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[sSRI-Research] Make sure you are tested for Lyme Disease if you are

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Lyme Disease - Misdiagnoses

And Medical Dictatorship

By Marjorie Tietjen For Lyme Disease Concerns

Common Cause Medical Research Foundation

10-13-3

http://rense.com/general43/kly.htm

 

One signer of the Declaration of Independence (Dr. Benjamin Rush), who was

also George Washington's physician, predicted the following. " Unless we put

medical freedom into The Constitution, the time will come when medicine will

organize into an undercover dictatorship. "

 

As a chronic Lyme patient, I have become very aware of the almost total

control that the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance industry and

government agencies already have over our healthcare decisions. Most of us

can no longer freely choose the doctors we want treating us. Doctors who are

thinking for themselves and who are prescribing preventative or curative

treatments, instead of only symptomatic treatments, are being ostracized and

persecuted.

 

Hundreds of thousands of sick, disabled and dying people are intentionally

being denied proper testing, diagnoses and treatment. Many feel that this is

due to the greed of the pharmaceutical companies and perhaps the

depopulation goals of the bureaucratic elite. The later isn't such a far

fetched idea. Henry Kissinger himself, in his National Security Memorandum,

advised the President that there were 13 countries in Africa which were

growing much too rapidly, were threatening the availability of certain

resources, and that we needed to either decrease the birth rate or increase

the death rate. Not too long after this proposal, the World health

Organization visited these countries with free smallpox vaccines. Several

years later 60% of the people who received these shots, presented with the

AIDS virus. A similar scenario took place in NYC. Hepatitis B vaccines were

given out free to promiscuous gay men. Soon after, 60% of this population

also came down with AIDS.

 

People in a democratic society should have the freedom to purchase any type

of natural or synthetic remedy, hire the doctor of their choice, and be able

to make the final decision as to what tests they receive and which labs will

do their testing. All this should take place without government

interference. Most adults are totally capable of managing their healthcare

decisions without the government dictating and controlling the most basic

and intimate issues of their lives. Doctors who write our prescriptions are

managed by corporations and government agencies, which really do not have

our best interests at heart. Therefore, I feel that certain prescription and

other medical laws, need to be revised or perhaps need to be done away with

completely. We would still need physicians to advise and direct us but the

ultimate decision as to what we put in our bodies, should be made by the

individual. This is one of the most basic of freedoms. We have been

conditioned to accept the government in the role of parent , protector and

babysitter. The more we allow the government (which is essentially a

conglomeration of corporations) to make our decisions for us, the more

rights we lose. It is all made to seem as though certain controlling laws

are solely for our benefit and protection.

 

Lyme Disease, it's testing, diagnoses and treatment, is a perfect example of

total deception and intentional misdiagnoses. Just to give you an idea of

the magnitude of this travesty, I will list a few of the many disease labels

which have been assigned to patients, many of whom have eventually been

tested and found positive for borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of

Lyme disease. Most of these patients improve with antibiotics, along with

natural treatments, and are able to arrest their degenerative disease

process. Some of these labels are: Arrhythmia, Arthralgias, Arthritis, ADD,

Autoimmune Diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Depression,

Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Sleeping Disorders, Alzheimer's, ALS,

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Scleroderma, Peripheral Neuropathy, Lupus.....and

the list goes on. I suggest that people conduct searches on the

internet....PubMed, or just a general search, which would include their

specific disease name and or symptom(s), along with " Lyme Disease " . I think

you may be very surprised at what you find.

 

Many of these so called separate diseases have no known definitive tests,

causes or cures. Labels are just handed out according to symptoms and the

type of specialist you may be seeing at the time of diagnoses. In fact, most

chronically ill patients receive many different diagnoses from varied

specialists. Required characteristics or markers, for all these conditions,

must not be very specific. As I mentioned in a previous article, this

confusion prevents proper treatment and covers up the fact that Lyme Disease

is not only epidemic in our society, but pandemic.

 

Treatment rests on the premise of correct testing and diagnoses. If testing

is inaccurate then diagnoses and treatment will be invalid. Patients will

only receive symptomatic treatments, which often cause additional health

problems, and then require more drugs. This obviously benefits the

pharmaceutical companies.

 

Lyme Disease, it's testing, diagnoses and treatment, is an extremely

controversial subject. Intelligent and open minded people are questioning

why this should be so. The medical community already has an educational

model to go by. Syphilis is a spirochete, is a close cousin of the Bb

spirochete and behaves in a very similar way. Syphilis is pleomorphic

(changes form), is known to be congenitally transmitted, sexually

transmitted and it sometimes requires open ended antibiotic treatment, just

as the Bb spirochete does. Why then are not these aspects being vigorously

investigated, concerning Bb? Often one hears the excuse that the medical

community is stodgy and slow to accept change.. This may be partially true

of the lower levels of the general medical community. Most doctors rely on

the idea that what they learn in medical school and read in the peer

reviewed medical journals, is all truth, based on sound medical research and

impartially presented.

