New to the group

July 11, 2002

Kathy, thanks for responding.

I found i did well today UNTIL i got to work (i work

in a restaurant. Even though i brought my own food to

eat, i found myself snacking on junk, especially

croutons and french fries. sooooooo bad for me.

otherwise, i did OK. i really need to find some self

control in me somewhere. i love carbs and giving them

up might be the hardest thing ive ever had to do.

wish me luck

--- kathy matthews <kathymatthews@...> wrote:

> Hi

> I was mostly vegetarian for about 20 years. When I

> reached colapse (before ER4YT was published) and

> discovered I needed MEATS I was feeling better in

> just

> 3 days.

> I still don't eat quite as much Meats as some

> suggest

> but can tell is I go too many days without it.

> Fruits, veges and meats and you will start feeling

> better and the longer you follow it and the better

> you

> feel the more noticiable it is when you stray.

> That's

> hoo you learn your worst ofenders.

> And you learn how nice it is to feel good.

> KM

> --- Guerra <therealteresa@...> wrote:

> > hi, i'm , 24 years old. i'm new to the

> group.

> >

> > i've had a series of health problems. i turned to

> > vegetarianism hoping it would help me to feel

> > better,

> > and it made all of my symptoms worse. i suffer

> from

> > candidiasis, sinusitis, allergies (environmental,

> > food, etc) ovarian cysts, irritable bowel, eczema,

> > and

> > the list goes on. i just started Eating Right for

> > for

> > my type. i'm hoping to get suggestions and

> support

> > from this group. this will be a difficult

> > transition

> > for me as i have not had meat in a few years now,

> > buti'm willing to make the changes. hope to hear

> > from

> > you all soon

> > sincerly

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

July 11, 2002

Welcome ,

I ws a vegetarian for 8 years (6 of them I was vegan/no fat) because

I thought I would feel better. Well - obviously I did not. I waited

over a year to start the BTD because I was afraid of eating meat

again. What a mistake! I regret every one of those days. Everyone

tells you to go slow but I tend to jump into everything with both

feet and my first non-vegetarian meal was STEAK! I felt fantastic -

however - because I did everything at once (meat, no wheat, corn or

dairy)I went through a pretty drastic detox. Stick with the gradual

process of cutting out the bad stuff first and increasing the

beneficials and you will feel a lot better. Good luck to you - 15

months and counting for me!

> hi, i'm , 24 years old. i'm new to the group.

> i've had a series of health problems. i turned to

> vegetarianism hoping it would help me to feel better,

> and it made all of my symptoms worse. i suffer from

> candidiasis, sinusitis, allergies (environmental,

> food, etc) ovarian cysts, irritable bowel, eczema, and

> the list goes on. i just started Eating Right for for

> my type. i'm hoping to get suggestions and support

> from this group. this will be a difficult transition

> for me as i have not had meat in a few years now,

> buti'm willing to make the changes. hope to hear from

> you all soon

> sincerly

>

> __________________________________________________

>

August 20, 2002

Welcome Liz and congratulations for taking a huge step toward better health for

you and your baby. No one on this list will think you're " crazy, " so you've

come to the right place!

My children are older, 11 and 12. Unfortunately I, too, didn't know the shots

weren't mandatory when they were little. : (

This is a great list to be on. Check out the archives and the links posted on

alot of the messages. There is alot of awesome information there.

Kay in KY

***********************

My name is Marquisha, but I usually go by my middle name, Liz. I became aware

of the huge vaccine issue after taking my son to get a BARRAGE of shots at his 4

month " well-baby visit " . I had no idea that these shots weren't mandatory.

when I began my search on the journey towards re-educating myself on health

issues, and came to the decision to no longer vaccinate either myself or my

child. Everyone thinks I'm crazy!!! LOL!!

Happy to have found this group,

Liz

August 21, 2002

In a message dated 8/20/02 7:44:26 PM GTB Daylight Time, zaynetp@...

writes:

<< when I began my search on the journey towards re-educating myself on

health issues, and came to the decision to no longer vaccinate either myself

or my child. Everyone thinks I'm crazy!!! >>

welcome Liz! No vaccines or tb testing for this family either.In fact I

question all allopathic procedures now,and TG was able to birth both my kids

at home .

