Ros

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Hi Ros,

Interesting... my AP doc charged me $250 for the first consult but i don't know

what the next one will be. The mycoplasma test is $240. It sure gets expensive

esp if you're on a pension, so it must be hard for you. I don't see how

prescribing AP for RA can be illegal. What's illegal and immoral is those

horrible toxic drugs the docs palm off onto people, instead of investigating

less harmful therapies. I went to my GP the other day to get celebrex and told

her about the AP and how i was going to get started on it. She didn't even

respond. I don't get doctors at all. You'd think they might be interested in

ways that might help people get better. I suppose they live in fear of being

shunned by the medical community if they deviate from their path.

Best,

Leonie

rheumatic Re:

Hi

I live in Byron Bay and have RA and have been using AP for 18 months.

My local GP prescribes the minocycline for me even though it's not

approved for RA in this country. My rheumatologist in Ballina

actually said it's illegal to prescribe it for RA in Australia.

Nevertheless, it can be done if you find the right doctor. My GP of a

dr in Ballina, Hayter, 66859199, who uses AP but he charges

$350 for the first appointment (one and a half hours), $250 for the

second, and I don't know after that. The prices were way out of my

league (being on a pension) so I haven't seen him. I haven't found

anyone else in this area who knows anything about AP. I tried

educating my dr but he's not very interested - too busy I think. He

did look at Scammell's book but didn't have much to say about it.

If you or your client want to phone me and chat about it all my

number is 6685 8849.

Ros

I am practising in

Northern NSW in Alstonville (near Lismore). You can visit my website

at www.womensnatmed.com.au for more information. In the meantime I

will await further leads on something closer to here for my client.