Pinelady
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Boy I'm glad you are not here. I would have to give you all a big lymie wet kiss. LOL
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Please keep it nice, folks, I don't even know where to begin editing this thread. Maybe you could all think about what you've posted and whether it's respectful of others and edit your posts accordingly? (We mods will be looking through it later. I think we'd all like it better if we edited our own posts ).
Marnie has been clear that she intends her posts to be for the medical community. We are all free to post what we wish as long as it's within the Lymenet rules ... and taking into account being respectful of others.
If it continues to cross the line, I will close the topic. Thank you for your consideration.
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quote:Originally posted by Abxnomore:
MY3BOYS, I agree with much of what you said and this topic has come up before and on more than one occasion.
As a moderator, you must be aware of the fact that these kinds of postings are causing an unhappy and frustrated feeling for many in the membership.
so abx is staying my3boys is 1 of our new moderators....
i feel abx is out of line on her posts. end of subject.
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I never said I think Marnie should change her style.
I am just trying to warn people that from an outsider's perspective, her posts probably aren't as infallible as they seem, so I would caution anyone from following them as medical advice, or trying things they don't understand.
That normally goes without saying, but lately I have seen a lot of questions directed towards her specifically, where she will give an answer with very little logical flow, and the person will end up guessing what they think she is saying they should do.
I just wanted people to realize there are holes in some of these posts. I think that is the rational thing for me to do as a person, when I see something posted here that doesn't make sense.
I asked her some logical questions about things she is suggesting people do, partially for their sake, because they might not think to ask them, and partially out of my own curiosity, because things don't always seem to add up.
I think that is the point of a forum, to be able to ask someone questions about what they are saying.
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Why such an uproar when many are posting that her posts are interesting and they want to really understand them but they can't ?
I do not see bashing + disrespect here, I mostly see some posting "please dumb it down for us so we can understand it !" I have certainly asked for that.
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I don't see a problem with asking her what they mean. Personally, I'd like to understand her posts better, too. However, as long as she's following forum rules, if she chooses to not post in a manner that the majority of us understand, that's her choosing. We cannot tell her she has to post in layman's terms or not post at all.
Bettyg, I don't even know if she's a moderator because the other two mods have changed their names. If they wanted everyone to know who they are, then they would have kept their names as I did.
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I personally think Marnie posts can be interesting at times (and at times they feel like random quotes from random papers, with all verbs and adjectives stripped off) , but major problem is they are not applicable for anything but theoretical speculations
Its one thing to speculate on paper about a few specific biochemical pathways (out tens of thousands!) and completely another to actually implement it in working treatment .
Anyways I think more information is better than no information , regardless where it comes from
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Abxnomore
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Apparently I mixed MY3BOYS up with our new moderator sixgoofykids . My apologies.
I wasn't trying to act out of line Betty. It was an honest mistake. You seem to assume a lot about me.
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I have hope that Marnie, Gigi and others will someday stumble on the answer..We will not all understand but I do think she made a few good stabs at trying to dumb it down..I was even able to remember my anatomy and physiology day of acetylcholine / synapses..I think I misspelled it however. Spelling is not good for me. Sorry..Keep it up Marnie..lmt
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Tincup
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Abx said... "Apparently I mixed MY3BOYS up with our new moderator sixgoofykids."
Either way, 3 boys or 6 goofy kids, that's a mess of fun!
Pinelady
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I just thought of something because of this
conversation. LOL You know how many describe the
incidence of joint pains, etc at sites of old
injuries???? Well....when you have a injury, the
body tries to repair that boo-boo. As a result
calcium is deposited by the repair mechanism.
Bb loves Calcium.....
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springshowers
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Yikes.
Ok.. Massman said it perfectly
Massman said,
"Why such an uproar when many are posting that her posts are interesting and they want to really understand them but they can't ?
I do not see bashing + disrespect here, I mostly see some posting "please dumb it down for us so we can understand it !" I have certainly asked for that. "
This thread is SIMPLE and yet it turns out to be off subject and taken places that are not productive.
