afiya4health said...
Just Mike,
"We spent EVERYTHING on these herbs and I wonder if stopping ALL of it, for 1 month, preferably 2, how much if any does it hurt my odds of getting better?"
Stop herbs, and go on antibiotics. If herbs aren't working or have stopped working and are running your wallets dry then stop them. Find an llmd or a doctor that will give antibiotics long term near you and go to them. Stop looking at what Traveler and Girlie are doing. It's your money, your health AND you mentioned that your wife has cancer and you've been taking money out of her retirement? Stop.
This board is very heavily leaned towards herbs. Why? I don't know. But one thing I never hear talked about is the cost of these herbs. Burner's full protocol alone costs hundreds of $ a month (or every other month). Yes Llmds are expensive (especially the first appointment) but herbs obviously aren't working for you.
And no it is not a good idea to stop treatment for 2 months when you're still having symptoms. Now if you weren't still having symptoms that would be a different story...
Afiya4health,
I"m really sorry that you feel this way. This board sees a LOT of posts about
abx. I"m not saying that to argue - I'm of very little help with abx dosages, combinations, what treats what - and I know just how many posts I'm of little help with. I do know that we have a lot of posts about
herbs only as well, but that's because we have a LOT of members - and lots of them are using herbs either alone or in combination with abx.
This will not be changed by mods, as it's the members who drive what is posted, not the mods.
To assume that anyone here is against abx is wrong. I have used abx as well, and although they failed me, I don't blame anyone for using them - they are much more convenient than herbs, since you go to your doctor, go to the pharmacy and then take a few pills daily. Not so with herbs, there are herbs that need to be chosen, amounts to be figured out, and sometimes dosing up to 4 or even 5 times a day.
Many people using herbs are doing it on their own, as well - which leaves them to turn to others that are more familiar with using said herbs to help. This leads to many, many questions being asked - all in a different thread because we need it to be done in that manner, no mater if the person asking is using abx or herbs. When I started on this forum, and for many years following, I was the ONLY ONE using natural/herbal approaches - and I didn't do a thing to try to change anyone's mind. Why? It's their choice, not mine. It's their body, not mine.
Someone in the position where nothing seems to be working IS better off stopping everything (herbs, abx or whatever they are using), detoxing and starting from scratch again - but stopping treatments is only temporary, to give the body a break, so that the patient can work out what is what again. I've done it (although my break took over 2 years), as have many others on this forum and on many other forums.
What Mike said about
making Girlie or myself mad, was nothing more than a joke. Ask Mike himself. I'm sorry you took it the wrong way.
I"m really sorry you feel this way about
this community - but please do not take it out on us - or on the forum. You can email one of the mods or even Admin if you wish to discuss this further.