Ingestion of metal

[SMM]

In Aprill 2011 I inhaled a sharp metal enclosure piece [for septum piercing... ridiculously fatal] which vastly impacted my digestive tract, left temporal lobe, vascular system & many - if not all - other systems in my body. As a result, lymphic glands were swollen, abdomen was distended [would not be surprised if a hole was punctured in my colon as a result], brain jagged up; I suffered severe aphasia/dysphasia, chest pains, muscle loss, pins & needles in arms & legs, disorientation, wheezing coughs & had difficulty breathing, among the symptoms I recall due to severity. A trapped nerve in my shoulder/collarbone afflicted my entire left arm, wrist & hand which periodically went paralysed.
I went straight to the ER who took X-rays & said they could find nothing. There were a few nights/mornings in my sleep where I'd wake up because I'd stopped breathing momentarily or suffered extreme wheezing coughs & called an ambulance. My hair & nails stopped growing, or started to thin & fall out, as a result of malnutrition as I couldn't digest anything. I was in & out of panic states & was so weak, a lot of my time was spent laying down, typically knitting & reading.

According to CAT scans, there was brain atrophy & abnormally high electrical/neural activity which resulted in the doctors who had taken the scans prescribing carbamazipine [anti-convulsants] & my aunt got me some magnesium. I haven't been the same since - the lead up to the incident contributed to that also I think. I still have a lump on the left side of my neck - although I don't think it's a swollen gland, it seems connected to my vascular system, & have an odd sensation that the left side of my body is split from my right. It interferes with functioning generally osit but has improved greatly over time.
I've seen my doctor, or GP as they are referred to in the

Perusing through Ascorbic acid & Hemochromatosis & Autoimmune Conditions, along with other diet & health related material. Time wise, I haven't been able to read as much as I would like. I started taking liposomal vitamin C & have been doing so for around 2 weeks; the packs can be found here.

Things have improved over time, particularly with diet changes. I have been able to gain [& keep] muscle in my left arm, which hasn't been the case for a while following the incident, although structurally there's a difference between the two arms & my neck can feel the pressure. The lump in my neck has decreased but now the right side seems to have noticed the difference & feels pulled.

WRT brain imbalances, well.. processing language, sounds - general input - has been severely difficult. Too much sound or intense lights/environments, or sensory input, affect me greatly. Processing bodily sensations became almost impossible until I embarked on diet changes & practicing EE has helped imo. There was an odd re-emerging feeling of being "chained in my head" - as if in a coma, where I could move but connections were faulty so lead to limited range of activity i.e. the things I knew I could do, or required not a lot of mental input, like dancing. In essence I think parts of my brain were overactive whilst others went dormant. Like communication, it felt like I couldn't string a coherent series of words together - at least wasn't pronounce them. As soon as motor functions kicked in, the brain would almost go silent, as though no thought processes were present. However, when physically inert, there was no order to thoughts/bodily sensations... they just rolled on & I had no way of stopping them.

A very confusing experience. I felt so viral, I think I stopped sharing what I was going through altogether [or trying] out of fear of being thought a nutcase. The doctors in the UK were convinced [& are until this day, with merely an X-ray as evidence] that nothing was wrong with me, or that I was experiencing exam anxiety. I "self-medicated" with Valium & alcohol at the time - no good despite apparent mental ease & enabling me to do more physically around the house i.e. attend to laundry, clean, etc. I didn't speak much, just smiled as if everything was A-OK, whilst inside I'd have the most bizarre of sensations or reactions to stimulation & would then have to drown everything out with music [I listened to a vast range - some almost obsessively on the bus, danced, played guitar]. My cortex [left side I think] was also partially damaged & this affected rational faculties significantly.
This incident, & the lead up to it, significantly shaped me - or rather, distorted - & I've judged myself since. The combination of changes implemented from going through diet & health section have taken a sort of welding effect.

Essentially I further lost contact or connection from external environment. A staggering amount of drowning out or numbing of sensations was done to get me through the day. I'd have strange visuals [blood on the walls for example... I don't know whether they'd fit into hallucinations], I can't differentiate whether I heard voices - if I did, they were definitely internal - because for the most part I never gave it much regard. I tried acupuncture, at my aunt's incentive, as I had a bed-wetting problem due to inability to control muscles [an on-going situation which was exacerbated by the incident]. When I was 2 years old, I had an illness which caused severe epileptic seizures/fever & brain development was affected by this. No one told me emotional development went hand-in-hand with brain development haha. No doctor could figure it out, the one who claimed he was able to would have administered a lethal injection which had been found to lead to death almost instantly [from studies done on those who had received it] so settled on a "witch doctor" - who sacrificed a chicken & administered some herbal stuff - for treatment.
Wondering about the argument of letting something that took place at some point in time define you? There is infinite applications for that.

