Re: Ethel, help please

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Hi lind,

Just thought I would say hello from Melbourne.

I know how difficult it is to find an AP Dr here in Oz, most of the people I am

in contact with come from Cairns, NT & WA & have all made the once only trip to

Melbourne to see the AP Dr I see. She insists on meeting with you once, when

you see her & the naturopath she works with to do a complete work up & then on

the same day gives you any prescriptions you need .. after that she treats you

by phone consults & mails any prescriptions you need. I know it isn't easy to

travel down to another state but for a one only consult maybe you could consider

it. The other thing with Dr D is that she 4 or 5 times a year travels to the

Gold Coast to see her brother & sometimes is in Sydney -- I know she is willing

to see new patients when that happens. She is available for a phone call so you

could discuss your options.

I met (online)through another PR site & we email frequently. Back then

she was just starting to look at AP therapy but since has a few of her clients

using AP & getting better !! Please give her my regards next time you see her.

Good luck though,

Marilyn (Maz)

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> Hi Ethel,

>

> A naturopath here in Australia ( Doolan) suggested I ask you

> specifically my ideas for the next step, as I don't have a doctor who

> uses AP and can't find one within my travelling range. I've rung a

> number of doctors in Brisbane and Ballina but they have either closed

> their books or their charges are extremely high. Or they've retired.

> I don't have any health insurance and am on an Age Pension for which

> I am very grateful but which is very low.

>

> I'm a bit worried about the implications of higher RF and CCP

> results. I'm not surprised as I feel like my whole body is inflamed

> and can't take anti-inflams except for fish oil, turmeric and ginger.

> I'm on 2 mg prednisolone daily at the moment but don't want to stay

> on it as I also have osteoporosis.

>

> Nov 2007 - 11 (RF) and 9 (CCP)

> Oct 2009 - 16 H and 11 H (H stands for High titre)

> Aug 2010 - 50 H and 18 H

>

> I've read the Protocol file from the Roadback Foundation and the

> Scammel book and I think I'll do 200mg MWF for a few months then go

> to 100mg MWF as I did at first in 2006 which eventually resulted in

> low readings. But at that time I was having plaquenil as well and had

> a few months off mino from May-July 2009 (to try and control candida).

>

> I will investigate intravenous clindamycin and its cost, though

> apparently gp's (local doctors) aren't allowed to administer that. I

> am also wondering about a course of something like metronidazole and

> whether it would help. I don't have health insurance and the labs

> that I could afford don't do the bug tests I would need.

>

> Anyone else with experiences they can share when they've been getting

> worse. I have had a lot of stress for a few months which probably

> affected my system, but hopefully that's over now, though we can

> never tell with life, can we?

>

> Thanks for anyone's thoughts,

>

> Ros

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