My last appointment with Dr. D yesterday went really well. I asked her how parasites cause someone's metabolism to slow down and she said (according to Dr. K), the parasites get all the good stuff from your food, while you are left with all the crap. She said the majority of people with parasites are actually overweight, not underweight, like most people think. I guess the way that makes sense to me is similar to when you starve yourself, constantly cutting calories, eventually the body will down regulate. Dunno if that's what she meant but I suppose that could be it.
A few weeks back I has asked her in an email if there is something I can do or take to bring my iron levels down since blood donation is out due to POTS. She replied that I could take Artemisinin so I asked her if she could muscle test me for it.
Next I got on the table and she muscle tested all of the supplements I was on from our previous visit as well as some foods. I had brought the following with me:
- Kerrygold Butter
- Ghee
- Kefired Cream
- Mayorga Organic Coffee
- Avocado
- Egg White
- Egg Yolk
- Fermented Cod Liver Oil
I tested good for all the foods except the egg white which was neutral. Incidentally I am not crazy about egg whites and they are also in the "neutral" section of the Lyme/KPU/Low Ox list she sent me.
When she told me that coffee tests good I mentioned that I will most likely switch to decaf since I am on very little caffeine now anyhow and she said to stick with regular coffee. According to Dr. D caffeine does have some benefits and decaf can have toxins, even if it's Swiss water process decaf. She said caffeine from coffee can benefit the liver and may even help to absorb my supplements better. Again, I love her!
For the past two weeks or so I had been considering increasing Naturethroid from one grain to two grains and reducing Cytomel from 75 mcg to 50 or 62.5 mcg. My body still seems to have a hard time with Cytomel and the result is more heart racing. My last FT3/RT3 ratio was 67.9 and it needs to be above 20 so I have a little bit of room for RT3 to go up. I did not mention this to Dr. D but when she muscle tested me for Naturethroid it tested really well and as possibly needing more yet when she muscle tested me for Cytomel and Cynomel it came up as sort of blocking and possibly needing less. I am afraid to make that change since I don't want to have RT3 issues again, but maybe it's the best thing to do. It sure would be nice to be off the beta blocker completely.
For the past two weeks or so I had been considering increasing Naturethroid from one grain to two grains and reducing Cytomel from 75 mcg to 50 or 62.5 mcg. My body still seems to have a hard time with Cytomel and the result is more heart racing. My last FT3/RT3 ratio was 67.9 and it needs to be above 20 so I have a little bit of room for RT3 to go up. I did not mention this to Dr. D but when she muscle tested me for Naturethroid it tested really well and as possibly needing more yet when she muscle tested me for Cytomel and Cynomel it came up as sort of blocking and possibly needing less. I am afraid to make that change since I don't want to have RT3 issues again, but maybe it's the best thing to do. It sure would be nice to be off the beta blocker completely.
Dr. Alina was in with us again for the muscle testing and once we were done they wrote everything up for me. Unfortunately I left my treatment plan at the clinic so can't really post it yet but will do so as soon as I get it. However, she did say that she wants me to start drinking Dr. K's Lyme cocktail daily which consists of water, grapefruit juice (the "recipe" called for 1/4 cup but she said I can reduce it to 1 tablespoon), Quintessence, Mimosa Pudica, Artemisinin powder, and Lipo- Health. She wants me to run this cocktail in an ultrasonic cleaner eventually and since I wanted to run my liposomal C through one anyhow I went ahead and just ordered this one. Dr. D said to start out with the cocktail just fixed in the blender and once I tolerate the full dose to run it through the ultrasonic cleaner because it can cause too much die off running it through the cleaner immediately. This cocktail is in addition to the other new items she prescribed the first two days and in addition to most of the supplements I am already on. There were a few that were blocking which I will also post when I get my treatment plan.
Dr. D said that the anti-parasitics are really good for me right now and that Alinia, the last one I am supposed to take, is going to be great IF I can tolerate it. She said the Babesia will not like Alinia at all and some patients get chest pain or tightness, nausea, vomiting and other serious symptoms. In case I have a pretty severe reaction, she gave me her email address and cell phone number and said to let her know immediately if I get any of those symptoms so we can decide together whether I should continue or not.
