Auto-immune diseases

Funny, I'm blonde, but I always thought of myself as reasonably normal....;)
Maybe I know what to do about it now.
Jean

Hello all,
I'm sorry to rehash the vaccine issue again, but I've senselessly
put myself into a position where I *may* have no choice but to
get several anti-rabies vaccines. :(
Several hours ago when coming out of the pharmacy near my house,
a homeless man asked me if I could spare some change. While
reaching into my pocket, I looked down and noticed an adorable
lab puppy tied to a post behind him, with a food dish by his
side. It broke my heart to see him sitting there. Being a big
animal lover who frequently helps capture injured waterfowl, it
was nothing new for me to stoop down and pet a wild/stray animal.
Well, this puppy was so happy to receive my affection, that he
instantly jumped up and tried to play with me. Well, I tend to
lose all common sense when around animals. I began to
play-wrestle with him and being a puppy, he started to gnaw on my
hand with his sharp little teeth. I pulled my hand out and the
next thing I know, he's after my ankle. I give him one last pat
on the head and say goodbye to the man and started home.
Well, after I got home, I decided I better wash my hands and
instantly noticed a few small abrasions where his teeth had left
marks. No bleeding, but the teeth obviously pierced the surface
of the skin. Well, my fiance comes in the kitchen and says, "You
let a homeless, stray dog gnaw on your hands??? Did he have any
tags? He could have rabies!" So, feeling terribly careless, I
answered, "Yes, I did let him gnaw on my hands, and I don't know
if he had tags". I really should have known better. Call me a big
sucker when it comes to animals. These things just slip my mind.
So here I am, wondering what I should do. I am thinking of going
back to the pharmacy tomorrow night, to see if the man and the
dog are still there, and I'll ask if the dog has been vaccinated
for rabies. Highly unlikely, I think. I mean, one who begs for
money has bigger priorities than getting rabies shots for his
dog. But if I can't find them, or if I do, and the dog hasn't
been vaccinated, I may have to play it safe and start one of 6
anti-rabies shots within the next two days. Rabies is 100% fatal
in humans if shots aren't started by two days after exposure. Yet
at the same time, we all know that vaccines can possibly cause
long term health problems and immediate severe allergic
reactions. I keep telling myself I am overeacting, that the dog
is probably fine, and I should just let it go and take my
chances. I mean, why put myself at risk for problems, when there
is only a small chance this dog could have rabies. But then, what
if I am wrong?
Have any of you ever had to have pre-exposure or post-exposure
rabies vaccines in the past or recently?
Thanks for listening to me vent. :)
~Kyla

I have been diagnosed over 5 years ago with psoriatic arthritis, and have
been experiencing all the strange and perplexing array of its symptoms for
over 10 years. I have tried everything, except minocin, including bee stings!
I do not have the psoriasis that goes with the arthritis and look good on paper.
I have had lots of intestinal problems, including amoebic dysentery, and other
types of bacteria like klebsiella.
I started on the minocin protocol about a month ago. Immediately my morning
stiffness seemed to worsen, and the joint in my foot that had been swollen since
May got intolerably swollen. Whereas I was getting relief from acupuncture
treatments right into the affected toe, now the acupuncture was worsening my
condition.
My question is: Is this all to be expected with a herxheimer, or maybe I'm
coincidentally getting worse. Has anyone had any experience with acupuncture
worsening the herxheimer reaction?
Also, I read on the website an interesting story by Gary Kinghorn. He used
Cipro with better results than tetracycline. Does anyone have any experience
with this, and when would this be called for?
Glad to be part of this support community.
Leslie

This is for Linda I tried to e-mail her directly, but it came back
--that's the downside of getting the digest version can't just hit
reply. Anyway Dr Corell is in Spokane and is good his phone number is
509-838-5800 if you want me to get into the nitty gritty about him
e-mail me direct.
Julie

My nutritionalist says you should take 300-600mg of magnisuin aday and
bloods and redheads need a higher dose than normal people.

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I think I may have asked this question before, but don't reacall getting
answers either negative or positive. Has anyone ever had success getting
medicaid (medi-cal in my case, being in California) to pay for the clindamycin
IV's? If yes, did you have to have positive PCR tests to get them? Would they
even pay for the PCR tests? Anyone with answers to these questions, I would
sure appreciate hearing from you.
My two steps back is turning into three steps back. I am almost at the point I
was right after starting the AP nearly two years ago. I still have less fatigue
and stiffness, but otherwise am having trouble getting through my day from
painful and swollen joints in hands and feet, and the flu-like feelings. I have
switched to the alternate day dosing on the doxy as suggested (Thanks, Chris!)
but it seems to have made only a slight difference. There seems to be no
worsening of symptoms that coorelates with dosing, only a gradual return of
joint problems.
I also added oil of oregano last week, and am wondering if it is mandatory to
take it under the tongue, or if it will work just by swallowing it. It is so
strong, it is hard to take it that way, but I will continue sublingual if that
makes a difference. I added it mostly because I have had a lot of sinus
infections inthe past, and my sinuses have been not obviously infected lately,
but feeling raw and inflamed, so I wonder if there is not a low-grade infection
going on there.
I am also on a trial of Relafen now, for about a week. It does not seem to be
helping, the joints are worse than before I started it.
I know there are those here worse off then me, but I have little children to
care for, often by myself for days at a time, and it is getting difficult to do
all the things I need to do.
I have been thinking about the comments someone made a few days ago, about how
some of us seem to be having no improvements, and I wonder how much of that is
due to the fact that so many of us are not on the IV's. From reading The Road
Back, it seemed like Dr Brown always used them with his patients. Maybe that is
why his results sounded so much more optimistic. Has anyone ever done studies
that used the IV's, or are they all just on the oral minocin? Liz G (searching
for info to storm my doctor with in an attempt to get the IV's LOL )

Hi everyone:
Speaking of stiffness, I'm wondering how unusual it is that I have not been
particularly stiff so far with my RA. (I've only had symptoms for four months.)
I also have had no swelling to speak of so far. Just joint pain, major fatigue,
weakness and a flu-like feeling.
I guess everyone is different. My dad had RA for almost 30 years and was very
crippled by the time he passed away two years ago. But my mom says he never
complained about being either weak or exhausted, which are major problems for
me. Go figure.
Rhonda

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Hi! Does anyone know of an AP-friendly doctor near Spokane? And if so,
what can you tell me about him/her?
I'm rounding up some information for a lady out there who's just been
diagnosed with lupus..
Take care -
Linda Chewning
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