Anyone heard of/tried UltraViolet Blood Irridation?

I did UVB for about 2 months once a week. For me, they stuck an ultraviolet light in the vein in your arm (a very tiny light) and you sat there for an hour. The blood never leaves your body or anything and it was painless except for the initial puncture and when they took it out again. I had to drive to NY to get it. Some people thought it was amazing and helped them so much with their Lyme. I think because it was a new machine and still techically experimental it was a little expensive. But it didn't do anything for me. I saw no improvement so we stopped. My doctor says if you don't see anything between the 8th and 10th treatment it's not going to help you.

I have done UBI, where they draw the blood out. I was doing lots of detoxing, so for me, it sent my Lyme into complete remission. I was symptom free for 9 months or so. I got nabbed by co-infections next, and I had completely stopped UBI treatment. My UBI had ozone added to it also.

Artermix, yes, this crosses blood/brain barrier. Either UBI or UVLrx get into your circulating blood, which will get to the brain.

Violet Thomson, you were getting UVLrx, which is similar but different. I am doing those now, but in conjunction with the detox protocols and I also began Buhner's herbal protocol. I tested positive for mycoplasma, and I am pretty convinced by symptoms I have bart, but that is in question.

I found that the UBI and UVLrx were helping to kill bugs and support my immune function, but I was failing miserably in the support of my other systems... cytokine storm, red blood cells, endothelial, etc.

I am now going forward again with UVLrx this time but with better support. I am doing UVLrx instead of UBI for 2 very simple reasons. 1 - tom compare UBI to UVLrx and 2 - the UVLrx clinic is open 7 days per week, so I can go on Saturday or Sunday. I have done 4 treatments so far with UVLrx.

how much does it cost? Where is the list of drs who do this treatment?
3HumpedCamel why it took so long for the co-infections to show up?

artermix, I don't know why the co-infections showed up so late? Perhaps I let stress re-enter my life to a degree that I couldn't help it... this has been a very hard year for us. We are trying to sell a house that we had rented since the market crashed in 2008... the renters lived in our house like it was the tropics, and the house got mold. We have remediated, but lost 4 contracts thus far and are now losing so much money Ii cannot explain it... I also started a new job that is very stressful at times, taking over for a guy who retired.

So, I see this as an issue with too little sleep, doing too much too soon, relating to exercise, CIRS and stress... CIRS for me is huge. I definitely need binders to help filter out toxins...

magoo2, you are correct. UBI pulls out a little bit of blood. UVLrx cleans all of your blood without taking blood out. So it hits all of your blood (however many times an hour blood circulate, which I read is 5 quarts per minute) ~ 60 times.

I have done both UBI with ozone and UVLrx without ozone. When I did UBI, I was not nearly as well researched in co-infections, and it was a guess as to how long I needed to do it. I clearly stopped too soon... I stopped when I was symptom free, but as I have learned the hard way, I should have gone 3-6 months past that.

Oh, well. That is in my head now, and I will practice that theory when I again reach remission.

Humpedcamel your symptoms sound like bart.

How many times a week do you do it? Can you explain the different types?

I think I have bart, too...

Hi, Jennydancingfish. When I did UBI, I did twice per week for 1 month, once per week for one month and once every 2 weeks for 2 months. In hindsight, I should have probably doubled all of those ... or I should have kept going every 2 weeks for a few more months. I was missing a ton of work and I felt absolutely great... so I stopped too soon.

I currently do UVLrx once per week because that clinic is open on weekends. It may not be enough, but it's a long drive, and again ... work. If I have to try and add in a 2nd session per week, I will. I am hopeful that once is enough, and that it simply might take a little longer to get there. I have noticed improvements for sure. My foot pain nearly goes away after a treatment. I get a loot of neuro herx for a few hours, but I go home and rest and then am fine.

The differences are significant in that no blood gets taken out for UVLrx.

UBI (older technology) - Look for a clinic that uses a machine by Tom Lowe. His uses 4 ultra violet bulbs, which are UVA, UVB and UVC. More thorough. His catheters also keep the blood in the light longer and more spread out so all of it gets hit by the light and cleaned. I found a clinic that also added ozone, which was absolutely wonderful... I finished and felt so euphoric, LoL... it was a crazy energetic burst that tapered nicely, not like a sugar buzz, LoL --- UBI, they take out 60-100 cc of blood, put it into an IV bag and run it back into your arm, passing thru the light box on the way. It's amazing to watch the color change to this beautiful bright red on the way back in. I honestly can't wait to go have a treatment. If they add ozone, it gets added into the IV bag before it flows back into your arm. This treatment lasted about 45-50 minutes if my veins cooperated. With ozone, this was $275.

UVLrx is newer technology. A catheter gets put into your vein. The UVLrx is connected via fiber optic cable to that catheter in your vein. This, too, uses multiple wavelengths of light that go directly into the vein. So, it is cleaning all the blood passing by, which is ~ 5 quarts per minute. This treatment lasts one hour, plus the time it takes to hook you up. Along with the light, you get a very slow drip IV to keep hydration at that location. I love that because I get a Meyer's Cocktail along with the UVLrx, so I kill things and re-establish my nutrient levels. I miss the ozone part though. This is $200. The place offers packages, but I haven't asked about discounts yet. I believe it's fairly priced, and it's in the city of Chicago... shockingly, parking is only $4, LoL...

Again, I am trying UVLrx because my LLMD wanted me to try that and compare. The UVLrx clinic is open all weekend, so I don't miss work. I like it. I think both work for me.

I have been wanting to try uvbi, and have freinds that swear by it.