Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 defonz3 wrote: > > Hi everyone. > Im still hanging in here! I felt pretty yucky this morning but maybe a > 1/3 of how > bad yesterday was. I still was in reality this morning. I do much > better about 2 > hours later. > About 9 PM each night i have felt so hungry and depressed and anxious and > sick that i reconsider what i do the next day. Then i wake up...get > thru the > morning battle and am fine until the evening. > > I have an icky question. Stools....real sloggy to start and then just > liquid all > day. But now its pretty burnt umber to black. is it toxins?? why the > drastic shift > in color....I cant seem to find the thread here or on curezone > regarding color. > Days 1- 3 it really was evident of what i was juicin'......now its > very different. > > Thanks! > Hope everyone is doing great today! > > beverly > > ps...weightloss has been another good incentive to keep going ================================ Hi Bev, Hang in there girl. Your doing great. Your mind and body are both programmed from a life time of eating to eat. So when you don't eat your body and mind will tell you that you are hungry. In actuality, you really aren't hungry. What our body and mind call hungry is a full stomach. This is not true hunger but habit. True hunger is the need for the minerals, vitamins, fiber, etc. that comes from fruits and veggies and can obtain plenty of without having a full stomach. An empty stomach is not true hunger, it is programmed hunger; programmed from birth. As for your stools, you are getting out a bunch of toxic debris and other garbage. This is perfectly normal. This is why a person needs to keep their bowels moving when fasting or cleansing. You have to keep eliminating this stuff or it will just get recircualted into the blood stream and the body. Do try a hot and cold shower too. Hot for 3 minutes and cold for three minutes and switch back and forth 7 times. This will help stimulate the removal of toxins and get your circulation moving quicker. Peace be with you Beverly and keep going cause your gonna be doing better each and every day. Best part of all of this, the next time you do a cleanse or fast, and yes there will be a next time, it will be easier as you will know what to expect. You have just started your journey to new and vibrant health. It doesn't end on day ten you will continue for the rest of your life and the more you cleanse and fast the more you will want to continue because your body and mind will become so wonderfully clean and clear. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " -- In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.290 / Virus Database: 265.4.0 - Release Date: 11/18/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hi : So very sorry to hear you are sick again with URI. The way I interpret what your dr said is: " You health issues need aggressive treatment, sooner rather than later. " You have been so sick back to back with URI's since Sept. Much too long a period of time to be so sick. Your 2 drs. need to work together to get a health plan in action to help you get through these bad times. As your dr. stated " The hand writing is on the wall " , you can't afford a " wait and see " attitude now. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing you better days and nights, and being pain free. God Bless you in all ways. I care, hugs, Barbara > > Hello everyone! > As most of you know, I've had bronchitis for three months, was healthy for a week and since then, get Upper Respiratory Infections every few weeks. I went to the doctor on Friday before Memorial Day weekend and had yet another URI and was put on an antibiotic. Today, I went again, and yes I have another URI and have to try Zpack. This is so frustrating! I have to stop my sulfasalazine yet again and my knees are so stiff I cannot bend, walk, or barely stand. There is some pain but the stiffness is unbelievable. > > So while I was there, I discussed with him my rheumatologist discontinuing my Plaquenil when its the Sulfasalazine I am constantly being off of due to illness and infections. I told him she did phone me back and explain that Plaquenil would stay in my system for quite some time. The doctor agreed with her that yes, the plaquenil does stay in the system. I told him today how stiff my knees are, and he asked if they are swollen. I can see sagging pouches on one of the knees so it appears there is slight fluid on it as usual. I told him about the foot pain and a toe that is going crooked and how I will be calling a podiatrist. I told him that the rheumatologist told me we are doing a " wait and see " approach as she was worried about my liver and adding a more aggressive drug, but that my symptoms and stiffness are still not being helped by just the sulfasalazine (when I am actually taking it ) and the increased mobic. When I mentioned that we > were doing a wait and see to see if I needed a more aggressive treatment, he stated to me " in this case, clearly, the handwriting is on the wall. " I'm a little out of it with the sinus and URI infection...do you think this meant he thinks I do need a more aggressive treatment