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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 03:20 |
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I've recently been diagnosed with sarcoid. This diagnosis answers a lot about what's been bothering me for the past year or so. (Incidentally, I have an appointment with an MP doctor at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania this Feb. In the meantime, my doctors are by-the-book, i.e. prednisone)
One of the conditions that has bothered me in the past year is a stomach spasm. I experience chronic belching combined with an intermitent "flutter" or spasm just below the sternum. Could this have anything to do with the sarcoid?
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 05:14 |
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Hi, JGK,
Welcome!!!! to the MP sites. 
Sarcoidosis is a Th1 inflammation, as you must know since you have said that you have an appointment with a MP doc. You are most fortunate in having such an appointment!!!!
I hope that this answer does not sound too simplistic for you. A Th1 inflammation is a soup or stew of pleomorphic bacterial L-forms causing a soup or stew of symptoms or sets of symptoms. The mix of L-forms will vary from individual to individual, so the symptoms will vary from individual to individual, somewhat. Who knows but God, whether your spasm or flutter, is related to the sarcoidosis. However, this sure sounds as though it could be.
The name of "sarcoidosis" is a medical community name given to a set of symptoms. I would bet that no dozen of medical doctors could come to an exact listing of symptoms that sarcoidosis contains. That is why they have come up with various kinds of sarcoidosis.
All of them are Th1 inflammation.
Maybe, someone who has had sarcoidosis and this particular symptom can attest that it is.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka, George
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 14:03 |
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Hi Kainer,
Sarc is a systemic disease which can affect any organ in the body, and will do, if you keep suppressing your immune system with steroids. I'm so glad you've found the MP, the only way to deal with the root cause of the disease, intracellular bacteria.
As George says, your stomach spasm sounds very likely to be sarc-related. I had a spasm in my uterus as if I had a baby in there kicking around (impossible at my age!). The uterus is basically a muscle and so is the stomach, I suppose. I had plenty of other muscle cramps with the sarc; they've all gone now.
The belching sounds familiar too. I get it as immunopathology on certain antibiotic combinations.
While you're waiting to start the MP, it would be good to prepare yourself by spending a lot of time reading the information on the main study site. There's such a lot! I'll give you some links to the most important bits in case you haven't found them yet...
Sarcoidosis Facts
"What is the Marshall Protocol?"
Simple Explanations
Diagnostic test for the MP: D-metabolites tests
Hypervitaminosis-D Symptoms
Success Stories
Vitamin D tutorial
Before You Begin the Marshall Protocol
It's a good idea to order the required sunglasses (NoIR, Bolle100 or Zeiss) as soon as you decide to do the MP because they may take a few weeks to arrive. You shouldn't begin Benicar without them because your eyes may become photosensitive. Ordering information is in Protecting Your Eyes.
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I’ve posted on the MP boards twice before, once requesting the names of MP doctors in my area and a second time asking about stomach issues arising from sarcoidosis. However, I thought I would be best to introduce myself and give the details on my case. Hopefully you won’t find too long…
I am a 37-y.o. white male of Irish-German descent. I currently reside in Philadelphia, PA, but have lived in Boston, MA and Norfolk, VA. I have generally been in excellent physical condition capable of running 10 miles (did the Broad Street Run in May, 2005), walking a mile or two on my lunch hour and lifting 300lbs on the weight machines at the gym. I have a history of chronic sinusitis for which I have had surgery twice. I also have a history of GERD.
I was formally diagnosed with sarcoidosis in late-December. The run up to the diagnosis began at the end of October, although I now realize that some symptoms were likely there a year or so earlier.
In late October, I developed a grey spot in vision in the right eye. I went to the Scheie Eye Institute here in Philly to have it examined. The ophthamalogist found an occluded, leaking vein on my retina and immediately admitted me to the ER at the neighboring Penn Presbyterian Hospital. The initial fear was of an impending stroke or heart attack. After a cardiac work-up including a chest x-ray, a CT scan with contrast, 13 tubes of blood, 24-hour monitoring and three EKGs, the physicians felt assured that it was not my heart. Clotting was normal, cardiac rhythms were normal (60 bpm at rest). My blood pressure was high, as were my sACE levels and corticosteroids. The CT scan revealed bilateral hillar lymphadenopathy.
