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Cowden Protocol: Month 1

By swollenmystery On January 21, 2013 · 4 Comments

After diligently watching all of the livestream videos from the 2012 ILADS Boston Lyme Disease Conference a month ago I still wasn’t convinced that long-term antibiotics were the way to go for treatment of chronic Lyme disease. Why? Perhaps it’s my nutrition classes teaching me about the importance of gut flora and maintaining a healthy gut terrain to allow the body to successfully fight off infection the way it was designed. Antibiotics tend to destroy large portions of bacteria that make up the gut terrain and don’t stop to ask whether specific bacteria are helpful or hindering. Or maybe it’s that some doctors and patients claim to have success with antibiotics, yet I still see so many instances where the drugs only seem effective while taking them, causing patients to relapse with symptoms again after finishing treatment. Or it could be the idea that multiple infections make it so difficult to target infections with the correct antibiotics–the idea that specific antibiotics may work well against a particular strain of borrelia burgdorferi but not as well for that unknown, non-Lyme spirochete hiding out in the deep recesses of the jaw. Those thoughts bring me to my latest method of treatment–the 6 month Cowden Protocol or Cowden Support Program as Nutramedix calls it. At my last visit with Dr. Yu in St. Louis a month ago, all of my meridians finally checked out normal yet I still had swollen [...]

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What I Need is a Specialist

By swollenmystery On August 27, 2009 · Add Comment

Planning a wedding in 6 months fortunately took my mind off of a lot of the pain I was still having in my knees. Yet, I was still determined to find a solution, or at least a clue to this madness. Reluctantly, I went back to see my family doctor and described my last few months and that I was still having pain in the joints around my knees. It felt like arthritis. But wasn’t I too young for arthritis? I mean, seriously. I was only 31 years old and leading a healthy lifestyle, eating nutritional meals each day and had been exercising for the last 10 years regularly. At the time I didn’t realize what arthritis was specifically. All I knew is that it crippled those in their later years of life as the body breaks down over time. Little did I know that osteoarthritis was what I had in mind. This time, instead of giving me some mild to moderate painkillers and sending me on my way, my doctor decided to refer me to a specialist. A few days later I squeezed in an appointment with an orthopedic doctor who apparently specialized in these kinds of special situations. I had high hopes again. Finally, I thought maybe this was it. Surely an orthopedic specialist would have some clues. Half a day later and another barrage of x-rays and range of motion tests concluded that I had nothing wrong with my joints or my bones. The diagnosis? No osteoarthritis. [...]

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More Mysteries Unsolved

By swollenmystery On August 26, 2009 · 1 Comment

Several months had passed. Mornings began to feel cool and crisp as they do each fall. I dreamed of the day I’d be able to jog again through my local neighborhood, and rebuild the muscles in my legs that were slowly dwindling. Most nights my girlfriend and I would take long walks through gorgeous old neighborhoods hoping to restore some of the lost strength in my legs. At this time I finished my therapy and was on my own, stretching daily, and exercising when I could – striving to keep my range of motion in tact. Mostly I would use a stationery bike and even just walk on the treadmills for awhile each day to get things warmed up before working on a mild strength routine. On the outside it seemed as if nothing was wrong. I went about each day the same as the last, no one the wiser. But deep down, the frustration was eating away at my insides. Each day with no forward progress kept me worrying and wondering if I’d ever make it back to my healthy old self. Most days sitting at my desk during the workday wasn’t a problem. No pain at all. However, exercising was a different story. As soon as I’d try for one squat or a single leg curl, my knees would give. The pain in my joints was so harsh I couldn’t even attempt at working the muscle. I wanted to run. I wanted to lift. But it just wasn’t [...]

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I'm a freelance web designer with a background in graphic design. I'm also a part-time nutrition student. When I'm not creating or designing, I'm studying nutrition. When I'm not doing either of those I'm usually eating or talking about food. I've been interested in health and fitness for a long time but it wasn't until I became seriously ill with a mysterious chronic autoimmune condition in my early 30s that I realized how intricate and complex the human body is.

Along my journey to healing from chronic illness and Lyme disease, I discovered that eating healthier has improved my life the most. This blog is not just a journal of my progress but is also intended to help anyone that might be suffering from an autoimmune illness. My goal is to learn how to support the body's natural healing process holistically so that it has the resources to fight off illness the way it was designed. As I learn more every day, I write about my journey here at Diagnosis Unsolved. Read more about how all this started and my story here.
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