you take 1 ounce of CS and you get results like that???.....wow......that is actually hard to believe......it takes huge ammounts to kill off whatever I have.......if you start feeling bad...how long does it take the CS to work on you?..........Robb ----- Original Message ----- From: "william meyer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:58 PM Subject: CS>lyme and cs
> hi > i am doing pretty darn well taking cs and msm in doses like 1tbsn msm > and 1 ounce 6ppm > ionic silver daily. this stuff seems to be, along with crushed raw > garlic or my special zhang > garlic capsules, helping me with lymes. > i have copied a "lyme story" below from net. quite a few testimonials > out there regarding > cs and lyme. i am also sending this to my lyme list. > > -------------------------------- > > My Detailed Lyme Story > > > > My story is a detailed story. I've been > co-existing with Lyme disease for a long > time. > > The years that led up to my diagnosis are > quite detailed below. If you'd rather > read a cut and dry version of my Lyme > history-- what I faxed to Dr. Sam Donta > in the midst of my frustrations post-initial > treatment, click here. Otherwise, you > may read the embellished version below. > > Life with Lyme: No Clear Beginning or Clear End in Sight... > > I've come the farthest of all. I think I was > infected during childhood as I often had stiff necks > and strep throat several times a year. My favorite > activity was cleaning a stream in the woods > behind our yard in Shelton (CT). > > I started to go downhill in the 1980s when I started > having kids. I was exhausted and got a > systemic rash from ampicillin given to me for an ear > infection during my first pregnancy > (1982). I was questioned, "Are you sure you are > pregnant? People often get a rash like this > when they have mono and take antibiotics." Had it > been ten years later, a good doctor would > have asked if it could be Lyme! > > I developed bad allergies that I thought was the > main cause of my fatigue (besides the kids!) > By the early 90's, I had 3 tick bites below the > waist and in the groin area but no flu-like illness > followed. However, by 1991, my naturally thick hair > had thinned noticeably to family; I could > run my fingers through my hair all day long and find > them full of hair. My teeth were sensitive > to hot and cold, yet I had no dental problems. I had > had swollen glands the size of "dodo > marbles" and aches coming and going in my neck, > shoulders, and back. I always sounded > absolutely exhausted and out of breath although I > didn't have asthma. I also found I had mitral > valve prolapse. It eventually became so loud that my > husband could hear my heart beating > through the mattress at night. > > Eventually I developed menstrual irregularities and > had a miscarriage (both may be from > fibroids I'm now finding out) and cervical cell > changes which reversed with cryosurgery. Also, > neurological symptoms such as constant tinnitus, > non-stop headache and occasional optical > migraines typical of neurological Lyme (fall, 1992). > And I was ALWAYS cold! > > I sought treatment for candida and allergies and was > able to get back some stamina, though I > now have to admit I didn't realize how bad off I was > so this small improvement seemed far > greater than it was. Never was I questioned about > possibly having Lyme disease. > > In the meantime, a friend of mine was diagnosed with > Lyme after she got the flu-like illness > and had a huge rash on her back side. The treatment > made her very ill with anxiety and > suicidal thoughts. I started to think she may have > had it a long time because she had terrible > back and neck problems for at least a year. > > Finally I was desperate myself to overcome the > fatigue and pulled out the Nordic TracĀ in > July, 1994 to begin conditioning myself to get back > in shape, no matter how tired I was. Earlier > that mo. my mother told me my head was shaking just > like my dad's (he has Parkinson's and so > does his mom. And now we know they both have had Lyme too!) > > Anyway, after 2 days of getting back on the "Trac", > I ached unbelievably! I'd done more in the > past and never felt this way. I noticed a slight > elongated rash on my lower left thigh above the > knee. I wouldn't have noticed it but it had a slight > itch. By the end of the week, numerous > patches were waxing and waning all over me. But > worse, my bones began to ache > incredulously as though I were soaking in a barrel > of ice water. I had an unbelievable > headache, but that was nothing new, especially in > July/Aug. humidity. > > I strongly suspected I had Lyme disease, but despite > the fact I'm a nurse, it wasn't until several > weeks later I concluded that I must have had it a > very long time. I sought treatment > immediately, tested strongly positive (too strongly > to be an early diagnosis but my MD was too > ignorant to realize it!) Then two weeks after the > treatment was over, I developed a swollen > knee and lots of cognitive symptoms. I was put back > on orals (amoxicillin sometimes, > doxycycline other times) but kept backsliding. > Finally in Nov. I was granted 3 weeks rocephin > IV. My headaches and low grade fever were just > beginning to diminish after all that. I begged > for more and was only given 1 more week. At the end > of the last week I was pronounced > cured, despite countless symptoms I haven't even > recorded here. (Largely cognitive, but also > physical). I tried to work with her, having her > consult Dr. Sam Donta, but