The post is twofold in purpose I guess. First, toxicity - especially metal - has dire consequences. How would inhaling a 2 by 1mm sharp piece of steel affect the body?
Reading of the ailments & what is presented here, plus personal experience, highlights the significance of detoxing & health. This is something I hope to look into more - profound changes have occurred so far, I really thought "not in this life time". & sharing, accepting mistakes & making changes. I realise how detrimental holding things in can be in some instances [in my case, I revert to "chained in my head" or regress to taking everything as an existential crisis], so that can be applied generically, but I see many suffer in similar ways or worse; some changes aren't easy to make & the process comes with its own uncertainties but, if that's the choice made/aim, with it comes responsibility.

Secondly, a huge thanks for the materials provided & research done by everyone into matters of concern!
I've been meaning to share this for a while but "the cat had my tongue" ;) No, I didn't have the mental clarity to write it out.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

 

[SMM]

ADDED: Vitamin C packets referred to.

* GP in UK.

 

[Gaby]

Dear SMM,

It is unfortunate to hear what you have gone through, but at least you have available research and options that a lot of people don't know about and which really does help. I wouldn't focus exclusively on the ingestion of metal as it might not necessarily explain all the problems. But I think you will benefit from professional guidance for detoxing. For instance, in the section of resources at the orthomolecular medicine website (http://www.orthomolecular.org/) you'll find a list of centers and practitioners in your area that could help you. These are practitioners using antioxidants and nutrients which helps in detox and brain chemistry balancing. They can work with your GP, but would give alternative options that are physiological and healing. It is a worthwhile responsible way of detoxing. If you can, I would check it out as a complement to dietary research and changes.

Onwards and upwards on the healing path

 

[nicklebleu]

I completely agree with Psyche ... What comes to mind is:

1. It's hard to imagine the ingested (or inhaled?) metal piece having the effects described by you - unless it perforated something or is made of a weird metal composition with toxic heavy metals (which I think is not hugely likely as it was designed to be pierced through the skin, but who knows ...)

2. If the metal was still in your body, it should show up on the xrays or at least on the CT scan. You can see metal clips much smaller than yours that is used in cardiac surgery very easily on an xray. Maybe the region were the metal is currently hasn't been radiographed or scanned? However I wouldn't suggest more radiation to chase this elusive metal piece for the above stated reasons. I would only do that if all other avenues of research have been extensively persued and you come to the conclusion that it has to be the metal producing all these symptoms.

3. Just to be on the safe side I would probably embark on some heavy metal detox (oral or IV EDTA), which will have beneficial effects regardless of whether the metal spike is still in your body or not and regardless of what it is made of.

4. And I would also suggest - unless you already have done this - to redouble your efforts in regards to diet and eliminating completely and consistently things that might have been sneaking past your defences into you diet (like hidden sugar, guten etc.).

5. The other thing is your medication. I cannot conceive a rational explanation how you could prescribe carbamazepine based on a CT scan - that would usually either require an EEG (electroencephalogram) if seizure activity was a concern or based on other clinical findings (like chronic pain etc.). Maybe your information is incomplete in this regard so I cannot make an educated guess. What I am trying to say is that some of your symptoms may be related to your medication. So maybe you should go back to your GP and find out exactly why you are on this medication and do your research as to whether or not this is necessary and appropriate. But I would also strongly warn against abruptly ceasing this particular medication - this would need to be done together with your GP in a controlled manner (slowly reducing the dose).

Hope that helps and that you get better soon!

 

[Marcus-Aurelius]

Really sorry to hear what you are going through, SMM! I second Psyche and nicklebleu in their thougts that what you are experiencing may not solely and simply be due to this metal ingestion you're refering to, and to their advice for extensive detox and dietary change with professionnal people. Just wanted to which you a very good recovery! All the best for actions you'll take towards your goal!

 

[SMM]

Thank you Psyche, nicklebleu & Marcus Aurelius for your responses :)

It has been a bit of a transitional week, quite a bit of processing. Some pre-existing issues were per chance exacerbated, which may have had the effect of bringing them more to light?

The small piece of surgical steel metal, considering it's relative sharpness, perforated something on its way out of my system & left pretty quickly. Liver, lung, colon & intestines functions were unusually discordant. X-rays or medical assistance didn't help much in this regard.

I will reply in depth soon but extensive detox with professional people is most definitely in mind.

