It is indeed very costy. How are the herbal treatment working for you? did you start antibiotics prior to that? Also would you mind showing me where you get your herbal blend....
Thanks Missouri. Its really hard getting a referral even to a chiropractor so I am not sure how lucky i'll need to be to get a referral to an LLMD. Right now I am reading on Dr. Rawl's program which...
Thanks Girlie for the reassurance. My first naturopath, prior to lyme testing, diagnosed me with an "autoimmune reaction" due to high ANA (1:320), and its recently at 1:640. All other specific reflex...
Girlie, to be honest after a while I wasn't 100% convinced that I had lyme due to no herxing with herbs (i know dumb reason) and the 100 other diseases that have the same symptoms. I also wanted to...
Hi All, About 10 months ago I had a western blot done with Quest and had these results (IgM Negative, IgG Abnormal for bands 23 and 58). Always had negative lyme screen prior to that. I had started...
Being ANA positive does not mean lupus. First, there is a certain "normal" part of the population who test positive for ANA, and second some people with disorders like EDS have ANA at relatively high...
Thank you astroman!...
What type of treatments are you taking? Immunoglobulin levels can vary and you seem to be still in the (normal range). Have you checked your blood (CBC), is anything going down there too? I think...
astroman, was the Genova test serum based? I am assuming spectrocell was based on immune cell levels? The problem with serum or blood iodine is that it could be misleading. The issue is that iodine...
You may not have a deficiency, however many times direct thyroid tests don't correlate, even people with hyperthyrodism may suffer from an iodine deficiency (based on work from Dr. Brownstein). The...
I agree with TALKING, The issue is that so many things can cause insomnia, without speaking with an alternative medicine doctor who would seek the cause then it would be like throwing arrows in a...
Thanks for the info on the magnets! so you think your dog had some kind of EMF sensitivity (creating free radicals) which the magnet relieved? So as far as DNA string or oligos you would need to...
Girlie, yes you can still be iodine deficient if you have nice midrange thyroid levels (TSH, T4, etc...). There was a study testing school aged children for urinary iodine and they found (I believe...
Pirouette, Yes the heavy metals are for sure a concern, but otherwise kelp is great. I am currently taking detoxadine which I believe is making me feel better (more aware feeling and more energy),...
While you are at it you may want to do a reverseT3, and total hormones to get a complete picture (total t4 and 3, free t4 and 3, reverse t3, and tsh). The total is a good indicator of how much your...
Interesting, what kind of magnets did you use? I haven't used CRISPR, but I have extensive experience cloning plasmids and genetically engineering immune cells with retroviruses. You may want to...
Hi all Just wanted to share with you a new interesting study showing conclusively that inorganic iodine (i.e. meaning not the organic like in thyroid hormones but dietary or supplemental) boosts the...
I took the GD Botanicals Japanese knotweed, Cat's Claw, and Eleutheros. What I found after I ramped up , is it was a lot of capsules to swallow. (I was taking other support supplements as well) Just...
K07 & Lymebasics, thanks for sharing this. I am asking about GD because i was in lyme-based tinctures (alcohol based) that had Buhner's herbs in it for about a month and half and i really didn't feel...
thanks for letting me know Girlie, well it looks like they had good results with GD core protocol....
Hi at20148, Any updates on your symptoms with the GD core protocols? What do you think is the dose that you started feeling significant symptom reduction?...
Girlie, I agree :). I just meant that if neutrophils keep dropping and especially reach 0.5 and below is a cause for concern and will need help. But yes the lower the neutrophil count the higher...
davidgraham5, hope all goes well. Zinc is an immune system enhancer and is important for cell activation. As you steadily raise it up your immune system (and others) will do better with infections...
Neutrophils can go down for several reasons, this includes: 1. Copper deficiency 2. long term fungal infections (candida?) 3. general nutritional deficiencies in other minerals like magnesium, zinc,...
Xelaetaks, For starters I would for sure look into magensium, especially if you end up taking more Vitamin D3 (which is also great). Magnesium citrate and glycinate are good (in capsule forms). I've...