plan? I travel a round trip of 7 hours to see my rheumatologist. And if they aren't willing to do this, I need to switch or try talking her into trying something else. I thank you for any assistance you have! I know its a stupid question, normally, I can be intelligent, but I have cognitive dysfunction and fibro fog with my FMS and when I am sick everything is beyond my comprehending. I can barely focus on anything. I haven't had anything really to eat in days, I've been having one snack a day, and normally drink 6 to 8 16.9 ounces of bottled water a day and haven't even been drinking anything. He wanted to do a test to see about dehydration yet is leaving in one hour > for a vacation so he wouldn't have results back in time so started the antibiotic and said to try to force things such as water, and some food. I didn't get the cliche " the handwriting is on the wall in this case " yet I interpreted it as he thinks I definitely could use another treatment. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Hi , Your repeated URI's are concerning. Do you have allergies? Do you smoke? Are your living conditions mold free? Have you ever seen an allergist or pulmonologist? Sorry about all the questions, but it sounds like your RA and FMS are not going to be properly treated until the URI's are eliminated and its not a good thing to have them so frequently. I can't begin to understand their " wait and see approach " or the " handwriting is on the wall " comments. I'm floored that you have to travel so far to see a rheumatologist. Are there no specialists closer to your home? My prayers are with you, . You certainly have a lot on your plate. Doreen " As most of you know, I've had bronchitis for three months...get Upper Respiratory Infections every few weeks...before Memorial Day weekend... had yet another URI...Today...I have another URI...rheumatologist told me we are doing a 'wait and see' approach...'in this case, clearly, the handwriting is on the wall'...round trip of 7 hours to see my rheumatologist... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Thank you so much for the prayers! That is how I interpreted it as well! My primary d doctor was the one to figure out I had FMS when all the other specialists could not and he sent me to the specialty hospital for treatment. It seems the rheumatologist wants to blame the URI's on the asthma..yet to be honest, I think my ashtma is a mild case...its more a reactive airway when I am exposed to things (like mold) that I am extremely allergic too. I rarely use my inhalers until getting sick and short of breath. It took me from 9am to 2pm to get out of bed today! If she doesn't do something at my next visit, I'll ask the family doctor to treat the issue, or will find a new rheumatologist. I'm amazed at some doctors not treating properly. My mom had an appt with hers set for July 3rd. She realized she was out of one of her medications and had no refills for it so she phoned in to her doctor only to find out that her doctor had left the practice! They didn't even bother to tell their patients! She is awaiting results on a potassium blood test because hers has been really low. My doctor got her in right away when I told him what hers had done to her, and when she told him about her arm hurting thinking it was bursitis like she has had in the past, he did an emergency EKG to find that there are a couple of things wrong, one being she most likely has a blocked artery. He prescribed Nitroglycerin for her. Her other doctor kept writing the problem off as no big deal!! He couldn't believe she left her patients hanging when it takes atleast 6 months to start a new practice with all the legal paperwork and she didn't let anyone know she was leaving let alone test results! He stated that if my moms potassium dropped to low it can be life threatening! He just saw her for the first time yesterday after my appointment so he seems to really look out for his patients!! He can help me go to bat if I have an unsuccessful visit in July! From: Barbara <bcreedon@...> Subject: [ ] Re: Update and question Date: Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:32 AM Hi : So very sorry to hear you are sick again with URI. The way I interpret what your dr said is: " You health issues need aggressive treatment, sooner rather than later. " You have been so sick back to back with URI's since Sept. Much too long a period of time to be so sick. Your 2 drs. need to work together to get a health plan in action to help you get through these bad times. As your dr. stated " The hand writing is on the wall " , you can't afford a " wait and see " attitude now. