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A Child’s Lyme Story

It is not normal for a child to complain of leg pain – particularly in their joints.  For Patrik, the doctors told him he had growing pains.

End of story.

But it didn’t end for Patrik, and it doesn’t end for many children because it isn’t growing pains, it can often be a systemic infection that needs to be dealt with.  Patrik’s issues became more cognitive in nature where he had trouble with memory, paying attention, fatigue, and uncontrollable blinking.  This all intensified and he developed anxiety, stuttering, mood swings – and rage.

Patrik finally tested positively for Lyme and found a compassionate doctor who understood him and treated him for autoimmune brain dysfunction triggered by LD.

Please learn from this story, share it with others, and don’t settle for pat answers.  Doctors should not dismiss a child when they have severe pain and/or cognitive issues.

Good news – Patrik is doing better on treatment and has regained much of his cognitive ability.  In my experience children respond very well to proper MSIDS treatment which treats all forms of borrelia, and typically the various coinfections that tend to come along for the ride.

For various treatments to discuss with your practitioner see:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/13/lyme-disease-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/16/babesia-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/07/mycoplasma-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/03/28/combating-viruses/

 

 

 

Category:

Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme, Mycoplasma, Treatment, Viruses

New Kids on the Block – LDA/LDI

Some LLMD’s have turned to a new therapy to help chronically infected MSIDS patients (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome – or Lyme with friends). This therapy is called LDA and LDI and is used to retrain and restore your body’s immune tolerance. The reason this is thought to be helpful is two fold, the first being to get your body to quit reacting to things we are around like food, pollen, and various chemicals, and the second to get your body to quit reacting to infections like Epstein Barr (the Mono virus), numerous strains of borrelia (the causative agent of Lyme Disease), strains of Bartonella, and other pathogens. The theory is that since these infections have been around from the beginning of time with folks handling them just fine, it’s really a 21st Century problem caused by an immune response.  To fix this, the body is introduced to minute amounts of substances to build up a tolerance over time so the immune system doesn’t go haywire.  The current standard of care for auto immune diseases is to take immune-suppressing drugs, anti-inflammatory agents,and monoclonal antibody therapies, all of which have dangerous drawbacks.

http://www.drshrader.com/lda_therapy.htm
“LDA includes over three hundred allergens including inhaled pollens, danders, dust and mites, fungi, yeast (including Candida species), molds, foods, many food additives, most common chemicals and perfumes and formaldehyde, and is used in extremely low doses that uses broad-based mixtures.
After 1 to 2 Intradermal injections of .05 (1/20) cc on the forearm or leg, there is an increase in T regulator cells (Treg). These cells address rogue cellular responses to substances promoted by CD4 (helper), CD8 (killer) and B Cells. Simply put – LDA shuts off the adverse response.

Along with the allergens, beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme, is included in the shot with an ultra-fine 31 gauge needle to stimulate production of T-suppressor cells which will help the body not react to normal substances.

Initially, LDA injections are usually taken at two month intervals. Gradually the interval between injections is extended until they are taken at yearly intervals. Most patients can either go a long time between injections or stop entirely after about 16 to 18 injections, with most patients noticing improvement within the first three doses.”

What’s the difference between LDA and other conventional allergy therapies?

Conventional allergy therapies block antibodies which inhibits the histamine releasing ability of the mast call. The higher the level of blocking antibody produced, the greater the success, but this requires high doses of allergens causing nasty side effects which can be dangerous – even causing anaphylactic shock. Also, only inhalants can be treated leaving food, chemicals and other important issues not dealt with. LDA, on the other hand, treats many disorders, many of which aren’t even considered immune or allergy related.

http://www.specialtynaturalmedicine.com/our-services/allergy-shot-treatments/The Safety of Low Dose Allergy Immunotherapy Also, “LDA uses a natural pathway of immune modulation at a strength less than that which occurs in nature. An initial study of over 10,000 patients done in the US from 1993-2001 found no significant adverse reactions to LDA.   In a United States study, repeated ear infections in children responded to LDA better than any other condition (we find that ear infections are most often caused by a reaction to foods). Many double-blinded studies have proven the effectiveness and safety of the LDA treatment.”

