http://www.roadback.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/education.display/display_id/141.html Erin, Yes, in the end AP halts the progression of the disease and prevents joint destruction and deformity. Follow...
Elcaminio... I just want you to get better. I don't want you to exclude the possiblity that AP could throw you into a remission.... !!!! We want to trust our doctors, but that's not always the best...
Notice that in 1999 the NIH study...."1999: Fourth-year results of Nebraska NIH study show benefits from minocycline continue to rise over time, with unprecedented levels of remission."...
Antibiotic Therapy and RBF: A Brief Chronology Pre-1940s: Many diseases, including those involving the connective tissue, are assumed to be caused by some form of infection 1939: A Rockefeller...
http://www.roadback.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/studies.sub/subgroup_id/16.html http://www.roadback.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/education.sub/subgroup_id/12.html ...
Your doctor is flat out wrong about ap. I responded to you in the thread, but it just doesn't sit right with me that he flat out gave you misinformation. Your post helps perpetuate that...
Camama, please visit the roadback website. Chat there before you wait any longer. Ask those folks there what they think of AP. Tell them your concerns. Many regular docs don't embrace ap for fear of...
I am so sorry to hear you were turned off of ap with the help of your doctor. Please, read the book, The New Arthritis Breakthrough available at amazon.com. Also, before you take only ONE doctor's...
Have you been tested for Celiac disease as well? You should with the Crohn's dx. Good luck to you and God bless your future....
Thanks! I found the support over at the roadback site very useful in deciding to go for AP. They are all so happy with the results. If you are not near Ca where dr Franco is, the AP folks over at...
You're California right, mama?! THere's like a renowned dr in Riverside named Dr. Franco. He's a commenter on the book, "the new arthritis breakthrough" order it from amazon if you can. He's highly...
I think there's hope. It's antibiotic therapy. Anyone read, "the new arthritis breakthrough" by Henry Sammell? My head is spinning. I have been seen by a dr. franco in Riverside california. I got the...
Getting off the merry-go-round that is modern day arthritis treatment and seeking Antibiotic Protocols. I found a dr in Riverside California named Dr. Franco. He's got his own web site and I'm just...
Well, I saw dr lelande ? spelling... He was very nice. I have nothing "bad" to say about the dr I saw, or the staff... but I thought the place was a bit not fancy. I guess that's not so important,...
Hey, Ducky... thanks for being so helpful and nice. http://www.prohealth.com/chat/forums/index.cfm?B=Worship If you're interested, this is a very nice board full of supportive people....
Anyone see zuhre tutuncu over at the ucsd arthritis center? opinions???...
Yes, she was very sure I'm having an ongoing viral infection and not r.a. She said that tomorrow that might change, but for today, it's iho, viral. She said that this is a good thing and to wait on...
Ok. last week all tests done, sed, ana, rf were negative. That was good news. Today, I got the ccp and crp back. CCP was negative, but crp was 0.8 which was "abnormal". Normal range for crp is...
Great question. But all I know is that there seems to be some remarkable success with antibiotic therapy! The Mayo clinic and the NIH recognize it as a true therapy. Here is a link to the dr I'm...
I saw my Rheumatologist today. She thinks that what I have is a viral infection and not R.A. She said that despite the neg labs for Parvo, that's what it is. She said they only ran one test for the...
My appt is in two weeks! I was so happy to get it quickly! You found a lot of info??? All good in your opinion? Or were you leary of some of it?...
anyone know if he's good?...
Well my new doctor is thinking Lyme disease.... nevermind the fact that I live in SoCal and had parvo last spring and continuing symptoms since... I guess her ego couldn't survive my telling her I...
I wonder.... I wonder if it's really the parvo even though it came back neg. I mean, that just makes the most sense. I wonder if I get the immunoglobulin treatment, if that will help. Anyone have...
Thank you for your responses. Does Mono or the other two viruses you mention, cause joint pain? I appreciate your suggestions. I wrote them down for my dr to consider. I see the new doc tomorrow. I'm...
This should be great news, but it means I have no answer for why I hurt. My sed rate is 17, normal being 0-20 my ana is neg my hepatitis b is neg my rf is <20 normal being 0-29 parvovirus is neg....
Ok. Bloodwork is all back. Neg for everything including Parvo.. What do I do or think now? Anyone have some advice? Please....
It's so strange that on another arthritis chat board, lots of people posted that they believed Parvo turns into R.A. or at least triggers it. Here it's silence when I ask. It's not a bad thing. I was...
I am curious and don't know what this parvovorus is so I will look it up. I'm in bed most of the time with hep C and adrenal exhaustion trying to get off steroids so I have all this time to read...
I've looked all over this site and don't see any Parvo/R.A. connections listed. I was posting on another site and folks there seem to believe they have had Parvo and then it turned into RA. I'm very...
Or are they separate? I posted on another site and people there seem to think so. I have been looking here and I don't see a bunch of posts about this....
I have been to several drs in the past couple months trying to find an answer to what's going wrong with my body. Ok. My kids came home with the fifth's disease last spring. I got the adult version...
The precription prilosec is 20mg dose. Just like the otc prilosec. I also have a box of the otc, so I read the insert which says take it for 14 days, may repeat a 14 day course if directed by a...
Until all this started, I took no meds at all. I'm med phobic. I quit taking the advair yesterday. Today I was in the er with double pink eye, acute bronchitis and laryangitis. The dr thinks I could...
I think the advair gave me a horrible upper respritory infection. My doctor told me to stop taking it today. I'm oozing green from everything including my eyes! I feel like the prilosec once a day...
I am going to persue the stretta procedure as it seems to have no real risks. I don't know why people would choose medication over the stretta. I may not have found what are serious risks with the...
Thanks for the positive words. I'm still all about a "procedure" rather than the meds. I am so fortunate that my husband's boss is letting him come home, though. I really need an advocate with the...
Ok. I feel like the prilosec (20mg) once a day, is working for me. Except that I have a sore throat and a choking feeling in my neck. I don't know if I have a viral infection as well right now that...
So, you were on a ppi for 5 or 6 years and now you're on nothing? I am under a lot of stress. My husband is in the middle east for one year. I'm 9 months into it. He just found out he'll be there for...
Thanks. Do you ever feel normal again? Do you ever not notice the burning acid in the back of your throat? My voice is hoarse. Does that go away? Aren't ppis bad for you? I read that they can cause...
So, it's possible to have heartburn all day long, acid in your mouth, burning tounge, tonsils, hear palpitations, asthma ... all the symptoms of GERD and not have GERD? I went three days with no...
I lived in a moldy rental. I had most of the pneumonias repeatedly about three years ago. Sorry for wording that unclearly before. I haven't had a pneumonia in two years. I walk about 3-5 miles a day...
Ok. about 9 days ago, I was having trouble breathing. I've had pneumonia 5 times maybe 6 and last year I had a problem like this with the breathing, so I went to the er because I couldn't see my reg...
I'm 36, never had heartburn in my life. Mom to three young kids. I feel like I've been stomped on and crushed by this dx. I'm scared. I keep crying. Is this my life? I'm having asthma with the Gerd....