1000Daisies said...
Have you ruled out/in Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? When somebody is very reactive (over reactive?), I would wonder about checking for MCAS.
I know somebody who could not progress with treatment, and they went to a new doctor who treated this person with MCAS... and then he was able to get better (doing other things too for treatment - but I think the MCAS was really holding him back).
I'm so sorry your mother is struggling.
I personally choose to not do abx - primarily because I have yeast issues (and I wasn't impressed with lack of progress with them when we used it for my kids). And I'm struggling with herbals for me. My kids seem to do better on herbals than I do. But I'm pretty frustrated at this point for me.
So tough! Sending {{{HUGS}}} to you and your mother!
1000Daisies, I am not familiar with mast cell activation syndrome but I will look into it. My mother never used to be sensitive to anything. She took herbs and supplements without issue but since we've been trying to treat her she has become ultra sensitive.
Did your kids pulse antibiotics?
I'm sorry you're struggling with herbals too. I just don't know if we should try to continue them at micro doses or try Dr. J's nearby P.A. I lean towards going to his P.A. I wonder if there are there people that just can't tolerate herbals? I can't find many folks in the forums who switched from herbs to antibiotics but surely some have?