I also feel "words" and "intent" were put into my mouth and I DO NOT appreciate it.
I seem to have to repeat it again that this is not PERSONAL nor an attack on Marnie. The opposite. I wanted to have more of her info if it would help me but I did not KNOW it if would or would not because I could not understand it how it was being presented.
SO.. I really do not feel that what was said was such a big deal.
Its a compliment to her if anything..
I would be flattered if someone posted the first post here about me.....I figured maybe she was not that aware maybe of how difficult or how many of us wish we could get to the information.
But Oh well.
I give up on the idea.. But as I am sure she has read the post she can decide if she would rather more of us have that opportunity or not..
IT is 100 Percent up to her !!!!
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I have done a lot of public speaking in my career. Weekly new patient education classes, Barnes + Nobles, Borders, large FM/CFS support groups (75 members at one meeting).
If things are not presented at a level that the crowd can understand well, it is a waste of the presenters' and audiences time. A sad but true fact I learned the hard way.
Or a great feeling when (in person of course) the presenter sees + feels the "light bulb go on" in the head of some in the audience.
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I'm amazed, a flame war that doesn't include me, I feel left out.
But, this concerns me:
Sixgoofykids:
quote:If it continues to cross the line, I will close the topic. Thank you for your consideration.
I am not seeing this topic crossing any lines. There are some issues that members have opposing opinions on but are discussing respectfully and maturely.
These are adults working out some differences in attitude, approach, and philosophy.
If the moderators will let the adults handle their differences, then we'll probably all be better for it.
This hasn't decayed into name calling and cursing, so let this conversation continue. This is a subject that needs to be aired out.
I really don't understand the quickness the moderators have shut down some topics.
James
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Six has gotten power hungry in her new position James. KIDDING!!!!!
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And JUSTIFY THAT STATEMENT! Oh wait, that was from a different topic--never mind.
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sixgoofykids
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Shutup Seek! (can I say that?)
James, that's why I didn't shut down the thread, I thought the discussion could be continued. I just saw it starting with the pattern that other threads have taken when they took a turn for the worse, so I just put in a reminder. In the end, you see, I didn't edit out anything, but I do think people were walking the line pretty closely, as springshowers has mentioned, some of the words were getting ugly towards some of the people. The thread was brought to my attention by two different board members, so I had to take a look at it.
I see no problem at all with asking Marnie politely to dumb down her posts so that we can understand, but when she says no, it's really the end of discussion.
Also, people have brought up a couple times now that maybe the moderators can change the rules (we were asked to review them in this thead). The thing is, we aren't here for that, the board owners create the rules, we just moderate the board to be sure they are being followed.
We are fine with letting adults hammer out their differences, but on the public board, it needs to stay respectful, that's all.
On the "other" thread from last week, I was going to shut down the thread to let everyone cool off, then reopen it. Unfortunately, my internet went down right after my post until the next day.
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LMAO! You crack me up!
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Marnie
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Have you ever taken a class and sitting there, did not catch onto what the teacher was saying, but
others in the class WERE catching on?
Did you raise your hand and ask the teacher to clarify what he/she was saying or
did you drop the class?
SOME people here...a FEW...are learning,they are beginning to understand and are also piecing this puzzling disease together.
When I FIRST came to this board, I also bought and read 2 lyme "primer" books...Karen's and another.
There is huge problem because so many come to this board without basic knowledge about lyme disease AND basic knowledge about the spirochete.
And many are too sick and too tired to read and learn. They want a fast answer and it is not that simple!
Thank you Keebler and others who "get it".
I believe lyme patients CAN and have recovered...completely.
Finding the *safest*, most effective, and least expensive cure for the masses is critical.
"There are people who take the heart out of you, and people who put it back."
- Elizabeth David
P.S. Abxnomore, I feel keebler's post WAS very CONSTRUCTIVE because she linked "primers".
Which certainly is opposite YOUR view stated above:
"Keebler,
I'm not finding your post constructive, when there is clearly concern and discontent in the membership about this issue and has been for a very long time."
