Re: Update, etc.

[Guest guest]

I think you're right. I need to get my Sherlock Holmes deerstalker hat out

of storage and figure out the trigger first. The chocolate was my favorite

American brand: Hershey's, so no, not a new type. We drink well water, goat

milk. I was bitten by a bumble bee (of all things) about a week ago, but had

only localized reaction. Maybe this is a total delayed reaction, as I am

very allergic to insect bites.

First thing I did when I got a chance at home was to do a google search of

Ultrainflamx, so I saw that page. I'm thinking of just buying some amino

acids and coupling with multivitamins to try and duplicate the amounts.

Actually, this theory about vitamins and amino acids mirrors many of the

threads on this list. I used L-Carnitine successfully a long time ago for

aches and pains of hypo. There is evidently a message left in the archives

of the ndgf, because someone contacted me about it recently.

So, if anyone sees a farmer dressed even funnier than usual, with a big

magnifying glass, that'd be me.

Red

In a message dated 11/14/2002 9:23:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

graves_support writes:

> Are you SURE you can't think of ANYTHING that is different

> in the past few days? A new household cleaner. New fertilizer

> for plants. New filter in the furnace. You might have to

> analyze everything you come into contact with to figure

> this out. A different type of drinking water, different brand of

> milk..... Maybe even a different combination of foods.

> Was this chocolate a type you had never had before?

>

> Wish I could be of more help, but something like this

> takes detective work above and beyond. I sure hope you

> figure this out.

>

> ***************************************************************************

Courage doesn't always shout. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of

the day that says, " I will try again tomorrow. "

[Guest guest]

redhengirl@... wrote:

>

> We drink well water

Did you read the Norweigan paper on Yersinia enterocolitica as a

possible trigger for Graves', it'll encourage you to get your

well water tested regularly ;-)

[Guest guest]

redhengirl@... wrote:

>

> We drink well water

Did you read the Norweigan paper on Yersinia enterocolitica as a

possible trigger for Graves', it'll encourage you to get your

well water tested regularly ;-)

[Guest guest]

redhengirl@... wrote:

>

> We drink well water

Did you read the Norweigan paper on Yersinia enterocolitica as a

possible trigger for Graves', it'll encourage you to get your

well water tested regularly ;-)

[Guest guest]

> Well Red, you can probably put that Sherlock Holmes hat and

> magnifying glass away now. The bumble bee sting was more than

likely

> the culprit. Even bumble bees can cause bad reactions.

>

Oh, Granny, you came so close! You did a lot of work, too!

Fortunately, I wrote privately to Jeannette about awaking with

swollen lips two mornings in a row. The email was dated October 28

and I didn't get stung until NOv. 9th, so it would have had to have

been an anticipatory reaction as well as a delayed one.

Sorry, I've got to keep the deerstalker cap on. At least we

collectively eliminated one possibility. Now, we're down to

chocolate and ??? But, no! Had I been eating chocolate befoe Oct.

28? I think not. Good work, Sherlock.

Now, I'll have to consider Simon's cheery suggestion about icky

things in well water. I'll bet all you city water folks have even

worse stuff, but what the heck, it's easy to take a sample and get it

tested.

I see that there are at least two other threads on this list having

to do with nutrition and supplements as possible therapy for what

ails us. This morning, I went to Walmart and bought a reasonably

priced bottle of amino acids to couple with my multivitamin. Could

it be this simple? We'll see.