The doctors quickly zeroed in on an autoimmune problem concluding either sarcoid or Wegener’s Granulomatosis. I was given a prescription for Bactrim as a pre-emptive strike on the Wegener’s possibility and released from the hospital. More bloodwork and a 24-hr urinalysis followed. A mediastinoscopy of the tracheal lymph nodes confirmed sarcoidosis.
Prior to the diagnosis, I was sent to a cardiologist who did a transthoracic echo and EKGs. My heart function was declared excellent and he could find no mechanical flaws. Muscle thickness was within normal ranges, ejection fraction was 65%, no stenosis on any valve. Despite this, I do have a history of tachycardia episodes which have increased in frequency in the last year. More on that below.
I was prescribed the standard prednisone because the eye was getting worse. I began at 60mg daily in late November (prior to the sarcoid diagnosis) and had tapered to 10mg daily until about one week ago, when the eye doctor found that the retinal swelling began to return. I am now at 20mg daily.
In the meantime, my endocrinologist is performing tests on my pituitary function and I have an MRI of the brain scheduled for this Thursday evening.
Lastly, I will be seeing a doctor whose name was given to me from this board, Dr. ------ of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The earliest available is Feb. 20th and I am looking forward to discussing the Protocol with him.
Some other background:
I have always been an anxiety-prone personality and, in hindsight, the tachycardia episodes were panic attacks. I have had similar attacks as much as ten years ago, but in the past year I had three attacks in as many months. I think the realization that something was wrong with me without knowing what was enough to push my anxiety over the edge.
About a year ago I began to notice increased blood pressure, fatigue, reduced capacity for exercise, reduced libido, lazy erections, increased stomach problems (including spasm of the esophagus) and a generalized chest discomfort (but never sever pain, light-headedness, shortness of breath or sweating). A gastroenterologist could find nothing wrong with the stomach or esophagus. I started to get anxious that something was wrong with my heart. Now I can see that these were all likely signs of sarcoid.
In the two months running up to the occluded retinal vein that flagged the sarcoid, I was at the beach for the first time in decade or more. Shirt off, all day, playing in the sand with my nieces and nephews. Immediately after this, I began experience vertigo that subsided within about 10 days. At about this time I had also switched my fish oil capsules to a more potent brand. After reading about MP, I now realize that this combo was a vitamin D bomb. I cut all vitamin D rich foods from my diet and limited my sunlight (not so hard in January).
Any thoughts or insights about my history are greatly appreciated.
I should note that the lungs themselves are pristine. Kidney function is excellent. Other than my right eye, the sarcoid has only affected my lymph nodes, as far as can be discerned. My pituitary function is being tested. How would I know if other organs are involved? How would I know if my heart is involved? I have requested a complete copy of my labs and will post when I get them.
Due to the earlier prescription, I now have what seems like a lifetime supply of Bactrim. Any thoughts on this drug? Should it be avoided? Would it be a bad idea to take it now to at least start beating up on my little CWD friends prior to starting the Protocol?
Thanks much.
JGK
[Moderator edited to remove doctor's name in order to preserve privacy]
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 22:40 |
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Kainer,
Thank you for sharing your story. Many of its features will be familiar to many of us. I never had much lung involvement with sarc either, but also had bad eye troubles (uveitis). Sarc can affect any organ of the body, and you may not always be aware of it yet.
Cardiac involvement is certainly a possibility, but the MP is devised in such a way that the risks of provoking cardiac immunopathology are as small as possible, and the moderators are always there to guide through the rough times. Please see When should I be concerned about cardiac symptoms?
Taking Bactrim at this stage would not be a good idea. You need to do the various strands of the MP in the right order to avoid intolerable or dangerous herx, and to maximise your chances of killing all the bacteria. Sunglasses and diet, Benicar, then tiny gradually increasing doses of antibiotics in the correct order, under the guidance of the moderators. But hold on to the bactrim for later.
