I worked at a natural foods store for a few years, and we sold a lot of liquid colloidal silver to people during the winter to help with strep and other throat-centered illnesses, for short-term use....
While a current MRI might be useful to rule out MS, it might be a good idea to seek testing for autoimmune disorders, to rule out autoimmune neuropathy conditions. While autoimmune processes can be...
Do you have sleep apnea, or are you just hoping the increased nighttime oxygen might be helpful? I only know people who use them for sleep apnea, and most do find them helpful once they get used to...
I'm so glad that your trip went well! Do you have any symptoms similar to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? If so, then it might be worth asking for an MRI that's done in...
My first thought re: liquid was ouuuuuch! I'm amazed that you have been able to take the liquid without burning your throat, esophagus, or stomach. I would just say watch out for irritation, or put...
I know some mold illness patients in the UK say that it's worse than the US because so many houses are much older, but the newer houses in the US are made from materials that grow the more toxic...
Changing your antimicrobial approach makes sense if you have gone a while without improvement and still have troubling symptoms - whether that means different herbs, pharmaceuticals, rife, or...
Echoing everything Garzie said. Unfortunately there's no treatment for chronic tick-borne disease that's proven to work for everyone, and really very little data about all but the most common...
Ugh, that's so frustrating, Garzie! This is the first time they've emailed me since the site ownership changed, so you're not missing much....
Eric, many of us here have been in some very dark and hopeless places in the course of our illness. It's natural to want an escape from misery! If you feel like you might take steps to hurt yourself,...
What have neurologists said to you about these issues for the past two years? Have you had an MRI? What has neurological testing revealed? People with tick-borne infections do get misdiagnosed with...
Hi, all! A Healing Well administrator emailed me (and all the moderators) that there has been a "DDOS attack by bots" that has caused the site to have trouble loading. If you are reading this, then...
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this, Eric. Many of us really have been there, unfortunately, but people do get better. I was bedridden and feeling hopeless for years, with severe issues...
I supplement EPA and DHA from an algae source, but also do my best to get omega 3s from diet, including chia seeds, walnuts, flax, seaweed, hemp, and beans. As much as I love peanut butter, I limit...
Welcome to the forum, hedgey! I'm sorry that you are dealing with mycotoxin illness. When tests fluctuate in ways that don't line with with symptoms and treatment, doctors are typically guessing when...
VTdad, sorry I must have missed this post last year! I do know doctors in the Northeast who have mold and TBD experience, and also a phenomenal mold inspector. I am not wild about any of the doctors,...
It's dried! A pound is a lot, especially for the thinner options like dulse. Personally, if I had a true shellfish allergy, then I would avoid seaweed unless the seaweed were processed beyond...
Sounds like taking the antibiotics was absolutely the right choice to resolve the pneumonia. It's possible that you are herxing, but it's also possible that your immune system is just in disarray...
Sea vegetables really are wonderful for us, but they're so rarely parts of people's diets! I can't stand the taste, personally, but force myself to eat them anyway, particularly ground up in ramen or...
This phenomenon is mentioned often with regard to COVID and long COVID. Seems like figuring out how to protect the endothelial glycocalyx could be beneficial for many widespread chronic illnesses!...
Are you concerned that you'll have the same gut issues if you take antibiotics again? Did you stop them before because you were feeling better or because your gut couldn't handle them anymore? Maybe...
Nice to see you, dcd! The herbs I've read about most often for methane SIBO are allicin and oregano, also myrrh, goldenseal, thyme. I know folks who have used an elemental diet to resolve it as well....
I'm sorry to hear this. Nerve pain is terrible! For years, I had neuropathy in my hands, feet, chin, and upper lip regularly. Occasionally I'd deal with paresthesia, pinched nerves, throbbing,...
I am so impressed by how much time and thought Garzie puts into every post. It's a tremendous amount of unpaid work, and I'm so grateful for his extensive contributions....
Gallstones, or gallbladder dysfunction, can cause blood sugar issues. The pain of gallbladder issues would come on within an hour or two after eating, and would involve the locations you referenced....
