Re: Mycoplasma / Doxycycline -- An interesting personal a...

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In a message dated 11/18/99 11:13:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

KenL@... writes:

<< > Our old friend doxycycline shows up again... have you tried this

> treatment yet?>> >>

Ken, Bell used doxy at the very beginning when he ran out of things to

do with his patients who then had an illness known as CEBV. They all still

have CFIDS/ME but they all are able to live....work....etc. None of them

became really, really severe after a few years even though they used the doxy

for just a year. He didn't see any immediate results so stopped it then.

There are some patients who feel this intervention kept them all from

remaining severe and being able to have more normal lives........who knows?

He never published on it. The only thing printed on it was from the first

naitonal group for CFS....then CEBV....from Portland, Oregon.

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Thanks Nelly!!!!

The thing that is interesting me a lot is the 'backdoor' treatment of

mycoplasma infection... Since mycoplasma infections LOVE low oxygen level

(the by-product of thick blood), then attack it with oxygen! I believe this

is the mechanicism that is causing the splendid results by Hemex... blood

thinning which then results in much higher oxygen levels...

I will try to give a very simple description... suppose that each oz of

liquid allows one oxygen molecule to get to the body,

if we pour a gallon of water thru a funnel, it will take ~ 2 minutes (128 oz

in 120 sec ... ~ 1 oz/sec).... the pressure on the water is gravity (our

pump or heart!). Now if we thicken the water... suppose by adding enough

sugar that it becomes HONEY... we still have 1 gallon of water (or

honey).... we now pour it into the same funnel.... our blood pressure is the

same (gravity is still pressing as hard as ever!)... but it takes 10 minutes

to go thru the funnel.... (128 oz in 1200 sec ~ 1/10 oz/sec)....

Well, this is like suddenly going to the top of Mt.Everest ... and low

and behold, Acute Altitude Sickness happens... and what are the symptoms of

Acute Altitude Sickness or HYPOXIA?

Ready?????

" Symptoms of early mountain sickness include nausea, vomiting, loss of

appetite, difficulty breathing, mood changes, headache, dizziness and

insomnia. " http://www.cha.ab.ca/travellers/disinfo_alt-sickness.html

Typical symptoms of mild AMS are headache, nausea, sleeping problems, and

fatigue. Symptoms of more advanced AMS are a headache that does not respond

to aspirin, vomiting, shortness of breath that is not relieved upon resting,

intense fatigue, loss of coordination, apathy, and disorientation.

http://www.cmc.org/cmc/safetyha.html

Apart from breathing issues.... this sure reminds me of the first week of

CFS....

We all know that CFSers have thick blood, low red blood cell counts from

Bell's research.... and this seems to translate into very low oxygen

levels... Thus the backdoor way to handle mycoplasma infections: improve

the oxygen level in the blood...

The thing that I am starting to wonder about is simple: are there

any symptoms that are inconsistant with the effects of prolonged hypoxia???

RNase-L changes, etc... may be no more than a response to the low oxygen...

even the DNA poker players from today's post... may just be a response

(Remember many people believe that the earth lost 1/3 of its oxygen when the

dinosaur died off due to a meteor --- those species that survived were the

ones that were dealt good cards!).

Of course, no doctor would ever suspect hypoxia at sea-level...

Ken