There is a bit of trial and error in the beginning of treatment until doctor and patient find the “sweet spot” of the correct dose. There also might be some localized swelling, itching, and redness at the injection site and rarely swelling of the lower arm which is temporary. There could also be a temporary flare of symptoms especially after the first one to three treatments, which is a good sign it’s working. Make sure to tell your doctor of any allergen reactions you are aware of before starting treatment.

LDA has been used to treat

Environmental inhalant allergies (dog, dust, hay fever, mold etc.) and chemical sensitivities
Food allergies
Food and inhalant related conditions
IBS, inflammatory bowel (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis)
Autism spectrum
ADHD spectrum
Chronic ear infections
Depression
Tonsillitis
Skin allergies/conditions: dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea
Asthma, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis
Food triggered headaches and migraines
Auto immune conditions: inflammatory bowel, inflammatory arthritis, reactive arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, ITP, interstitial cystitis, auto immune thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s), SLE
Endometriosis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Lyme disease
Chronic joint and muscle pain
NAFLD
Nephritic syndrome
Re-current strep
PANDAS
Chronic vaginitis
Chronic sinusitis

Studies have shown that 60% of patients note a significant positive response with their first treatment and almost all patients respond positively by the third treatment. Alternatively, about 1 in 25 patients does not respond with strongly positive results until having had 6 treatments. The overall response rate for all conditions treated with LDA is approximately 65% to 95%, depending on the condition being treated.

Three days before starting treatment It’s important to avoid all supplements, environmental, chemical, and known triggers, as well as anti-histamines, pain relievers, and icing the injection site during treatment. LDA should be avoided during pregnancy but is safe for nursing moms and children over 2 weeks of age.

Doses include over 300 allergens such as perfumes, environmental chemicals, food additives, mixed pollens, insect, kapok and fiber mixes, and much more acting universally.

Half of patients can stop LDA after 8-18 treatments. The other half can go for long intervals of 1-4 years between treatments. Children typically respond quicker.

http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/87271/low-dose-immunotherapy-a-new-healing-tool  As a veteran integrative family physician working in Alaska and Hawaii, Dr. Vincent realized that the Low Dose Antigen (LDA) program developed by Dr. Schrader could be expanded to include a wider range of healing possibilities. In addition to its long and excellent track record with allergies of every type, this new tool can be useful of treating Lyme disease and co-infections, and Candida, Interstitial Cystitis and a lot more.  This is called LDI or Low Dose immunotherapy.

http://www.treatlyme.net/treat-lyme-book/ldi-bring-on-the-regulators (Short 5 min video with Dr. Ross)

According to Marty Ross, practitioners are reporting improvements in up to 90% of people. LDI was created by Ty Vincent, not a LLMD, based on his work with LDA (explained previously in this article). He believes antibiotics aren’t necessary for Lyme and that regulating an over active immune system is all that is needed. Ross, who has Lyme, strongly “disagrees.” He does feel LDI can be used in conjunction with antibiotics and/or herbs. Ross theorizes that LDI could suppress the immune system which would allow the germs to overgrow, which could cause future issues.

LDI has the same beta-glucuronidase as LDA, but instead of allergens, the second part is comprised of minute doses of dead germs. Ross warns that there is NO RESEARCH showing that Tregs increase when beta-glucuronidase is mixed with dead germs, and this is the entire theory behind using LDI for MSIDS.

In LDI, like LDA, – it’s all about finding that “sweet spot” of dosing.

Ross feels LDI should never be used as a replacement for antibiotics in acute Lyme. He feels using LDI with an acute case could cause chronic Lyme later on. He does feel LDI could be considered in someone who does not respond to typical Lyme treatment within 1-2 years.

For Lyme Disease treatment reference:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/lyme-disease-treatment/

Ross also has suggestions to try if treatment isn’t working: http://www.treatlyme.net/treat-lyme-book-why-cant-i-get-better-do-this

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/ldi
Read Scott Ferguson’s, Better Health Guy, experience with LDI. He also provides many other links, including a LDI Facebook group to better equip yourself with knowledge on this treatment.

