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Afternoon Enduronman. I tried to send a message, but your inbox must be full. If you are interested, an unusual thread under the section on Medication was started on "animal rights". I'd be interested in your views, one way or t'other. I've posted mine. If past experience serves me correct, though my message was meant to be non confrontational and represent IMHO, I may be bludgeoned worse then a baby seal at harvest time.
I value your detailed and "to the point" posts, as I am sure many do.
Yeah Bro I saw that, and cleaned out my inbox too. I don't think that anyone had confrontation on their minds but it was just a misunderstanding. Just like medications, good, bad, risk, probability, this, that , the other..Each one affects each of us, differently. No magic pill persay. Going to make me some tea (no I'm American) then I'll check out that post. Thank you Artaud!..
So far, so good..but, this world isn't awake yet.
Really looking forward to an additional 6" of snow though! YAY!!...(so much for dreaming of a white Christmas)..
At least I'm not in Buffalo, NY...
On a brighter note, this auto-immune disease isn't attacking me today, a repreive, weird....but OK!
And another good note, my grandson stayed over last night. He's gettin to be a big boy. 3 yrs old. Awnry too! (wonder where that came from?)
Have a great day!!
E-Man :)
Eman,
You should look into low dose naltrexone (LDN). I take it. It knocked my thyroid automimmune levels from over 16,000 down to just over 1000. It has been clinically demonstrated by the CLeveland Clinic to put Crohns into remission.
www,lowdosenaltrexone.org
Thanks Lee!
I have never heard of that but I will see a Rheumy on the 27th. Maybe he has some more ideas than what I have now. I can't take (methotrexate) because it caused serious complications with my sis, so the Doc said no to that. Plus, our disease is genetic. Lucky us!!! Maybe about 3000 cases world wide, but I can only track down about 1100.
Low dose naltrexone is being used to strengthen good immunity and reduce autoimmunity. It is an off label use of the naltrexone medication that is used to treat heroin and alcohol addiction. You have to get through a compounding pharmacy. It has an expired patent, so no pharmaceutical reps advertise it. Thus, many doctors probably have not heard of this use of naltrexone in low doses. I get it through my primary care doctor, because, frankly, I have found rheumatologists, endocrinologists, and even immunologists completely useless when it comes to autoimmune diseases, and completely unwilling to try something new when everything else fails. In my experience, rheumies would just rather deal with arthritis, endos with diabetes, and immunos with allergy/asthma, because that's what the majority of the population need and so that's their source of income. No one that I have found really is geared toward treating autoimmunity, whether it be the joints, the hormone system, the nervous system, and every other possible part of the body.
Yes, I can see you are well versed in this complex auto-immune systems..that's rare. Thanks Lee and I will ask the Doc what she thinks too.. :)
hmmm...Something good maybe.
1. My car broke this am. 5 degrees out. Old car break alot. I waited till it warmed up to 21 deg. I fixed it. Saved $$$$'s....That's good.
2. My youngest daughter got another HS credit. 7 more to go, then all done. She schools from here online, goes into school for testing. (PTSD, GAD, SAD, Panic, ADD/ADHD). Imagine that?....She gets her own classroom, computer when there, and is left alone after directions are given. I wish I had that when I was a teen. I wouldv'e gotten a Diploma. That's her IEP. I drew it up for her, and got it approved by the State.
3. My grandson was a blast! There's dental floss going from the 2nd floor into a boot on the first floor. But, at least he had fun. I can't catch him though, too fast at 3!
4. Since I am doing so well on (Abilify) our Doc is going to try it on my daughter too. I got it today. She also wishes to strangle anyone that crosses the line, that only she can see. Like me..weird.
5. Getting ready for 6 to 8" of snow now, but not real sure what I need to get ready. Maybe firewood! Yeah, that's it.
6. Got approved for physical therapy, so maybe some day, I will again be able to do what I miss doing. Excercising. Yeaaarrrssss from now i'm sure.
Have a great Friday.
Enduro-Dork. :)
Because I can't send PM's yet..
Hey bud,
I'm pretty new here and still finding my feet but your name keeps cropping up in the threads that I read. You always seem to be there for people with honest simple advise and I can tell that you're a really decent bloke. I just wanted to say thanks, it's people like you who make a huge different to the internet vagrants like me who wander from site to site.
I can tell from the threads i've seen from you that life hasn't been easy on on you but that just makes your helpful attitude all the more special.
I'm trying to make an effort to thank the people I come across in my life who have helped, from the small to the massive, because it's so easy to take all that shit for granted. So even though I don't know you, I just wanted to say thanks.
Take care.
Very very kind of you friend, those words mean alot. I appreciate that more than I can even express in words bruh.. I've read some of yours too, and am also equally as impressed with your choice of words and simplistic approaches and suggestions too. It would be a blessing and a pleasure for you to assist us as you have, there's a depth of feeling there and I suspect that you've also lived much the same as I...
That which doesn't kill us only makes us stronger, and of course, so they say, we won't be faced with any challenges that of which we ourselves can not somehow overcome...this is the only place that brings me peace.
Thank You JAM..
E-Man :)