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Re: Vaccinations
By: Piper Date: April 14, 2015, 6:58 pm
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[font=trebuchet ms]I know the insurance companies dread a Lyme's
diagnosis, particularly if it were not caught early. I've heard
of it costing over a hundred thousand dollars for four years of
treatment.
We have many ticks here, so many they are almost impossible for
me to avoid. They drop down out of the bushes and trees as I
walk below. I've removed 4 or 5 deer ticks from myself already
this season. And we've lots of brown dog ticks. All this
despite having chickens and probably hundreds of birds on the
property. Our GP insisted Lyme's is not in our area, but a
neighbor's wife is severely incapacitated with rheumatoid
arthritis from it.
The ticks start this time of year, get progressively more
numerous, then die back again in July when temperatures soar and
drought generally sets in.
The reflux? I can't seem to make heads or tails out of it, but
thanks for the 'heads up.' It seems to come and go and I can't
find much of a pattern to it, although chocolate seems a
trigger. I dunno. My father suffers from it and I've read in
40% of the cases, acid reflux is hereditary, so . . . hopefully
not Lyme's related. I'm testing the theory now that the
medicines for reflux make everything worse, getting your body
addicted to them--one of those vicious circle things. But apple
cider vinegar (holistic treatment) seemed to make it worse, too.
Today I've been fine. Can't figure it out.
Kevin's had no joint problems, which makes us somewhat skeptical
that it could be Lyme's, but we feel the need to be tested,
just to be certain. He DOES however, break out in these
strange, circular skin rashes that come and go and are typical
of Lyme's. So who knows?[/font]
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Re: Vaccinations
By: Kerry Date: April 14, 2015, 7:40 pm
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Overdoing medicines can definitely make things worse. My
Father got addicted to Tums. I'm serious. He started off
slow with them when he had heartburn; but the heartburn got
worse and worse, and he took more and more Tums. He would up
with gallstones and had to be operated on. His doctor told him
the more Tums he had taken, the stomach had responded by
producing more acid -- and that all the Tums somehow got
converted into the gallstones.
If I get an upset stomach with that acidy feel, I drink a little
milk. If I want to sleep, I prop my upper body up a little. I
think the milk coats the stomach lining. Not too much milk
though because milk is hard to digest and can make the stomach
produce more acid.
If I had ginger ale, I'd try that. My Mother used to give us
kids ginger ale when we had upset stomachs. People say ginger
is good for stomach problems, and ginger ale seemed to work for
me when I was a kid.
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Re: Vaccinations
By: bradley Date: April 14, 2015, 10:33 pm
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[quote author=Kerry link=topic=93.msg1148#msg1148
date=1429058423]
Overdoing medicines can definitely make things worse. My
Father got addicted to Tums. I'm serious. He started off
slow with them when he had heartburn; but the heartburn got
worse and worse, and he took more and more Tums. He would up
with gallstones and had to be operated on. His doctor told him
the more Tums he had taken, the stomach had responded by
producing more acid -- and that all the Tums somehow got
converted into the gallstones.
If I get an upset stomach with that acidy feel, I drink a little
milk. If I want to sleep, I prop my upper body up a little. I
think the milk coats the stomach lining. Not too much milk
though because milk is hard to digest and can make the stomach
produce more acid.
If I had ginger ale, I'd try that. My Mother used to give us
kids ginger ale when we had upset stomachs. People say ginger
is good for stomach problems, and ginger ale seemed to work for
me when I was a kid.
[/quote]
I do occasionally use apple cider vinegar and it usually works,
but on rare occasions it doesnt and I use milk then... but I
HIGHLY recommend nonfat milk, MUCH easier to digest, prior to
drinking it, I would have gas problems and stomache pains much
more often (I do like milk), but rarely do I now after switching
to nonfat milk. Having about 3 or 4 pillows pushing me up from
the waist up with my head lolling to the side against the
pillowed headboard allows me to sleep regardless of the reflux
problem.
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Re: Vaccinations
By: Piper Date: April 15, 2015, 12:53 pm
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[font=trebuchet ms]I can't have milk. Makes my heart race. I
know that sounds crazy, but I've tested it multiple times . . .
and it does. But I do use almond milk, and it seems helpful.
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[quote author=Kerry link=topic=93.msg1148#msg1148
date=1429058423]
Overdoing medicines can definitely make things worse. My
Father got addicted to Tums. I'm serious. He started off
slow with them when he had heartburn; but the heartburn got
worse and worse, and he took more and more Tums. He would up
with gallstones and had to be operated on. His doctor told him
the more Tums he had taken, the stomach had responded by
producing more acid -- and that all the Tums somehow got
converted into the gallstones.
[/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]Yes! So I've backed off and am just bearing
the discomfort a bit to see if it eases overall. I've read the
medicine can become the problem. I seem okay thus far today, as
well. [/font]
[quote]If I had ginger ale, I'd try that. My Mother used to
give us kids ginger ale when we had upset stomachs. People say
ginger is good for stomach problems, and ginger ale seemed to
work for me when I was a kid. [/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]I should get some. I remember ginger ale, as
well, from when I was a child.
The pillows did help when in the midst of an attack, Brad. I
was even trying to sleep in the recliner in my room.
I think, thus far, the problem may have stemmed from
overindulging in chocolate (I'm so bad!), and then trying to
"fix" myself with various anti-acid products. Chocolate is said
to contain a chemical that relaxes the sphincter between the
stomach and esophagus, and if the sphincter is already a bit
weak . . . reflux is bound to occur. I've cut back to only one
or two pieces of chocolate a day. Takes immense will power.
I'm so sad. LOL
And Kevin's mom, when she visited recently, brought us a giant
box of Fannie May Mint Chocolate Melt-Aways!! I gave half the
box to my granddaughter, and Kevin took care of most of the
rest. The big pig! ;D
I've always desired an IV drip of chocolate, but . . . just goes
to show ya! 8)
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