RE: Walking Pneumonia (now SCD)

[Guest guest]

Okay, fine, you win. I just discovered that even the " free " clinic

will cost me at least $40 (and that's without them knowing--as I

do--that he needs X-rays), and on top of that, they can't see us/him for

another two weeks. I can't watch him be in pain that long, not when

it's already been four months. I just wish I could get him the testing

we need to actually know what's wrong, because he's terrified that he

has cancer or something.

Anyway, what the hell. This is going to cost more than I can afford, in

time and money both, no matter what way we go, and health is health.

(As you can tell, this is my *best* friend; otherwise I'd have thrown up

my hands by now.)

Here's hoping...

-ST

doihavtasay wrote:

> /I don't understand.. there is NO special foods to buy here. In fact you

> CAN'T buy a thing pre-made. It's all fruits, veggies, meats, nuts and a

> few dairy products. The only thing you might want to buy is a yogurt

> maker, but you can even do with out that and use your oven./

>

> /You don't have to buy organic at all if you can't afford it./

>

> /This is the BEST time of year to go this diet as the harvest is

> plentiful and CHEAP. :-)/

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> / /

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> /If he is eating a lot of processed carbs, he is killing himself and no

> amount of drugs are going to stem that tide. This will be LOTS cheaper

> then all the drs and drugs. Trust me on this... I live it, :-) You don't

> even have to buy the book. The total list of legals and illegals are on

> the web site. Have him choose from those foods. Join a group and explain

> you can't afford the book right now, or see the if the library has one,

> and just try it for a week. Instead of adding special foods, you will

> really be eliminating -them and just eating plain foods. /

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> / /

>

> /Carol in IL/

>

> /Mom to seven kid, twin grandson's and , 4 DS/

>

> / " Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain. " Psalm 127/

>

> / /

>

> /My problem is not how I look, it's how you see me/

>

> / /

>

> /-----Original Message-----

> From: Sara Thustra [mailto:sara.thustra@...]

> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:51 AM

> health

> Subject: Re: Walking Pneumonia/

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> / /

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> / /

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> /I do appreciate this, and when that shining day in the future comes that /

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> /I can afford to feed my family without relying on charity, and when just /

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> /an appointment to see a doctor isn't bankrupting me, I would be happy to /

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> /buy all sorts of specialized foods for him (and me, and my baby) to eat. /

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> / Until then, though, there's simply NO WAY./

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> / /

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> /Thanks though./

>

> /-ST/

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> / /

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[Guest guest]

He's willing to try anything that sounds sensible, especially if it's

not ungodly expensive, like the allopathic routes are. -ST

MorningGlory113@... wrote:

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>> (As you can tell, this is my *best* friend; otherwise I'd have thrown up

>> my hands by now.)

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> Is he willing to go the alternative route or is this your idea?

>

> Gloria

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[Guest guest]

Sara Thustra wrote:

He's willing to try anything that sounds sensible, especially if it's

not ungodly expensive, like the allopathic routes are. -ST

================================

Hi Sara,

Have you read this yet?

By ANDRÉ PICARD

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - Page A23

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041027/HPNEUMONIA27/TPHealth/

People who take drugs to treat heartburn and gastrointestinal reflux

disease are at markedly increased risk of developing pneumonia,

according to new research.

The drugs -- sold under brand names such as Prilosec, Nexium and Zantac

-- do an excellent job of suppressing stomach-acid levels but, in the

process, increase vulnerability to infections because stomach acidity

is

a principal defence mechanism against all sorts of microbes, said Dr.

Laheij, a researcher at the University Medical Center St.

Radboud

in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

In his study, published in today's edition of the Journal of the

American Medical Association, he stressed this is not a problem for

most

people but poses a danger to those who are vulnerable to infections,

such as the frail elderly.

Dr. Rabeneck, director of the division of gastroenterology at the

University of Toronto, agreed that the risk posed by acid-suppressive

medications needs to be kept in perspective, but said the research will

have an influence. "For physicians who are prescribing these

medications, we will think harder and really aim to get people off them

sooner than we might otherwise . . . particularly the elderly and

people

who have damage to their immune system," she said.

About 5 per cent of the population seek medical treatment for

indigestion or gastrointestinal reflux (a backflow of acid from the

stomach into the esophagus), making these drugs among the biggest

sellers in the world, with sales in excess of $13-billion (U.S.)

annually.

-- Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man."