Comments on: Interview with Ken L. – Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/ Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:51:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Albert http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-18248 Paul Albert Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:32:33 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-18248 Hi Anna, I can understand your concern about relapse. People who have been sick for so long have trouble imagining they are no longer so fragile. My advice is to ask yourself what made you sick in the first place and what the MP did to address that. If you believe, as I do, that the MP targets chronic pathogens and that the symptoms I experienced during the toughest part of the MP were those bacteria dying, then you must conclude that you are fundamentally better... and less susceptible to the dreaded relapse. From what I've heard from other people, the presence or absence of any one symptom is variable but there is a steady upward trend even while continuing to take the MP meds. That is a reasonable expectation, in my opinion. Hope this helps. Best, Paul Hi Anna,

I can understand your concern about relapse. People who have been sick for so long have trouble imagining they are no longer so fragile. My advice is to ask yourself what made you sick in the first place and what the MP did to address that. If you believe, as I do, that the MP targets chronic pathogens and that the symptoms I experienced during the toughest part of the MP were those bacteria dying, then you must conclude that you are fundamentally better… and less susceptible to the dreaded relapse.

From what I’ve heard from other people, the presence or absence of any one symptom is variable but there is a steady upward trend even while continuing to take the MP meds. That is a reasonable expectation, in my opinion.

Hope this helps.

Best,
Paul

]]> By: anna http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-18244 anna Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:12:08 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-18244 The question is: how do you know when you are healed? Is it just the lessening of symptoms that we are looking for? Will there be a chance of relapse? After 5 years of being bedridden, I am now up and about and almost back to normal. But there is always that small part of me that wonders if I'm going to get sick again and what I can do to prevent it. The question is: how do you know when you are healed?
Is it just the lessening of symptoms that we are looking for?
Will there be a chance of relapse?
After 5 years of being bedridden, I am now up and about and almost back to normal.
But there is always that small part of me that wonders if I’m going to get sick again and what I can do to prevent it.

]]> By: Paul Albert http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-18242 Paul Albert Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:17:48 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-18242 So good to hear from you, Ken. Glad you're doing well. Amy says hi. Paul So good to hear from you, Ken. Glad you’re doing well. Amy says hi.

Paul

]]> By: Greg http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-18241 Greg Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:56:14 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-18241 Great to hear you are doing so well. Great to hear you are doing so well.

]]> By: Ken http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-18239 Ken Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:49:37 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-18239 A quick update on my progress: I have been working fulltime - and then some! - for several months now, back in my professional field once again, with a very good income. (Donation on its way to the ARF!) Almost all my former symptoms are gone now. My energy is way up, short-term memory is great and pain is minor. I would say I am now about 95 percent recovered. My life has come roaring back! I am ten times more productive now than I have been in years. People are making remarks about at how much better I am looking. I was able to adjust my meds to reduce my IP when I started work so that I could take on the extra stress of the new job. Being able to vary the meds to manage IP is a great feature of the MP! Best regards to all, Ken Lover Of Life A quick update on my progress:

I have been working fulltime – and then some! – for several months now, back in my professional field once again, with a very good income. (Donation on its way to the ARF!)

Almost all my former symptoms are gone now. My energy is way up, short-term memory is great and pain is minor. I would say I am now about 95 percent recovered.

My life has come roaring back! I am ten times more productive now than I have been in years. People are making remarks about at how much better I am looking.

I was able to adjust my meds to reduce my IP when I started work so that I could take on the extra stress of the new job. Being able to vary the meds to manage IP is a great feature of the MP!

Best regards to all,
Ken
Lover Of Life

]]> By: Greg H http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-17679 Greg H Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:44:51 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-17679 Paul, Have you seen this new documentary; Under Our Skin. http://www.underourskin.com/ It didn't get into detail about therapies and it didn't mention MP but I got the impression others are on more a more aggressive therapy than MP, IV antibiotics, etc. What do you think? Greg Paul,

Have you seen this new documentary; Under Our Skin. http://www.underourskin.com/

It didn’t get into detail about therapies and it didn’t mention MP but I got the impression others are on more a more aggressive therapy than MP, IV antibiotics, etc. What do you think?