Great! Thanks alot goshawk....
Hi all, So I have recently started an herbal protocol based on Buhner's remedies. As I am learning more, it seems that some of the neurological symptoms that come with lyme (brain fog, spaciness,...
Thank you Girlie...
I keep telling myself that and then I go to the gym and get too excited. I think limiting the number of exercises is a good idea. Maybe too much neutrotoxin is released from exercise, should I add a...
I actually have your same exact symptoms. Eye pain, bad brain fog, spaced out feeling almost like looking at life from a window or something. This included post exertion fatigue, and sometimes...
So I decided to start working out again so I can help detox, get strong, and get the blood flowing. I've been on herbal treatment for almost a week now. Just to let you know, the spark that triggered...
Many times I order from directlabs, walkinlabs, or requestatest websites on which you can choose thyroid panels and/or thyroid antibodies. I think directlabs sends you to a local QUEST laboratory to...
Purrrsiankitty, Curious on what types of tests did you do? was this for lyme or others? I also performed a TON of testing for 2 years and all came back perfect in mid normal range; so frustrating....
Hi Tick41, This means that you are heterozygous for both of the MTHFR genes. Basically you are in the middle grounds between Normal and Homozygous (i.e. none of your chromosomes have the normal...
I am thankful that I have that type of training and resources. I doubt I would've been positive through standard PCR with other labs unless the bacterial load in the blood was relatively high. This...
Hi all, thought I should share this was you. Some of you helped me understand my immunoblott test since I wasn't really familiar with the diagnosis criteria and with my symptoms I am considered...
Awesome Traveler, Surgery for adrenals sounds scary. I will start searching for the herbs starting with the above links, and will probably order within a week or two once I have everything set!...
Traveler, Is there a place you recommend for sourcing the chronic tonic herbs? One of the things I treated myself for in the past was adrenal fatigue: -Stopping coffee since it stimulates adrenals....
I switched to organic coffee few years ago because of the pesticide/mold issues, perhaps try that and see if it still gives you the heart symptoms. I moved on to SWP decaff, but for you I guess you...
Pirouette, I appreciate this information. Here is what I did THYROID Thankfully we have done full thyroid panels (FT4, FT3, total hormones and TSH) multiple times and all was ok! ADRENALS I've...
Girlie, I've taken probiotics in the past on and off but never actually kept it going. However, since I was taking Raw Meal Replacement shake, I got a dose of probiotics there. I started DHEA I think...
Hi Pirouette, Thank you for your response and I will look into detox method (I've done chlorella in the past). I thought of Nutrimedix Pinella for my brainfog which is one of my most severe symptoms...
Hello, So looking around I decided to start off with herbal lyme treatment. There are many protocols but my intuition is pulling me towards chronic tonic by Misty Meadows. I did notice that some of...
Hi Kml1997, Coffee is one of those things that are hard to let go. My wife and I have always made it a ritual to drink or go out and drink coffee somewhere. But since lyme (recently figured out)...
Thank you Traveler for your awesome advice! This is a great community and I am glad I am here.I am feeling more and more inclination toward the herbal route, once I design a healing plan...
I've also had low neutrophil counts (ranged from 1200-1900) and recently found out lyme was causing my symptoms for the past 2 years. I wouldn't be able to tell you with high certainty why the...
Hi NicHostetler, As Girlie and Krimpet mentioned, you should have a full thyroid panel done for a more complete picture: -Total T3 and T4 to see how much total hormone is in your blood -Free T3 and...
Thank you OldSalty for your advice, Unfortunately our lab does not perform infectious disease testing, but we do a lot of immunological (flow cytometry & autoimmune markers) and molecular testing...
Thank you all for your reply! Well now you have encouraged me to find and LLMD. I just submitted the ILADS form. Yes working in a lab can be advantageous. Its so tempting though since I can easily...
Hi everyone, Hope all is well. I would like to get your advice and help on what to do? I have been suffering with the worst mysterious sickness of my life for > 2 years now and no one in the world...