 

[SMM]

Dear SMM,

It is unfortunate to hear what you have gone through, but at least you have available research and options that a lot of people don't know about and which really does help. I wouldn't focus exclusively on the ingestion of metal as it might not necessarily explain all the problems. But I think you will benefit from professional guidance for detoxing. For instance, in the section of resources at the orthomolecular medicine website (http://www.orthomolecular.org/) you'll find a list of centers and practitioners in your area that could help you. These are practitioners using antioxidants and nutrients which helps in detox and brain chemistry balancing. They can work with your GP, but would give alternative options that are physiological and healing. It is a worthwhile responsible way of detoxing. If you can, I would check it out as a complement to dietary research and changes.

Onwards and upwards on the healing path

That's what surprises me - a lot of people who could benefit don't know about it or are conveniently misled.
I checked out the website & found some practitioners in the UK, looking through the contents & what they do has been useful - thanks for sharing the link Psyche :)

2. If the metal was still in your body, it should show up on the xrays or at least on the CT scan. You can see metal clips much smaller than yours that is used in cardiac surgery very easily on an xray. Maybe the region were the metal is currently hasn't been radiographed or scanned? However I wouldn't suggest more radiation to chase this elusive metal piece for the above stated reasons. I would only do that if all other avenues of research have been extensively persued and you come to the conclusion that it has to be the metal producing all these symptoms.

Inference suggests it has left my body, no medical/clinical evidence for it.

3. Just to be on the safe side I would probably embark on some heavy metal detox (oral or IV EDTA), which will have beneficial effects regardless of whether the metal spike is still in your body or not and regardless of what it is made of.

I have been reading up on DMSA, (DMPS to a lesser degree) & EDTA - DMSA taking the lead currently, EDTA taking a close second. WRT iron levels, giving blood with iron deficiency anaemia is not entirely a permissible option. Hoping to get a blood test from GP for iron & other minerals/elements levels & looking for a holistic dentist to inquire about an amalgam filling in my tooth beforehand.

An apt time to embark on reading Baker's "Detoxification & Healing".

4. And I would also suggest - unless you already have done this - to redouble your efforts in regards to diet and eliminating completely and consistently things that might have been sneaking past your defences into you diet (like hidden sugar, guten etc.).

Absolutely. Diet is predominantly pork, bone broth & fat - bacon, pork belly, pork fat back (which also comes in handy for making lard), seasoning with salt & ginger. Trying to incorporate some organ meats/offal - liver, kidney, bladder - where possible. Also considering testing a bit of garlic & black pepper.

5. The other thing is your medication. I cannot conceive a rational explanation how you could prescribe carbamazepine based on a CT scan - that would usually either require an EEG (electroencephalogram) if seizure activity was a concern or based on other clinical findings (like chronic pain etc.). Maybe your information is incomplete in this regard so I cannot make an educated guess. What I am trying to say is that some of your symptoms may be related to your medication. So maybe you should go back to your GP and find out exactly why you are on this medication and do your research as to whether or not this is necessary and appropriate. But I would also strongly warn against abruptly ceasing this particular medication - this would need to be done together with your GP in a controlled manner (slowly reducing the dose).

Hope that helps and that you get better soon!

The CT scan & carbamazepine prescription was administrated back in Tanzania. If I can propose, a money making gamble on behalf of the doctor(s). Cessation of carbamazepine took place 2 years ago - I lowered the dosage then stopped (halved it, crushed it). I think some of my symptoms were related to it. I could not take it without falling into a coma-esque sleep & would wake up feeling disconcerted in all fundamental areas - physically, mentally etc. The dosage was high (1000mg per tablet) which may have been a limiting factor.

In the period between then & diet changes/supplementation, there has been a vast change - or rather, it has enabled some changes to be made?

Really sorry to hear what you are going through, SMM! I second Psyche and nicklebleu in their thougts that what you are experiencing may not solely and simply be due to this metal ingestion you're refering to, and to their advice for extensive detox and dietary change with professionnal people. Just wanted to which you a very good recovery! All the best for actions you'll take towards your goal!

With due gratitude

 

[Olesya]

Hi SMM, really sorry to hear about your health problems. I read your post and several questions popped up. You're saying that you inhaled a piece of surgical steel. Are you sure about that? And even if it is, I would look into piercing itself. As you may already know, a nose (as well as the ears) has a lot of nerves directly connected to your brain, and, consequently to your gut. Have you completed the piercing? If "yes" and you have some adornment directly inserted into your nose. What is made of? A metal? What kind? If the answer is "no," but you managed to make a whole in the septum (even a small one), that could be a cause for all of your symptoms, osit, especially, if a hole is located in a certain place. Let me explain further.