We can't discuss doctors by name in the public forum, but you could try contacting other members in your area. On the main site MarshallProtocol.com, open your Profile in 'My Account' and click on 'Pennsylvania'. From the list you're given of other Penn members, select the ones who have the most posts and contact them by Private Message.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 01:58 |
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Hi, Kainer,
After reading the listing of your symptoms, my shooting from-the-hips, no test needed, IMO, is that you have the Th1 inflammation... no doubts about it, as far as I am concerned.
I had a list of eighteen different symptoms, but none that involved the lungs or such as uveitus in the eyes. I did have cataracts, though, which I have realized to be caused by the toooooo high of 125D hormone that I had to begin the MP with... 57 pg/ml... in the top one percent of the population.
As I mentioned earlier, it is a soup or stew of L-forms causing a soup or stew of symptoms. The sets of symptoms can vary from individual to individual depending which of the 53 pleomorphic bacteria that you may have picked up and even the order in which they are picked up. The diversity in your symptoms do not surprise me. My symptoms are very diverse, too.
Don't be alarmed that you have to wait another few weeks before you see a doc that is sympathetic to the MP. I was something over two and a half months before I started. These L-forms are slow in proliferating. That is why it takes so long for one to really start coming down with symptoms.
Don't get uptight with worrying! Relax and study the sites, lots!!! It will empower you to know the many details. Remember, even that doc that is sympathetic to the MP, may not know much more than you do, if equal to you. Study! Study! and Study some more.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka, George
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:41 |
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| I had the MRI of the brain last Thursday and the results are back: negative. Also the blood labs for pituitary function came back normal. So it looks as if my sarcoidosis has not attacked this area.
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Hi, Kainer,
I am soooo happy for you to get this word!!!!!!! 
Just do not let those L-forms get a head start in this race. After some good handicap, you are out of the gate, and can race down the fairway.
Do it!!!
Just remember, it is all the one cause, "Th1 inflammation", not saroidosis.... except for maybe, insurance purposes, and maybe, to have a med doc assist you. But it is now up to YOU to convert him to this new 21st Century medical thinking.  And wellness!
Go!
Wiishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka, George
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 00:26 |
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I saw my rheumatologist today and her diagnosis is that what I have is not sarcoidosis, but rather Wegener's Granulomatosis. Was I surprised by that. 
On an aside, I realize that Th1 inflammation is a more appropriate term for what plagues me, but for discussion purposes at the moment I'll be refering to it as my current physicians see it. The two diagnoses have different courses of conventional treatment.
That said, of the named disorders and diseases on the spectrum of Th1 inflammation, is Wegener's one of them? Can it be treated with the MP? In other words, whether the physicians call it sarcoidosis, Wegener's or March Madness, to someone on this site it's still the same thing and treated the same way?
I was a little perplexed to hear her pronounce a different diagnosis, especially since 2 other specialists and my GP all say sarcoidosis. The granulomas are not caseating and I have bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, which is classic sarcoidosis and usually not indicated for Wegener's. However, I do have a history of rhinitis/sinusitis which is closely associated with Wegener's.
Anyway, she wants me on Bactrim (one tablet, 2x daily) and to begin tapering off the prednisone. I don't mind getting off the steroid, but the Bactrim raised concerns earlier in this thread.
The mortality for Wegener's appears higher and faster than for sarcoidosis. This is not a settling thought (assuming she's correct). 
Thanks as always.
JGK
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 02:04 |
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Kainer,
It's a name game!!! They don't know what causes it, but can come up with many names, depending upon how each med doc will see the symptoms.
My grade school best friend's wife died about a year ago from Wegener's. She was not 'comfortable' for the last couple of years, to put it mildly. I attempted to tell him her illness was really a "Th1 inflammation". They just could not do anything but what their med doctor, "The God!", said.
