Re:Morgellans disease

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Jan:

Do you get sores or scabs?

Heidi N

Heidi, Yes, I first heard of Morgellans disease last year on the Lyme Autism discussion list before it was deactivated. The symptoms I experienced fit except I never found "fibers" on the surface of my skin. Is it possible that I could have missed them? I have asked myself that question after reading about the condition from individuals who reported their experience. I have looked at pictures taken of the fibers. But I do not remember seeing anything like what I have seen or read about. Thus months ago, I crossed off Morgellans disease. Is it possible to have this without the fibers coming to the surface? I am open to that possiblity, especially since other described symptoms do fit. Somthing for me to reconsider now.JanGas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.

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No, I did not get any sores or scabs. The closest I can come to a

sore would be that I had tiny blisters that had clear fluid in them

and itched. They were the size of the head of a straight pin. These

have left small scars on my skin, mostly on my arms. But those

blisters occurred several years after I had the symptoms that fit

Morgellans. So, I don't there is any relationship.

I have been able to overcome the symptoms that I experienced starting

in 2000 using a combination of nutraceuticals, antioxidants and diet.

These included the following: Colloidal Silver, Maritime Prime

(Pycnogenol),Spirulina, 4-Life Transfer Factor, Fibro AMJ Daytime &

Nighttime formulas, Microhydrin, HydraCel, MSM; along with removing

dairy, wheat and refined sugar in increasing consumption of fresh

organic vegetables & fruit. Also, consuming plenty of water (reversed

osmosis mostly but also distilled when I got to our local HFS.)

At this time I use a maintainance dosage of Transfer Factor, Maritime

Prime and Microhydrin each day. Spirulina is a whole food and I use

it as such. I mix it in water and drink it straight most days but

also add it to fruit smoothies.

These same items are what our youngest daughter (19 yrs old) who has

been improved/recovered from the Autism Spectrum has used.

I wish it were possible to know exactly all that I and our children

were exposed to that caused our health issues. We know only a few

things. Those included Strep, exposured to a toxic mold house (now

remediated in 2002, being intolerant to gluten (some family members

are full blown Celiac), possible exposure to infections carried by my

family's dairy cattle back in the late 1950'/early 60s. Yes, I have

been bitten by ticks ---- many times while growing up and some times

those were on my for hours before I found them. But for the most

part that happened during the time I was a child -- before 1964. I

am not convienced that Lyme Disease was infecting ticks in Kansas at

that time. But then ..... maybe there was something else that they

carried that was transmitted to me and then to our children .

Jan

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> Jan:

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> Do you get sores or scabs?

>

> Heidi N

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> Heidi,

> Yes, I first heard of Morgellans disease last year on the Lyme

Autism

> discussion list before it was deactivated. The symptoms I

experienced

> fit except I never found " fibers " on the surface of my skin. Is it

> possible that I could have missed them? I have asked myself that

> question after reading about the condition from individuals who

> reported their experience. I have looked at pictures taken of the

> fibers. But I do not remember seeing anything like what I have

seen or

> read about. Thus months ago, I crossed off Morgellans disease. Is

it

> possible to have this without the fibers coming to the surface? I

am

> open to that possiblity, especially since other described symptoms

do

> fit. Somthing for me to reconsider now.

>

> Jan

>

>

>

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