Re: Please help~ New and questions about MCTD

[Guest guest]

Hi Beverly,

I can equate with how you're feeling, as well. I came down with Lyme Disease

over Labor Day weekend in '06 and within two months had a diagnoses of swift

onset, very severe RA. Sometimes infections cause the body to react in this way

and a genetic proclivity is usually in the mix. However, the good news is

that longterm antibiotic therapy works!

Your UTI is a great connection. Do a search online for the work of a guy

called, Ebringer, who has studied this connection. He believes proteus mirabilis

is a trigger for RA and other rheumatoid diseases. Also, try and get a copy of

" The New Arthritis Breakthrough " by Henry Scammell. It includes the life's

work of Dr McPherson-Brown who treated 10,000 patients with longterm antibotic

therapy for their rheumatoid disease very successfully. Very easy read and will

explain all you need to know about infectious theory and antibiotic therapy to

get started. If you are looking for an AP (antibiotic protocol) doctor, ask

here or go to roadback.org and their bulletin board where you'll find

instructions on how to email the volunteers to get a listing for your area.

Wishing you well in your searches and hang in there. When we're sick and

frightened, it's not easy to be our own health-advocate, but it sounds like

you're

already well on your way just by finding this site!

Peace, Maz