well I have a appt with the ap protocal doc tomorrow...
I hope this helps....
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!Hey Mark,
Newbie here...AP doc? translation is??? thanks. K
Mark:
I'm so excited for you!!! I've been on AP for over a year now and it has saved my life.
The first month was hard. I had a nasty herx which is pretty common. I was pretty dizzy, tired and hurt all over but little by little it got better.
You can get a lot of encouragement from the folks at: www.roadback.org.
I'm on Minocin (name brand) 100 mgs. twice a day on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Becky
Good luck Mark - I hope you like the doc and the AP works for you. I am really getting pretty excited with my response to it. Keeping my fingers crossed. Hugs and good vibes.Oh mark do let us know!! Be sure you mention the colitis, that may have an effect on the meds he uses. AP therapies have been used for GI diseases as well. We'd love for Justin to try one, but without insurance, it's a bit hard. Maybe one day though! Good Luck! Keep us posted!Coolkrivera, AP is Antibiotic Protocol
coolkrivera - Information about the Antibiotic Protocol is at:
roadback.org
Mark just checking to see if you liked the doctor and after talking to him what you have decided about AP - let us know. Hugs and good vibes.hi all,
well I had my meeting with the ap doc and I liked her.
her only suggestion because her office is not real far but not that close to where I live is that I ask my Internal med doc if he would be willing to do the minocin she said it is a common arthritis antibiotic and any doc worth there weight knows this.. She only made me take this step because I never asked my own doc first and she said to be fair you need to give the doc you have seen for years a chance to talk to you about this first just tell him why you want to try it and she feels he will let me.
She said if not then before you can do this you will need to transfer your care to me because she can not write me a scrip without me being a patient of hers.
SO I made the proposal to my current MD in a letter explaining why I would like to try it ect... and just have to see what he thinks.. if he says no then I will have to make a hard choich...
you got to love arthritis I quess it can really make you have to make lots of decisions you do not want to make I like my current doc but have to decide if he says no if trying the ap is worth saying bye to him.
since so many people have had good results I really do want to try this but like she said I have to give him the opportunity to respond first otherwise she said your not being fair to your current MD shes not far and not going anywhere so if my doc says no I can switch it's just hard ending relationships even with a doc... but if forced to I will.
I really hate this arthritis have I said that before?
mark
Glad you had a good appointment Mark. If your regular doc isn't familiar with this treatment maybe he will share you with the new doc. Remember to take all the data you can get your hands on with you when you see him and remember he works for you!! I'm betting you won't have a prob and I'm wishing you the best of luck. I hate this disease also!!!! Keep us posted. Hugs and good vibes.Hi Mark,