I had a chest x-ray in September 2002 from which I was given a Dx of granulomatous disease, "as evidenced by the depositing of calcium...." in the soft tissue of my chest area. I started the MP in September 2004, but had two three-month-plus interruptions from outside influences, like hurricane Katrina damaging my Mother's house and my DW having to have a cervical spine operation requiring my assistance. In July or so of 2007, I had another chest x-ray. There was no Dx of granulomatous disease given the second time.
It is a Th1 inflammation, but if it gets your med doc to assist you with the MP, roll with her name. Then, you can show her the truth later.
But do your utmost to stay from the bactrim. You need the benicar, 4 X day, as well as the rest of the MP, to 'kick-start' the VDR, and to give you some palliation of the IP (herxing). Bactrim will do neither.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka, George!!!
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Two more questions:
1.) Herxing aside, does the Bactrim kill the bacteria? And if it does, why would it be so bad right now? Especially since I have not begun the Benicar which would really rev up my immune system and cause a dangerous herx reaction.
2.) What about Th1 inflammation running in families? My father has developed extremely bad hearing, knee problems, hypertension and cataracts. He is 77yo and it could also just be age. His older brother has similarly bad hearing. Their mother was legally blind by her late 40's and it was discovered only late in life (by a younger, better trained and better equipped eye doctor) that a film had grown on her lenses. Her hearing was likewise poor. My mother has chronic respiratory infections.
Thanks again.
JGK
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 14:15 |
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Kainer,
1. If Bactrim alone killed CWD bacteria, we wouldn't need the MP. Antibiotics can't get at the bacteria without the Benicar. And while you're on steroids, your immune system is suppressed and can't kill the bacteria either. See Weaning From Steroid Medications.
2. Please see Bactera vs genes: the spread of chronic disease in families,
and Some of my family members appear to have Th1 inflammatory symptoms. What should they do?
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Kainer,
I developed cataracts, too. But I had them removed surgically just six months before I learned of the MP. IMO, they come about by the 125D hormone being unregulated by the L-forms, then when it gets too high in the eyes, the eyes produce the cataracts to act as natural "sunshade" to try to cut down the 125D hormone. The eyes are said to have a separate system from the skin that produces 125D hormone with light. My first 125D test was 57pg/ml... in the upper one percent of the population. Having cataracts is one of the things that helped to convince me that I had the Th1 inflammation and should get tested with the 125D test. IMO, it is a freebie test that people should consider rather strongly. My opthalmologist will not even consider the information. Cataracts in the older generation around here is rampant. Maybe, he feels that a non-surgical approach would cut down his income too much. I would have liked to known what my results might have been if I hadn't had the surgical approach.
My 42 year old Down's son, living in a group home, seemed to be healthy. But then he was reported to have cataracts that alerted me. I then looked at some of his "minor" symptoms like breaking a bone in his foot while just stepping off of a sidewalk, and became concerned. I had his D's tested during his past Thanksgiving vacation with me. They were elevated!!! If I remember correctly, 47 pg/ml.... in the upper three percent of the population, if I remember correctly.
Microbiologist claim that microbes can do an actual "lateral transfer" of DNA material between species. I am fairly sure that I had the Th1 inflammation at his conception. That Th1 could have upset his chromosomes so that he wound up with the extra chromosome that signifies Down's. I am working to convince his medical doctor that this should be looked into more. Doing the MP may not reverse his Down's but it might help him as it has me. And the knowledge that it may cause Down's might be useful for another generation, too. This doctor is head of a Down's Clinic near a major city.
Yes! IMO, Th1 runs in families! I can see it in many families, now that I have become eduated in this new 21st Century medical knowledge.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka, George
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Posted: Sat Feb 9th, 2008 18:50 |
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While my doctors argue over whether the terminology should Wegener or sarcoid, I have a few more questions:
1.) Why is that Th1 infammatory diseases present so differently? In my case the dueling diganosis of Wegener's vs. sarcoid have the same outcome if untreated (death) but progress very differently and have a preference for different organs. Wegener's generally attacks the upper respiratory tract and the kidneys while sarcoid goes for the lungs, typically. Wegener's will kill in about one year or less while sarcoid progresses much more slowly. Why is this? Why does the underlying L-form infection cause such differing progression?