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sixgoofykids
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I think you are correct Marnie that finding a safe, effective, and affordable cure is critical. I am proof that you can recover from being very, very ill with Lyme.
In those classes you describe, I just memorized everything but understood little (like finance in college, a requirement, and I got a B+, but didn't get it).
Maybe a compromise would be, at the beginning or end of one of your posts to tell people what they are looking for, ie, tell the conclusion so someone knows what they're looking for as they're reading through the post.
Just an idea, post as you like, I just know that would help me.
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- Talking about people in this manner is extremely unsettling. It's the gossip factor - putting someone on the spot.
Can't we have some threads that are over our heads? That's fine with me.
You can always ask someone to clarify. Last week's post and this one are so disturbing because of the gossipy MANNER in how it's done. These people could have been sent a PM, or a question asked in particular threads for a watered down explanation.
But to start threads actually about someone in particular, that is what is so distasteful. It's just rude. It's not even just talking behind someone's back, but not caring that you know they'll read the notes left on the bathroom wall.
There are different styles. We won't grasp everything and everything should not have to be written for just those of us in brain fog. I'm hoping others who can think on different levels will continue working as best they can.
In this age of twitter and Entertainment Tonight putting everything everyone does right out in public, we have to be careful not to assume that is good manners. If we stoop to the level of how people conduct themselves in the gossip shows, we will have fallen far.
We asked how to better understand, suggestions were given, message was received. Why continue the gossip? Unless to perpetuate negativity and hurl barbs?
Message was received by Marnie. She will simplify what she can and separate out the complex posts for others who are wanting that. We can also make an effort by looking up basics if we don't remember a concept.
But, there is not a bottom line or instant remedy to be found in most of the posts and it's unfair to expect such.
Problem solved. But I'm not sure the attitude is - or the feeling of entitlement to gossip right out in open like gossip-television. We have the ability to rise above that kind of behavior.
We also can rise above and let stand complex material, taking what we can and letting those who want to take it further do so. -
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You CAN'T SAY THAT TO SEEK!!! IT IS TOO CONFRONTATIONAL!!
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sixgoofykids
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quote:Originally posted by Keebler: - Talking about people in this manner is extremely unsettling. It's the gossip factor - putting someone on the spot.
Can't we have some threads that are over our heads? That's fine with me.
You can always ask someone to clarify. Last week's post and this one are so disturbing because of the gossipy MANNER in how it's done. These people could have been sent a PM, or a question asked in particular threads for a watered down explanation.
But to start threads actually about someone in particular, that is what is so distasteful. It's just rude. It's not even just talking behind someone's back, but not caring that you know they'll read the notes left on the bathroom wall.
There are different styles. We won't grasp everything and everything should not have to be written for just those of us in brain fog. I'm hoping others who can think on different levels will continue working as best they can.
In this age of twitter and Entertainment Tonight putting everything everyone does right out in public, we have to be careful not to assume that is good manners. If we stoop to the level of how people conduct themselves in the gossip shows, we will have fallen far.
We asked how to better understand, suggestions were given, message was received. Why continue the gossip? Unless to perpetuate negativity and hurl barbs?
Message was received by Marnie. She will simplify what she can and separate out the complex posts for others who are wanting that. We can also make an effort by looking up basics if we don't remember a concept.
But, there is not a bottom line or instant remedy to be found in most of the posts and it's unfair to expect such.
Problem solved. But I'm not sure the attitude is - or the feeling of entitlement to gossip right out in open like gossip-television. We have the ability to rise above that kind of behavior.
We also can rise above and let stand complex material, taking what we can and letting those who want to take it further do so. -
You said it better than I could. Thank you.
James, hahaha!
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Yeah, why dumb down everything when you can smarten up for a change
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lymie_in_md
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Oh no someone left open the emoticon bag and TC found it.
Yeah I'm still around, I broke a fingernail and am waiting for it to mend.
Alright, TC, I like emoticons toooooo!