When I was about 17-18 years old, my mother insisted that I pierce my ears and put on some earrings as it was womanly thing to do :) She meant well, I know. I personally, never cared for it, but I obliged. The holes in my ears were not healing. They were bleeding, and the infection was ongoing despite the fact that earrings were made of gold. At the same time, my liver trouble flared up. I had chronic cholecystitis since I was a child. I think, it started, when I was 7 years old or so, after a treatment for a liver parasite. What is curious is that after my ears were pierced, twice a year as a clock, I started having the episodes of horribly painful and acute liver problems. Finally, I took out the earring for good, but it took some time for the holes to close. And when this happened, the acute episodes of liver pain, went away as well.

Hope this helps! Best wishes and speedy recovery!

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

Sorry to hear of what you have experienced, SMM. I just want to write to give you my support.
Hopeful that soon, with your tenacity, you will achieve balance your physical body.
A big hug SMM!

 

[SMM]

Hi SMM, really sorry to hear about your health problems. I read your post and several questions popped up. You're saying that you inhaled a piece of surgical steel. Are you sure about that? And even if it is, I would look into piercing itself. As you may already know, a nose (as well as the ears) has a lot of nerves directly connected to your brain, and, consequently to your gut. Have you completed the piercing? If "yes" and you have some adornment directly inserted into your nose. What is made of? A metal? What kind? If the answer is "no," but you managed to make a whole in the septum (even a small one), that could be a cause for all of your symptoms, osit, especially, if a hole is located in a certain place. Let me explain further.

When I was about 17-18 years old, my mother insisted that I pierce my ears and put on some earrings as it was womanly thing to do :) She meant well, I know. I personally, never cared for it, but I obliged. The holes in my ears were not healing. They were bleeding, and the infection was ongoing despite the fact that earrings were made of gold. At the same time, my liver trouble flared up. I had chronic cholecystitis since I was a child. I think, it started, when I was 7 years old or so, after a treatment for a liver parasite. What is curious is that after my ears were pierced, twice a year as a clock, I started having the episodes of horribly painful and acute liver problems. Finally, I took out the earring for good, but it took some time for the holes to close. And when this happened, the acute episodes of liver pain, went away as well.

Hope this helps! Best wishes and speedy recovery!

Can you explain what is meant by "completed the piercing"?
There isn't any jewellery worn there now, not sure whether the hole has closed up or not.

Thank you Olesya. I have had to switch doctors as old doctors did nothing, but tell me results were normal, nothing was wrong with so there is nothing they can do for me repeatedly. I have spoken to & seen him a few times regarding this, not much came out of that.
It was quite some travelling to & fro so it also makes sense having a doctor whose closer.

With current health care system being what it is, I sometimes wonder how much - truly - can they do?

I have an appointment with new doctors on Monday. From all the times the old doctor did nothing, it seems as though issues that need addressing are just accumulating.

My friend recently started a reflexology course. She did a practice session on me & noted some things.

My right foot periodically goes numb & swells often. A tingling sensation runs through entire right leg & it is really heavy to work on; it feels as though someone has placed a rock by the curvature from ankle to foot. It clicks when I stretch & rotate it. The pain, however, originates from groin /lower back area.

From the reflexology, she found some indications of something going on possibly in the lumbar region related to nerves. This may also be impacting intestinal/kidney/liver function & adrenal. It feels as though gait is affected & physical activity levels harder to maintain. There's a pain in the right side of my chest near solar plexus region - in addition to the sensation of something very thick being stuck at the centre of the sole of my right foot, or someone took an axe/sharp knife down from centre of the knee to back of the foot.

The left foot is fine; flexible with range of movement, no clicking, no pins & needles. Right foot is rigid & generally unstable - I feel as though it isn't mine for a leg, slowing me down in day to day activities.

It became really noticable after reflexology session though. This is something I will also be raising with my doctor (again) hopefully with more in the way of a response.

Sorry to hear of what you have experienced, SMM. I just want to write to give you my support.
Hopeful that soon, with your tenacity, you will achieve balance your physical body.
A big hug SMM!

Thank you l apprenti de forgeron :)
Balance in my physical body seems so far away right now! All the cogs need oiling.

 

[Olesya]

Hi SMM, really sorry to hear about your health problems. I read your post and several questions popped up. You're saying that you inhaled a piece of surgical steel. Are you sure about that? And even if it is, I would look into piercing itself. As you may already know, a nose (as well as the ears) has a lot of nerves directly connected to your brain, and, consequently to your gut. Have you completed the piercing? If "yes" and you have some adornment directly inserted into your nose. What is made of? A metal? What kind? If the answer is "no," but you managed to make a whole in the septum (even a small one), that could be a cause for all of your symptoms, osit, especially, if a hole is located in a certain place. Let me explain further.