Sara

November 12, 2002

Hi Debbie,

Welcome to the group, it is a great place here. I had the same

surgery you had 3 weeks ago. I am 43 and going to college, but I am

going part time and my classes are on the internet this semester. It

sounds like my recovery was much better than yours. I had moderate

pain for about 8 days,(they didn't even send me home with any pain

pills) but then it subsided. I was not really dizzy, but unbalanced

for about the same amount of time. I was really exhausted for 2

weeks. It has been 3 weeks now and I feel really good. I had a 70

percent hearing loss in my left ear (surgical ear), the doctor

removed some packing and said the rest inside will dissolve. I can't

hear as much as I did (which wasn't much to begin with), but I am

hoping for the best after the healing takes place and the packing is

dissolved.

I would say just take as much time as you need to recover, I don't

think there is really much you can do to speed it up, just take it

easy if you can. Recovery seems to be different to some degree with

everyone. If you are having problems or feel that your recovery is

taking too long, maybe you should call your doctor and make an

appointment. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

G.

> Hi everyone! My name is Debbie and I just joined. I am 23 - about

> to graduate college - this summer I found out I had cholesteatoma

> after years of ear infections - and just had surgery 2 weeks ago

and

> am still recovering. My surgery included the removal of

cholesteatoma

> and reconstruction of the bones. Recovery was very painful - I

just

> started feeling like myself a couple of days ago.

>

> If anyone has any advice on what to do or not to do for a

successful

> recovery, please feel free to give it to me. If you've had the same

> surgery, do you know if your hearing is better after all of the

> packing is gone? I am glad their is a support group out there for

> this - it's nice to be able to talk to people who've gone through

the

> same thing!

January 14, 2003

Hi Kim, welcome aboard! I've been on Lex for 2months now for depression & mild

anxiety. This is my first time on an AD & at 30mg it's finally starting to work

for me. Keep us posted on how it's working out for you. Good luck!

>

January 16, 2003

Hi Laurie! A big welcome, and thank you for joining the list.

mom to Louie 16 Asperger's

mom to 3 vaccine injured

http://www.childscreen.org

http://www.momsonamissionforautism.org

> Hi there,

> I'm brand new to the group and would like to introduce myself.

> I'm Laurie, mom to three unvaccinated children. I became interested

> in the vaccine issue when I was pregnant with my first child; my

> MIL, an OB nurse for over 20 years, sent me some articles and warned

> me to look into the vaccine issue because they weren't safe. My

> husband, who was working in research in Pediatric Immunology at Duke

> at the time, encouraged me to hear her out. At the time, I thought

> she was a little out there, but I read the info she sent and was

> shocked by what I learned. This led me into further research and, 8

> years later, I am still searching and learning about this issue.

> And I am still appalled by what I learn.

> I went through several stages of learning as I progressed:

> first, I discovered that vaccines were unsafe; then, I learned that

> the diseases they intended to prevent were either benign or rare, or

> both; then I learned that many diseases, such as chicken pox and

> measles, are beneficial to the development of the immune system;

> next, I learned that doctors know very little about immunology and

> pharmacology; lastly, I discovered the hugh conflict of interest

> between pharmaceutical companies and government.

> It is the latter issue that I focus on most these days; I am

> horrified by the fact that we are becoming more and more a medical

> state. Government is not only pushing allopathic medicine (via

> Medicare and Medicaid), they are now enforcing it, by charging

> parents with medical neglect when they chose not to utilize

> allpathic treatments, as well as mandating vaccines for school

> attenance. I see a lot of parallels between medicine and religion;

> particularly as doctors see themselves as gods with the power of

> life and death, and the fact that we are expected to worship at the

> alter of allopathy (I am obviously a fan of Dr. Mendelsohn).

> If there is to be a separation of church and state, then certainly

> there should be a separation of medicine and state. This is the

> arena where the fight will take place- and be won by us! If we can

> maintain and increase the current rise in media coverage of this

> issue, I believe we will put a stop to forced vaccination, because

> the facts speak for themselves. And the credit goes to the parents

> of autistic children who refused to cower when the AMA and their ilk

> barked at them. Rock on!

> Okay, Sheri said to introduce myself, but I got a bit carried

> away. I would like to say what a privledge it is to be on the list

> with Sheri; I have read her writings and heard about her for years.

> I had no idea this was her list till I was on it!

> Thanks for letting me join the party,

> Laurie

January 16, 2003

At 05:13 PM 01/16/2003 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi there,

> I'm brand new to the group and would like to introduce myself.

>I'm Laurie, mom to three unvaccinated children. I became interested

>in the vaccine issue when I was pregnant with my first child; my

>MIL, an OB nurse for over 20 years, sent me some articles and warned

>me to look into the vaccine issue because they weren't safe.

