Re: This group is far over my head

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

If I remember right, which I think I do at one time or another it was

ALL over everyones head at some time or another, and I learn something New all

the time on here and some other places about health, and medicine. To get the

best out of medicine and the drs. who deal with all of us, to me it is the

only smart thing to do, and that is LEARN as much as you can about your disease

and the meds, (good and Bad of them) I would never just blindly walk in EVER

again and let any DR. tell me what they want for my RA. I will listen, but so

will the DR. or I will not have him.

I have been on AP for 16 yrs with the greatest success I have not had RA

for 12 and I am no longer stuck in a bed, or in so much pain I want to die from

it. I will always be grateful to the people who helped me learn and still

do, and to Dr. Brown. But this is a disease that can change over time and mask

different problems. If one wants the best AP can do and other meds One had

better take their life into there own hands , at least enough to learn all they

can. Also everyone who has these diseases are more than willing to help( ALL who

are willing to learn. I assure you I did not get to my state of health by

myself and I had to learn all I could. Take the chance being given from the

people who have been there and done that. Some of us are slower than others, but

if you are on this computer you can learn it all and more. This is what it

takes to WIN with these diseases. If I had just went with what the drs. had

planned for me , Lets see 70 prednisone aday, pain pills(if I was lucky, gold

shots,plaqunil, and oh yes Methotrexate, and Then maybe some mustard gas. I

take doxy and aspirn with MSM and sometimes if I have a lupus flare of the skin

5mg of prednisone. Big difference and my tests are good after 16 yrs on

Tetracycline, Now new people you choose. Just My View from Ohio

[Guest guest]

Toni

Hi and happy new year to you

ta for the free-pain days thoughts ... not likely at the mo' but ta 4 the

thought in the first place

lots is over my head still

especially as i'm in England -and most of the meds (medicines) are named

differently over here

i've been on list a little under a year

so why not just skim and gather titbits of info

make a little .txt file somewhere - if the pc you're on is yours - and make

an alphabetic list of useful stuff

soon it'll add up

basically - if you hurt like me - taking your mind of pain -not covered

enough by meds - is to put brain into gear and put gather mode into 1'st

gear

you'll fill the time - and also know that you are getting something from the

time

don't try and read books for learning that you'll test yourself on - read

funnies - as you don't beat-yourself-up for not remembering facts -after...

try and buy a multi chef and make veggie shakes

me i'm trying all this and hope a bit of this helps you

there's loads of good helpful friendly peeps on-board

paddle - if not to swim in-group yet

heres to a better year than last

Rich Orange

Yorkshire (like the puddings)

England

here's a joke for you

in scroll style i'm afraid - so you get them in the right order and not all

at once ---stylee

a man walks into a Dentists and says 'I think I'm a moth'

the Dentist scratches his head

'You don't need a Dentist' !!!!

....

....

....

'You need a Psychiatrist' !!!!

said the Dentist

'I know' said the man

'I only came in here - 'cos the light was on.'

keep yourself here

or you'll end up there

and at least we know here can be fun on occasion

Rich...

rheumatic This group is far over my head

> Hello,

>

> I have RA and I thought this was support group. I think I was wrong you

guys

> talk about some sort of medicines and treatments far beyond my

understanding.

>

> So I am going to have to say good bye.

>

> Good luck on whatever this stuff you guys are talking about and I hope for

> pain free days for all members.

>

> Toni

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, everyone,

Here is my RA blood test record. In 2001, although my body hurts but the test

did not show RA. Then since Dec. 2002 it became so severe. I started AP since

Sep 2003.

Date RA factor ESR

1/12/01 20 27

3/20/03 83 132

6/24/03 396 138

10/1/03 224 134

12/22/03 90 30

AP works like a miracle! I thank God for you guys and for Dr. Brown.

Best health to you all!

[Guest guest]

Toni....If you are having trouble understanding this board may I recommend

any of the books by Henry Scammell. You can get them on half.com really cheap

and they give you an overview of a treatment that not only slows down but can

stop many disseases in their tracts. It is basically a line of thought that

many people with lupus, Ra and other rheumatic diseases have at some time picked

up an infection and this is treated with antibiotics.

After years of " standard " meds, I tried this in desperation. I was

in remission in 6 months. I have now had two years of pain free living thanks

to this protocol. Although the names change in each country, this protocol

generally uses antibiotics to kill off that which is causing us problems.

Different people use different antibiotics...Minocin seems to be the one most

preferred, but there are many others that can work as well.

If you will read any of the books by Mr. Scammell, you will understand

this whole protocol better and maybe many of the posts here will become familiar

to you. All I can say is after years of pain, this worked for me. It did not

just slow down my Rheumatoid Arthritis, it completely stopped it. For other

info put into your favorite search engine...Antibiotic Protocol.... AP

therapy......Minocin Therapy. Other sites on this protocol will come up and

you can

research it for yourself. Martha