Levaquin etc

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Re-post. Sorry if it appears twice, but 1st try has not posted.

Hi Lori,

Sorry the style is telegraphic because it's already late here tonight,

but here are a few comments, if that can help a bit :

- it's recommended not to take quinolones if the tendon is ALREADY

inflamed ; can't remember where I read it, but the tendon should be

left to heal - no jogging, climbing staircases or whatever, especially

no quinolones ; many quinolone ruptures happen while exercising ;

- as said in another post, maybe the snared polyp area will heal ; of

course, the tissues don't like pulling their bulge off, so they may

react by inflammation, added to the already existing eosinophil

inflammation the polyp generated during its lifetime ;

- antibiotic : why did they prescribe levaquin ? as a precaution

pre-surgery, or post-snaring, or what ? If it is to fight off

infection, what about augmentin or a macrolide ?

- if no ongoing infection, why an antibio ? Won't protect against viruses.

- Azythromycin is known to have a good record against biofilms and

some inflammations, especially pulsed azythromycyn (ex : 250mg once a

day, 3 days a week). To fight off existing infection : regular,

steady, normal dose azythromycine or other macrolide ; to calm

inflammation or to prevent biofilm formation : pulsed, low-dose azy.

Rationale : ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Jan. 2008, p.

137–145 Vol. 52, No. 1 - Subinhibitory Concentrations of Azithromycin

Decrease Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Biofilm Formation and

Diminish Established Biofilms. But may cause macrolide resistance, though.

Now, this *$!x & @%! so-called " rich-text-post editor " destroyed the

rest of my long post while reviewing it. Sorry but I'll be even more

telegraphic than the first version, don't hesitate to ask for more info.

- corticoids indeed have double-sided effect but adding singulair or

cromoglycate logically offsets this ;

- irrigating with 2mL liquid won't reach all areas, 20ml needed to

fill all, 30ml+ if sinuses opened => useful to irrigate a bit longer

so all molecules can " touch " mucosa,

- gravity-draining (face towards floor) 15-30 min helps if ciliae out,

- evict all high-glycemic index sugars, ie have all sugars come from

fruits and vegetables and some/a little bread/pasta, 2 weeks should

bring real effect, can't recommend it too highly;

- no acetic acid : alcohol, even vinegar (=COX-inhibitor activity) ;

taking COX-inhibitors while on corticoids and LT-inhibitors is like

pushing on both sides of a door - the weakest side will fall first. If

in doubt about anything check PubMed if it has COX-ib activity and no

LT-ib activity to balance it.

- low-fat diet : watch out ; ok to half-evict AA, low O6, high O3, but

don't totally evict 1 class of fats, otherwise side effects ;

- osteoporosis : really justifies testing vitD, supplementing Ca+vitD,

- supplements : not too much, not to little, tailored to situation and

diet, by class of supplement ;

- what about Dr. Chilton's medical food if it is still around?

- ASA desens is still an option.

- cromoglycates : really help, either irrig or nebulization, but take

1 week for effect, 1 month for full effect,

- Lactoferrin+B12+moderate Zinc : should help (sinusitis, biofilms =>

low on Lactoferrin, Samter's linked to B12, Zn);

- allergies : can be desensed if there is one and you stumble upon it

through RAST or other (not exhaustive, can't spot all) ;

- go to bed before 9pm, definitely before 10pm : proven to help

against Samter's Th2 biais (Univ Lubeck+my interpretation). WHO

declared night work " probably canceregenous " .

And finally, I'll retype the end in full because this is the most

important : polyps don't happen for no reason even though they are

self-sustained through eosinophil chemotaxis (unless primary

eosinophilia or other rare genetic disease that can be spotted). There

has to be a reason, or a sum of reasons. Each has to be addressed and

corrected, even if that means procedurally sieving your day from

sunrise to sunset. Some reasons can be helped, though with luck or

work or both. It took me 2 years to realize my irrigation bottle was

contaminated although it is changed every 3 months. Now, I use one

drop of bleach to rinse, then dry, then bottled water to rinse off

before use. Radical solution. And that is just one cause taken care

of. Some reasons will never be corrected : ie viruses cannot be

avoided, so the only logical thing to do is to step up the immunity.

Some reasons cannot be corrected at a reasonable health price (food

eviction may cause side effects). But I am sure sieving can help spot

almost all reasons.

Science, judging from its pace of advance these recent years, will

likely help us control Samter's in the course of our lifetimes. I'm

almost 100% sure of that. After all, who would have thought of

leukotriene inhibitors 25 years ago ?

Getting better is a matter of time and containing the progress of our

personal situations while waiting.

Hold on.

Try all reasonable paths (unreasonable ones may worsen an already bad

situation).

Sometimes, hope becomes more than an abstract concept. It takes on a

palpable meaning.

It can be momentarily diminished or lost, but it is always waiting to

come BACK.

SO, ABOVE ALL, NEVER GIVE UP.