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/images/stories/PDF/LDI%20for%20CFS%20and%20Lyme.17.10.2015.pdf   Here’s an excellent pdf that is full of golden nuggets. I found the information in 6.3.3. particularly enlightening:

“Borrelia b. does not produce toxins or proteases that are directly responsible for tissue damage upon colonization, thus, tissue spread and dissemination may be facilitated by the utilization of host’s proteases. In contrast, the bacterium produces multiple molecules that activate host’s responses and can lead to localized and generalized inflammatory pathogenic responses 96. During the late stage of Lyme borreliosis, persistent inflammation after eradication of the pathogen (as in the antibiotic- resistant Lyme arthritis) and after the long-lasting infection evading host’s immunity (as in acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA)) has been observed 113.  Besides, differences in the severity and spectrum of disease among patients infected with Bb are due to both genetic differences among strains of the bacterium and differences in the host’s responses. Accordingly, results in mice showed that symptoms might not correlate with bacterial load 96.”

Reading the sections on LD in this pdf further show why systemic enzymes are often the ingredient that will bring down this chronic inflammation that often results in pain reduction. Please read this article for more information on systemic enzymes: https://
madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/systemic-enzymes/

http://betterhealthguy.com/vincent  Here is an interesting interview with Dr. Ty Vincent about LDI for Autism, Pediatric Lyme, and PANDAS.

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/finding “Finding Your Way With the Complicated Patient.”

Also, Alice Prescott DO spoke on “Safely Detoxing the Toxic Patient” and shared:
“• The start of LDA/LDI treatment was EPD (enzyme-potentiated desensitization) and was discovered in England. It was later brought to the United States by Dr. Shrader under the name LDA.
• It required a very heavily restricted diet for 3 days around the injection at the time. Editor’s Note (Scott Ferguson): I did this in the late 90’s and had to order special potato flour bagels from Texas and that combined with oven-baked potatoes was all I ate for 3 days each time I did the injections. 
• The proper dilution is the one that talks to the immune system the best; it is like trying to find the volume and then staying there.
• LDA/LDI is done very 7 weeks and can also be done sublingually.
• Ty Vincent MD took LDA and applied it to infections to shift the immune response.
• Sensitive patients can still have very strong reactions to LDI.
• In LDI for Lyme, there are 74 different species of Borrelia, Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella.
• Autologous LDI can be made from nasal washings, stool, urine, and other fluids.
• There may be a role for LDI in the treatment of children with PANDAS/PANS which is often related to strep.
• Good results have been seen with LDI from stool and constipation may improve.  
• Detoxification starts with hydration – volume, purity, pH, container, and messages (EMFs, love). Looks at ADH and aldosterone levels.
• Trehalose, Dalektro, and Endure are options to help the body hold water.
• Bowel health consists of diet, bugs, bad chemistry, permeability, and inflammation. Enterohepatic recirculation is a problem for effective detoxification. Aldehydes, indoles, and phenols may come from microbial overgrowths.
• Starts with probiotics and sponges (binders).
• For constipation, thyroid may be a factor. Magnesium or lactulose (can feed bugs in some) may be used; Byron White A-P, chlorella, or Huperzine may be helpful.
• Diarrhea may be related to C. Diff. May use binders, treat dysbiosis and parasites. May consider LDI.
• For gallbladder, may do an ultrasound; if calcified stones, Chanca Piedra may be helpful. If no stones, may treat parasites and dysbiosis.
• Porphyria or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome could be a reason for a hypotonic gallbladder. Chelidonium majus is excellent to stimulate bile.
• For the liver, if nauseated or have migraines or worsening neuropathy, could be a liver issue. apo-HEPAT, TOX-EASE, TOXEX, methylation, thyroid, structural work to calm the sympathetic and increase parasympathetic nervous system, neural therapy.
• For kidneys, NEO-40, serrapeptase, nattokinase, lumbrokinase, RENELIX, nettle, Equisetum arvense. Structural work.
• For lymphatics, walking, rebounding, hydrotherapy, dry skin brushing, breathing, structure work, ITIRES.
• For cell membranes, good fats, Phos Choline, Omega-3, coconut/MCT oils.
• Had one lady that had been “floxed” by prior antibiotic treatment that did very well with Phos Choline.
• For lungs, nebulized glutathione, NAC, LDA for chemicals/molds/foods, LDI for infections.
• For skin, sweating, Epsom salts, clay, hydration.
• Looks at 23andme and uses molybdenum and other minerals based on the teachings of Paul Anderson ND and methylation protocols. Considers porphyrias (often flare with Rifampin and do badly with Actos), pyroluria (more psych/anxiety presentation), high histamines (can build up due to methylation issues or be the results of Mast Cell issues; LDI/LDA may help with Mast Cell Activation Disorder). Uses urine porphyrin testing.
• Grapefruit juice slows the cytochrome P450 pathway.”