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing you better days and nights, and being pain free. God Bless you in all ways. I care, hugs, Barbara > > Hello everyone! > As most of you know, I've had bronchitis for three months, was healthy for a week and since then, get Upper Respiratory Infections every few weeks. I went to the doctor on Friday before Memorial Day weekend and had yet another URI and was put on an antibiotic. Today, I went again, and yes I have another URI and have to try Zpack. This is so frustrating! I have to stop my sulfasalazine yet again and my knees are so stiff I cannot bend, walk, or barely stand. There is some pain but the stiffness is unbelievable. > > So while I was there, I discussed with him my rheumatologist discontinuing my Plaquenil when its the Sulfasalazine I am constantly being off of due to illness and infections. I told him she did phone me back and explain that Plaquenil would stay in my system for quite some time. The doctor agreed with her that yes, the plaquenil does stay in the system. I told him today how stiff my knees are, and he asked if they are swollen. I can see sagging pouches on one of the knees so it appears there is slight fluid on it as usual. I told him about the foot pain and a toe that is going crooked and how I will be calling a podiatrist. I told him that the rheumatologist told me we are doing a " wait and see " approach as she was worried about my liver and adding a more aggressive drug, but that my symptoms and stiffness are still not being helped by just the sulfasalazine (when I am actually taking it ) and the increased mobic. When I mentioned that we > were doing a wait and see to see if I needed a more aggressive treatment, he stated to me " in this case, clearly, the handwriting is on the wall. " I'm a little out of it with the sinus and URI infection... do you think this meant he thinks I do need a more aggressive treatment plan? I travel a round trip of 7 hours to see my rheumatologist. And if they aren't willing to do this, I need to switch or try talking her into trying something else. I thank you for any assistance you have! I know its a stupid question, normally, I can be intelligent, but I have cognitive dysfunction and fibro fog with my FMS and when I am sick everything is beyond my comprehending. I can barely focus on anything. I haven't had anything really to eat in days, I've been having one snack a day, and normally drink 6 to 8 16.9 ounces of bottled water a day and haven't even been drinking anything. He wanted to do a test to see about dehydration yet is leaving in one hour > for a vacation so he wouldn't have results back in time so started the antibiotic and said to try to force things such as water, and some food. I didn't get the cliche " the handwriting is on the wall in this case " yet I interpreted it as he thinks I definitely could use another treatment. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Hi Doreen! Thank you for your kind email! I don't and never have smoked..my maternal grandfather died of throat cancer when I was seven, and my paternal died of lung cancer when I was 19. I grew up in a non smoking household and besides mold, pollen, and dust mites, smoke is one thing that bothers me. I was exposed to toxic mold in 1999 in my work environment. I worked as a contractor in nuclear power and my office was in a mobile trailer. After discovering black mold in another area in the plant they tested my trailer's offices. All kinds of toxic molds were found. I had to be tested and I tested off the charts for levels of aspergillus and had a good amount of exposure to stachyboytrys. It was soon after that, that my health problems began. I was sent from my very small area, to the university of michigan to infectious disease doctors and ent doctors. I saw a pulmonologist there and an allergist as well. There was one rheumatologist in my area but he got shut down for criminal activities. Someone took over for him, but there office doesn't have a very good reputation in treating their patients. My mom was thinking maybe I should try the Kalamazoo area. My doctor felt that since my issues are complicated that the specialty hospital was the best place for me to be. They do have an excellent reputation, yet they are quite far away. They monitor my liver disease, and I also have an ENT doctor there for my sinus problems. Yet it would be ideal to have one closer to home, as at this moment, I could barely do the 10 minute ride to the family doctor yesterday:) From: Mimi <mimi212@...> Subject: [ ] Re: Update and question Date: Friday, June 20, 2008, 6:53 AM Hi , Your repeated URI's are concerning. Do you have allergies? Do you smoke? Are your living conditions mold free? Have you ever seen an allergist or pulmonologist? Sorry about all the questions, but it sounds like your RA and FMS are not going to be properly treated until the URI's are eliminated and its not a good thing to have them so frequently. I can't begin to understand their " wait and see approach " or the " handwriting is on the wall " comments. I'm floored that you have to travel so far to see a rheumatologist. Are there no specialists closer to your home? My prayers are with you, . You certainly have a lot on your plate. Doreen " As most of you know, I've had bronchitis for three months...get Upper Respiratory Infections every few weeks...before Memorial Day weekend... had yet another URI...Today. ..I have another URI...rheumatologis t told me we are doing a 'wait and see' approach...' in this case, clearly, the handwriting is on the wall'...round trip of 7 hours to see my rheumatologist. .. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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