Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks Ellen, I will pass it along to her. I know how the battles with allergies go. Both my daughter and I suffer from bad allergies and I have often wondered if autoimmune diseases were some reaction to allergies. Neither of us had any illness prior to moving to the Bay Area. I've thought of moving but it's just a theory and I have no proof it is allergy related. Darv From: Stillsdisease [mailto:Stillsdisease ] On Behalf Of Zovtic Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:47 PM To: Stillsdisease Subject: Re: Darv The Templar Darv: I'm sorry about your daughter having to deal with PSC. Please give her my best. The book, which I just finished today, was very interesting but I was extremely disappointed in the ending. I suppose it had to be done that way but it was trite at the end. Yes, Jacque DeMolay was in there, briefly mentioned a couple of times but still very interesting. The whole concept was captivating. That is up until the end. Still you should read it when you have a chance. As a matter of fact, I'm giving the book to a co-worker next. Once he's done with it I'll let you know and if you wish I'll be only to happy to send it on to you. I have to bed since I have to be at work tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. I don't sleep well so I have to try to get what I can when I can. In the meantime, Rubin, my son, is now battling what we think is allergies but are pretty sure is a virus. I've all ready started him on tea and vitamin C. Take care and be well. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hi Ellen, The answer is yes. An allergic response is also an immune response. From the following site: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Allergies.html Four different immune mechanisims can result in allergic responses. 1) Immediate Hypersensitivities. --- Achoo 2) Antibody-Cediated Cytotoxicity (cell damage) 3) Immune Complex Disorders (lupus) 4) Cell-Mediated Hypersensitivities (RA) This isn't the first site I have seen on this but was the first that came up when I searched for an example. I've read a lot about this and why I believe allergy may have something to do with nearly all autoimmune diseases. Of course allergy to what? That's the big question. It may not jut be hay fever. Could be diet and/or environment and even things we introduce ourselves such as detergents and such. I have a book called Eating Away Arthritis and The Arthritis Cure. The premises of these books is that diet is the key. And I suspect for a lot of people it is. The books claim you can cure yourself from any arthritis by changing your diet. Although there methods are quite drastic in how to do it. One book proposes that you first have to cleanse your system by pretty much eating nothing but broths. You should start to feel better within a few weeks. Then you start adding in foods one at a time slowly. The idea being that when you come to foods that cause you to become ill, you will know to avoid them. It suggests that foods such as the tomatoes and potatoes may be potential culprits as they are in the nightshade family which are often poisonous. I've never tried the drastic steps the books recommend as I just don't want to go on such a limited diet for such a prolonged period of time. But there are people who claim it cured their RA. I am sure diet may at least be one part of the puzzle but I am not convinced it is the whole key. I could be wrong. Darv From: Stillsdisease [mailto:Stillsdisease ] On Behalf Of Zovtic Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 1:07 PM To: Stillsdisease Subject: Re: Ellen Wow Darv! That's a very interesting thought. I used to suffer with allergies something awful. Until I became sick I'd suffer on a daily basis in NY (not the city) but since prednisone there's no problem. I was even allergic to the sun, believe it or not. My sister and her soon to be ex-husband were living in San Francisco. She loved it but it was very expensive and she works in Mountainview thus moved from the house to a lovely little cottage in Mountainview so she's now only about 20 minutes from her work. I believe my brother in law still lives in the house in SF. Again, it's a very interesting thought and I wonder if perhaps it's been studied or at least considered as a lead to auto immune illnesses. Take care and be well. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi there Liz: My sister did her undergrad studies at U of Penn and to get there from where we lived we had to go " through " Cherry Hill. I knew I was nearing PA when I drove through that area. My parents now live in Milford, PA (Poconos mountains) and I've always loved PA. I was really just wondering, nothing more. I've had to up the prednisone again to 30 mgs now (from 25) in order to work. I will be dropping back tomorrow and Wednesday since I'm off. The rain here (it's not supposed to be rainy season) has been unrelenting and we even had a thunderstorm the other night that scared me (which doesn't happen often). Thanks for asking, though, I do appreciate it. Now tell me about you and how you're doing? Are you staying warm enough? Take care and be well. Ellen **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ellen, do you vary your steroid intake like that often? If so, I don't know how you function as well as you do. My body goes into " Hyper-Drive " the second my steroid level is increased, and I know I won't be getting ANY sleep that night, and probably a few nights more. How long have you been on a dosage that high? That never seemed high to me until I found out my spine is ready to crumble after a measly four years. It's always in the back of me head everytime I do anything that one wrong move can cost me dearly, and I know it will happen eventually as some things just have to be done. I'm currently " holding " at 4mg (first time I've ever been able to go below 5 without winding up in the resort) but it has been hairy, real " hairy " ! I know my RD is going to want me to drop to 3 when I see him and I'm dumb enough to try as I want off of this damn stuff as fast as I can be.....but I also know that road is filled with craters and I'm bound to hit a few of them. Just interested. Hope you have a good one, and send that moisture this way.....I'm sick of these useless PITA 1-2 " snowfalls we keep getting!!! I NEED a major storm soon! Adios, Kirk. > > Hi there Liz: > > My sister did her undergrad studies at U of Penn and to get there from > where > we lived we had to go " through " Cherry Hill. I knew I was nearing PA when > I > drove through that area. My parents now live in Milford, PA (Poconos > mountains) and I've always loved PA. I was really just wondering, nothing > more. > > I've had to up the prednisone again to 30 mgs now (from 25) in order to > work. I will be dropping back tomorrow and Wednesday since I'm off. The > rain > here (it's not supposed to be rainy season) has been unrelenting and we > even > had a thunderstorm the other night that scared me (which doesn't happen > often). > Thanks for asking, though, I do appreciate it. > > Now tell me about you and how you're doing? Are you staying warm enough? > > Take care and be well. > > Ellen > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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