There is a difference between a GP and an FP.
Have had a few doctors literally say they "didn't believe in that"ME/CFS I had back in the early '90s and many people also didn't believe it to be a real problem. That was a constant theme from anyone I met that also had it.
A more relevant disease. Did you develop any immunity to Lyme disease? Are you safe to venture into the woods in search of your rockets?I had a similar situation back in 2004, when I got Lyme Disease. I had the "standard treatment", still felt awful, got the doc to extend it, still felt bad. He basically said I don't know what to do with you, good luck. Spent the next 2 years sick and going from doc to doc trying to get some help, one of them actually had the nerve to tell me that I had "post-Lyme syndrome" and maybe I ought to talk to a shrink. I fired him on the spot.
Finally found a doc worth a damn, got some better testing and gee, still had Lyme. It was a long and miserable road to "recovery", and I still have residual damage to my immune system and developed what might be a case of MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome), which gives me food allergies. I can't eat about 75+% of my former diet, which is really discouraging.
All of this is to illustrate that I didn't fit into the existing disease/treatment paradigm, and that most docs weren't willing to even consider the idea that their standard treatment was flawed and that I could possibly still be sick. It literally took on some of the aspects of a religion - our treatment is great, if you are still "sick", you must be crazy, there's no possibility we might be wrong or that our treatment sucks.
I recall doing a ton of research during that timeframe looking for a doc who could help me. It didn't help that some of the most knowledgeable docs were either afraid to treat more Lyme patients or went underground because of the political aspect of Lyme Disease and state medical boards were persecuting docs who dared to treat beyond "standard treatment". They were losing their licenses because they dared to use antibiotics in unauthorized ways (long term, different doses, etc).
I had a similar situation back in 2004, when I got Lyme Disease. I had the "standard treatment", still felt awful, got the doc to extend it, still felt bad. He basically said I don't know what to do with you, good luck. Spent the next 2 years sick and going from doc to doc trying to get some help, one of them actually had the nerve to tell me that I had "post-Lyme syndrome" and maybe I ought to talk to a shrink. I fired him on the spot.
Finally found a doc worth a damn, got some better testing and gee, still had Lyme. It was a long and miserable road to "recovery", and I still have residual damage to my immune system and developed what might be a case of MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome), which gives me food allergies. I can't eat about 75+% of my former diet, which is really discouraging.
All of this is to illustrate that I didn't fit into the existing disease/treatment paradigm, and that most docs weren't willing to even consider the idea that their standard treatment was flawed and that I could possibly still be sick. It literally took on some of the aspects of a religion - our treatment is great, if you are still "sick", you must be crazy, there's no possibility we might be wrong or that our treatment sucks.
I recall doing a ton of research during that timeframe looking for a doc who could help me. It didn't help that some of the most knowledgeable docs were either afraid to treat more Lyme patients or went underground because of the political aspect of Lyme Disease and state medical boards were persecuting docs who dared to treat beyond "standard treatment". They were losing their licenses because they dared to use antibiotics in unauthorized ways (long term, different doses, etc).
Lyme Disease is a completely different bear. It is from a bacterium.
As someone who enjoys the outdoors I hope to not get lyme disease!
Here is a peer reviewed study that found: "alcohol extracted based Stevia agents (A, B, C) were the most effective against the Borrelia persisters" "results demonstrated that Stevia had significant effect in eliminating B. burgdorferi spirochetes and persisters. "
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681354/
Wow, that is very interesting indeed. I use stevia drops, but from looking at the article, it looks like extract of the whole leaf may be more effective. I'm going to have to follow up on that to see if they did further studies on it.
Things like GPs that won't issue scripts for Oxycodone even though I have nine broken ribs and a smashed collarbone. It was against his "religion" of "painkillers are addictive so shouldn't be dispensed" so I ended up suffering until I could see my regular doctor and get the right medication. Acetaminophen would not cut it for my current situation.
ME/CFS I had back in the early '90s and many people also didn't believe it to be a real problem. That was a constant theme from anyone I met that also had it.