Going forward she wants to talk on the phone once a month and if I can, she wants me to come back in person in July. She said at that point I could see Dr. K along with her and it was up to me. I told her that I would leave it up to her and we could decide later. Her concern was that he would be booked already so she said to go ahead and make an appointment with him for July and if necessary we could cancel it. Her concern is that I wouldn't be ready for Dr. K yet. She said I have made great progress but if I am not far enough along then his treatment will be too advanced and it would just be a waste of time and money. But she feels that I will be ready to see him if I can make it through the Alinia treatment. Right now I am still on Ivermectin and Pyrantel Pamoate, on 4/22 I start on Albenza, and on 5/20 I start on Alinia, 500 mg, three times a day, for 20 days. I hope it goes well.
Treatment Plan
Anti-Microbials
- Lyme nosode – follow package instructions.
- Lyme Cocktail – Mix the following ingredients in a blender. Drink half in the morning and half in the evening. After initial die off is over run 15 minutes in ultrasonic cleaner after mixing in blender.
- Quintessence - 6 dropperfuls
- Grapefruit Juice - 1 tablespoon
- Water - 1/4 cup
- Artemisinin - start with 200 mg, work up to 600 mg per day as tolerated.
- Lipo-Health - 1 teaspoo
- Mimosa Pudica - 1/2 teaspoon per day, start with 2 days perr week, work up to 5 days per week as tolerated.
- Garlic and TriQuench – add the following to a little water in nebulizer and inhale once daily
- TriQuench – two drops
- Allimax – five to ten drops
- Anti-Parasitic Treamtent – take in order listed
- Biltricide – two tablets three times per day for two days. Pause two weeks and repeat once. Ideally start with full moon (started this on 4/6/2012)
- 12 mg Ivermecting four times a day and 1,000 mg Pyrantel Pamoate at bedtime 14 days
- 400 mg Albenza twice a day for 28 days
- 500 mg Alinia three times a day for 20 days
- Valtrex – 1000 mg once per day at bedtime for at least three months (may continue this longer due to high viral load).
- Cordy Chi - 2 capsules twice per day before meals.
- Rizol Gamma - 10 drops twice per day in a little water, gargle then swallow twice per day.
- Homeo-K BAB - 5 drops twice per day with other Homeo-K remedies
- Rectal implant – combine 1 scoop of BioPure arteminisin with one capsule of organic, freeze-dried garlic in a ¼ cup of warm water. Insert rectally at bedtime two nights per week, not on consecutive nights.
Endocrine and Organ/Glandular Support
- Diutrex – one tablet two to three times daily before or between meals.
- Drenatrophin PMG – two tablets three times per day before meals. Hold on tongue 5 to 10 seconds before swallowing.
- Cardiotrophin PMG – one tablet three times per day before meals with the Drenatrophin.
Detox Support
- PC Ecklonia Cava – six tablets per day at bedtime.
- CGF (liquid chlorella) – ½ teaspoon three times per day at least 15 minutes before meals.
- Hyaluronic Acid - 2 dropperfuls twice per day under tongue 15 minutes away from food.
- Galactose - 1/2 teaspoon twice per day in water.
- MSM - 1 heaping teaspoon in water with breakfast and lunch.
- Detoxamin suppositories – insert on rectally at bedtime once a week.
- Pascalite bentonite clay – one teaspoon twice per day mixed into juice or water, follow with 8 ounces water. Do this twice per day at least 15 minutes before meals.
Nutrient Support
- CORE – six tablets daily after a large meal.
- Vitamin D – 6,000 IU daily.
GI/Digestive Support
- ProCalm – four capsules per day at bedtime.
- Supernatant – two capsules twice per day after meals.
- Betaine HCl with Pepsin (Thorne) – two to three capsules at the beginning of each meal.
- Custom Probiotics 11-Strain Formula – work up to two adult scoops per day
- Zypan – two to three before a meal
Circulation Support
- Venex (bee venom ointment) - apply topically to skin over nech (thyroid) and back
Methylation Support
- Methyl B12 shots – inject 0.5 ml methylcobalamin (10mg/ml) just under the skin of the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks twice per week.
Adrenal Support
- Ribes Nigrum – 20 drops twice per day in a little water – hold in mouth for 10 seconds before swallowing. Take first in the morning and again early afternoon.
Sanum Remedies (I had these from Germany)
- Sanum remedies Mucokehl, Notakehl, and Fortakehl – 10 drops twice per day at least 20 minutes away from food.
Homeopathic Remedies (online from www.biopure.eu/USA or directly from Germany)
- K-OXY – five drops twice per day on tongue.
- K-METHYL – five drops twice per day on tongue.
- K-MAF – five drops twice per day on tongue.
- K-ADH – five drops twice per day on tongue.
- K-Energy – five drops twice per day on tongue.
Other
- Two colonics back to back once a week OR 3 coffee enemas a week plus 2 colonics back to back once a month