Hello from the UK

[Guest guest]

Hi All, Ive been a member of the group for just a short while and

have been reading the files, but decided I'd better introduce

myself.My name is Marguerite and I live in Lincolnshire with my

teenage son and partner.I have been ill for as long as I can remember

but quite severly after the birth of my son 14 years ago, My immune

system is so shot that I pick up absolutely any infection and a

simple cold will usually turn to bronchitis and pleurisy. I know my

white cell count is so low because of continued and prolonged use of

antibiotics from being a small child but am now in a catch 22 of

having to take them (even though they make me more ill than the

infection), simply because whatever infection I get my body cannot

fight.I have had many, many unneccessary surgeries and tests that

have built my hopes up that they would find out what was wrong, only

to eventually be sent away at the end of it being labelled as a

depressive and put in a mental hospital and given ect after their

drugs didnt work. I knew I was depressed because of my illness not

that it WAS my illness.but I also know I am fighting a losing battle

with the medical fraternity.Here in the UK if a test doesnt prove you

have something physical, therefore you dont have it, you must be

mentally ill! simple as that really. I sleep 10 hours a night and 3

or 4 during the day if I can, it got a lot easier for me when my son

got older, as I was a widow when he was born, and I have damaged him

terribly with my illness as he doesnt understand.I think I probably

have had candida for a very long time, but it is not something the

doctors here recognize, so I have tried to fight it alone through

diet and supplements which always make me feel worse and of course

the necessary antibiotics just constantly put me back to square one.I

really, really dont want to become a victim of this but often find

myself in despair, such as now, when Ive spoilt christmas and New

Year (and my birthday today) for everyone around me yet again, and

everything has had to be cancelled. How can I expect my family and

friends to be understanding when what ails me nobody knows. I'm sorry

to have gone on so long in this post and to feel down, I know this is

a place for hope and recovery, but maybe somebody will understand and

that makes me feel better, thank you for reading.

God Bless

Marguerite x

[Guest guest]

Hi Marguerite,

So sorry for all you have been going through! And welcome to this

excellent support group! I am sure you will find the much needed

support on this group.

I wish you all the Best for this New Year, and that it will be the

beginning of a new life, that of your recovery! Hang in there, there

are solutions. I will write in more details later on when I go back

home (I am now visiting my family.)

Best regards.

Take good care,

Fran

[Guest guest]

Hi Marguerite! Welcome to our group. You have come to the right place my

friend.

Everything turned into sinus problems and bronchitis for me too and at first it

was very hard. I kept up with the diet and found that when I eliminated dairy

my bacterial problems seemed to lessen. I took extra vitamin C daily and would

also take a lot of garlic and sleep alot when I was ill. I have had one sinus

infection in the past year which is a miracle because I normally had one every

other month. Getting off the antibiotics will really help and that might take

awhile.

Are you taking coconut oil? I use it on my skin and also take my make up off

with it. I think that really helped to ward of the infections as I would put

some inside my nose and rubbed in around my eyelids as well (remember that is

where viruses easily come in contact with us is through those areas.)

Anyway........hang in there. We are hear to help you. Go through the files

too.

Jeanne otn

[Guest guest]

Hi To you both,

thanks so much for taking the time to reply, it has really lifted my

spirits speaking to real people who actually know what I'm talking

about,I'm sure you all know that desperate feeling that comes when

you feel so ill, but because some doctor in the past has labelled you

as " depressive " because he didnt know what else to say, makes sure

that no other doctor will ever take you seriously ever again. I

remember 3 years ago I kept going to the doctor with crippling

stomache pains,each time I was told to go away and relax it was

depression, I was eventually admitted to hospital for an emergency

hysterectomy after they found that many fibroids on the outside of

the womb had attached to my bowel and intestines and had ruptured,

but I give up trying to tell them anything nowadays.

On the whole though my main problem is my sinuses and ears, I have

had 4 surgeries to drain them and to drill drainage holes,and put

grommets in my ears, but they only helped for a short while, It

starts with a kind of burning searing pain in my nostrils then within

a few hours the pressure in my head becomes intolerable with a foul

taste in my mouth, I do have a nasal irrigator that I use regularly

with salts, but this never relieves the pressure in my head and ears,

only antibiotics clear it. As soon as I take them, within a day, my

ears start to pop and whistle and I feel the immense relief, (like

when your on a plane and your ears pop)but until then I feel like I

have the worst kind of flu, strange really, because when friends have

sinus infections they just carry on as normal with just a headache?

