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@Woods1977 wrote:
Felt really good for almost 2 months, but now I
@Woods1977 wrote:
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@Ruffian wrote:
Maz,
Looking at the tests on True Health Labs (where I’ve ordered a few) I only see Mycoplasma Pneumonia IgG and IgM. Is this the one to test for?
Cass
Cass, I’m doing a bit of a dash right now, so forgive me as I can only answer quickly. I’m not familiar with True Health Labs, I’m afraid, so don’t know what kind of testing they’re doing or how efficacious their testing will be. There are many strains of myco, as mentioned above, so just testing for one may not provide all the answers you need and a negative test isn’t always negative (also see above re: TARCI info). Most folks nowadays (myself included) don’t bother with myco testing for AP unless the doc needs it to initiate therapy or get IVs covered or to just to a check that titers are negative when remission is reached (if positive initially). In other words, AP is efficacious for rheumatic disease regardless of myco testing.
Hope that helps…here are some of the labs recommended at rheumatic.org for myco testing:
Clongen Laboratories, LLC
Middle Brook Tech Park
12321 Middle Brook Road, Suite 120
Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: 301-916-0173
Toll Free: 1-877-256-6436
Fax No: 301-916-0175
Dr. Ahmed Kilani, Founder and Laboratory Director
Website: http://www.clongen.comMedical Diagnostic Laboratories
133 Gaither Drive, Suite C
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
Toll free – 1-877-269-0090
Phone: 609-608-1696
Fax: 609-608-1667
Website: http://www.mdlab.com
E-mail: SALES@MDLAB.COMUS Biotek Laboratories, Inc.
13758 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: (206) 365-1256
Fax: (206) 363-8790
Email Customer Service: info@usbiotek.com
Website: http://www.usbiotek.comThe Arthritis Research Center (TARCI – Brown used this lab and it is run by Millie Coker-Vann, his lab technician. However, she is currently in poor health and close to retirement. As she runs this testing in batches every few months, results may take an extended period to be returned and can be erratic).
504 E. Diamond Avenue, Suite I
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: (301) 216-1231
Fax: (301) 216-0302
[Offers PCR and antibody mycoplasma tests]
Click here for more information@Woods1977 wrote:
Hi Friends
I’ve been on mino 2 months now. Every few days I’ll get shooting little pains in my joints–it reminds me of the symptoms I had at the very beginning of my RA experience–but it only bothers me a few minutes and then goes back/comes away for the day. I also will get muscle tension in my back and stuff like that. This is the biggest herx I can think of that I’ve experienced, though I feel awesome now symptom-wise. I use a sauna 2x/week… it took away the back tension last week =)
if you want to detox, a far-infrared sauna will really help–be wary of cheap saunas though!!@dixiegirl wrote:
I’ve been on mino 2 months now. Every few days I’ll get shooting little pains in my joints–it reminds me of the symptoms I had at the very beginning of my RA experience–but it only bothers me a few minutes and then goes back/comes away for the day. I also will get muscle tension in my back and stuff like that. This is the biggest herx I can think of that I’ve experienced, though I feel awesome now symptom-wise. I use a sauna 2x/week… it took away the back tension last week =)
if you want to detox, a far-infrared sauna will really help–be wary of cheap saunas though!!Dixiegirl,
I agree with you about the FIR sauna. That was the first thing it did for me a number of years ago… to address some chronic pain I was having up and down my spine. Would you mind sharing the protocols you use before, during, and/or after you sauna?
Dr. Sherry Rogers in her book, Painfree in Six Weeks, has many praises for the FIR and recommends numerous things we need to do to replace the minerals and electrolytes we sweat out during the saunas.
Anyone new, especially, will benefit knowing some different protocols used by others. And, I’d also like to know.
Thanks,
AF
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