 

Unfortunately. this is Pollyanna wishful thinking. The upper echelon of the

NIH, CDC and other government agencies, which play a large role in educating

our doctors, many times, have agendas other than what they would have us

believe. As I mentioned before, these organizations don't always have our

best interests at heart. Several government institutions have patents on

microbes which many of us are infected with. They know what segments of the

population are infected with these microbes but they fail to educate the Red

Cross, doctors, health departments or the public, as to what diseases have

these organisms present or as to the successful treatments available.

 

If patients who are cognitively impaired, due to neuroborelliosis, can

figure out what appears to be happening, then I'm sure that the highly

educated researchers and administrators at the CDC, NIH, etc, must also have

a clue as to the real magnitude of this health crisis and perhaps the real

reason behind it.

 

Researchers and doctors have been taught that Bb is an ancient microbe and

that it is just now being recognized for the problem that it is. Considering

the fact that most doctors do not recognize or " believe in " the symptom

complex presented by Bb infection, leads one to conclude , that if indeed

this organism has been around for thousands of years, there must be

something new and perhaps more pathogenic, involving current strains.

Certain microbiologists agree there is something unusual about Bb and that

what we are experiencing is extremely hardy, pathogenic, tenacious and may

involve more organ systems than the historical variety of the Lyme

spirochete. It is suspected that the current strain(s) may be genetically

modified. One prominent microbiologist said to me " This bug is just too damn

smart! "

 

It is a known fact that mosquitoes have been genetically engineered to

become more efficient vectors for certain diseases. West Nile Virus may be

one of these diseases that has had some help from scientists. Ades

Japonicus, an experimental strain of mosquito, is said to be one of the most

efficient vectors of West Nile Virus. Therefore, it doesn't seem beyond the

imagination that ticks may have been manipulated in a similar fashion.

 

Bb, the causative agent of Lyme Disease is pleomorphic. This means that it

can mutate into several different forms and as a result, is able to evade

the immune system, antibiotics and consequently can make testing very

difficult. It can go into hiding and lie dormant for varied periods of time.

The medical community recognizes the problem of pleomorphism and the

resultant difficulty with testing. Why then do they take the stand that if

you test negative, with current testing, that you simply don't have Lyme?

 

Millions and millions of dollars are collected each year for charities

involving all these so called separate diseases. Supposedly research is

looking for causes and cures for all these " unrelated " diseases. Where are

all these causes and cures? Where are any of them? All I am noticing are

more and more emerging conditions with new labels and only symptomatic

treatments. I personally know several people who were misdiagnosed with

Multiple Sclerosis. A good friend and now a member of our Lyme disease

support group, was misdiagnosed with MS. for 10 years. During these 10 years

she lost a very young child to what she now believes was congenital Lyme

disease. She was treated with chemotherapy drugs and other MS drugs, but

only continued to decline. She was finally treated for Lyme with long term

antibiotics and has regained many of her functions. She recently acquired

her old hospital records which stated that 10 years ago her spinal fluid and

blood had tested positive for Lyme. The records state that the same blood

was supposedly retested and found to be negative. She was then handed the

label of MS.. She was never told that she ever tested positive for Lyme.

 

My friend, of course, was shocked . She encouraged others who were diagnosed

with MS to be tested for Lyme. Several other MS patients , that she knows,

have now tested positive for Lyme and are slowly improving on antibiotics.

My friend is a very caring person and naturally wanted to share these

findings with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. At first, those she called

seemed interested and wanted her to come speak at a conference. Evidently

when this information traveled to those with influence, she was told that

she couldn't come and share her story. I have also been told by a reliable

source that an MS. organization was instrumental in shutting down the work

of a very prominent microbiologist who was finding Lyme spirochetes in many

Multiple Sclerosis patients. Yale, which is one of the main forces behind

the nontreatment of Chronic Lyme patients, has been diagnosing an unusual

amount of MS in those with neurological problems. Other doctors in the

area....especially those who specialize in pain treatment, are questioning

the huge number of patients, diagnosed by Yale, with MS.

 

I believe the time has come to decentralize our healthcare. This may mean

chaos for a while but I feel the process is inevitable. We need to become

more involved on a personal level with researchers and others who are

involved with the health and well being of our nation and the world. I feel

this is the only way to discern their integrity and true motives. Instead of

pouring all our hard earned money into the huge conglomerate charities,

where we have little control or knowledge as to where our money goes, it

would seem much more productive and assuring to support the private

researchers of our choice.

 

Our health is one of our greatest treasures. At this critical time in human

history, we need to educate ourselves, investigate, trust our intuitions,

and work together for positive change.

 

Most Lyme tests available, are looking for antibodies, our body's reaction

to the Lyme spirochete. As I mentioned before, the Lyme spirochete is very

adept at evading our immune system by changing it's forms and therefore,

testing that relies on detection of antibodies, is very unreliable.

 

I recently discovered information on a fairly new test which looks for the

actual cell wall deficient form of Bb. It locates the actual germ and

therefore is very accurate. It is called the Bowen Q-RiBb test, developed by

Dr. JoAnne Whitaker and Eleanor Fort. These researchers are finding this

organism in a very large segment of the population. I have spoken with Dr.

