what to ask for at Dr. appt.?

August 11, 2006

(I am not sure if I posted this right...but...)

Ok...so I have been thinking about my upcoming appt. with Dr. W. in

New Jersey. From what I hear, it sounds as though I will have to

steer the direction of the appt. so I guess I will need to be clear

about what I want. (What I want is for a doc to actually take the

lead in getting me well by looking at the big picture...but since

that seems unlikely, I need to be prepared to take the lead, and

know what I want).

So, in a nutshell...Minocin and NSAIDS(and 1 yr of doxy for a break)

knocked out virtually all of my crippling joint pain in about 8

months, 5 years ago. For a decade prior, and since then, I have been

dealing with various levels of fatigue and muscle aches, and throat

ulcers which have worsened over the last few years. The worsening

seems to correspond with increasing issues with yeast (and STRESS!).

Short bouts of Diflucan make me feel almost human, but no-one will

prescribe for the long hall...thus my appt. with Dr. W. I have

started on Armour thyroid...too early to tell.

So...I know I need to ask for Diflucan. Without asking anyone

to " prescribe " , what would be the appropriate dose to ask for to

finally get this yeast thing gone for good??? I would like to hit it

hard with daily Diflucan (or other antifungal) and then taper

down/off. Is that a reasonable request?

Also, I don't feel the Mino alone has completely gotten rid of my

mycoplasma and/or other bacterial pathogens, despite the absence of

obvious joint inflammation. A Z-pak or adding Doryx seems to get rid

of my throat ulcers when they flare, which makes me believe they are

bacterial in origin. For the most part they are supressed by the

mino, but not completely.

I was on Zithromax twice a week in 2001, but I was herxing so bad, I

couldn't tell if it was helping. I just knew I felt like dying.

Anyway...clindamycin does what??? Would that be a reasonable request

to see if we can tweek these last bacterial buggers into submission.

What dose and how does it work differently from the Mino? Are there

other options I should look into? I need to know what to ask for,

and to be able to back it up.

Any ideas???

Also...a request for the moment. At this time I am really just

looking for medication answers to ask the dr. I have read about and

use tons on supplements etc. That's NOT what I am looking for at the

moment. (just trying to minimize what I have to sort through)

Thanks alot...

peggy

August 12, 2006

Peggy,

Just a couple thoughts I had, I also see Dr W...and I arrive with a list of