Orbiting, I'm so happy to hear this! I look forward to reading your longer post when you have time to share more....
I use a local (Massachusetts) brand of CBD called Healing Rose. They do orders by mail, but they might not be allowed to mail across state lines because it's a dispensary that sells other forms of...
For travel, I agree with Garzie to keep it simple. Take only what makes sense for that time period, and don't try to take your full protocol or advance into antimicrobial territory. When traveling, I...
YES! Thanks, Garzie, I knew you'd know the one I meant. I do look at whether a study was in vitro or not, but I definitely appreciate the reminder. It's important! Thanks again....
I don't ever see ads online because I use a VPN. I don't know of another way to get rid of ads, unfortunately!...
A year or more ago, there were posts here discussing a study that found antimicrobial effects of dozens of herbs and other non-pharmaceutical substances on three forms of Borrelia, two forms of...
I wish there were an easy answer for you! Something that occurs to me that might be involved is an imbalance of hormones. Odor, intermittent fatigue, intermittent bursts of focused energy, rage,...
Kidney stone sounds like a solid guess. Let your doctor do the ultrasound. A few more thoughts to consider: Another possibility is an ovarian cyst, which sometimes is visible on an external...
In the "still COVIDing" circles that I'm a part of, people are still following the extensive recommendations that Buhner made for COVID before he died if they become infected. Also lumbrokinase or...
If you suffer from GERD and gastritis, and take ibuprofen regularly for pain, then it seems urgently important to find a replacement medication for the pain. Ibuprofen should not be taken by people...
What are your bladder symptoms - pain, urinary urgency, burning, etc.? I'm sorry if I missed something, but the only symptom I saw specified is bubbles in the urine, which can be caused by many...
Hopegirl, did you continue other types of treatment after your PICC line was removed, or did you stop treatment entirely at that point? Had all your symptoms resolved when you stopped treatment, or...
Many of us here have seen neurologists, and it's helpful to rule out other issues, but sometimes results can be misleading because (as with any medical specialty) they can only see through their own...
I'm sorry anxiety is interfering with things, Girlie! Sounds like a stressful set of events with frustrating unknowns. Is there anything that usually helps to regulate your nervous system when you...
A couple more websites to check out if you are considering self-treating: treatlyme.net (Specific protocols, very step-by-step and well-organized information) rawlsmd.com (Explains well how many...
I had a similar experience - negative or indeterminate for Borrelia bergdorferi, even via IGeneX - until years into treatment when I was feeling much better, one of my LLMDs was ordering blood work...
Sounds like GERD is a reasonable thing to assume, especially since you have a history of it. This time of year where I live, with my heating system coming on and drying out the air, plus all the...
Yes, that happened to me. The left side of my upper lip, like where a mustache would be, would tingle and twitch. It's common with tick-borne infections, herxing, and also just stress for some...
People do mention "air hunger" often associated with Babesia. I think I only experienced air hunger once, after a rife treatment for Babesia. Shortness of breath can be caused by so many things. Any...
I think most of us don't have much blood work done until we don't feel well, so we don't have a sense of what our baselines are until we're already sick. Maybe tick-borne infections caused my...
Trkane's question is important. How we define remission definitely varies. For any symptom or condition you can think of, someone somewhere thinks that it's caused by tick-borne infection. Because of...
In addition to the things I mentioned in the other replies for lymphatic drainage, I like to encourage people to keep things simple in terms of detox in general. Think about how your body naturally...
I have read that rifaximin is great in that it remains in the gut and does not cause systemic effects, but that it often needs to be repeated, and isan't always effective. I treated SIBO with a...
Garzie offered some helpful suggestions, but I can share a few more ideas, in case something resonates. I understand your distrust of the medical industry, and I'm sorry you've had such bad...
Oregano and silver are both antimicrobial, so I would steer clear of those if you are having trouble with herxing to the degree that your lymphatic system can't keep up. I would focus on detox and...