When I was about 17-18 years old, my mother insisted that I pierce my ears and put on some earrings as it was womanly thing to do :) She meant well, I know. I personally, never cared for it, but I obliged. The holes in my ears were not healing. They were bleeding, and the infection was ongoing despite the fact that earrings were made of gold. At the same time, my liver trouble flared up. I had chronic cholecystitis since I was a child. I think, it started, when I was 7 years old or so, after a treatment for a liver parasite. What is curious is that after my ears were pierced, twice a year as a clock, I started having the episodes of horribly painful and acute liver problems. Finally, I took out the earring for good, but it took some time for the holes to close. And when this happened, the acute episodes of liver pain, went away as well.

Hope this helps! Best wishes and speedy recovery!

Can you explain what is meant by "completed the piercing"?
There isn't any jewellery worn there now, not sure whether the hole has closed up or not.

Thank you Olesya. I have had to switch doctors as old doctors did nothing, but tell me results were normal, nothing was wrong with so there is nothing they can do for me repeatedly. I have spoken to & seen him a few times regarding this, not much came out of that.
It was quite some travelling to & fro so it also makes sense having a doctor whose closer.

With current health care system being what it is, I sometimes wonder how much - truly - can they do?

I have an appointment with new doctors on Monday. From all the times the old doctor did nothing, it seems as though issues that need addressing are just accumulating.

My friend recently started a reflexology course. She did a practice session on me & noted some things.

My right foot periodically goes numb & swells often. A tingling sensation runs through entire right leg & it is really heavy to work on; it feels as though someone has placed a rock by the curvature from ankle to foot. It clicks when I stretch & rotate it. The pain, however, originates from groin /lower back area.

From the reflexology, she found some indications of something going on possibly in the lumbar region related to nerves. This may also be impacting intestinal/kidney/liver function & adrenal. It feels as though gait is affected & physical activity levels harder to maintain. There's a pain in the right side of my chest near solar plexus region - in addition to the sensation of something very thick being stuck at the centre of the sole of my right foot, or someone took an axe/sharp knife down from centre of the knee to back of the foot.

The left foot is fine; flexible with range of movement, no clicking, no pins & needles. Right foot is rigid & generally unstable - I feel as though it isn't mine for a leg, slowing me down in day to day activities.

It became really noticable after reflexology session though. This is something I will also be raising with my doctor (again) hopefully with more in the way of a response.

Sorry to hear of what you have experienced, SMM. I just want to write to give you my support.
Hopeful that soon, with your tenacity, you will achieve balance your physical body.
A big hug SMM!

Thank you l apprenti de forgeron :)
Balance in my physical body seems so far away right now! All the cogs need oiling.

Hi, SMM, sorry to hear about your health problems. I hope that writing more about my current state will help both of us, because it seems to me that most of what you've described I've experienced too. What I meant when I wrote "if you completed the piercing"?", was if you made a hole in your nose, and I got an answer from you to this question.

Going to the doctors knowing what they did, it's not a good idea at all. Just yesterday, I read about the affects and the whole history of carbamazepine here _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbamazepine and all I can say it's evil that 'doctors' still prescribe it. Just some excerpts From Wiki page:

Common adverse effects may include drowsiness, headaches and migraines, motor coordination impairment, and/or upset stomach.

Less common side-effects may include cardiac arrhythmias, blurry or double vision and/or the temporary loss of blood cells or platelets and in rare cases can cause aplastic anemia or agranulocytosis. With normal use, small reductions in white cell count and serum sodium are common; however, in rare cases, the loss of platelets may become life-threatening. In this case a doctor may recommend frequent blood tests during the first few months of use, followed by three to four tests per year for established patients. Additionally, carbamazepine may possibly exacerbate preexisting cases of hypothyroidism, so yearly thyroid function tests are advisable for persons taking the drug.

Carbamazepine increases the risk of developing lupus by 88% (odds ratio of 1.88), with the effect possibly restricted to women.

It may also aggravate other types of generalized seizure disorder, particularly absence seizures.

In addition, carbamazepine has been linked to serious adverse cognitive anomalies, including EEG slowing and apoptosis of cultured cerebellar neurons.

That can be caused by carbamazepine therapy, are significantly more common in patients with a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502. This allele occurs almost exclusively in patients with ancestry across broad areas of Asia, including South Asian Indians. In Europeans a large proportion of sensitivity is associated with HLA-B58. Researchers have also identified another genetic variant, HLA-A*3101 which has been shown to be a strong predictor of both mild and severe adverse reactions to carbamazepine among Japanese and Europeans.