2.) Should my doctors check me off as having Wegener's, are the drugs used in the MP FDA approved for that diagnosis? In other words, if I was still diagnosed as sarcoid, my prescription insurer would cover the cost, but if it is switched to Wegener's is it now out-of-pocket?
I also found out last night that the sarcoid specialist I am scheduled to see on 02/20 is no longer practicing the MP. I keep the appt anyway to see if he does refuse, which I expect, then move on.
I also have a copy of all my medical records in my possesion and will post the labs shortly, after I've had a chance to go through them. There will be no d-metabolite tests yet until I find an MP doctor here in Philly, but I have a list provided from here plus a lead from a private message from another member.
Thanks.
JGK
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sarcoid goes for the lungs, typically
The lungs were the one place my sarcoid didn't progress to, which is probably why it took so long to diagnose. I remember seeing a comment that the reason sarcoid is diagnosed most in the lungs in the USA, is that it's the pulmonologists who look the hardest for it in the USA. In Japan, it's more often found by opthamologists.
I had a large sarcoid granuloma removed from my leg removed, and was told it wasn't sarcoid because it wasn't in my lungs. I wasn't formally diagnosed with sarcoid until several years later granulomas appeared in a bone marrow biopsy. My doctors expected sarcoid to be in the lungs, so they denied the evidence before their eyes that I had sarcoid. It took a couple of more years before a bone marrow biopsy proved sarcoid yet again.
A couple of years later, and more wierd symptoms leading to a hospitalization after a couple of months of increasing pain, and a muscle biopsy showed sarcoid again.
Sarcoid in the lungs and the eyes can be found by relatively non-invasive procedures, x-rays, dyes and visual inspection. Elsewhere, it seems to be just hard to diagnose, and doctors (at least mine) seem conditioned not to expect it, even in a patient with a history of sarcoid.
You don't find what you don't look for. And if you only look where the light is good, you will be conditioned to believe it happens only where the light is good.
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JGK,
Chris has given you some very good information about how doctors see things only in their "light".
The reason that Th1 inflammation presents itself with so many different symptoms or sets of symptoms is explained by the fact that there are fifty-three known varieties of the pleomorphic bacterial L-forms. It all depends in which order that we acquire these L-forms, and which ones that we acquire. The mix can vary from person to person. One may never acquire all fifty-three known varities, just some.
Also, keep in mind that modern microbiologists are now saying that mankind has discovered and studied only 0.4% (that is zero point four) of ALL of the bacteria in the world. That leaves around 99.6% to be discovered and be investigated. Our knowledge is extremely shallow.
Then throw in that the microbiologist have discovered that some microbes actually share DNA packages across species. They call this 'lateral transfer'.
This lateral transfer is what is the basis of genetically modified food.... only done in a controlled man-instigated way. Who knows what will happen X number of years down the road of eating these GM foods.... that are now 'said' to be safe? And what will happen to our food sources if the pollen from the GM food is allowed to spread, which it will even with very good controls.
Which makes it rather silly for the med docs to deny that our chronic illnesses are not caused by L-forms, in the face of evidence that has dated variously back to 1895 or so. But they were trained to think as Dr. Robert Koch, M.D., laid down some postulates in 1867, and that is the way they think, and have acted upon in a most insistently way since.
Do read the article about 'Koch Postulate' at the http://www.bacteriality.com website. See the links in the right hand column of that website.
I would go with whichever diagnoses is easier on your pocketbook!!!! There are numerous papers now about how "Sarcoidosis Succumbs to Antibiotics - Implications for Autoimmune Disease". See Papers and Presentations for some more ideas to give to your doctors. Also read the Interviews at the bacteriality website, too, for some success stories. Perhaps, print these things out for your doctor. There are more papers about sarcoidosis than Wegener's, IMO, and success stories using that name, too, with doing the MP protocol.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader... aka, George
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What's the scoop on flax seed oil? Is this high in Vit D concentration? I switched away from fish oil to flax seed oil to avoid Vit D, but now I see it on the list of foods to avoid. Still looking to get my Omegas somehow.
