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Posted 3/25/2015 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Is this common for babesia? what actually happens in there? Biofilm? Bartonella? And how big of a deal is it? I was put on blood thinners for them, they are super expensive. I don't want to afford them if I don't have to!
Posted 3/25/2015 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
about 10% of people have a tendency to clot more than average. There are a number of causes including genetic variations/mutations such as Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin factor II gene mutation. Thickened blood makes it harder for people to recover from Lyme, because Lyme benefits from a hypercoagulable state, since it hides out in biofilms made up in part by it's host's fibrin. Lyme also induces a hypercoagulable state. There are inexpensive blood thinners such as warfarin which has been used for decades, although it may not be as well suited for breaking up biofilms as heparin. There are also OTC fibrinolytic enzymes, such as Lumbrokinase which many find to be helpful.

Clots are serious. If a clot forms in a blood vessel, say in your leg, and then dislodges from the blood vessel wall and travels to your heart or lungs it can be very serious. Coagulation disorders are associated with many chronic diseases. It might be worth being tested. http://www.diagnose-me.com/symptoms-of/hypercoagulation-thickened-blood.html

Good luck with getting it sorted out.
Posted 3/25/2015 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
I was told I have some in my legs and put on heparin. No test was done to reach that conclusion. I just have a few veins that are hard and stick out a little but. For a months supply of sublingual heparin it costs 200 bucks. I already spend 900 a month on treatment it's starting to break the bank..
Posted 3/25/2015 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
That is a lot of money. I'm not a doctor. I'm a nurse who has one of the inherited clotting mutations. I find that Lumbrokinase helps me a lot especially since I got Lyme. It isn't cheap either. I get Doctor's Best Lumbrokinase. I think it's about $50 for 60 capsules. I take one first thing in morning and one at bedtime, so a bottle lasts a month. IF you have insurance it might be worth being tested?
Posted 3/25/2015 12:49 PM (GMT 0)
My LLMD finds that a lot of people with Lyme improve on heparin. In particular their pain becomes more manageable. If you can afford to give it a few months trial you could decide whether or not it is helping you. I mention lumbrokinase as an alternative because it is less expensive, but it doesn't have the antibacterial properties that heparin has.
Good luck. There is so much trial and error in treating lyme.
Posted 3/25/2015 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thick blood makes it more difficult for our immune system to attack pathogens. The heparin thins it out and more pathogens can be gotten to.
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