Rchilt, you are welcome.
Regarding your question about the antibiotic.... As you may already know, Augmentin is a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium. Perhaps this combo temporarily reduces your immune systems reaction to not just the symptoms of PN but it's root cause ..?
You have certainly endured quite a lot with having all of those surgeries and the frequency of the congenital connection is interesting. Just curious... have you or your siblings done any genetic testing?
Regarding your skepticism.... I can appreciate and relate to that as I have to understand it or see it to believe it. I refer to myself as a Skeptical Optimist! As a critical thinker, I keep questioning until I find clarity .... but at the same time I always believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Please look into the Chinese medicine or even Integrative health care offered by a Functional Medicine Physician. Unfortunately, conventional medical care is really just about "sick care" as it relies solely on the teachings of offering a combo of drugs and/or surgery rather than whole body wellness. If you are curious, check out this link to learn a bit about Functional Medicine.
https://www.functionalmedicine.org/about/whatisfm/
Have a good week.... and Happy Holidays!!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by rchilt
Thank you Bryanna for the chart. It gives me a starting point to expand upon to find answers my family M.D. may not be aware of. What I am still curious about is, why would Augmentin work on P.N. and not the 3, now 4, others? And I tried it twice, a month apart each time?
Chinese Medicine has interested me for about 30 years, tho not during the whole time nor agreeing to every theory/idea, as I am sceptical by my nature, even towards western medicine.
I recently discussed this with a friend who performs foot massages and acupressure. You are both like minded as you both had very similar responses to my query.
I will be looking more into Chinese medicine now as I see other 'flags' in the chart that have a direct correlation to other physical issues I am currently dealing with.
Out of 5 kids in my family, I am the one born with so many health issues that I am at a loss to understand it all. I am also a twin. And at just over 50 y.o., I've had over 30 surgeries, 75%+ have been congenital! Haha, My family M.D. calls me a "Walking Physical Anomaly"!
I have much research ahead of me.
Thank you Bryanna. God bless and Merry Christmas  |