mycoplama infections and neuropathy

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To let everyone know, my Mri came out normal. My doc says I got a beautiful brain. Thank you Jesus.

So I went on the internet to see if I could find info on mycoplasma infection related to periphal neuropathy-as I have it in my feet and I was very nervous about it, it’s a new symptom for me. Because I tested Positive for mycoplasma- and am on AB treatment, I wondered if it related. Or maybe I am going through a herx from the AB, explant and all the other stuff.

My neuro also say she wants to run some tests on my thyroid, as being hypothyroid can trigger trigger this, she wants to see if if I am not uptaking/utalizing my thyroid meds. Hello I always have said that. Doesnt seem to do anything for me. And am asking Dr Mercola to go on Cytomel next month, or I will use Patty's helpful site that I can buy it myself. thanks Patty by the way. Anyway, I found this article from Dr Nicolson. Interesting Interesting stuff. Wanted to share it.

Mycoplasmas, a type of bacteria, but they do not have a cell wall like normal bacterias. Viruses do not have cell walls either. Mycoplasmas have membrane around them. They were attracted to the mycoplasmas because this microorganism can penetrate the cell walls and remain undetected. Mycoplasma could only be found in the leukocyte white blood cell fraction, not in the red cells. Mycoplasma inflection can cause all the same signs and symptoms as GW illness, CFS, Fibromyalgia, as well as, a subset of patients diagnosed with Lupus, MS, ALS, Thyroditis, arthritis and other diseases.

Mycoplasma will penetrate inside cells and cause problems. Mycoplasma produces ammonia and oxidized compounds (hydrogen peroxide, peroxide compounds) which are all toxic to cells. This can lead to fevers, night sweats, chronic fatigue, joint pain, skin sensitivity, rashes, swelling, reduced mobility, heart problems, palpatations, pain, double vision, loss of vision, eye pain, photosensitivity etc. It takes time for these illnesses to show-up. If the infection persists it can lead to hepatitis of the liver, spinal meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, paralysis, and if it gets in the brain, cerebular meningitis, a very serious condition that is difficult to reverse. Often misdiagnosed as ALS and MS. Dr. Nicholson told the story of a 25 year old vet who had a massive heart attack and he was waiting for a heart donor. He had lost over 85% of his heart function. Dr. Nicholson did some blood tests and told his cardiologist to put him on intravenous doxycyclene. The vet recovered and is back to work. His heart is not completely normal and it has reduced capacity but he is alive. If they would have performed the heart transplant, the vet would have died because the new heart would not have survived this illness. If you have a chronic infection, it must be treated because as time goes on and the disease progresses, your immune system has less capacity to fight-off the illness. People that have mycoplasma infection can be treated with suitable antibiotics. Dr. Nicholson and his family are living proof because they were all very ill with mycoplasma infection but with antibiotic treatments they were able to beat it. The therapy can take over one year. The illness starts off as a pneumonia-like illness or lung infection that just won't go away. Often described as a flu-like illness. Symptoms can wax and wane. It is believed that the host is responding to an infectious agent. The mycoplasma carries some of the antigens and host antigens with it. Mostly they are inside cells but when they leave the cell it carries some antigens with it and then the host can respond against it. When it does that some of the cells respond against the host cells resulting in chronic neurologic problems where the antibodies or autoimmune system destroys nervous tissue. Mycoplasma can only be detected with Forensic Polymerase Chain Reaction (FPCR) and gene tracking. Classic PCR cannot detect the bacteria. A very detailed explanation of PCR products, DNA and genes ensued and it was highly technical. The bottom line was that, based on gene tracking, they found mycoplasma fermentans in the Leukocyte of some of the GW illness vets. In some they also found mycoplasma genitalium. Some physicians will write-off mycoplasma by saying everyone has mycoplasma. True, but mycoplasma is found in the oral cavity, sinuses and groin areas but not in the blood. Mycoplasma fermentans (or Mycoplasma Incognitus) is an air-born pathogen. They found Mycoplasma Fermentans pathogen in the white blood cells of those with GW illness. Also, the form they found was mutated and had one gene, called GP120. This is the same gene that encodes the HIV virus to allow it to enter cells. It allows mycoplasma to bind to the cells and penetrate the cell wall. When mycoplasma penetrates the cell wall to leave, it takes some pieces of the cell membrane with it and this is thought to cause the autoimmune response. 25% of the soldiers and their symptomatic family members tested positive for Mycoplasma Fermentans. The vet falls sick first, followed by the spouse and then six months to a year or more the children become ill. Treatments include Doxicycline (200 mg/d), Biaxin (500 mg/d), Ciprofloxacin (1,000-1,500 mg/d), (pediatric safe) Azithromycin (500 mg/d), or Minocycline (200 mg/d). Treatment is usually multiple 6 week cycles of antibiodic (6 weeks on and 2 week off). Some people require up to 6 cycles of treatment. Some end-up with secondary infections (fungal, yeast, ect). They must be treated in concert and doesn't interfere with the antibiodic treatment. Then they test to see how the treatment is coming along. Those with cognitive problems are the last to recover taking several years of treatment before recovery. It takes a long time to rid the nervous tissue of this disease.

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