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springshowers
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"Spring,
I understood what you were saying from your first post. I see nothing wrong with asking for an easier explanation.
I just wanted you to know that SOMEONE heard you! [Smile]
James "
Thanks James
It was supposed to be a simple comment and request. I did not realize it would cause such an issue.
I honestly do not feel that me or others who expressed this made any drama. I think its the others that keeps acting like its so dramatic and so horrible and rude of me to ask..
Thats my take on the "drama" part of this.
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I think your post was used as an opportunity for a number of peoples' aggression toward Marnie and the validity of her research to be aired.
That should have been another thread. "Who thinks Marnie is full of bs, and who thinks the same of Bravey?"
In fact, I propose starting a whole new discussion board, "Scrapping Lymies". We can vent our frustrations out there, and TC can find us a whole new host of smileys to really blow things up.
How about them Apples?
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lymie_in_md
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I've been away for awhile and reread my reply. I really do like your new emoticons TC. Hopefully, it is a sign that there is more giddy up in your steps these days.
I've always thought Marnie provided a great wealth of information and continues to do so. The complexity of this disease is enormous. It takes quite a bit of trying this and that to find specifically what works. And if something does work it may only work for a time and then knowing when to stop and start something new. It makes the disease frustrating for everyone.
The chemistry of how certain supplements translates into reactions in the body is also complex. You can supplement with Mg and find your body doesn't have enough stomach acid to actually use it. Instead it can go deeper into the intestines to feed pathogens instead. So transdermal or iv push might be the answer. Who knows? It could be a herbal, acupuncture, LED, ABX, garlic taken on a full moon only if the full moon is on a Thursday.
Understanding the mechanisms of the chemistry is very important. Reading both Lou and Marnie discussing PPI (proton pump inhibitor like prilosec) in another thread. And how dangerous they can be. Information is important, It get people discussing what they should do if their doctor prescribes it. Instead of just taking the doctor's miracle pill. We all have something to add to solve this problem, if we want to be frustrated, fine, just not at each other.
I hope we can all see the importance of sharing information. Continuing to provide information to each other in each others own way will eventually get everyone well. It certainly isn't going to happen waiting for IDSA to discover what we already know.
I stopped posting for awhile, I guess I just got busy with life or tired of worrying about lyme.
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Time out. First, thanks to Marnie and those others who take the time and have the compassion to research and post. I've seen similar threads come and go and bless Marnie and others for sticking around.
I will be the first to admit that I don't understand a lot of what Marnie posts. I have done as suggested in trying to research on my own with disappointing results.
I've ended up in tears trying to decipher things. My brain isn't there yet. I was never the sharpest crayon in the box but I wasn't on the short bus either. Even pre-Lyme I think I would have had problems understanding.
I haven't posted about this in a long time because I don't like to make those who are doing the in the trenches technical researching feel us though they are being attacked, but it really is valid to say that a lot of us just don't understand and leave such posts frustrated because we feel we've really missed out on something of great importance.
I have printed out things that Marnie and others have posted and asked a Dr. friend to help me understand (BTW he returned it to me with a big red F written on it - said he felt like he should send his diploma back because obviously he missed a semester or three :-)
All that being said, we need the diversity and the knowledge. The more we know and share shortens the time before someone puts two and two together and makes that EUREKA connection and we are all cured of this terrible illness.
How about a compromise?
Is someone here with the knowledge base and good translation skills willing to break technial and complex posts like this down to the bare bones and summarize it for those of us who are unable to understand? Please?
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Pinelady
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Hi Bob.
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Marnie
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Obviously your doctor friend, motownlyme, is MUCH smarter than the DOCTORS AT A CANCER HOSPITAL IN ROMANIA who figured out the following:
"Lyme disease and magnesium deficiency
V. CRISTEA - Department of Immunopathology, Medical Clinic III, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, MONICA CRIAN - Department of Immunology, "Ion Chiricu" Oncological Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
During the period April 2001 - January 2003, we had under observation two cases, in which the presence of both IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi was serologically confirmed at high titers.