I would really like to do something positive about all this but am

very afraid to do so, in the past when Ive taken supplements or

changed things Ive become very very ill for a long time and cannot

carry out my responsibilities to my son, my partner is no help

whatsover and I need to be able to take care of him myself, so I give

up on them. There are also so many different things that people

advise that I'm confused with it all.

Thanks so much for replying, it really has made me feel not so alone,

God Bless you

[Guest guest]

Hello Back! & Hopefully you'll have a happier New Year in 2006!

>From: " xinte42 " <xinte42@...>

Subject: Hello from the UK

>I have been ill for as long as I can remember

but quite severly after the birth of my son 14 years ago, My immune

system is so shot that I pick up absolutely any infection and a

simple cold will usually turn to bronchitis and pleurisy. I know my

white cell count is so low because of continued and prolonged use of

antibiotics from being a small child but am now in a catch 22 of

having to take them (even though they make me more ill than the

infection), simply because whatever infection I get my body cannot

fight.

Yeah, ditto. I've gotten much better since I found Bee's group.

>Here in the UK if a test doesnt prove you have something physical,

therefore you dont have it, you must be mentally ill!

Same thing here in the US. The attitude is that it is 'healthy' to take

psychotropics.

>I have damaged him terribly with my illness as he doesnt understand.

My son never understood my illness either but he did get over the

dissappointments of earlier on and is building his own life now.

>I think I probably have had candida for a very long time, but it is not

something the doctors here recognize,

Amazing how Doctors as an educated group can go through life with

hospital colored glasses on.

>necessary antibiotics just constantly put me back to square one.

You can stop the cycle by switching to Coconut Oil, garlic, pau de

arco tea, cloves and Oil of Oragano instead.

Start on the lower doses and build up.

>I really, really dont want to become a victim of this but often find

myself in despair, such as now, when Ive spoilt christmas and New

Year (and my birthday today) for everyone around me yet again, and

everything has had to be cancelled.

There will be other Christmas'. You will be well enough to enjoy them.

>How can I expect my family and friends to be understanding when

what ails me nobody knows.

We understand! My phylosophy is that it is ok if my friends and family don't

understand, just as long as they don't try to mess up my diet!

>God Bless

Marguerite x

Blessings to you too! I join in agreement with you that by this time next

year

you'll be feeling better.

--nh

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[Guest guest]

Hello Back! & Hopefully you'll have a happier New Year in 2006!

>From: " xinte42 " <xinte42@...>

Subject: Hello from the UK

>I have been ill for as long as I can remember

but quite severly after the birth of my son 14 years ago, My immune

system is so shot that I pick up absolutely any infection and a

simple cold will usually turn to bronchitis and pleurisy. I know my

white cell count is so low because of continued and prolonged use of

antibiotics from being a small child but am now in a catch 22 of

having to take them (even though they make me more ill than the

infection), simply because whatever infection I get my body cannot

fight.

Yeah, ditto. I've gotten much better since I found Bee's group.

>Here in the UK if a test doesnt prove you have something physical,

therefore you dont have it, you must be mentally ill!

Same thing here in the US. The attitude is that it is 'healthy' to take

psychotropics.

>I have damaged him terribly with my illness as he doesnt understand.

My son never understood my illness either but he did get over the

dissappointments of earlier on and is building his own life now.

>I think I probably have had candida for a very long time, but it is not

something the doctors here recognize,

Amazing how Doctors as an educated group can go through life with

hospital colored glasses on.

>necessary antibiotics just constantly put me back to square one.

You can stop the cycle by switching to Coconut Oil, garlic, pau de

arco tea, cloves and Oil of Oragano instead.

Start on the lower doses and build up.

>I really, really dont want to become a victim of this but often find

myself in despair, such as now, when Ive spoilt christmas and New

Year (and my birthday today) for everyone around me yet again, and

everything has had to be cancelled.

There will be other Christmas'. You will be well enough to enjoy them.

>How can I expect my family and friends to be understanding when

what ails me nobody knows.

We understand! My phylosophy is that it is ok if my friends and family don't

understand, just as long as they don't try to mess up my diet!

