Re: My Story - Trying to Dissolve Pigment Stones - and Heal Multiple Disk Hernias

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Sent: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 1:13 AM

Subject: My Story - Trying to Dissolve Pigment Stones - and Heal

Multiple Disk Hernias

Hi

Here in Japan, I was hospitalized after a gallstone blocked the common

bile duct for 2 weeks. Previously, by the grace of God, I had been quite

healthy and enjoying life to the fullest, for which I am very thankful.

However the stone was very painful. I had white stools and very

dark urine. The liver panel showed AST/ALT around 300 and

bilirubin at 6.0! I had severe jaundice, my eyes and skin were yellow.

I took all manner of herbal preparations including " GallCleanse "

and " gold coin grass " , and eventually, after consuming a glass of

Italian fizzy water, the pain of the stone suddenly vanished -

presumably, the fizzy water had generated a pressure in the

duodenum which opened the sphincter of Oddi, allowing the stone

to fall out. But my liver was all shot up from the blockage and all the herbs

I had thrown at it. Then I developed unremitting itching and

stinging all over the body which was not relieved by scratching.

I gave up at that point and decided to go to hospital.

I know it is a " good " hospital and the surgeons are very skilled, but the

fact that there is no alternative to surgery in Japan made me go weak at the

knees. Also, since I had been told my gallbladder was

probably " folded over on itself " , I was trying to " undo "

the supposed adhesion of the gallbladder by doing spinal twists

which gave me two herniated disks at L2-L3 and L4-L5.

So I was admitted to the hospital in a wheelchair, and stayed

bedridden for 1 week.

I was put on antibiotics for 3 days on a drip with no food in a ward with

another scheduled for GB surgery and others who were

recovering from pancreas and colon cancer operations, and

pursuing chemo/radiation treatments. I had a cascade of tests, although

I was unable to walk - 8 X-rays for the back plus an MRI, and an MRCP for

the bile ducts. I also had an endoscopic ultrasound showing the

gallbladder was full of stones (a horrible procedure), but since the

bile duct was no longer blocked and the bilirubin level was

falling, I was told I could be discharged from the hospital

without having the GB removed, at least for now.

They also told me my stones were " pigment " stones of

calcium bilirubinate, coated with a protective layer of

calcium salts.

I had the " GallCleanse " product at home, but I did not take

it any more since my liver was all shot up. It also appears that the

product cannot dissolve pigment stones, although the

maker says otherwise (over the phone).

Internet searches showed the only substances so far known to

dissolve the hard, brittle pigment stones are the calcium

chelator, EDTA, and - sodium metaphosphate (toxic, please do

not attempt to consume that substance.

In lab tests, the solvent action of EDTA was enhanced with a

cholesterol dissolvent such as " urso " , and a bile production

agent like heparin. Alternatively, the action was enhanced with a

detergent (surfactant) such as " Lubrol " and another bile production agent

- urea (toxic waste product of metabolism).

The Japanese authors of these reports from the 1970s " hoped that the

results would soon lead to a safe oral treatment for gallstones, and they

also said that it was quite feasible to develop one.

Why have their wishes and hopes been ignored?

Actually, I think the EDTA could be replaced by another, safer

calcium/iron chelator (IP6 - inositol hexaphosphate). The

" urso " might be replaced by terpenes such as those in peppermint,

coriander or " GallCleanse " . The surfactant might be Manuka honey.

The bile production agent could be ginger. I also contacted

Ayurvedic doctors in Sri Lanka and they recommend consuming

aloe vera, perhaps it facilitates entry of these agents into the GB.

They also said that in Sri Lanka, the aim of surgery is now to remove

only the stones and leave the GB, whose function is then restored

with herbs.

At www.earthclinic.com, I read a story about a Thai village

where " all the gallstone sufferers got better by consuming

sesame seeds " . This is possible since sesame seeds are full of

phosphorus, some of which could end up as metaphosphate

(although they also have lots of calcium and iron) which might well

help to dissolve the stones - re the Internet reports - and Thai people

also have the black pigment stones which are the most difficult to get

rid of.

Anyway, I have been taking the IP6 and appear to be getting

better. The fatigue and nausea which I got in the late afternoon

and evening seems to be disappearing, however I still vomit

once in the morning (nothing comes up - I don't know whether

this is due to the fact that the liver is still damaged, or whether

the body is still trying to expel the stones).

The herniated disks are very unstable in the morning and I am

treating them with Chinese herbal patches, hoping that they will

improve over the next month.

If my back gets stronger, I hope to travel to the Gallbladder Center

of Long Hua International Hospital, Shanghai, to see the Director,

Zhu Pei Ting. He has developed several new herbal treatments

for pigment and cholesterol gallstones over the last 10 years which

are available only in China. However, the hospital said he will not

answer the phone (I heard he doesn't speak English) and it is

necessary to go to Shanghai to be treated by his protocols.

My heart goes out to everyone suffering from gallstones and

all degenerative diseases.

God Bless,

Max