So, I don't know what normal use they are talking about. I don't see anything normal about it, just one more of the poisons that people forced to take. So, I do think, these Tansanian doctors are really evil for pushing you to take this drug. I never took it , but I had experienced symptoms described above about four years ago, and even earlier, when I was pregnant with my daughter. And then, I remembered that I took one dose of colloidal silver at that time. I never did it again since, but knowing now after reading a lot posted here on the Forum and on Mercola site, I've realized that I need to detox and do it quickly. Yesterday I also read about the dangerous affects of acyclovir and Cotard's Syndrome ( I don't remember taking it; I'm sure I didn't), and again I saw something that I've experienced before related to this condition. From Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotard_delusion

The underlying psychopathology and neurophysiology of Cotard's Syndrome may be related to other problems involving delusional misidentification. Neurologically, Cotard's is thought to be related to the Capgras delusion, and both are thought to result from a disconnect between the brain areas that recognize faces (fusiform face areas) and the areas that associate emotions with that recognition (the amygdala and other limbic structures). This disconnection creates a sense that the observed face is not the person's it purports to be, and therefore lacks the familiarity that should be associated with it. The disconnect results in a feeling of derealization. If it is the face of a person known to the sufferer, it is experienced as an impostor's (Capgras); if the sufferer sees their own face they may feel no association between it and their sense of self, resulting in a sense that they do not exist.

The symptoms were associated with high serum concentrations of 9-carboxymethoxymethylguanine (CMMG), the principal metabolite of acyclovir. Patients with impaired renal function seem to be at risk even after dose reduction; in the cited case, haemodialysis cured the delusions in a few hours[9] and it is suggested that this mental state may not always be a cause for psychiatric hospitalization.

This finding supports Bering's view of a cognitive system dedicated to forming illusory representations of immortality. Mainstream thought is that these illusory representations of immortality and other delusions evolved in response to sociological pressures.

What you wrote about the effects of some music, and to that I would like to add watching movies, really dark ones, ( I just yesterday read about some movies I saw starring Brad Pitt; no wonder that one of them was the highest grossing movie in 1995), and that got me thinking about it's effects and possibility that some of them can exacerbate certain symptoms, because some of it is really dark arts. And through my extensive search yesterday, I found something that gave me a feeling like I was hit in the pit of stomach and very real anxiety _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koestler_Awards Only now writing here, gave me so much needed relief. And that's again a reminder for me, that I need to write more here on the Forum.

It looks like I'm doing something wrong. I'm trying to do more, researching and reading, and because of that I don't find time for things that I like to do. Walking is one of them. My diet consists of bacon, tongue, liver and red meat occasionally. I was buying most of it in Whole foods and Russian stores, and I realize that I need to go the farmers market tomorrow, which I did before but recently stopped doing.

One other thing that I want to mention is that four days ago, when I was reading a lot about rare poisons, I was stung by a bee. There are a lot of them living on the big palm tree outside of my window. Sometimes they sting me, and I see it as a sign that I need to pay attention to something. So, that night one bee stung me. I carefully removed the sting, and put my hand under called water. The pain was gone. And so I decided not to put homeopathic cream for stings, as I did previously. And what happened next, in an hour or so, was really surprising. I got red hives all over my body. I was itching all over. My left hand blew up twice the size ( maybe, even more) of my right hand, it got red and I had throbbing pain in my hand. Soon after, my ears started to burn, and my head too, although I must say the sensation in my head and ears wasn't painful. It was really warm heat, although very intense. That lasted almost all night, and during the next couple of days I wasn't able to do much psysically: only some light cooking, washing dishes, reading and little bit of typing. And that led me to read about truly beneficial effects of apitherapy. From Wiki here _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apitherapy:

A wide variety of conditions and diseases have been suggested by believers in the therapy as candidates for it, the most well-known being bee venom therapy for autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis.

The exact origins of apitherapy are difficult to pinpoint and can be traced back, in a general sense, to ancient Egypt, Greece, and China.

Bee venom therapy is claimed to be of use in arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, dissolving scar tissue (e.g. keloids), and Herpes zoster, among other illnesses.

The most abundant active component of the venom is melittin, which has many useful properties, including powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral actions. However, bee venom is a complex mix of a variety of peptides and proteins, some of which have strong neurotoxic and immunogenic effects.