WOW an OB nurse

My

>husband, who was working in research in Pediatric Immunology at Duke

>at the time, encouraged me to hear her out.

Wow - a pediatric immunologist

Did he say more?

At the time, I thought

>she was a little out there, but I read the info she sent and was

>shocked by what I learned. This led me into further research and, 8

>years later, I am still searching and learning about this issue.

>And I am still appalled by what I learn.

> I went through several stages of learning as I progressed:

>first, I discovered that vaccines were unsafe; then, I learned that

>the diseases they intended to prevent were either benign or rare, or

>both; then I learned that many diseases, such as chicken pox and

>measles, are beneficial to the development of the immune system;

>next, I learned that doctors know very little about immunology and

>pharmacology; lastly, I discovered the hugh conflict of interest

>between pharmaceutical companies and government.

you have educated yourself well!

> It is the latter issue that I focus on most these days; I am

>horrified by the fact that we are becoming more and more a medical

>state. Government is not only pushing allopathic medicine (via

>Medicare and Medicaid), they are now enforcing it, by charging

>parents with medical neglect when they chose not to utilize

>allpathic treatments, as well as mandating vaccines for school

>attenance. I see a lot of parallels between medicine and religion;

>particularly as doctors see themselves as gods with the power of

>life and death, and the fact that we are expected to worship at the

>alter of allopathy (I am obviously a fan of Dr. Mendelsohn).

Exactly

>If there is to be a separation of church and state, then certainly

>there should be a separation of medicine and state. This is the

>arena where the fight will take place- and be won by us! If we can

>maintain and increase the current rise in media coverage of this

>issue, I believe we will put a stop to forced vaccination, because

>the facts speak for themselves. And the credit goes to the parents

>of autistic children who refused to cower when the AMA and their ilk

>barked at them. Rock on!

Rock on! Separate of medicine and state - excellent

> Okay, Sheri said to introduce myself, but I got a bit carried

>away. I would like to say what a privledge it is to be on the list

>with Sheri; I have read her writings and heard about her for years.

>I had no idea this was her list till I was on it!

>Thanks for letting me join the party,

Glad you got carried away!

Welcome

Sheri

--------------------------------------------------------

Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

$$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account

vaccineinfo@... voicemail US 530-740-0561

(go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail

Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

Homeopathy course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm

ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL

OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE

DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

******

" Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down.

Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy

knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information

and religions destroy spirituality " .... Ellner

January 16, 2003

Thanks for the welcome, folks. It's good to be in like-minded

company.

Actually, my husband is not an immunologist; he was a research

assistant to one (today he is an Air Force pilot, which enters us

into the lovely world of forced smallpox and anthrax vaccination).

They were studying a treatment for SCIDS (Severe Combined Immune

Deficiency); but the great thing for us was that he received an in

depth education in immunology. Knowing how the immune system works

really empowered us to reject vaccines.

Laurie

-- In Vaccinations , Sheri Nakken <vaccineinfo@b...>

wrote:

> At 05:13 PM 01/16/2003 -0000, you wrote:

> >Hi there,

> > I'm brand new to the group and would like to introduce

myself.

> >I'm Laurie, mom to three unvaccinated children. I became

interested

> >in the vaccine issue when I was pregnant with my first child; my

> >MIL, an OB nurse for over 20 years, sent me some articles and

warned

> >me to look into the vaccine issue because they weren't safe.

>

> WOW an OB nurse

>

> My

> >husband, who was working in research in Pediatric Immunology at

Duke

> >at the time, encouraged me to hear her out.

>

> Wow - a pediatric immunologist

> Did he say more?

>

> At the time, I thought

> >she was a little out there, but I read the info she sent and was

> >shocked by what I learned. This led me into further research

and, 8

> >years later, I am still searching and learning about this issue.

> >And I am still appalled by what I learn.

> > I went through several stages of learning as I progressed:

> >first, I discovered that vaccines were unsafe; then, I learned

that

> >the diseases they intended to prevent were either benign or rare,

or

> >both; then I learned that many diseases, such as chicken pox and

> >measles, are beneficial to the development of the immune system;

> >next, I learned that doctors know very little about immunology

and

> >pharmacology; lastly, I discovered the hugh conflict of interest

> >between pharmaceutical companies and government.

>

> you have educated yourself well!

