Posted by Cort Johnson Application of the Yasko Protocol to the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue SyndromeRich Van Konynenburg, Ph.D. Independent Researcher/Consultant richvank@aol.comNeil Nathan, M.D. Gordon Medical Associates Santa Rosa, CA info@gordonmedical.com Yasko Protocol Conference – Boston July 30-August 1, 2010 ____________________________________ Disclaimers 1. People undergoing treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome as discussed in this talk must be under the care
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XMRV Buzz Jan 18th and 20th
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Mikovits Talks – Part II – we now have two accounts of Dr. Mikovits talk. Lannie has finished up her account and Paula Carnes has provided her overview as well. As often happens both contain bits the other does not. Paula reported Dr. Mikovits said that 30% of adolescents who have tested positive for XMRV will go
ContinueBe-ing and Accepting (Quality of Life Blogs #2)
Posted by Cort Johnson In an exploration of be-ing it pretty quickly becomes clear that we are never alone in this world…we are always, always ‘in it’ with something. Whether it’s how our body feels or our thoughts about the person at the grocery store or the dishes in the sink or our general situation we’re always in the world
ContinueHealKick! Forum for Young Adults with ME/CFS Begins
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums PR member mojoey has created Healkick, a group that aims to provide a medical, social, and professional network for 40-and-under young adult patients with neuro immune disease (ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, chronic lyme, atypical MS, MCS, and mold illness.) In order to join, please go to groups.google.com/group/healkick (you’ll need to sign up
ContinueMy Ampligen Treatment Continues (Ampligen Chronicles #2)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Treatment #2 “In times of sickness the soul collects itself anew” Latin Proverb I arrived at the medical center this morning a little before 10:00AM with a slight headache , because of the drive, and because as a former-perfectionist, I hate to be late. My plan was to get there
ContinueMy Ampligen Treatment Continues (Ampligen Chronicles #3)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Treatment #3 Three down, scores more to go! Today as before, Gwen got the needle in quickly, and strapped me up to 200ml of Ampligen, this time pushed through in under 35 minutes. Today I followed that up with a saline infusion, recommended by many, and it seemed to actually
ContinueTesting Negative – Staying Positive: Dr. Mikovits Santa Rosa XMRV Presentation by Paula Carnes
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums (Thanks to Paula for allowing us to post her review of Dr. Mikovits Talk here. You can find the original post at her blog here. ) I made the long trek from Las Vegas to Santa Rosa hoping to find answers to mysterious questions such as “What is the origin
ContinueWeed Killer Turns Male Frogs Into Females (Ampligen Chronicles)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Treatments #13 and #14 I’ll get to the weed-killer analogy quickly. But first, allow me a little celebration- today marks my eighth week on Ampligen, and I’ve now officially entered the “plateau” phase of my treatment. Whereas at first I was seeing almost weekly improvements in things like my sleep,
ContinueMopping Up After the Roller Coaster Ride (Ampligen Chronicles)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord I overdid it this past weekend, and paid for it on Sunday. Nothing about this disease is predictable, except the unpredictability of it I guess, but I was feeling so good after Treatment #18 I actually got suckered into thinking I was “normal” last week. Big mistake. Talk about a
ContinueMy Allergic Cascade (Ampligen Chronicles)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord I never heard the phrase “allergic cascade” until 10 days ago, when I woke up with a nose so swollen with mucous that I literally could not blow it out. Seeing my distorted face in the bathroom mirror, all I could think of was that classic scene in the movie
ContinueMy Ampligen – Double Dose, Double Redundancy (Ampligen Chronicles #5)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Treatment #5 Today’s infusion took longer than any prior, because they doubled my dose. As promised, my Ampligen quantity was upped from 200ml to 400ml, which veterans tell me is the “full dose.” So as not to stress or shock the body with the increased chemical or the quantity of
Continue7 Absurd Things I Do to Make Life Manageable (Ampligen Chronicles)
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” Woody Allen It was Christmas time and the jazz band on the corner was playing the requisite boring Jingle Bells music. I just completed my 17th treatment yesterday, and things are going well. So much so as
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