Advice on relapse, please?

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First of all, my apologies to those of you who belong to various

alternative health/ fibro/ cfs forums; you'll find that I have

posted this message in several places. This is because I'm at the

point where I need to get as much information as I can, quickly!

I'll try to make this as abbreviated as possible.

16 years ago, while living in Spain, I came down with typhoid fever,

and subsequently, cytomegalovirus. I was on antibiotics for several

months, lost a lot of weight, but slowly regained my health, largely

thanks to an old copy of an Adelle Davis book on nutrition and

supplements.

2 years later, we moved to the States, where I managed to go through

respiratory therapy school, have a baby, and do my hospital

rotations (I say " managed " because I don't think I was doing that

well, even then). I worked in hospitals over the next few years,

slowly accumulating fibro signs and symptoms without realizing it.

When we moved from Florida to a little town in New Hampshire, I

joined the local volunteer Fire Dept., and worked my way up to EMT-

Intermediate and Level 1-A firefighter.

I loved the work, but I noticed after awhile that having my radio go

off in the middle of the night when I was on duty, not being able to

sleep sometimes after a call, and breathing noxious fumes from car

and structure fires ( we didn't always wear our air tanks) appeared

to be affecting me. Sadly, it reached the point where I couldn't

even support the weight of my fire gear, think clearly enough to

make medical decisions, or even drive; and most importantly, it was

affecting my home life with my husband and daughter.

I finally found a well-respected rheumatologist, who after ten

minutes with me, informed me that I had " textbook " fibromyalgia,

gave me several scrips for my symptoms, and sent me home, after

telling me I probably couldn't have chosen worse professions, in

view of my condition.

We have recently moved back to our little village in Spain, and I

was doing quite well, but lately I've started having a relapse that

seems to be getting progressively worse: I hurt everywhere, have

little muscle strength, pathetic endurance, brain fog and short-term

memory loss.

I did run out of my supplements, but hopefully more will be arriving

shortly ( I have to order them from the U.S.).

Another reason I may be relapsing is that everything outside is

flowering at the moment, and while it's beautiful to look at, it's

wreaking havoc on my allergies- I have a Hepa filter on in the house

as much as possible.

I take the following:

PS for brain fog and memory loss

Enzymes for food allergies

Seacure for leaky gut

Hyaluronic acid for vision problems

DIM for estrogen balance

Black cohosh or Olivia's Secret for perimenopausal symptoms

B-complex vitamins

Potassium for adrenal support

Magnesium and malic acid for muscle pain

For some reason, when I have tried the following, I seem to get

worse instead of better:

MSM

DHEA

Glandulars

Transfer factor

Quercetin (not sure)

I was also treated by an allergist for candidiasis with Diflucan a

couple of times in the past.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get through this relapse?

Thanks for your time, and I promise to make future posts much

shorter,

Elizabeth Holtermann

[Guest guest]

Hello, it sounds like you have candida. Candida can go all over the body and

cause many mysterious symptoms. Diflucan merely causes the candida to become

resistant and mutate into a more severe form. Many autoimmune illnesses are

caused by fungi. People have been successful with the anticandida diet along

with rotating natural antifungals in five day periods so the candida can't get

used to one thing. It is a long process but there are success stories. There are

health boards and other lists on that talk more about this. Many

people there would suggest liver flushes as well, plus yogurt. You mentioned

many supplements, but how is your diet? Try to notice if your symptoms get worse

with sugar, yeast, msg, and simple carb sonsumption. You can email me off list

if you want. kellykebby

 

Kelly

 

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First of all, my apologies to those of you who belong to various

alternative health/ fibro/ cfs forums; you'll find that I have

posted this message in several places. This is because I'm at the

point where I need to get as much information as I can, quickly!

I'll try to make this as abbreviated as possible.

16 years ago, while living in Spain, I came down with typhoid fever,

and subsequently, cytomegalovirus. I was on antibiotics for several

months, lost a lot of weight, but slowly regained my health, largely

thanks to an old copy of an Adelle Davis book on nutrition and

supplements.

2 years later, we moved to the States, where I managed to go through

respiratory therapy school, have a baby, and do my hospital

rotations (I say " managed " because I don't think I was doing that

well, even then). I worked in hospitals over the next few years,

slowly accumulating fibro signs and symptoms without realizing it.

When we moved from Florida to a little town in New Hampshire, I

joined the local volunteer Fire Dept., and worked my way up to EMT-

Intermediate and Level 1-A firefighter.

I loved the work, but I noticed after awhile that having my radio go

off in the middle of the night when I was on duty, not being able to

sleep sometimes after a call, and breathing noxious fumes from car

and structure fires ( we didn't always wear our air tanks) appeared

to be affecting me. Sadly, it reached the point where I couldn't

even support the weight of my fire gear, think clearly enough to

make medical decisions, or even drive; and most importantly, it was

affecting my home life with my husband and daughter.

I finally found a well-respected rheumatologist, who after ten

minutes with me, informed me that I had " textbook " fibromyalgia,

gave me several scrips for my symptoms, and sent me home, after

telling me I probably couldn't have chosen worse professions, in

view of my condition.

We have recently moved back to our little village in Spain, and I

was doing quite well, but lately I've started having a relapse that

seems to be getting progressively worse: I hurt everywhere, have

little muscle strength, pathetic endurance, brain fog and short-term

memory loss.

I did run out of my supplements, but hopefully more will be arriving

shortly ( I have to order them from the U.S.).

Another reason I may be relapsing is that everything outside is

flowering at the moment, and while it's beautiful to look at, it's

wreaking havoc on my allergies- I have a Hepa filter on in the house

as much as possible.

I take the following:

PS for brain fog and memory loss

Enzymes for food allergies

Seacure for leaky gut

Hyaluronic acid for vision problems

DIM for estrogen balance

Black cohosh or Olivia's Secret for perimenopausal symptoms

B-complex vitamins

Potassium for adrenal support

Magnesium and malic acid for muscle pain

For some reason, when I have tried the following, I seem to get

worse instead of better:

MSM

DHEA

Glandulars

Transfer factor

Quercetin (not sure)

I was also treated by an allergist for candidiasis with Diflucan a

couple of times in the past.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get through this relapse?

Thanks for your time, and I promise to make future posts much

shorter,

Elizabeth Holtermann