>

> > It is the latter issue that I focus on most these days; I am

> >horrified by the fact that we are becoming more and more a

medical

> >state. Government is not only pushing allopathic medicine (via

> >Medicare and Medicaid), they are now enforcing it, by charging

> >parents with medical neglect when they chose not to utilize

> >allpathic treatments, as well as mandating vaccines for school

> >attenance. I see a lot of parallels between medicine and

religion;

> >particularly as doctors see themselves as gods with the power of

> >life and death, and the fact that we are expected to worship at

the

> >alter of allopathy (I am obviously a fan of Dr.

Mendelsohn).

>

> Exactly

>

> >If there is to be a separation of church and state, then

certainly

> >there should be a separation of medicine and state. This is the

> >arena where the fight will take place- and be won by us! If we

can

> >maintain and increase the current rise in media coverage of this

> >issue, I believe we will put a stop to forced vaccination,

because

> >the facts speak for themselves. And the credit goes to the

parents

> >of autistic children who refused to cower when the AMA and their

ilk

> >barked at them. Rock on!

>

> Rock on! Separate of medicine and state - excellent

>

> > Okay, Sheri said to introduce myself, but I got a bit

carried

> >away. I would like to say what a privledge it is to be on the

list

> >with Sheri; I have read her writings and heard about her for

years.

> >I had no idea this was her list till I was on it!

> >Thanks for letting me join the party,

>

> Glad you got carried away!

> Welcome

> Sheri

>

> --------------------------------------------------------

> Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA

> Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

> $$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account

> vaccineinfo@b... voicemail US 530-740-0561

> (go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail

> Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

> Homeopathy course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm

> ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL

> OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE

> DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

>

> ******

> " Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside

down.

> Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities

destroy

> knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy

information

> and religions destroy spirituality " .... Ellner

January 29, 2003

>>prozac

I almost cheated on DH when I was on Prozac. I hated that stuff.

Skye

February 7, 2003

Welcome ; Just from taking the time to introduce yourself, I can tell has a terrific husband-to-be. Feel free to ask any questions and get some support. One word of advice though; my husband learned many years ago not to hold out food and ask me to "just try a bite". It's torture for people with Achalasia who know what they can or cannot eat. Also, sometimes when my husband is being too caring, it just makes me feel guilty for not enjoying the same food I prepare for him.

Thanks for being a supportive guy. I'm sure appreciates you!

( Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada )

New to the group

Hello All,

I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is and I am " in Indiana's" fiancé's. I joined the group because has Achalasia and I want to learn as much about it as I possibly can.

has told me a lot about the disease but I feel hearing from others' experiences I could learn a lot more. I met her after her second surgery so I really didn't get to experience it at it worst. I can honestly say that, from what she has told me, I am not sorry that I missed it, but I am sorry that I wasn't there for her when she really needed me.

Again, hello to Everyone, and I hope all of you are doing well.

in Indiana

February 7, 2003

Hi - Welcome to the board. I am in the same shoes as you - I

joined this board while trying to find help for my husband. I hope

that you are able to learn what you need here, but hopefully is

going to have long term success from her surgery this time!!!

> Hello All,

>

> I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is and I

am " in Indiana's " fiancé's. I joined the group because

has Achalasia and I want to learn as much about it as I possibly can.

>

> has told me a lot about the disease but I feel hearing from

others' experiences I could learn a lot more. I met her after her

second surgery so I really didn't get to experience it at it worst.

I can honestly say that, from what she has told me, I am not sorry

that I missed it, but I am sorry that I wasn't there for her when she

really needed me.

>

> Again, hello to Everyone, and I hope all of you are doing well.

>

> in Indiana

February 10, 2003

Welcome, ! is very lucky indeed.

Please feel free to ask questions or get clarification on anything you don't understand --- this is a great group for information!

Just keep in mind that while we all have achalasia, we don't have the same symptoms in the same frequency or severity. Both the status of the disease and the types of treatments can affect how each person's symptoms come into play. Just thought I'd warn you about that.... some people have trouble understanding why some of us can only drink warm water and some can only drink cold, etc. We're all very similar while still being very different, so it you're confused from time to time, you're in good company 'cause a lot of us are confused a lot of the time too! )Welcome "aboard"!Debbi in Michigan

New to the group

Hello All,

I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is and I am " in Indiana's" fiancé's. I joined the group because has Achalasia and I want to learn as much about it as I possibly can.

has told me a lot about the disease but I feel hearing from others' experiences I could learn a lot more. I met her after her second surgery so I really didn't get to experience it at it worst. I can honestly say that, from what she has told me, I am not sorry that I missed it, but I am sorry that I wasn't there for her when she really needed me.

Again, hello to Everyone, and I hope all of you are doing well.

in Indiana

February 10, 2003

Debbi,

Thanks for the welcome!