My opinion: As I’m not a medical professional, I’m only giving this as a MSIDS patient and advocate, and someone who reads a lot, and talks to many people. I’m with Dr. Ross on this one until further notice. Having lived through this nightmare on steroids for over 3 years, and now helping people with difficult cases on nearly a daily basis, I know all too well what this stuff can do. My husband and I were both cases saved by extended antibiotics. I mean saved. I doubt I’d be writing this article or even debating this issue were it not for extended and varied antibiotics. Early in treatment, when I read numerous articles, books, and opinions, I read that herbs alone have about a 70% success rate. That wasn’t good enough for me. I wanted more. I do; however, strongly believe in a judicious usage of antibiotics. I do not believe, and experience has shown me, that you do not need to necessarily take high doses of antibiotics day after day after day. Take the dosage that is effective and often you can pulse antibiotics as many of the pathogens have slow reproductive rates. I do believe antibiotics can cause major problems with people and I’ve seen it first hand. Without all the arms of healing: killing, detoxing, supplementing, supporting, repairing, and I’m probably forgetting something, you will NOT recover from this. It takes everything AND the kitchen sink. By the way, I’ve used herbs with wonderful results after I used antibiotics for a period of time. Without a doubt, they both have an important place in this journey. Some can not tolerate antibiotics at all, and I’m glad there are numerous options. But, you will never hear me vilify antibiotics. And while I respect Dr. Vincent, and perhaps in time I will change my mind, after I hear success story after success story about chronically infected LD patients over time who have improved with LDI, I’m going to side with a doctor who has had this and has treated others for years who have it.

I once heard a quote, “You don’t get Lyme until you HAVE Lyme.” I can’t even begin to express how true this is. Even people who have had the acute form of Lyme/MSIDS don’t “get it,” because they have not experienced the depths this disease(s) can take you. And, it will take you to the precipice. The very edge of the precipice. This desperation will keep some like me from trying LDI until further notice.  This same desperation will drive others, who have tried everything under the sun and are still suffering, to do LDI in a heartbeat.  Until you have to decide between buying meds or food, spending anywhere from $10-$30 K or more out of pocket per year for years at a time, not being able to sleep for months to years, having pain that made one patient break all her fingers with a hammer to get her mind off her shoulder pain (true story), lose your memory, hear voices and have nightmares that you can’t distinguish from reality, have body parts twitch, burn, itch, and move on their own volition, have doctors yell, abuse, marginalize, refuse to test, and then inadequately treat you, have to fight depression and yet keep working to keep the lights on and pay for treatment, open your mouth and have complete gibberish come out, worry if you are going to give this to your spouse and children, and then have the startling reality of needing to pay for treatment for numerous family members, trying to keep various meds and appointments straight, attempt to be “normal,” worry about your kids completing school, not be able to handle “normal” stressors, and lashing out like a monster over stupid issues, and seriously fear if you are ever going to feel normal again, you can’t begin to understand. And I’ve left out the stuff I’ve blocked out.  So, I do not judge anyone trying LDI.  In fact, I’d love to hear how it’s going for you.  Please keep me abreast on developments.  And know – I wish you the best always and will rejoice with your successes and mourn your set-backs.