In both cases, clinical manifestations were similar: shivering, fever, headache, articular and right hypochondrium pain, and objectively - tachycardia and erythema migrans - these elements being important for the formulation of Lyme disease suspicion.
Humoral tests showed: significantly increased ESR, leukocytosis with PMN predominance, intensely positive PCR (for B. Burgdorferi DNA)
and significant magnesium deficiency (1.20 mEq/L, 1.33 mEq/L, respectively).
A large spectrum of antibiotics with both oral and parenteral administration has been so far used in the treatment of Lyme borreliosis. Among the most frequently used are tetracyclines, betalactamides and cephalosporins.
The decision to initiate antibiotic therapy can be difficu1t because in the majority of the cases acute infection is self-limited. Asymptomatic patients, in whom laboratory examinations sustain the diagnosis of Lyme disease, should be treated in order to prevent rnfection dissemination.
Since in the first case antibiotic therapy alone did not lead to the expected results, magnesium derivatives were also associated.
In both cases, following combined therapy, symptomatology significantly improved at 14 days, and laboratory examinations were restored to normal values after 6-8 weeks - disappearance of IgM to B. Burgdorferi and significantly increased magnesemia (1.74 mEq/L, 1.72 mEq/L, respectively)
We believe that in certain diseases, Mg deficiency can cause a decrease in immune response.
he appearance of recurrences, which are frequently reported in the literature, in spite of adequate antibiotic therapy, could represent an argument for this.
This is why the use of Mg derivatrves in therapy can represent an immunostimulating factor. The peculiarities of the cases are the following:
1. Patients had in addition to fever, articular pain and erythema migrans, Mg deficiency
2. The supplementation of therapy with Mg derrvatives had an immediate beneficial effect that was maintained in time.
As a conclusion at this stage, we consider that in the acute phase of Lyme borreliosis there is a significant Mg consumption and the introduction in therapy of such preparations is recommended and beneficial."
The faster we can tame down inflammation (and provide anti-histamine support) while also hitting Bb with abx. the better.
Bb NEEDS inflammation to happen.
Ongoing inflammation is NOT healthy.
I highly recommend a book written by a ER doctor titled:
Hippocrates Shadow.
And the true story - made into a movie titled:
First Do No Harm
It is available on Amazon.
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All minerals and vitamins are important in rebalancing the body to work correctly. Mg is very important and is essential to rebalancing cellular activity. However, there are many who have gone the approach of Mg and ABX only still to have chronic inflammation and symptoms.
The problem: no reliable test for the existence of Bb, no reliable test for the efficacy of treatment. Is what I am doing going to get me well. LLMDs and LLNDs do a good job at guessing (yes guessing) but far from conclusive.
Do I really need to get rid of Bb to be well? If I got rid of the inflammation wouldn't I be well? Can Bb inside my body be no more pathogenic then an inactive candida?
This has been the problem with lyme treatment. That is the challenge, how to reliably treat this disease.
If magnesium is important but still not able to get rid of inflammation, could it be the cells can't uptake enough Mg to reduce inflammation? It could actually be creating inflammation if there is too much Mg. The body can't use it and it is free floating.
Why is the uptake soooo poor, the cells are too sick to work normally for the uptake of Mg. ABX can't get to the cells because Bb is in cyst form.
Let's get back to diagnosing a problem: I feel pain therefor I have inflammation. Inflammation can be because Bb has infected the liver and the enzymes to do certain biological functions are compromised preventing signals to the cells to some place in the body to work correctly. This by itself can lead to inflammation. An example: I have a toothache which affects my speen and the spleen isn't cleaning the blood well enough causing the blood to slow down a smidge. The lower throughput causes edema in the legs.
You could have all the Mg in the world in your body. But if it isn't local to where the inflammation is, it may be useless in solving a symptom. So delivery might be the key to resolving inflammation.