There is no standardized practice for the administration of bee venom. Some purport that the location of the sting is important, with the sting acting as a sort of acupuncture in combination with the effects of the venom, while others report the location is not important. The number of stings also varies widely from a few to hundreds and they may be administered either by live bees or by injection. This treatment can cause pain, and even result in death if the subject has an allergy to bee venom, which can produce anaphylactic shock.

And although later on the same page, I read that "According to the American Cancer Society, "there have been no clinical studies in humans showing that bee venom or other honeybee products are effective in preventing or treating cancer", I think it maybe the opposite is true, although I don't have any evidence to support yet. Why do I think that? Just for the simple reason that this statement came from American cancer society who 'treats' cancer patients with poisons as chemotherapy drugs and radiation.

After reading all good suggestions given to SMM in this thread, I think liposomal vitamin C and magnesium is a very good idea. I don't have this form of Vitamin C at home, and as I don't use credit cards of my own, I will need to ask for my friend's help to order it for me. I was taking Magnesium Optimizer before, No I take "Natural calm" by Natural Vitality. And I need to detox quickly. I read several threads on the Forum, but I still don't have a clear picture what I supplements I need and how much of it. I will really appreciate, if someone can direct me to a particular post on the Forum with a list of supplements I need to buy, including the supplements for replacing lost minerals during detox.

Now, about back problems. I don't experience any pains related to this as I did before, but the heaviness in my legs may very well be related to it. I need to think about it more. it maybe that trying to keep at bay, by not addressing it directly, causes me to have these symptoms.

Thank you SMM for opening this thread. My best wishes to you and speedy recovery :)

 

[SMM]

A quick update:

Symptomatically the effects from this accident are pointing to diaphragmatic rupture possibly caused by penetrating trauma - hard to recognise due to delayed onset of observable symptoms, similar in display to many other conditions, or lack of appropriate diagnostic methods over time. There is also some indication of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), or sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS).

Doctors seen so far are more insistent on blood tests which usually show up nothing. I have asked for scans but they usually prescribe medicine for gastrointestinal disturbances (heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux) or muscle spasms (antispasmodics) & say they will consider other procedures in the future. I have been having difficultly sleeping, generally disruptive spasms from upper right abdomen, pain in pelvic region & aggravation from thoracic region, not to mention my right foot affecting physical activity.

I have a blood test now. Will write more when I return.

 

[SMM]

Going to the doctors knowing what they did, it's not a good idea at all. Just yesterday, I read about the affects and the whole history of carbamazepine here _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbamazepine and all I can say it's evil that 'doctors' still prescribe it.

Thank you Olesya for your response containing the information on carbamazepine. Much of what public doctors prescribe is evil or mismatched for the condition under question. Blood test results showed presence of H. pylori bacteria in intestines - doctors prescribed 3 antibiotics & an antacid for this. I looked back on a few things & candida propped up as viable. After taking some coconut oil for caprylic acid & increasing garlic intake, I felt immediately better physically & mentally but had intense bowel movements & stomach cramps of which could be attributed to candida die-off.

Fungal infections are amongst one of the most common health problems I have had - the coconut oil helped immensely when I was making transitions in my diet over a year ago. It is surprising how many symptoms come out of candida osit! Evidently whatever is causing the candida is still present. It's a little hard to separate what's causing what without appropriate testing & background knowledge though.

I was just relieved something beneficial came out of a doctor's visit.

So, I don't know what normal use they are talking about. I don't see anything normal about it, just one more of the poisons that people forced to take. So, I do think, these Tansanian doctors are really evil for pushing you to take this drug. I never took it , but I had experienced symptoms described above about four years ago, and even earlier, when I was pregnant with my daughter. And then, I remembered that I took one dose of colloidal silver at that time. I never did it again since, but knowing now after reading a lot posted here on the Forum and on Mercola site, I've realized that I need to detox and do it quickly. Yesterday I also read about the dangerous affects of acyclovir and Cotard's Syndrome ( I don't remember taking it; I'm sure I didn't), and again I saw something that I've experienced before related to this condition. From Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotard_delusion

How did you react to the colloidal silver? What effect did it have on your symptoms at the time?
I have some colloidal silver but have yet to try it. It is said to be good for fighting against microorganisms. The signals from my body & inability to function prior to reintroducing coconut oil & alpha lipoic acid indicated vital organs or regions in the body weren't getting enough oxygen or were under severe oxidative stress (to this I may add the symptoms in my right leg are milder). I'm prepared to wait & see the effects of these over a few weeks.

There are many good threads on detoxing around the forum. Antioxidants are also be beneficial.