Category:

Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme, Mycoplasma, Treatment

Gardasil and Bartonella

Taken from “Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions in People With Neuropsychiatric Symptoms“

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/03/study-linking-gardasil-to-behavioral-abnormalities-pulled-from-vaccine-journal/

Recently a peer-reviewed article linking Gardasil to behavior abnormalities via its aluminum adjuvant and HPV antigens and may “trigger neuroinflammation and autoimmune reactions” in mice was removed. The article was replaced with the following notice:

“This article has been withdrawn at the request of the Editor-in-Chief due to serious concerns regarding the scientific soundness of the article. Review by the Editor-in-Chief and evaluation by outside experts, confirmed that the methodology is seriously flawed, and the claims that the article makes are unjustified. As an international peer-reviewed journal we believe it is our duty to withdraw the article from further circulation, and to notify the community of this issue.”

The study’s lead author has stated this action is due to a conflict of interest with Merck & Co and the publication’s editor who chaired a safety evaluation committee for vaccine trials by Merck as well as provided consulting services on vaccine development to Merck and several other pharmaceutical companies. He also conducted four studies in direct affiliation with Merck including a pro-HPV trial in 2005. The following link lists more retracted news stories on Gardasil. The American College of Pediatricians has also released a statement expressing concerns in relation to premature ovarian failure or premature menopause and 213 reports in the Vaccine Adverse Reaction Database since Gardisil’s approval in 2006.
http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/03/blacklisting-of-gardasil-studies-to-silence-the-safety-debate/

The retracted study highlights:

“the necessity of proceeding with caution with respect to further mass-immunization practices with a vaccine of yet unproven long-term clinical benefit which is capable of inducing immune-mediated cross-reactions with neural antigens of the human host. Especially considering the continually increasing number of serious disabling neurological adverse events linked to HPV vaccination reported in the current medical literature and vaccine surveillance databases.”

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM111263.pdf  This official package insert reveals on page 7 that the clinical study had 40 DEATHS. “The following adverse events have been spontaneously reported during post-approval use of GARDASIL. Because these events were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not possible to reliably estimate their frequency or to establish a causal relationship to vaccine exposure. Blood and lymphatic system disorders: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lymphadenopathy. Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: Pulmonary embolus. Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, pancreatitis, vomiting. General disorders and administration site conditions: Asthenia, chills, death, fatigue, malaise. Immune system disorders: Autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions, bronchospasm, and urticaria. Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders: Arthralgia, myalgia. Nervous system disorders: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, dizziness, Guillain-Barré syndrome, headache, motor neuron disease, paralysis, seizures, syncope (including syncope associated with tonic-clonic movements and other seizure-like activity) sometimes resulting in falling with injury, transverse myelitis. Infections and infestations: cellulitis. Vascular disorders: Deep venous thrombosis.

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/04/victims-of-hpv-vaccine-in-japan-will-sue-state-and-vaccine-makers/  Also worth mentioning is Japan’s decision to withdraw its HPV vaccine recommendation due to numerous reports that formerly healthy vaccine recipients were experiencing alarming side effects ranging from short-term memory loss to paralysis.  Further, The Japan Times recently reported that a class action lawsuit will be filed after June 2016 against the Japanese government and Merck and GlaxoSmithKline by victims who have suffered severe side effects as a result of receiving the former government recommended vaccine.  One college student told the Japan Times:

“I felt acute pain as if someone was squashing my internal organs … Such conditions have only gotten worse,” Sonoda told a court while sitting in her wheelchair. “I received the shots because the government recommended it. I want the government to take seriously its responsibility for causing us (to suffer from) such symptoms.”  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/13/national/crime-legal/suit-opens-tokyo-court-cervical-cancer-vaccine-side-effects/#.WLYHaRE0r_w

http://www.healthnutnews.com/olympic-medalist-dies-of-cervical-cancer-despite-being-vaccinated-for-hpv-years-before/  Australian, London Olympics medallist rower, Sarah Tait died after a battle with cervical cancer at 33 despite having regular pap smears and the HPV vaccine.

