Ethel, help please

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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