Greg

]]> By: Paul Albert http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-17673 Paul Albert Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-17673 Hi Fulvia, Sorry to hear about your experience with your illness and with your doctors. Clearly, your disease is not psychiatric. That's so frustrating to hear that! Given your symptoms, the Marshall Protocol is an excellent option. Here are a couple Knowledge Base articles you might like to read. http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:starting:physician http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments:antifungals http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments:colloidal_silver I'm sending you an email with two MP doctors in Italy. Hope this helps! Best, Paul Hi Fulvia,

Sorry to hear about your experience with your illness and with your doctors. Clearly, your disease is not psychiatric. That’s so frustrating to hear that!

Given your symptoms, the Marshall Protocol is an excellent option.

Here are a couple Knowledge Base articles you might like to read.
http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:starting:physician
http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments
http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments:antifungals
http://mpkb.org/doku.php/home:othertreatments:colloidal_silver

I’m sending you an email with two MP doctors in Italy.

Hope this helps!

Best,
Paul

]]> By: Fulvia http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-17665 Fulvia Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:25:32 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-17665 I'm from Italy. I have cronic lyme disease from 9 years. I'm trying to find a medical doctor in Italy, do you have any information to help me to find one? This illness is terrible, but worst is the way the doctors I met treat me: no one believed the syntoms, one adviced me to go to the phsichiatric doctor, to cure me making sports... And a lot of antibiotics. But, when I tried DIFLUCAN for 50 days (Shardt terapy - Germany) I was really new, I could feel like ten years before, good. But then all went bad like the same. Another good time was when I used COLLOIDAL SILVER. But I couldn't take it for so long ( 8 weeks and then my stomak had problems) Now I'm still looking for news about a good therapy around in the world. Sorry for my english I’m from Italy. I have cronic lyme disease from 9 years. I’m trying to find a medical doctor in Italy, do you have any information to help me to find one? This illness is terrible, but worst is the way the doctors I met treat me: no one believed the syntoms, one adviced me to go to the phsichiatric doctor, to cure me making sports… And a lot of antibiotics.
But, when I tried DIFLUCAN for 50 days (Shardt terapy – Germany) I was really new, I could feel like ten years before, good. But then all went bad like the same. Another good time was when I used COLLOIDAL SILVER. But I couldn’t take it for so long ( 8 weeks and then my stomak had problems) Now I’m still looking for news about a good therapy around in the world. Sorry for my english

]]> By: Ken http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-17375 Ken Thu, 21 May 2009 19:44:58 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-17375 Quick update on myself: I have again rebounded higher than ever to more than 90 percent. Over the past long weekend, I dug the entire garden by hand, planted it, installed a border around it, cut the lawn, planted flower pots, cleaned the roof and rain gutters etc. and afterward I had little soreness and much less tiredness. For the first time in years, I cleaned up the corners of the yard and back patio, trimmed flower gardens, then cleaned out a good part of my clothes closet. Next I will start on the piles in the garage (car park). I have improved energy and wonderful mental clarity. I still have a way to go, but I have once again shot forward. Never give up, folks! With gratitude, Ken Quick update on myself:

I have again rebounded higher than ever to more than 90 percent.

Over the past long weekend, I dug the entire garden by hand, planted it, installed a border around it, cut the lawn, planted flower pots, cleaned the roof and rain gutters etc. and afterward I had little soreness and much less tiredness.

For the first time in years, I cleaned up the corners of the yard and back patio, trimmed flower gardens, then cleaned out a good part of my clothes closet. Next I will start on the piles in the garage (car park).

I have improved energy and wonderful mental clarity. I still have a way to go, but I have once again shot forward.

Never give up, folks!
With gratitude,
Ken

]]> By: Greg Horner http://bacteriality.com/2008/03/31/interview19/comment-page-1/#comment-17237 Greg Horner Sat, 09 May 2009 12:57:11 +0000 http://bacteriality.com/?p=179#comment-17237 Thanks Ken. Sounds like pain is inevitable, suffering optional. It's good to know there is light at the end of the tunnel. I appreciate your kind words. Thanks, Greg Thanks Ken. Sounds like pain is inevitable, suffering optional. It’s good to know there is light at the end of the tunnel. I appreciate your kind words.

Thanks,
Greg

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