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/06/gardasil-injured-teen-in-ireland-gets-no-help-from-countrys-public-health-service/   One girl from Ireland is now in a wheelchair, remains in constant pain, and reportedly sleeps up to 23 hours a day after receiving the three recommended doses of Gardisil. Ireland’s Health Service stands behind the safety of the HPV vaccine, noting that “seizures, muscle weakness, leg pain and chronic fatigue are not mentioned as known side effects to Gardasil in the Patient Information Leaflet,” but there are 27 symptoms highlighted in the leaflet and approximately 350 girls in Ireland are suffering from chronic health problems following HPV vaccination.  http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2017/10/irish-girls-harmed-by-gardasil-vaccine/  As of October, 2017, Irish girls account for 1 in 5 of reported Gardasil vaccine reactions.  In 2010 Irish Gardasil vaccination rate was 87%, today it is 50%.

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/gardasil-vaccine-one-more-girl-dead/  Sudden death of 12 year old girl in Waukesha, Wisconsin just hours after receiving the HPV Gardasil vaccine.  After this news story broke, another local parent contacted a news station to report her 17-year old daughter needed urgent care at the hospital.  

Studies have shown that Gardasil can make women MORE likely to get the high risk strains of HPV that lead to the deadly cancer, than women who’ve received no vaccine at all. Even CBS was forced to admit this on the national news. The Solution? Merck says MORE shots. http://www.healthnutnews.com/cbs-women-vaccinated-with-gardasil-can-be-more-likely-to-be-infected-with-high-risk-strain-new-study-shows/

And it’s not just women who are suffering.

http://www.vaccines.news/2016-09-07-boy-completely-paralyzed-from-the-neck-down-due-to-gardasil-vaccine.html

“Colton finished his last round of the Gardasil series on February 1, 2014. In the following weeks, he would eventually become paralyzed from the neck down. On February 17th, just over two weeks after his final vaccine, Colton was admitted to the hospital and proceeded to spend 88 days in intensive care.  The young teen has spent many, many months trying to recover from this horrible experience, but he still requires assistance from a breathing apparatus and suffers from some paralysis.”

Currently under U.S. federal law, no one can directly sue a vaccine manufacturer in civil court after a vaccine causes the injury or death of a minor child or adult.

Isn’t that convenient?

http://www.vaccines.news/2015-09-29-hpv-vaccine-alert-lead-developer-warns-that-it-is-all-a-big-scam.html

Lead developer of Gardasil & Cervarix, Dr. Diane Harper, states that cervical cancer is extremely rare in the U.S., and 70% of cases resolve naturally without treatment.  She also warns that if 11 year olds are vaccinated and the protection doesn’t last, they have been put at harm for no benefit.

And just when you think it’s really bad, it gets worse.

http://wearechange.org/bill-gatesphilanthropy-30000-indian-girls-used-guinea-pigs-test-cancer-vaccine/

In 2009, thanks to the Gates Foundation, about 16,000 girls from ages 9-15 from the Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh were given three shots of vaccine, (manufactured by Merck) by the state health department. The girls were told that they were being given “well-being” shots.  Five died and several girls’ health deteriorated. Similar cases of deaths were reported from Vadodara, Gujarat, where 14,000 tribal children were also vaccinated with the HPV vaccine Cervarix, made by Glaxo SmithKline.

http://sanevax.org/gardasil-and-bartonella-a-dirty-little-secret/ 

There is further damning evidence that Gardasil can produce life-threatening reactions in those who have been close to a cat, fleas, or ticks, since many of these animals are infected with Bartonella, Babesia, or Lyme (borrelia). Also, since many MSIDS patients (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome) also struggle with viruses such as Mono or active EBV, a cytokine storm can result with mucus being over manufactured in lungs and airways and well as wide-spread inflammation.

Asymptomatic girls after receiving Gardasil activated dormant Bartonella which was confirmed by testing.

