dabbled with that I normally stay away from (sugar and dairy) don't seem to bother me although I have only experimented with them as they are not a part of my normal diet anyway.
Dr. W had said once the yeast was out of my gut I could eat what I wanted. The yeast is gone but I do not intend to invite it back.
I still have metals to deal with. As Gigi has said, this is crucial and will be the frosting on the cake for me- so to speak
In other words, although I can probably handle some foods I couldn't before, I am not going to play around until my dental work is finished and my metal load is down.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks nanadubo opened up some more room in the old mailbox.
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i have had 2 treatments so far..it is certainlky helping
back pain is my biggest issue...slowly getting better
had back surgery 13 yrs ago so a lot of bugs there so it will take some time..i have no doubt this treatment will cure me...
My only concern is will i need more then 6 treatments.just my concern not the dr's..Dr w thinks i will be fine. Dr w and his staff are flat out awesome..some of the nicest people on the planet
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Look at that is very interesting.
The IR biophoton "ENHANCES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM by increasing the number of "killer" cells by up to 900%"
i posted the site on my blog if you don't mind. Those that claim there is no scientific evidence or documented research behind the therapeutic use of biophotons, please take a look at the list of current research.
-joey
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mOjey-- When are you leaving for Germany?? I can't wait to see your progress!!
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Ocean
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Yes Joey, I'm excited for you too. Will you keep a blog like Six to share your progress? Is anyone else from Lymenet going with you this time around?
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yes I'll be posting as often as I can on the blog listed below. I think scott is going a week after I, but not sure if he's staying at the klein's.
nyjohn might be there on 11/11 (great date!!)
-joey
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