her heart just wasn't > with it. She was practicing cookbook medicine and I > knew I had to find a better doctor. This > same doctor couldn't even diagnose my friend's > suicide threats when they were point blank. (I > had to bring her to another doctor to get her into a > mental hospital at the same time I my > illness was peaking.) I was clearly relapsing every > 4 weeks with my cycle, despite taking > doxycycline faithfully. > > My new doctor followed Dr. Joseph Burrascano's > protocol of switching antibiotics every so > many weeks. I made such terrific progress over the > next several months. I had some very > terrible herxes most notably while on doxycycline > that never occurred in earlier treatment. > My right shoulder was in bad shape, and I finally > chose to have physical therapy to restore it > (1997). By Oct. 1996, 26 mo. after initial > diagnosis, I finally plateaued in healing. My relapses > were vague, mild, and not occurring more than every > 7 weeks, and I was willing to stop > antibiotics on a trial basis despite some tolerable, > persistent symptoms. (Two earlier attempts > had failed.) This decision came after months of > prayer and research for non-prescription > treatment of Lyme disease, one treatment in > particular. I really wanted to break away from > being dependent on a doctor and antibiotics to treat Lyme. > > I would have been very concerned about failure & > relapse again, but this time I had something > else to try out that didn't require a prescription. > My doctor had "off the record" told me about > colloidal silver. He couldn't recommend it but had > received good reports about it from other > patients of his. So I decided to give that a try, > investing in some Futurebiotics CS (5 ppm). I > tried it for a couple weeks, and the aches in my > hands and feet, and the tinnitus (which I > thought were permanent) went away. I started making > my own with a home made generator > that costs about $30 to make. > > I had a bad relapse in Feb. during a cold spell. My > bones ached badly for a few days. But after > that, I was nearly completely asymptotic while > taking the CS. I eventually started skipping the > CS for weeks at a time, up to 3 months abstention. > If a relapse came back (any triad of > physical & neurological symptoms) I would resume the > CS for a minimum of 5 days for up to 2 > months. The CS has kept me going ever since fall, > 1996. I also noticed I could keep colds from > turning into sinus infections which I used to get at > least 3 or 4 times a year. The only > antibiotics I've taken since then have been for > dental work, required due to my MVP. > Incidentally, the MVP symptoms are a rare occurrence > now; they usually peak during allergy > season or times of high level of stress or exertion. > Now I get a better quality (longer shelf life) > CS from a friend who invested in an expensive > commercial CS generator for her personal use. > Although I seldom use it, I keep it on hand. > > I also have not ever used it regularly with my kids > because there is not enough documented > scientific evidence of it's safety. So I don't > recommend CS in that sense. What I recommend is > that people research as best they can so they can > make an informed decision whether or not > to try CS themselves. Based on the scientific > studies I've found, it is not CS but over use of > prescription silver salts and accidental industrial > exposure to elemental silver (which are of a > much larger particle size and concentration than CS) > that are not safe to take long term or in > high doses. The CS is a far less amt. due to it's > smaller size and concentration, so it stands to > reason that the risk is far less. I am unable to > find any case of silver poisoning (argyria) due to > colloidal silver to date. However, one former user > of prescription silver medication, "the blue > lady" is known to "bash" CS, surmising that what she > took (that turned her blue after years of > use) is the same stuff as CS. It is not, but you > really have to study about CS and her case to be > assured for yourself. > > Since I began the CS, I found I had far more energy > than I ever remember having, and this has > restored my inner creative nature. Extended family > really noticed this at Christmas, 1996, > when I was energetic and excited about living once > again. (On a private note, my husband also > appreciated my substantially improved libido.) > > So what symptoms do I have now? Once in a while, a > bone will ache or my hip or shoulder may > feel weak. Or once in a great while (not more than > once in 4-6 months now) I get tinnitus, > headache, fatigue and bone aches or some other > symptom such as cognitive - difficulty > spelling or typing. I take the CS and within a > couple days, I feel like I'm back on course. > > My big problem (aside from not enough hours in the > day to do all I want to do!) now are a > couple problems secondary to Lyme and menstrual > problems. I need to lose about 35 lbs. I'm > hoping this fall to do something about the fibroids > so my menstrual cycles won't dictate my > level of activity any longer. > > No longer is Lyme calling the shots in my life. I > sincerely and humbly thank my God for bringing > me through battle after battle, mental, physical, > spiritual and with the medical community. > And for leading my path to colloidal silver, which > in my case has not cured me but has restored > to me the independence and life I was longing for. > -- > best > william meyer > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
