Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Marshall Protocol again and other stuff

These are things I've been thinking about lately:

  • I think that without the expertise of my GP and my Lyme specialist, I would have died a couple of years ago.
  • The protocol that my specialist has me on has done a lot of good. I still have major Chemical Sensitivities, but I have less fatigue, less brain fog, and better digestion.
  • Although, I suspect that it isn't doing as much good now as it was before. Perhaps I have reached the limit of what it can do for me?
  • I had some rather severe vertigo and had to stop my antibiotics over the Christmas holiday. Within 24 hours of not taking the antibiotics I felt better. I was less depressed, more motivated, energized by being able to do every-day tasks like doing the dishes. I also had more pain problems. Now that I'm back on antibiotics, I feel down right rotten again. It took only two days before I felt this way.
  • I am tired of taking the antibiotics, especially at the higher doses (note - not officially a 'high dose' - just high for me who is use to being on child doses due to my weight)
  • Speaking of weight, I've managed to keep a steady weight for over six months now. When I am not taking antibiotics, many of my wrong-foods are acceptable in small quantities.
  • I feel that I want to change direction on my treatment. I'm told that if I'm feeling bad, the treatment is working, but I sometimes wonder if feeling bad ALL the time is what I should expect.
  • I want a treatment that focuses more strongly on diet and environment. I have shown that I can actually change these things and stick with it for several years. Even if I miss chocolate.
  • I've been trying to research more on the Marshall Protocol. But I'm frustrated. Most of what I can find about it is antidoteal evidence.
  • Most of the scientific evidence presented for and against this treatment relies on the fallacy of "confusing correlation with cause". That's the problem with our scientific method - we cannot prove causal relations, only relationships of constant conjunction (I can't believe I just Hume'd you - sorry). We infer causality. But as I've said elsewhere - just because dandelions and grass usually grow together, it does not follow that grass is CAUSED by dandelions. But then again, it might be.
  • Even still, I would love to see some clinical trials with this Marshall Protocol.
  • The more I read about it, the more confused I feel. I have enjoyed this post, especially the comments on it as they highlight how passionate people are in regards to the Marshall Protocol - both for and against.
  • I do poorly with sunlight and vit. D supplements but I do well on many foods that have high vit. D. I also have worse pain on foods that are suppose to be non-inflammatory.
  • I'm told that most of my infection now is inter-cellular. (I think that's the words)
  • I have also been recently diagnosed with a syndrome (genetic not Lyme related) that puts me at high risk of cancer. Low vit. D is related to cancer (in the constant conjunction kind of way) so I need to take this into account when thinking about the Marshall Protocol.
Really, I'm just trying to figure out what I'm thinking. All I can see when re-reading what I've written is that a) I need more information and b) I need either a nap or another cup of coffee (the only luxury I didn't give up when I changed my diet).

  • I forgot to mention, I have generally low blood pressure with bouts of very low blood pressure so if I chose to try the Marshall Protocol which lowers blood pressure, my GP says that I will need to take drugs to increase my blood pressure. Just something else to think about.

1 comments:

Josiane said...

Simply wanted to say that I'm thankful for the expertise of your GP and Lyme specialist: knowing you and having you in my life makes me happy.