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Yep! There are many plants that make "D", too. Plant D is called D2 (ergocalciferol) . Just the fact that something comes from plants does NOT make it a safe or better product. Please read Vitamin D in foods, if you haven't done so already. and Omega 3 Fatty Acids
In the 1920's D2 was found to be toxic at around 20,000 units per day, verus around 200,000 units per day for D3, the animal D (cholecalciferol). So says the information that I read in 2002, when I started supplementing with D. I thought sure that I was safe at 16,000 units per day. It has taken me over three years to get my 25D test score down to the level of 20 ng/ml, which then enables the innate immune system through the VDR being able to make the necessary enzymes and proteins (may be thousands) that the innate immune system needs.
I have read that many businesses "dump" lots of D2 into their products to make sure that they have added at least the minimum amount requred by law....eg, in milk that has had ANY fat removed from it. Reading the label does NOT assure you that that is the amount that the product has added to it. That is why many of us MP members use Organic Valley, Unfortied with D, Whole Milk in small quantity, not the glassfuls that one might have done before enbarking on the MP protocol. Be careful of the labeling. They also produce some Whole Milk that is fortied with D. It is shown on the label in front near the spout.
IMO, as long as you dodge the heated oils... hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated, fractionalized oils..., you need not be concerned about Omegas as much as you need to be concerned about the bacterial L-forms. I get mine from small amounts of butter, virgin pressed olive oil, and un-heated coconut oil. It is the bacterial L-forms that do damage to the cardiovascular system walls, as found by Dr. Lida Mattman, Phd, microbiologist nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1998.
Wishing you, and all, wellness!!!
Dark Vader...aka... George
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| I threw out my instant oatmeals last night after seeing that they had 20% Vit A, which is a tip off that Vit D has been added even though it is not labeled. Sticking to the orgainic variety instant as this has nothing added. Removed the flax seed oil, too.
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As promised, below are my labs resulting from all the testing in recent months. The vitamin D test are not there as they are not standard procedure with my physicians. Once I see an MP doc, I'll get that done.
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Range
8/15/2007
9/27/2007
10/31/2007
11/3/2007
11/19/2007
1/17/2008
Cholesterol
152
Triglycerides
109
HDL
53
LDL
77
WBC
4-11 THO/uL
3.6
RBC
4.3-5.8 MIL/uL
5.58
Hemoglobin
13.5-17.5 g/dL
14.9
Hematocrit
40-52%
44
MCV
80-100 fL
79
MCH
27-33 pg
27
MCHC
31-36%
34
Platelet Count
150-400 THO/uL
209
Red Cell Distribution
12.2-15.2%
13.3
Sedimentation Rate
0-15 mm/h
2
Prothrombin Time
10.8-12.9 s
10.8
aPTT
21.6-32.5 s
25
Urine Epinepherine
0-25 ug/d
9
Urine Norepinepherine
0-100 ug/d
101
Lysozyme
9-17 ug/ml
32
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
9-67 U/L
93
93
47
Aspartate Aminotransferase
17-59 U/L
70
Alkaline Phosphatase
35-125 U/L
91
Bilirubin
0-1.2 mg/dL
0.4
Alanine Aminotransferase
21-72 U/L
57
Thyroxine
4.5-12.5 ug/dL
7.6
T3 Uptake
0.77-1.17
1.34
Free Thyroxine Index
3.5-14.6
10.2
Thyroid Stimulation Hormone
0.4-4 ulU/mL
0.89
1.74
C-ANCA
Abnormal
PR3-ANCA
0-20 U
2
MPO-ANCA
0-20 U
2
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
0.7-11.1 mlU/mL
6.1
Luteinizing Hormone
0.8-7.6 mlU/mL
3
Prolactin
2.5-17 ng/mL
10
Testosterone
262-1593 ng/dL
472
Thanks as always.
JGK
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