What you wrote about the effects of some music, and to that I would like to add watching movies, really dark ones, ( I just yesterday read about some movies I saw starring Brad Pitt; no wonder that one of them was the highest grossing movie in 1995), and that got me thinking about it's effects and possibility that some of them can exacerbate certain symptoms, because some of it is really dark arts. And through my extensive search yesterday, I found something that gave me a feeling like I was hit in the pit of stomach and very real anxiety _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koestler_Awards Only now writing here, gave me so much needed relief. And that's again a reminder for me, that I need to write more here on the Forum.

I try to write on the forum as & when appropriate but can see when programming such as emotions & fantasy (a big one is getting anxious or panicky under any written task, not just on the forum) have gotten in the way. Then there's a time factor.

I read somewhere about a link between candida & hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism was speculated before & there seems to be increasing evidence for it - endocrine system being out of whack affects the body & brain much more markedly than imaginable. Perhaps the conditions are taken lightly & there is so much division in diagnosis that one can go their entire life without ever coming close to what lies under the surface.

I'm wondering about seeing an ENT specialist. The adrenal stress, effects of music & movies (sensory & memory problems) & the presence of a goiter don't seem unrelated. Saving up & looking into further orthomolecular guidance is also on my list.

Iron & copper levels, as well as other minerals, possibly out of balance. Have been reading some research on nascent iodine & lactoferrin - why they are required. My ferritin levels from blood testing came back 'normal' but in mainstream medicine 'normal' is perhaps already too high for the body.

Apologies for the late reply - best of wishes if you choose to detox, keep us posted :)

 

[Olesya]

How did you react to the colloidal silver? What effect did it have on your symptoms at the time?
I have some colloidal silver but have yet to try it. It is said to be good for fighting against microorganisms. The signals from my body & inability to function prior to reintroducing coconut oil & alpha lipoic acid indicated vital organs or regions in the body weren't getting enough oxygen or were under severe oxidative stress (to this I may add the symptoms in my right leg are milder). I'm prepared to wait & see the effects of these over a few weeks.

There are many good threads on detoxing around the forum. Antioxidants are also be beneficial.

I read somewhere about a link between candida & hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism was speculated before & there seems to be increasing evidence for it - endocrine system being out of whack affects the body & brain much more markedly than imaginable. Perhaps the conditions are taken lightly & there is so much division in diagnosis that one can go their entire life without ever coming close to what lies under the surface.

I'm wondering about seeing an ENT specialist. The adrenal stress, effects of music & movies (sensory & memory problems) & the presence of a goiter don't seem unrelated. Saving up & looking into further orthomolecular guidance is also on my list.

Iron & copper levels, as well as other minerals, possibly out of balance. Have been reading some research on nascent iodine & lactoferrin - why they are required. My ferritin levels from blood testing came back 'normal' but in mainstream medicine 'normal' is perhaps already too high for the body.

Apologies for the late reply - best of wishes if you choose to detox, keep us posted :)

Hi, SMM, to answer your question, the colloidal silver solution I took didn't do much to alleviate the symptoms of flu that I thought I had at that time ( that was approximately 5 years ago) Maybe, it's the dosage or I wasn't taking long enough, I'm not sure. The reason that I stopped talking it was, if I remember correctly, the nasal discharge and cough increased, but that could've been due to infection. Vitamin C would be better, only at that time I couldn't find vitamin C without sugar and didn't now about commercial liposomal vitamin C or xylitol so I could mix vitamin C in powder.

 

[SMM]

Hi, SMM, to answer your question, the colloidal silver solution I took didn't do much to alleviate the symptoms of flu that I thought I had at that time ( that was approximately 5 years ago) Maybe, it's the dosage or I wasn't taking long enough, I'm not sure. The reason that I stopped talking it was, if I remember correctly, the nasal discharge and cough increased, but that could've been due to infection. Vitamin C would be better, only at that time I couldn't find vitamin C without sugar and didn't now about commercial liposomal vitamin C or xylitol so I could mix vitamin C in powder.

How was your diet at the time?

I took colloidal silver for a week - during this time I experienced cranial tension between my brows and near the temples. It turns out I have significant methylation issues which explained a great deal as far as digestion, hormonal, immune system and mood imbalances were concerned. I think part of the reason why colloidal silver exacerbated the cranial tension had to do with methylation and sulfation pathyways. Taurine and trimethylglycine supplements, along with methylfolate, methylcobalamin, P5P, niacin and zinc has made a huge difference.

So assuming the metal and medication (Carbamazepine) left a trail of toxins, I was unable to detox sufficiently.

There are threads on Ascorbc acid (vitamin C) and Do-it-yourself liposomal nutrients. A recipe from The Health Matrix can also be found on here.