Spiroflex wrote: > A physician (hematologist) and neighbor of mine, now finds herself > in a dilemma. She has chronic Lyme disease, is taking only > Doxycycline, and she is scheduled for hip surgery in late > September to fix a botched hip job. They want to take two pints of > blood from her soon and hold it for possible use during surgery.
> She knows from looking at her own blood under her own microscope > that the Lyme bugs she has multiply quickly in her blood in just > one day without Doxy. So she plans to request that her donated > blood be irradiated so that the hospital won't give her back her > own blood overloaded with Lyme bugs. > Here is the dilemma . . . She wants to know if anyone on the > silver-list can tell her or if even someone might be willing to just > speculate at what the consequences might be, if any, if she embarks > now on a vigorous CS treatment program for her Lyme disease. Does > anyone foresee a possible problem with her receiving her own > irradiated blood that was loaded with colloidal silver at the time > it was irradiated? Okay, I'll take a stab at this. (ouch!) Note, of course, that my comments are *just* speculation, as I have no professional qualifications as a basis for my opinion. If she starts a course of CS, builds up her dosage as quickly as she can avoiding major discomfort from Herxheimer reaction, and maintains it through surgery, I can't think of any reason for there to be a problem. This is all predicated on our assumption that modern electrolytically made CS is safe if consumed in reasonable amounts, given the absence of any reports of ill effects from modern day preparations. When her blood is taken, there will be some silver in it, plus whatever mix of "bugs," toxins, and whatever else is in her bloodstream at the time. I would suggest she would not want to have the blood taken at the very time she's feeling miserable due to die-off from initial or increasing doses of CS. There's no need, IMHO, for her to re-introduce those toxins to her body at a time when she might already be under stress from the surgery. My idea would be to stabilize the dosage for a few days (or more) before giving blood, and before the surgery, so that Herxheimer symptoms would have a chance to recede, and the blood be cleansed of toxins by the liver before proceeding. She will have to be prepared to go nose-to-nose with her surgeon and tell them of the CS protocol she is using, so they can consider it in their evaluation of her condition and use of abx. As for dosage, one of the few places you can find quantifiable info is at one of the the sites of the company that makes Invive Mild Silver Protein, <http://www.xpressnet.com/bhealthy/>, particularly the following pages: http://www.xpressnet.com/bhealthy/dosage.txt http://www.xpressnet.com/bhealthy/bodywght.html http://www.xpressnet.com/bhealthy/treat.html Keep in mind that these protocols are designed around a product that is protein stabilized and 30 ppm. A number of assumptions and adjustments must be made to apply this information to any other product. First, you have to assume that 30 ppm of a non-protein stabilized preparation will have the same effectiveness and action. Secondly, you must assume that a product with a different ppm will have the same effect if dosage is adjusted to compensate. Lastly, you should adjust the recommendations to yield a similar amount of micrograms of silver per kilogram of body weight per dose. After all this, you are still constrained to simply start small, and gradually increase the dose based on symptoms of die-off. However, the above protocols at least offer a rough idea of where to begin and how much to increase dosage in each step. You should also consider their recommendations for nutritional and digestive support when taking therapeutic amounts of CS. The Advantage Pharmaceutical folks will naturally claim that their product is the only one that is safe and reliable, and that no such assumptions will be valid. Their product *does* appear to be of high quality and the information they provide on their site is very useful. However, many other people have had success with other products and home made preparations, so, indeed, others are worth considering. I have very little to offer on the key question, whether irradiating silver-containing blood will produce any undesirable effects. I have no idea what sort of radiation is used, how the blood is processed, stored or administered, and whether any of that will be effected by the use of colloidal silver. I can say that by the time of surgery, she will have begun to make a dent in her Lyme disease, and I cannot see how that will be a bad thing. There is some info to be found that suggests silver persists in the blood for a fairly long time, from days to a few weeks, so hopefully it will help tide her over while she might be unable or her surgeon unwilling to allow her to continue the CS protocol. Once again, I disclaim responsibility for any use or mis-use of the above information by anyone, as I am not a doctor and cannot offer medical advice. It is just the speculation of this amateur and only represents the logic and thought process I would apply for myself in a similar situation. I sincerely wish your neighbor well, successful surgury, and a swift recovery. Let us know if there is anything we can learn from her results, Spiroflex. Thanks! Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