After reading Mg might be helpful we go to walmart and buy the first bottle of Mg to replace what we think we are missing. To discover, it didn't do anything. I still have the pain. So our conclusion: Mg wasn't it. This is the dilemma we live with. In fact Mg might have been essential to wellness, but there is no uptake where it is needed. This goes for other important minerals and vitamins -- such as zinc, b-vitamins, ... on and on.
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Good points lymie_in_md.
The source of Mg is very important. Some supps are much more easily absorbed than others.
Many people assume that all Mg supplements are the same + the only difference is the price.
And the health of our digestive tract is also critical. You should have strong stomach acid to digest protein well.
All the advertising about the "bad" stomach acid leads to self treatment (and doc treatment) that can greatly interfere with nutrition uptake.
And good points about "cofactors" that can interfere with proper absorption. Fats are like taxis for minerals + our current fat phobias lead to decreased mineral transmission.
With lyme it seems that some things are dumbed down too much + others are made too complicated.
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I apologize for voicing my opinion and trying to bring some humor and a potential solution into this long standing situation. I can see that it was not taken well. I will not make the mistake of doing so again.
My attempt was only to support those who research and to find a way for those of us who try and still don't understand to benefit from it. You can be sure that I will NEVER again voice my opinion on the matter after this post.
I've been trying my very hardest to get two Doctors interestd in Lyme. One is Internal Medicine and the other is strictly research.
One came to this site because he didn't really believe that the research could be so in depth that I would need a Dr to translate for me. He was impressed by the amount of information and research and even made the comment if he had a few researchers like he saw posting here, his own project might be moving more quickly.
And then he was driven off by threads that are pretty much similiar to the one - just insert a different research article.
His point was it's good and productive to have argument back and forth but felt, as I do, that those who do not understand are degraded by those who do - even if it is in subtle way.
So I still try to get him interested and try to see if he will write a proposal for a grant to get some research money for a lyme study. He comes back every now and then and lurks to look at the research.
The other Doctor looked at the site and said, "My God, no wonder Doctors don't want to deal with Lyme patients." Yes, he's a wuss, but I took a shot. A treating wuss who will follow the guidelines is better than nothing at all.
We are on are own since so many in the fields that could really help turn away. We aren't helping ourselves by bickering and refusing to help on another.
Done. Off soap box.
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this is all good and well, and the discussion can go back and forth for years to come, but the question still remains.....
To supplement w/ oral mg or not? IM mg? any mg?
I asked this question years ago and still we are left with little answers.
At the time I was concerned Mg fed bart which now seems calcium does but these are both vital nutrients we need!!!
Personally recently when I try to supplement with oral mg complex (500mg) I get the chills, seem freezing cold, and become emotional.
Herx? Any ideas? Am I just feeding the infection?
DK seems to think oral administration of mg just feeds the bacteria, but who knows what to think at this point.
like bob said, were all different and need to do what works for us each individually, but i think therein lies the problem.
finding what works for each one us is quite an undertaking...
So to Mg or not to Mg, and in what form is my question to any/all interested.
Thanks
Derek
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"the cells can't uptake enough Mg to reduce inflammation"
Yep.
Once Mg levels drop, it leads to a
downward sprial.
Mg is attached to our ATP as Mg-ATP and it helps to transfer phosphates.
We KNOW Bb is inhibiting phosphate transfers.
Bb has a "PKC ***inhibitor*** ".
That is a C= calcium activated, P= protein, K= kinase (transfer phosphates).
Repeating...Bb is preventing phosphate transfers.
ATP, as I understand, triggers Mg influx.
In the infected cells, too little ATP is being made (glycolysis = 2 ATP while oxidative phosphorylation = 36 ATP).
The infected cells are only functioning using glucose to make too little ATP.
Biofilm is not only a way for Bb to communicate with other Bbs, but also a
safeguard against oxygen.
Bb does not like much oxygen. Bb is not a strict anaerobe (doesn't need ANY oxygen).
Bb is using OUR glucose for its biofilm and triggering the cells it is camped out in to rely solely on glucose.
Our defense cells' mitochondria (powerhouses) maybe being deprived of sufficient glucose AND oxygen -> mitochondrial dysfunction.