>God Bless

Marguerite x

Blessings to you too! I join in agreement with you that by this time next

year

you'll be feeling better.

--nh

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marguerite! Welcome to our group. That's great you are reading

the files. Education is so very important to understanding what you

must do to get healthy and stay healthy. Thanks so much for sharing

your story with us. My heart goes out to you for your suffering.

Please read Bee's Personal Candida Story in the files too so you know

what I went through and why I want you and others to benefit from my

experience and research.

I'm so glad you found us my friend. It's all good news for you and

your family from here on if you follow the principles written in our

files.

Lotsa hugs, Bee

>

> Hi All, Ive been a member of the group for just a short while and

> have been reading the files, but decided I'd better introduce

> myself.My name is Marguerite and I live in Lincolnshire with my

> teenage son and partner.I have been ill for as long as I can

remember

> but quite severly after the birth of my son 14 years ago, My immune

> system is so shot that I pick up absolutely any infection and a

> simple cold will usually turn to bronchitis and pleurisy. I know my

> white cell count is so low because of continued and prolonged use

of

> antibiotics from being a small child but am now in a catch 22 of

> having to take them (even though they make me more ill than the

> infection), simply because whatever infection I get my body cannot

> fight.I have had many, many unneccessary surgeries and tests that

> have built my hopes up that they would find out what was wrong,

only

> to eventually be sent away at the end of it being labelled as a

> depressive and put in a mental hospital and given ect after their

> drugs didnt work.

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi To you both,

> thanks so much for taking the time to reply, it has really lifted

my > spirits speaking to real people who actually know what I'm

talking > about,I'm sure you all know that desperate feeling that

comes when > you feel so ill, but because some doctor in the past has

labelled you > as " depressive " because he didnt know what else to

say, makes sure > that no other doctor will ever take you seriously

ever again. I > remember 3 years ago I kept going to the doctor with

crippling > stomache pains,each time I was told to go away and relax

it was > depression, I was eventually admitted to hospital for an

emergency > hysterectomy after they found that many fibroids on the

outside of > the womb had attached to my bowel and intestines and had

ruptured, > but I give up trying to tell them anything nowadays.

==>We are here for you my friend! We all have many similar

experiences with doctors like you've had. I knew a lady in my

Candida Support Group back in the mid 1980s that was diagnosed with

brain lesions and they too labelled her as mentally ill. But she

wouldn't give in to it, and instead did the candida program. Two

years later her brain scans showed no lesions! I trully believe that

candida caused your fibroids as well.

> On the whole though my main problem is my sinuses and ears, I have

> had 4 surgeries to drain them and to drill drainage holes,and put

> grommets in my ears, but they only helped for a short while, It

> starts with a kind of burning searing pain in my nostrils then

within a few hours the pressure in my head becomes intolerable with a

foul taste in my mouth, I do have a nasal irrigator that I use

regularly with salts, but this never relieves the pressure in my

head and ears, only antibiotics clear it. As soon as I take them,

within a day, my ears start to pop and whistle and I feel the immense

relief, (like when your on a plane and your ears pop)but until then I

feel like I have the worst kind of flu, strange really, because when

friends have sinus infections they just carry on as normal with just

a headache? I would really like to do something positive about all

this but am very afraid to do so, in the past when Ive taken

supplements or changed things Ive become very very ill for a long

time and cannot carry out my responsibilities to my son, my partner

is no help whatsover and I need to be able to take care of him

myself, so I give up on them. There are also so many different things

that people advise that I'm confused with it all.

==>It is extremely important to make any changes gradually, otherwise

you overwhelm your body and yourself. Take one step at a time - see

the Folder " How to Get Started Treating Candida " for tips to help you.

> Thanks so much for replying, it really has made me feel not so

alone, God Bless you

==>God bless you too! You are not alone. We've all " been there,

done that " . At one point in time I could only eat 9 foods in the

whole world (I had no choice because everything else came back up).

Do read " Bee's Personal Candida Story " so you understand what I went

through. You can't go wrong on my candida program, IF you do it one

step at a time, allowing your body time to adjust to each

change. " More is not better " , and it only makes you sicker and more

discouraged. When you are successful in changing your diet do reward

yourself with something non-food related, i.e. a new plant for your

home, a beautiful scarf, a new book, etc. You deserve to treat

yourself for a job well done.

Lotsa hugs, Bee