Digging through the numbers - I am not sure what to think of the numbers in China. I have to assume they are not testing or they are falsifying numbers.
Just like Florida...Digging through the numbers - I am not sure what to think of the numbers in China. I have to assume they are not testing or they are falsifying numbers.
Unfortunately I tend to believe that since we are 100% open for business.Just like Florida...
I just reread that article. It nto nearly as dramatic as CNN portrayed. 41% of people who infect others have symptoms when they infect others. 59% are either Pre-symptomatic (35%) or asymptomatic (24%). That means that 24% are true asymptomatic spreaders that never develop symptoms. That is not what has been put out before. I have seen numbers in the 90% Which was blatantly false if this new data is correct. We are learning every day.
China's numbers, and that of other countries with authoritarian regimes (Iran, Russia, etc), have stopped making sense sometime back in March.
No reason to suspect that they would change their reporting practices without a change in regime.
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My personal theory is asymptomatic is pre-symptomatic but their immune system just crushes the virus before the viral load causes symptoms. I also suspect that everyone infected goes thru the pre symptomatic phase.
As for China, it is well known that the local govt lies about the temperature forecast so people use less AC. If they are deceitful about that, how can you trust them on anything?
Noticed that China is blaming new infections on frozen fish. I don't believe that, I suspect that's scapegoating.
Sports numbers are going to be a bit skewed this year. I still hold the Ivy League record for High Hurdles (the Ivy League of High Schools in Southern California) which I set in 1981 in the league finals. There’s a reason that record still stands. It’s because that was the first year they started the Ivy League, and more importantly the last, I think they called it Citrus Belt the next year. So anybody that won any competition that year can claim a standing League record! (I got smeared in the first round of the State Finals )I am from West Virginia. They have come up with a COVID map that is Green, Amber, or Red. My high school likely won that state championship after beat #2 in the state. The other two teams coming into the final were disqualified because the COVID rate was too high.
Sports numbers are going to be a bit skewed this year. I still hold the Ivy League record for High Hurdles (the Ivy League of High Schools in Southern California) which I set in 1981 in the league finals. There’s a reason that record still stands. It’s because that was the first year they started the Ivy League, and more importantly the last, I think they called it Citrus Belt the next year. So anybody that won any competition that year can claim a standing League record! (I got smeared in the first round of the State Finals )
I had a similar situation back in 2004, when I got Lyme Disease. I had the "standard treatment", still felt awful, got the doc to extend it, still felt bad. He basically said I don't know what to do with you, good luck. Spent the next 2 years sick and going from doc to doc trying to get some help, one of them actually had the nerve to tell me that I had "post-Lyme syndrome" and maybe I ought to talk to a shrink. I fired him on the spot.
Finally found a doc worth a damn, got some better testing and gee, still had Lyme. It was a long and miserable road to "recovery", and I still have residual damage to my immune system and developed what might be a case of MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome), which gives me food allergies. I can't eat about 75+% of my former diet, which is really discouraging.
All of this is to illustrate that I didn't fit into the existing disease/treatment paradigm, and that most docs weren't willing to even consider the idea that their standard treatment was flawed and that I could possibly still be sick. It literally took on some of the aspects of a religion - our treatment is great, if you are still "sick", you must be crazy, there's no possibility we might be wrong or that our treatment sucks.
I recall doing a ton of research during that timeframe looking for a doc who could help me. It didn't help that some of the most knowledgeable docs were either afraid to treat more Lyme patients or went underground because of the political aspect of Lyme Disease and state medical boards were persecuting docs who dared to treat beyond "standard treatment". They were losing their licenses because they dared to use antibiotics in unauthorized ways (long term, different doses, etc).
That brings to mind several years ago when my county seat farm burg also a horse farmer Psychologist got Lyme disease;I had a similar situation back in 2004, when I got Lyme Disease.
Do you think there's anything to the recent study showing that mumps antibodies from the MMR vaccine may prevent COVID and/or reduce its effects?
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