Oxidative phosphorylation...making 36 ATP is NOT HAPPENING in the defense cells.
It appears Bb may use Mg (export?) and Ca and Fe (transferrin protein - Bb has this iron transport protein) and glucose to build his biofilm - like many other pathogens do.
Think of it this way...Bb makes the cells "cold". So we need to HEAT them up, to "de-ice" them.
We send in the "de-icers" NaCl and CaCl.
(Don't you northerners use salt to melt ice on your driveways?)
Bb needs NaCl for motility! Wrong "de-icer"!
MgCl is also a "de-icer".
When wounded, what do we do?
We ICE the area first. Reduce inflammation. And later, we apply HEAT to help the area to heal.
We know, mice infected with Bb and exposed to UV light -> greater infection!
Why?
When cells have a receptor on them called CB2 and they are exposed to UV light this -> inflammation! That is how UV light can trigger skin cancer.
If Bb's PKC inhibitor IS PKCB2, wouldn't it be logical for the infected cells to send to the surface a "call for help"...the CB2 receptor?
CB2 receptor + UV light -> inflammation!
This maybe why...giving drugs in the Tetracylcline class (and telling us to stay out of the sunlight) is so important ...immediately.
Don't trigger inflammation.
Reduce inflammation AND hit the pathogen.
Once Bb has a foothold, this becomes much harder.
Someone tried ONLY following and she felt better:
Mg citrate, 100mg, PLUS a B complex, PLUS a lecithin
5 doses per day...divided.
And she felt a LOT better within 3 days, but...
the "herx" came on "schedule" and she got scared and went back to abx.
We expect a herx from abx, but get freaked when natural things cause a "herx".
An Italian doctor named Valletta has a U.S. patent titled "Magnesium for autoimmune". In 3 months time he cured bowel cancer, RA, etc.
He jumpstarted the process via IV MgPyrophosphate.
What he used was MgPyrophosphate (MgPPi) and sub B6 (sublingual B6...under the tongue...P5P - the active form of B6). B6 works WITH Mg.
Now...
When rabbit psoas muscle fibers bathed in solutions containing the
ATP analogue magnesium pyrophosphate (MgPPi)
are first" ...
Hold the phone...
MgPPi is an ATP analogue (=similar)!
Problem is...where do we get MgPPi = Magnesium pyrophosphate? Who will administer it?
Who will believe that it just might cure autoimmune diseases and cancers?
If Bb is triggering the cells to be cold...
Doesn't infrared therapy heat the cells? Don't sound waves also heat (that is how our microwave ovens work)? Didn't ICHT therapy in Italy cause the cells to be "heated"?
What happens when proteins (like those in Bb's cell walls) are heated? Think about cooking an egg.
While damaging Bb's cell walls is good (or preventing them from forming in the first place), we still have to address CWD (cell wall deficient) Bb.
And to do that, to "finish the job" looks to be via 2 ways: osmotic PRESSURE changes or ultrasound.
Which maybe how/why HBO or Rife therapy helps.
When cells are deprived of oxygen (ischemia) this is what happens:
The effect of ischemia on muscle appear to be related to the ischemic time.
The initial effect on energy metabolism as measured by tissue ATP, blood and muscle pH is
***the cessation of oxidative phosphorylation.***
The conversion of ADP to ATP is markedly reduced and lactate is produced.
When these conditions persist, the integrity of the sodium pump in cell membranes becomes compromised
resulting in
***loss of intracellular potassium and gain of sodium and chloride ions into the cell.***
This results in an ***increase of intracellular osmotic pressure*** with a shift of water into the cell which causes an oedema of the cell."
Title only: Reduction of Edema with Hyperbaric Gas-Induced Osmosis
Another title:
"Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure after Head Injury"
(but there maybe a rebound effect)
When some heart surgeries are performed, they actually cool down the body. But re-warming is done very slowly and very carefully because it can trigger sudden re-bound inflammation (cool reduces inflammation).
So it is important to have anti-inflammatory "help" available.
