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  1. Rachel--24
    Patti...what happened to Annie?? I'm glad to hear she's doing ok....hope Susie Q is doing well also.
  2. Rachel--24
    Just repeating whats already been said....the labs dont always tell the whole story. Check your basal temp. My labs have been stable for over 3 years now....my basal temp is good at 97.7 but I also notice that when I eat foods which cause reactions (oxalates and mold?) my basal temp goes WAY down!! Your TSH is actually looking really good. Its...
  3. Rachel--24
    I have low thyroid cuz the idiot conventional Dr.'s had the answers to all my problems from the start.....just kill my thyroid and everything will be FINE. WTF?? If only I had listened to my intuition back then...I know I'd be better off right now. But yeah....Lyme can cause thyroid problems. Mercury and Lyme both tend to cause thyroid...
  4. Rachel--24
    Yay!!! Congrats Kassandra. I'm glad it all worked out.
  5. Rachel--24
    Yeah....the stuff we're getting exposed to from the fires is not good. Just what we need....more exposure to mercury and other pollutants. Fires is one way that we all get exposed to alot more mercury in the air. When trees and other foilage burn.....they release mercury.
  6. Rachel--24
    Ditto!! The sweetest trooper in Rachelville!! Mia....I hope everything went well and that you're feeling ok. Thanks for letting me know about your problems with the vitamin C...I still gotta call the Dr.'s office about that. I was gonna let it slide...but then I read your post. I guess it cant hurt to ask them to leave it out. Julie and Mia...
  7. Rachel--24
    Ok...I got a call tonite about the scheduling. They didnt forget to call me this time. I'm scheduled for Dec. 15th. YAY!! I'm always excited to see Amy.
  8. Rachel--24
    Charlie, Yes...there is concern about mercury in fish oil. I'm pretty sure there are some brands which are tested regularly and free of mercury. I cant recall which brands because I'm not taking any so havent looked into it. I didnt do well with the hemp oil....hemp seeds and oil were giving me massive headaches....very much like soy does. I...
  9. Rachel--24
    Melmak, I'm betting on the cashews. You've had problems with moldy foods and the cashews fit into that category. If you havent had problems with potato chips or prunes in the past....I'd suspect the cashews first. Also, I often am fine eating something one day and then start reacting the next day or two as I continue to eat it. I think I have...
  10. Rachel--24
    This was posted on Lymenet..."Chemicals and body burden" Open Original Shared Link
  11. Rachel--24
    Thanks Charlie. My box is almost always full....I'm not very good at deleting stuff. Always saving pm's "for another day". Yeah....I'm as bad with my pm box as I am with the real mailbox at home. I'm a chronic lagger. I'll clean it up now. If anyone else tries to pm and its full....just yell at me here....its about the only way I end...
  12. Rachel--24
    Carla...I'm betting I probably wouldnt tolerate them. Its totally random...I cant tolerate every chocolate I've tried except for what was in that one brand of ice cream and now this one type of chocolate chips. Its not like I can *totally* tolerate it...there are some side effects...just not as severe as with the other chocolates. I would never be...
  13. Rachel--24
    What Lyme test are you referring to?? Igenex is one of the better labs to use....much more sensitive than the other labs. Before Igenex (and a couple other labs) came up with more sensitive testing the detection rate for Lyme was less than 30%. You definately want the best testing available since Lyme is difficult to diagnose anyway. If your...
  14. Rachel--24
    Awww...too bad we werent all closer. Sheeeesh....why does New Jersey have to be so far??
  15. Rachel--24
    I got the dates for Amy's next visit....its not until the middle of December so hopefully I'll get up to Washington before that. How exciting if I actually go and get to meet Andrea and the children.
  16. Rachel--24
    Yeah..it doesnt sound like cheese project could have caused it all...and I agree that you'd probably experience some wheezing or coughing...something with the lungs. Glad you moved it out of your room though. Donna...bummer that we wont be hearing from you but I'll be thinking about you...and hoping you're having lots of fun. Patti...sheeeesh...
  17. Rachel--24
    I dunno?? Its the wierdest thing but I've tested it 3 times now and it definately is reducing the swelling in my head. It is also making me hyper, making me aware of my heartbeat and waking me up at night (during the detox hours). Its causing my body temp to go up...increased body temp reduces allergies significantly. My Dr. always stresses...
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    Rachel--24 replied to ~alex~'s topic in Doctors

    Autoimmune diseases require a trigger. As the previous poster mentioned your children may not end up with either of these diseases. I wouldnt say that Dr. is wrong because the possibility is there....however this should not deter you from having children. I dont think he should have made these comments to you. I have alot of problems myself...including...
  19. Rachel--24
    Yeah...its a real bummer only because I had been feeling soooo good. It wasnt really any different from any other reaction I've had to foods or anything else but its just so much more noticeable when you're feeling good. Before the IV I think my head had the least amount of swelling I've had in maybe over a year. I think thats alot to do with...
  20. Rachel--24
    I dont believe an asymptomatic person needs treatment....if they are not sick it means that their immune system is doing a good job of keeping it under control. Of course that can change over time....especially while a person is under stress or aquiring additional infections or toxins. Personally, I dont think its necessary to treat in the absence of...
  21. Rachel--24
    I actually never saw a tick on me either. I didnt even know what they looked like! I do have Lyme and one co-infection (that we know of at this time). In getting tested for all of the possible contributers...these things came up but dont seem to be the primary cause of my symptoms. I dont have the RA, Lupus, or Fibro type symptoms....although I...
  22. Rachel--24
    I wouldnt say that I noticed dramatic improvement going off of corn.....at that time I was still eating alot of other things which were not helping. What I *did* notice dramatic improvement from was stopping all supplements. I did that when I was trying corn-free because corn is in so many supplements and meds. Once I stopped the supplements I gained...
  23. Rachel--24
    You might want to consider a Lyme test as well. All of those conditions are frequently confused with Lyme and misdiagnoses are common. The standard labs are unreliable...Igenex has a higher sensitivity and more reliable results. You can read more about this lab and Lyme testing in my posts on the recent Fibromyalgia thread in this forum. Good luck...
  24. Rachel--24
    Hmmmm....I dont know if the cheese project could be responsible?? Were you exposed to the cheese mold on a regular basis?? If it was in the fridge I dont know if the exposure would be constant enough to make you sick...but I dont think its impossible either. Mold can cause some serious harm by bringing down the immune system and also if you are...
  25. Rachel--24
    Thanks Andrea....we'll see what happens. My main concern with taking the Vit C in my IV with the DMPS is that *if* its oxalate related and possibly binding with metals or causing other disturbances....what if it interferes with excretion somehow?? I dont really know what could happen but I believe all this stuff is interlinked and I just wanna make...
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