“Gardasil contains aluminum adjuvant nano-prticle substrates, bound to HPV16-L1 protein fragments, that appear to have mutated at binding sites, possibly resulting in excessive inflammation. The mutation attaches to the endothelial lining of blood vessels and organs, including the brain, if the host lacks sufficient active glutathione, or similar complimentary attractant, or does not readily clear toxins. Inflammatory HPV16-L1 DNA protein particles were found in autopsy tissue samples from two different teenage girls, six months after receiving her last vaccination, in the case of one deceased girl. Our findings indicate that if the blood brain barrier is open, commonly due to allergies or the common cold, these man-made inflammatory vaccine nano-particles may enter the brain, and cause additional damage, and possible demyelination.”

Statistics indicate that 50% of domestic cats in the US are infected with Bartonella, and humans can contract Bartonella and have no symptoms at all. It can lie dormant until a stressor, such as a vaccine, triggers an active infection.

Symptoms such as fatigue, pain, memory loss, cysts, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and much more can be caused by Bartonella. For more information please read:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/understanding-bartonella/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/the-bartonella-checklist-copyrighted-2011-james-schaller-md-version-11/
http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2015/08/uprising-against-hpv-vaccine-mandate-sweeps-rhode-island/ Some states are mandating this vaccine despite the fact it has three times more reported adverse reactions than all other vaccines combined – including deaths and permanent disabilities, without proof it has stopped a single case of cervical cancer.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/07/02/hpv-after-vaccines/  Dr. Lapenta states:

*Invented vaccines only protect against less than 50% of the oncogenic types of HPV described; therefore, they do not have scientific justification from the point of view of prevention.

*The invention is badly implemented since proteins are used for every type of HPV, the ideal have been a protein or antigen common to all types of HPV.  

*Mixing these antigens of each type of HPV in a single solution seems to me like a biological bomb, which has provoked death and thousands of affected everywhere on the planet, many of those have not recovered.

*Using aluminum as adjuvant was another error as it is known that it is involved in inflammatory and auto-immune reactions.  

*It causes severe side effects.

*The vaccination campaigns were misleading and amounted to saying they are the “salvation of humanity against HPV.”

*They were not well tested because in most studies almost everyone concludes that they are safe.  This is nothing but false.

In this case of VACCINES AGAINST HPV, I also very responsibly say that:
THEY WERE A BIG FAILURE AND WILL CONTINUE TO KILL AND DAMAGING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION THAT ACCESSES THESE VACCINES … 

For more information on vaccines in general read:
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/a-word-on-vaccines/

A post dedicated to women who have lost their lives too early: http://truthaboutgardasil.org/breaking-news-truth-about-gardasil-makes-headlines/

Category:

Bartonella, Lyme, Ticks, vaccines, Viruses

Why We Can’t Get Better

Most MSIDS (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome – or Lyme with friends) sufferers are familiar with Dr. Horowitz, a famous and gifted LLMD (Lyme Literate Doctor) who wrote the book, “Why I Can’t Get Better?  Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease.”  I just noticed you can get it new for $7.99 – the best eight bucks you’ll ever spend!  I warn you; however, it’s deep and it’s wide, and you will be looking up a few terms unless you’re a M.D. http://www.amazon.com/Better-Solving-Mystery-Chronic-Disease/dp/1250019400

In fact, he’s the person who came up with the term MSIDS as it more adequately explains what’s going on in most patients diagnosed with “Lyme Disease,” as research shows we are typically infected with multiple pathogens making our treatment pictures far more complex than most GP’s realize and is also a very good reason why people don’t get better.  This issue is what he discusses in the following videos.  For some of you, you just can’t get on top of things – even after years of treatment.  There can be numerous reasons for this but the following videos may enlighten both you and your doctor.

Working with an LLMD is definitely a partnership.  In the beginning, unless you’ve watched someone go down this pot-hole riddled road, you know very little other than the fact that your body’s going to hell in a hand basket!  As time progresses, you talk to others, watch videos, read books, and become an on-line researcher learning things you never in your wildest dreams would have thought about learning (the life-cycles of ticks).

