I have several questions! I've been given some choices on treatment and would appreciate some advice.
It seems I have a few infections, but was advised in which order to treat them as one should have priority before the others. The first in line is Babesiosis. I believe there's certain types, strains or something - because they want to find whatever 'something' is. I got a bit tired and have a few things in my head that I haven't been able to recall. From my understanding, which could be 'off', there's different types of strains and some may need different or more treatment.
Anyway, to test for this (I was positive previously and it was accidentally misread) I was advised to take something called: Artemisinin. I was told to take this and if/when I felt really sick I am to go have my blood drawn. From what I gathered, it gets whatever cooties I have all riled up and they are easier to be read while my body is angry and sick (in my own terms, of course).
From what I found, this is used to treat Malaria, which I am fairly positive I do not have.
After I have my tests, then I am to start Antibiotic Treatment which I believe would consist of Zithromax and Mepron - I can be spelling those wrong but it sounds how I spelled it (phonics, yay). I was, I think, supposed to keep taking the Artemisinin. It says 100mg tablets and to start by taking one day and if tolerated, increase to 2 pills 2-3 times per day but ONLY if tolerated (this is written down in big red letters, I guess it means it's serious).
On a paper of 'options' I see different combinations. For this Babesia business it says:
microti----WA1------MO1
Then it lists drugs I think in order per the types above
clindamycin + quinine
mepron + zmax
antimalarials: plaquenil or lariam + artemesia
one says: experimental but I cant read the word next to it, i think it says "gent" or "gert"
then it says herbal possibilities: coptis, blackseed
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Bartonella only has one combo and it is:
cipro+rifampin
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the other listed I dont have so Ill skip that!
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Lyme has weird ones
it says:
Spirochete------LForm----------cysts
Cell Wall--------No wall---------granules
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Amox,
PCN------------Flagyl
Rocephin-------Tinidazole
Claforan--------?Sulfa
Macrolide-------?Clinda
Ketolide
?DNAse
TCN
family
Herbal possibilities: Coptis, Xango (that was under the LForm one)
Next, I was given a paper (this doctor gave me a paper for everything she discussed, it was nice). This paper is a warning about Milk Thistle and Drug Interactions along with taking it when you have certain ailments. I've admittedly not read it but most just talks about HIV/AIDS and I don't have either. It's followed by a hefty list of drugs. I think I'm OK as I don't take Milk Thistle!
I was given another paper about The Jai electro-pressure regeneration therapy device. It looked like one of those old tens units (tins? whichever) and when I saw it on someone, she had a collar (like one of a large dog) on and two large ones on her feet (one per foot). I'm personally not one for anything like that as it was a Neuro-stimulator Implant that landed my mom in a wheelchair and later addicted to Oxycontin/Oxycodone when she had never even drank a sip of alcohol in her life. I'm hesitant to put anything on me that 'shocks' my nerves into shape. Plus, it's $1,500 and I'm a cheapo.
Also, in another post I discussed my stomach going pysho on me a few weeks back. My doctor asked before pressing on me if I had a 'do not touch' spot on my abdomen. I pointed to an area above my belly-button and said that spot is a no-no. I then went into detail about this 'episode' I had and how it had some slight bulging. She went on to explain with my infection (I forgot which one, Babesia or Bartonella) that it can cause the Duodenum to be inflamed/swollen. To be honest, I felt great to know it was just something swelling versus an explosion! Anyway, she mentioned something called "DSF" and it had a small note to the side saying "Nutri-West" and didn't have a paper on it, so she scribbled it down on a note pad. She said she wasn't sure about anything on it and only heard about this treatment via friend-of-a-friend.
Theres another thing on keeping myself un-icky. Like it mentions live culture yogurt (whats that?), acidophilus milk, bifidus, stuff about preventing yeast overgrowth and that antibiotics kill good guys and bad guys. Anti-oxidant vitamins, another on gallstone prevention but says to avoid 'liver flush'.
That's about it (I say that like it's not much). There's a few other things about sea salt or something but I've left them in the car to avoid information overload.
If anything I mentioned is bad or anything freaky, please let me know.