I don't know if I'd say she is lucky, although I'd say that I am very lucky to find someone as loving and caring as she is

She has been following the group for a while and has shared with me some "stories". I find it kind of interesting that you all share the same disease yet have different symptoms and effects from it. Also how your bodies react differently to the same surgeries.

in Indiana

New to the group

Hello All,

I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is and I am " in Indiana's" fiancé's. I joined the group because has Achalasia and I want to learn as much about it as I possibly can.

has told me a lot about the disease but I feel hearing from others' experiences I could learn a lot more. I met her after her second surgery so I really didn't get to experience it at it worst. I can honestly say that, from what she has told me, I am not sorry that I missed it, but I am sorry that I wasn't there for her when she really needed me.

Again, hello to Everyone, and I hope all of you are doing well.

in Indiana

February 21, 2003

Hi Jessika,

My heart breaks for you and your 3 beautiful babies. Everyone here knows the

story of my son's reaction to his vaccines and his subsequent autism. I would

say absolutely no more vaccines for your kids - totally my opinion. Three of my

son's doctors (we see many) said do not give my son another shot and this week

at our DAN! doctor appointment, the MD said, positively he should have never

even had a shot given our family history. That is our experience, but I felt

reassured hearing it from doctors' mouthes. Especially since the first doctor we

left kept trying to coerce us into giving him more shots.

Hope it helps.

Truly,

a

New to the group

From Jessikajeff@...

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jessika and I have 3 sons. I

have had nothing but prolems with shots. My first son Dylan, now 5 1/2,

spiked a high fever after each shot. He suffered from multiple ear

infections and pneumonia. After his MMR he developed roseola " just a

coincidence " I was told. My second son Wyatt developed menengitis a few

days after his 2 month old shots. Then a month after his MMR he stopped

talking, looking at people and staring off into space. He was diagnosed

with autism and now has seizures. My third son r, is now 1 and I

refuse to have him vaccinated. I fight with his doctor about it constantly

but refuse to do so. I have read that most other countries do not

vaccinate until children are older. Is this true? I am also trying to

figure out if I should vaccinate r later in life and in single shot

doses rather than the multiple shots now, or if I should get the booster

shots for my other sons----I don't know what to do! I'm glad I found this

group because the only other person I have asked have been doctors and we

all know what their answers are!

February 22, 2003

I'm also new and I was very confused. But we found a DAN! doctor. and I

feel much better now. The more you find out the easier it gets. Now no one

can convince me otherwise. I'm in no way confused about the matter. My

sister had a daughter who had a mild reaction she is now ADHD w/LD with

speech and communication problems. But my sister thought maybe it wasn't

related.

It wasn't until her son reacted badly and 10 hours later was in the hospital

screaming and seizing that it really hit her. He is now PDD-NOS at three

years old but we are afraid that will change to regular autism. He sure is

acting like it. She wished she had paid more attention to what had occured

with her daughter, so she not have her son go through the same thing but much

worse. Now my neice is in a remedial class and my nephew in a cluster class.

He doesn't talk and has a lot of health problems.

We learned the hard way that the next child could react much worse and be

left in much worse shape than the other. Please don't risk it. We doubted

so much and it cost our family five children from different siblings and

cousins before we got it.

Juli, NVLD,mother to Nicollette Rett Syndrome w/autism and mitochondrial

disorders

February 22, 2003

Hello Jessika,

I agree with a. I would say no to vaccines for your kids. I have a child

also who has ASD. By the way he developed Roseola and I was also told this was

normal and just sometimes happens to kids.--(I know better than that now, it was

from his DPT) I also have a daughter with severe far sightedness--Doc. says he

doesn't know why her vision went bad--I do now. It was her DPT shots.

Also, keep in mind that there are children who can and have regressed from

booster shots.

Don't let your doc. argue with you. You do not need that stress. Seek another

physician and better yet a good homeopathic doc.

I have had docs. call me at home and yell at me for not vaccinating (I stopped

in 98). I have had them tell me that I had to seek another doc. if I did not

vaccinate. I stuck to my guns and today we have a general family doc. who I set

up an apointment with first to discuss my views on vaccine. I told him in no

way was I ever going to vaccinate and not to waste my time or his if he would

not see my family.

Well, it so happened that he understood and agreed to be our family doc. w/o

ever bringing up vaccine and to this day he hasn't.

So, stick to your guns and do not let these determined to vaccinate docs. bully

you.

Lynda Nixon