For those of you who are new to the journey, you want to get someone you know up to speed quickly, or if you need a refresher course, these videos will do it.  Horowitz is engaging, intelligent, and funny.  The first video is only 8 minutes long and explains the nuts and bolts of how he came to his current knowledge.

The second video is an hour long, but definitely worth watching.  In a much more detailed fashion, it explains many symptoms of the various coinfections that could be holding up your progress unless you are dealing with them.  Watch these videos, take notes, and go back to your doctor and discuss these possibilities.  Remember, testing for all of these pathogens is extremely poor and not to be solely relied upon for diagnosis.  It’s important to “study thy enemy,” so you understand him and know how to combat him.  In this case the more you know about the various pathogens and how they affect the human body the better.

Published on Nov 3, 2014
At the “Symposium on Tick-borne Diseases” held May 17, 2014 at the Hyatt in Cambridge, Maryland, Dr. Richard Horowitz provided insights into the many diseases humans are contracting from ticks, and he helps us to differentiate between the different illnesses. The event was hosted by the Lyme Disease Association of the Eastern Shore of Maryland (soon to be the Lyme Disease Association of Delmarva), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing educational resources on tick-borne diseases. This and other videos from the Symposium were made possible by a very generous private donation for which we are very thankful to have received. The wonderful videographer/editor for the event was Bryan Krandle (krandle86@yahoo.com). If you enjoy having wonderful resources like the videos from this conference, please consider a donation to the LDAESM, P.O. Box 5360, Salisbury, Maryland 21802. Thank you!

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Anaplasmosis, Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme, Mycoplasma, Treatment, Uncategorized, Viruses

New Bartonella Species

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-0269-t1

“Abstract

Certain Bartonella species are known to cause afebrile bacteremia in humans and other mammals, including B. quintana, the agent of trench fever, and B. henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease. Reports have indicated that animal-associated Bartonella species may cause paucisymptomatic bacteremia and endocarditis in humans. We identified potentially zoonotic strains from 6 Bartonella species in samples from patients who had chronic, subjective symptoms and who reported tick bites. Three strains were B. henselae and 3 were from other animal-associated Bartonella spp. (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum). Genomic analysis of the isolated strains revealed differences from previously sequenced Bartonella strains. Our investigation identifed 3 novel Bartonella spp. strains with human pathogenic potential and showed that Bartonella spp. may be the cause of undifferentiated chronic illness in humans who have been bitten by ticks.”

https://www.lymedisease.org/cdc-identifies-new-species-of-bartonella/

“In summary, their ‘major finding is the isolation of zoonotic Bartonella other than B. quintana in the blood of patients with poorly qualified syndromes. These results indicate that zoonotic Bartonella spp. infection may cause undifferentiated chronic illness in humans.’ (With “poorly qualified syndromes” the authors are primarily referring to CFS-chronic fatigue syndrome. “Undifferentiated” symptoms are generalized complaints like joint or muscle pain, numbness, tingling, headache, insomnia, fatigue or “flu-like” symptoms. “Undifferentiated chronic illness” is basically an illness that we don’t have an explanation or a clear diagnosis for.)

The authors state it is crucial to determine whether Bartonella is involved ‘because treatment for chronic Bartonella bacteremia (as for B. quintana) is particularly arduous and may require six weeks of doxycycline treatment together with three weeks of gentamicin, as these are the only antimicrobial drugs known to be effective in eradication of Bartonella.’

Here’s my take away from this study: If someone with a tick bite tests negative for Lyme but continues to have chronic symptoms like those I’ve highlighted above, a weird striated rash (like the one pictured below), swollen lymph nodes, or has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and/or myalgic encephalomyelitis, it would be wise to be tested for a Bartonella infection.”

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Image from Lonnie Marcum’s site:  http://tenaciouspt.blogspot.com/2016/02/cdc-finds-several-new-species-of.html

Please refer to:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/

There are other things besides doxy and gentamicin that are effective against Bartonella.  Don’t trust the CDC on this, trust veterinarian Dr. Breitschwerdt, who has far more expertise in this area than regular GP’s.

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Bartonella, research, Treatment, Uncategorized