Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 CSM is Cholestyramine, one of the older type cholesterol binding resin type medications. To read more about it, go to www.chronicneurotoxins.com. It is used to bind chronic neurotoxins (which are fat-soluble) in the bowel so the fat and they cannot be siphoned back into the body and recycled -- but rather evacuated with stool. Our bodies routinely siphon fat back into the body from the bowel, and since the neurotoxins are fat soluble, they stay with us for a long time unless we find a way to " detox " them. I didn't post the CSM initials, but have had the VCS (Visual Contrast Sensitivity) test on www.chronicneurotoxins.com, tested positive for neurotoxins, the reports were sent to my physician, and CSM was prescribed to evacuate them from the system. bg > > Dear Fellow Suffers, Please be careful about the overuse of > abreviations. Not everyone is aware of what you are talking about. > In a recent post the abrviation CSM was used. I have absolutely no > idea what CSM refers to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Perhaps our moderators could adopt a rule that contributors should spell out the name their abbreviation refer to when they first use it. This only be done once, in parentheses, like this: CSM (Colorado School of Mines) Then we longsuffering readers could could use the " Search " function to hunt back through a message thread to find the meaning of the abbreviation. BTW, I just Googled " CSM " and here are some possiblilities: Christian Science Monitor College of Saint Colorado School of Mines Central Saint s College of Southern land Committee on Saftery of Medicines Maybe that last one is in the ballpark. Will in Seattle a.k.a. " Sleepless " = = = Original message = = = Dear Fellow Suffers, Please be careful about the overuse of abreviations. Not everyone is aware of what you are talking about. In a recent post the abrviation CSM was used. I have absolutely no idea what CSM refers to. This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I wish that correspondents would explain their abbreviations for those of us who are new to CLL. I tried to find on the web explanations for AIHA and ITS, which appeared in today's postings, but found nothing to help me. Can we create a glossary, or could people please write out the full name at least once in their lettters? Otherwise you are only addressing the learned or experienced while not teaching the rest of us. Carolyn R. Swift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Sorry Caroyn, I agree completely. however I am doing this quickly from memory and my interpretation is weak at best as Ivan pointed out. I am being very lax and general in the following terms and explanations and spelling etc. AIHA " Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia " means some of your natural antibodies in your blood are killing your platelets etc. ITP " (Idiopathic) Thrombocytopenia Purpura (someone can correct this) same explanation, " some natural antibodies are killing blood cells, platelets in particular. MDS " Myleodysplasia (myleodysplactic syndrome) Generally means that the bone marrow is dying and unable to produce normal blood cells. CLL, NHL, SLL, ALL, Many of the different Leukemias, all blood diseases of a different nature that all are essentially an outlaw area of the blood system gone awry, directly or inderectly. Perhaps someone else can do a much better job, but this is a very basic understanding without going into complex or detailed or scientific explanation. Hope this helps, Kurt Abreviations I wish that correspondents would explain their abbreviations for those of us who are new to CLL. I tried to find on the web explanations for AIHA and ITS, which appeared in today's postings, but found nothing to help me. Can we create a glossary, or could people please write out the full name at least once in their lettters? Otherwise you are only addressing the learned or experienced while not teaching the rest of us. Carolyn R. Swift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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