Re: Re: Newbie Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hi there..

a bone scan should not cause too many problems..they

tell you to drink lots of water..then you go back about an hour half later to

do the xrays…

it is a great diagnostic tool….

both my husband and I have sero negative

RA…that means NO rheumatoid factor…but all the joints are deformed

in the hands feet elbows shoulders etc…

the xrays will also be invaluable as a

marker for future reference….

I have not heard of calcium causing

problems with gall bladder…perhaps I am missing something…if

anything it might cause kidney stones if you don’t drink lots of water

but that is quite rare I believe…that is just my personal opinion from

reading….

it is good you are negative for the RH

factor………truly it is…

I hope this helps you in some way

Sincerely

Sam

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From: nodramapls2001

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Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 5:52 PM

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject:

Re: Newbie Introduction

,

Thanks for responding! I just

got back some blood work and still

negative RH factor, don't know if thats good or

bad lol. I did start

taking extra calcium about 6 months ago & didn't

really notice a

difference. My doc wanted me to stop because

she thinks I am

developing Gall bladder problems and I guess that

can affect it

(???)

My allergist mixes my shots each week, I get 3

every Monday and up

until recently Ive been doing really well on them

and really noticing

a difference. This is the first spring

though since I started and Im

sneezing some but I can deal with that!

My new doctor is fantastic! She has did more

for me in one weeks

time than my other did over 8 months! She

ran blood tests and

actually called me to discuss the results herself

so that I wouldn't

have to come into the office! She also

scheduled a full body bone

scan and full xray work up of my hands for next

Tuesday...I havnt had

any xrays at all since this all started! She

told me she wants to

find out which joints are the worst right now so

that we can tackle

those first.....she's really proactive and I love

& need that so

much! If anyone lives in FFld Cty CT or the

area I definatly

recommend her!!

Has anyone had a bone scan done? (probably!

lol) Im kinda nervous

about the injection since I tend to have allergic

reactions to

EVERYTHING now!

[Guest guest]

Hello! I've had 2 bone scans (I'm scheduled for my 3rd in 2 weeks). The hardest part is laying still, especially when I had my first one (it was 2 months after my symptoms started and most of my joints twitched, which annoyed the technician -- not that I could control it.) I haven't had any problems with the injection, although my only allergy in penicillin. Good luck with it.

Take care,

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>Has anyone had a bone scan done? (probably! lol) Im kinda nervous >about the injection since I tend to have allergic reactions to >EVERYTHING now!

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[Guest guest]

I had X-rays & a bone scan done when my dr first

suspected RA. Both of them came back showing no

obvious signs of RA. Now 6 mths down the track I now

have a positive diagnosis.

I had no problems with the bone scan or injection. The

hardest part was lying still comfortably for the time

required, but other than that it was fine.

Good luck!

Kate

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Diet sounds interesting! I'd like to know more about it. What types of

cheese,others fruits, what do you drink, spices, etc.

To those of you who were interested in the diet I am on for the MCS,

it is called the MEVY diet by my doctor. That stands for meat, eggs,

vegetables, and yogurt. I can also eat green apples, grapefruit,

nuts (except peanuts), seeds, and some cheeses. No starchy veggies

like potatoes, corn, peas, ect. I feel like this diet has saved my

life. I've been on it for about 1.5 years.

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for sharing information about your

diet and the supplements you take. I've never heard of

some of the supplements before, but I'm going to check

them out.

When it comes to how you posted your response, you did

great. I don't think there is any right way, or wrong

way. As long as we can read it, that's all that

matters.

Thanks again.

Barb

--- andralli5 <andralli5@...> wrote:

> Hi! I would like to thank you all for your

> super-quick responses! My

> goodness, I was suprised how quickly people

> responded and all of the

> helpful information that was shared!!!! I can

> already tell this is a

> great group of people! Thanks so much!!! (I just

> hope I am posting

> this response right... I'm not real familiar with

> the format of these

> yet.)

> To those of you who were interested in the diet I am

> on for the MCS,

> it is called the MEVY diet by my doctor. That

> stands for meat, eggs,

> vegetables, and yogurt. I can also eat green

> apples, grapefruit,

> nuts (except peanuts), seeds, and some cheeses. No

> starchy veggies

> like potatoes, corn, peas, ect. I feel like this

> diet has saved my

> life. I've been on it for about 1.5 years. A

> little difficult at

> first, but now I almost despise sugar (mostly

> because I know how I

> react to it.) I have discovered I can't handle the

> yogurt part of the

> diet either, or I get symptoms. Just recently I

> though I was feeling

> so good that I would cheat a little on the

> diet...big mistake! Some

> of my sensitivities started to return.

> As far as supplements I rotate natural antifungals

> (OLE, GSE,

> oregano oil, caprylic acid), magnesium, psyllium

> husks tabs,

> chlorella, CoQ10, multivitamin, and something called

> Cellfood.

> If anyone has more questions just let me know!

>

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> >

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[Guest guest]

-- On Behalf Of andralli5To those of you who were interested in the diet I

am on for the MCS, it is called the MEVY diet by my doctor. That stands for

meat, eggs, vegetables, and yogurt. I can also eat green apples,

grapefruit, nuts (except peanuts), seeds, and some cheeses. No starchy

veggies like potatoes, corn, peas, ect. I feel like this diet has saved my

life. I've been on it for about 1.5 years. A little difficult at

first, but now I almost despise sugar (mostly because I know how I

react to it.) I have discovered I can't handle the yogurt part of the

diet either, or I get symptoms. Just recently I though I was feeling

so good that I would cheat a little on the diet...big mistake! Some

of my sensitivities started to return.

As far as supplements I rotate natural antifungals (OLE, GSE,

oregano oil, caprylic acid), magnesium, psyllium husks tabs,

chlorella, CoQ10, multivitamin, and something called Cellfood.

If anyone has more questions just let me know!>>>>>>>>

Welcome again and thanks for sharing your diet and protocols. Your diet is

very similar to mine except I eat no diary. It helped me tremendously also

since my exposure. I've also tried cheating a few times by adding some of

the starchy vege or even brown rice, millet, etc and can feel a negative

difference.

Your natural antifungals I have also tried except for GSE (grape fruit seed

extract, it contains chemicals which I do not want in my body). GSE works

great for cleaning the mold in my vehicles A/C system.

I'm so delighted you are doing better and have chosen a healthy diet.

Rosie

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[Guest guest]

I'd love the recipe for the cheesecake!!

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As far as the diet, it has 2 different phases. You are supposed to

start out with only meat, eggs, veggies, and yogurt for 2 to 3 weeks.

After you see improvements you can gradually add in nuts, seeds, sour

fruits like lemons,limes,grapefruit,green apples,and some berries

(although I can't tolerate the berries.) The cheeses I can tolerate

include mozzerella,colby,cheddar,and cream cheese...I have a yummy

recipe for sugar free cheese cake...yum yum!