Okay...more than you wanted to know, right?
Finally...when you are ill and first get the chills...EXACTLY 20 minutes later is when your fever will spike.
Cold then heat.
Bb is making the cells cold so we send in the "de-icer" NaCl which Bb uses for motility.
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Marnie -- I would add the following to the recipe. Kombucha tea to kick start acid production in the stomach and to normalize the enzymatic processing in the liver. Plus LED along with rife to the heating. You notice folks who whittle away time at the beach feel so much better healthwise. The therapy of just going to the beach and sitting in the ocean on a sunny day. It combines so many therapies at one time. The warm of the sun and a natural LED device, the frequency generation of moving ocean waters similar to rife. The grounding of bare feet in the sand. The air is full of negative charged ions. The air is full of salt and minerals. A full body message. A way to exercise without putting pressure on the joints.
I suspect Mg uptake and reduction of inflammation is associated with many of these ocean oriented principles. We are doing nothing more then trying to replicate what nature has already provided. The perfect healing environment might just be sitting in the ocean a couple of hours a day while trying to kill lyme and crew with whatever method chosen.
I've been a great believer of kombucha. I know many will say, what about yeast. Actually drinking large amount of kombucha (16ozs) a day might help control candida issues. I also think it reduce inflammation and increase metabolic function. I also think it correct stomach acid imbalances.
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**Bb is making the cells cold so we send in the "de-icer" NaCl which Bb uses for motility.**
So, Marnie, what are your thoughts on the salt cure and/or Vit C/salt treatment?
Bob, I like your beach treatment theory, definitely plausible. We are major beach lovers--too bad meds have kept us out of the sun all year!
Yum, Kombucha is great!
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Marnie
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I wouldn't touch "excess" NaCl.
If B6/P5P levels drop, to control Na, the body will upregulate aldosterone -> testosterone/estrogen dependent
And you know, I'm sure, what that can lead to.
(Increased risk of prostate/breast cancers.)
The combo (NaCl + loads of vitamin C) may increase hydrogen which does go right into the cell (but Bb looks to exchange H for Na).
I'd use the saturated (= hydrogen loaded) medium chain fatty acids.
VCO (virgin coconut oil).
Caprylic acid in the liver converts to a ketone that inhibits the ACC2 enzyme which shuts off fatty acid synthesis.
Bb wouldn't be happy. Bb needs fatty acids.
And the lauric acid in VCO may take care of viruses (if Rife was right)...
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Hi Marnie,
With respect to Magnesium, if Bb is using it how is it beneficial for us to supplement?
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- Magnesium is essential to so many functions of our body/brain.
Some of the symptoms of lyme (and with a herx) are due, in part, to magnesium depletion. Our cells really need this in order to survive. We still have to feed our body, even if Bb uses some of that food. -
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Marnie,
Sodium is a natural bacteriacide and the salt/c protocol is putting my Lyme into remission. I don't understand how bb could use salt to it's advantage if salt kills bacteria, and bb is a bacteria.
Gael
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I agree that VCO is very beneficial for so many reasons, as is magnesium.
My child is on both.
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- canbravelyme:
Carol in PA just posted this at another thread:
Some of the symptoms . . . may be due to magnesium deficiency.
Chronic infections can deplete the level of magnesium within the cells, even when the blood test is good.
If supplemental magnesium eases some . . . symptoms, working on the rest might be easier.
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The Importance of Magnesium to Human Nutrition
What are some of the symptoms of magnesium deficiency? With regard to skeletal muscle, one may experience twitches, cramps, muscle tension, muscle soreness, including back aches, neck pain, tension headaches and jaw joint (or TMJ) dysfunction.
Also, one may experience chest tightness or a peculiar sensation that he can't take a deep breath. Sometimes a person may sigh a lot.
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Peripheral nervous system include numbness, tingling, and other abnormal sensations, such as zips, zaps and vibratory sensations.
Cardiovascular system include palpitations, heart arrhythmias, angina due to spasms of the coronary arteries, high blood pressure and mitral valve prolapse.
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