Whitaker several times and was very impressed by her integrity and genuine

sincere interest in bringing out the pandemic nature of this disease. She

has witnessed so many people being misdiagnosed with other disease labels,

such as, MS, FM, ALS, CFS, etc. It is an unimaginable situation that so many

people are falsely diagnosed and as a result, do not receive proper

treatment. People are dying because of this misdiagnoses.

 

Lida Mattman, who is a microbiologist and the author of " Stealth Pathogens " ,

has studied spirochetes for fifty years. She believes that touching can

spread Lyme disease. The spirochete is found in tears, which means that it

can contaminate the hands and anything they touch. Scientists are finding

that the Lyme spirochete is very hardy and can remain viable for long

periods of time. Could this possibly be a mode of transmission for Bb within

families? Often entire families are ill. One member may be diagnosed with

Lyme, another may be diagnosed with ALS, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ADD,

Fibromyalgia, etc. More and more patients with these labels are testing

positive for Lyme, mycoplasma and other tickborne confections. When treated

with proper antibiotics, for a sufficient length of time (often several

years is needed), a large percentage are improving. What is needed, of

course, is accurate testing and more clinical diagnoses. This means tests

are used as an adjunct to clinical diagnoses and not as the main determining

factor. The main criteria for diagnoses and treatment should be based on the

patient's history and symptoms. However , it appears that doctors have come

to rely so much on test results that they can't seem to give a clinical

diagnoses without a test to back it up. Or perhaps it is the pressure of

malpractice or " management " by the corporations that has shaken their

confidence. In any case, this is a great disservice to the patient who is

seeking diagnoses and treatment.

 

Sandi Lanford, a Lyme advocate, states the following facts concerning the

Bowen Test.

" Positive Bowen Q-RiBb tests have been challenged but no other test has been

able to prove these results to be incorrect. There have been no false

positives, for when patients are treated, based on the Bowen results, the

patients have shown remarkable improvement in their symptoms. It is also

difficult to dismiss the accuracy of Dr. Whitaker's Q-RiBb test, as she has

an impressive background in the development of fluorescent assays, evident

in numerous published research studies.. The results of the original Bowen

Q-RiBb were duplicated by Lida Mattman's lab in Michigan. Dr. Mattman was

nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1998 for her work on Stealth Pathogens. She

is a very highly respected microbiologist. On 316 same draw blood samples,

316 cultured specimens grew out the organism Bb and the Q-RiBb test was

positive for all 316. The culture method is the Gold Standard for making a

definitive diagnoses of an infectious disease.. This statement means that

out of 316 blood samples drawn for this particular test, the Bowen lab blood

samples came up 100% positive for Bb. The Mattman controls ,from the same

blood samples ,were also 100% positive. The Mattman controls duplicated the

Bowen Q-RiBb results. "

 

The Bowen Lab is a research lab and depends on grants, donations and profits

from testing, in order to stay in operation and conduct more research. It is

my opinion that if this test is more widely used, the results may blow the

lid off the Lyme pandemic cover-up.

 

It is very important here to stress that Lyme is not just a tick borne

disease. Mosquitoes have been found to be loaded with this organism. It has

also been found in mites, fleas, well water, African dust, tears, semen and

breast milk.

 

Lyme support groups are reporting that those who received labels such as MS,

ALS,CFS,FM, etc, were tested with the Q-RiBb test, found to be positive for

Lyme, and then treated, are improving. These results only confirm my long

held suspicion that Bb and other microbes, such as mycoplasma, are running

rampant through our society. It appears that this situation is being allowed

to occur. It is fairly obvious that everything possible is being done to

thwart proper testing, diagnoses and curative treatment.

 

The Michigan State Attorney's Office recently told Dr. Mattman to stop

helping doctors diagnose Lyme Disease with her testing, and was threatened

with time in jail or a fine of 5,000 dollars a day. Dr. Mattman says that it

is getting more and more difficult to find human negative controls, in the

U.S., to supply blood free of borellia. It appears that the government and

certain " charity " organizations, don't want the public to become aware of

this information. Recently state police arrived at her lab with handcuffs

and tried to find evidence that she was still conducting this work.

Fortunately, they didn't find what they were looking for. However, despite

lack of evidence, Dr. Mattman has had to discontinue her very valuable work

and leave her lab.

 

This isn't about promoting a certain lab for financial gain. I really

believe that the future of our country may hinge on discovering what the

Bowen Lab test results are telling us. Our country is becoming more and more

disabled and most people don't even realize it. We are told so often that we

are the healthiest nation in the world that we actually believe it. Most

people I know are not healthy. Everyone, even the young, seems to have some

sort of condition. Many people have several overlapping conditions. This is

NOT normal!

 

Is there a common cause?

 

I think we better find out before it is too late.

 

 

 

For more information on the Bowen Test, please visit

<http://www.bowen.org/>www.bowen.org

 

Majorie Tietjen can be reached at

 

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