Comments for enlightenedmedicine.net Blog http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog To talk to others who share the same situation. Try to comfort each other Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Maybe you can help? by Julia Rice http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/23/maybe-you-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Julia Rice Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:17:51 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=14#comment-150 Success stories are a great comfort. Recovery is slow and usuallly Very subtle. I know that I was in treatment for about a year and a half before it was perceptible to me. Friends were commenting that I appeared to be improving long before it was obvious to me. I'd like to add that there is a Lyme support group that meets on the 3rd Monday of each month in Germantown, MD. The National Capital Area Lyme Disease Association sponsors this meeting as well as meetings in Howard Co, Washinton, DC and Virginia.The Montgomery County chapter is located off of exit 16 (Father Hurley Blvd) on I-270. You can see the Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Center off to the left as you drive north on 270. It's in the 2nd floor conference room of Healthtrax which is located at 20500 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, MD 20876. The meeting goes from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The next meeting will be on June 21, 2010. Newcomers are always welcome. Success stories are a great comfort. Recovery is slow and usuallly Very subtle. I know that I was in treatment for about a year and a half before it was perceptible to me. Friends were commenting that I appeared to be improving long before it was obvious to me.
I’d like to add that there is a Lyme support group that meets on the 3rd Monday of each month in Germantown, MD. The National Capital Area Lyme Disease Association sponsors this meeting as well as meetings in Howard Co, Washinton, DC and Virginia.The Montgomery County chapter is located off of exit 16 (Father Hurley Blvd) on I-270. You can see the Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Center off to the left as you drive north on 270. It’s in the 2nd floor conference room of Healthtrax which is located at 20500 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, MD 20876. The meeting goes from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The next meeting will be on June 21, 2010. Newcomers are always welcome.

]]> Comment on Welcome by M. Martin http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/01/lyme-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-102 M. Martin Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:12:54 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=5#comment-102 I find unscented products for cleaning that are safer for me at health food stores and online at needs.com (I have no financial interest in this company). Baking soda and vinegar are also good cleaners for many things. I find unscented products for cleaning that are safer for me at health food stores and online at needs.com (I have no financial interest in this company). Baking soda and vinegar are also good cleaners for many things.

]]> Comment on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity!! by Neil Bixler http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/23/multiple-chemical-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Neil Bixler Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:33:41 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=20#comment-18 My chemical sensitivity symptoms of facial flushing, cognitive problems such as slowed processing and short-term memory loss, anxiousness, and a rash below the eyes, is triggered by VOCs I believe. I had to move out of a newly-renovated office because of a reaction, and was fine in my home office until I repainted it two weeks ago and triggered my symptoms. I had to have the painted drywall removed which resolved the problem, and I will now try and get an appointment for treatment with Dr. Vinitsky. My chemical sensitivity symptoms of facial flushing, cognitive problems such as slowed processing and short-term memory loss, anxiousness, and a rash below the eyes, is triggered by VOCs I believe. I had to move out of a newly-renovated office because of a reaction, and was fine in my home office until I repainted it two weeks ago and triggered my symptoms. I had to have the painted drywall removed which resolved the problem, and I will now try and get an appointment for treatment with Dr. Vinitsky.

]]> Comment on Welcome by J. Harvey http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/01/lyme-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-17 J. Harvey Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:21:49 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=5#comment-17 We'd love to know what to use and where to find it to clean with that will not aggravate our Mult. Chem. Sensitivities. Would feel that anything with Fragrence chemicals would be a no-no unless the doctor says otherwise. We’d love to know what to use and where to find it to clean with that will not aggravate our Mult. Chem. Sensitivities. Would feel that anything with Fragrence chemicals would be a no-no unless the doctor says otherwise.

]]> Comment on Metal Detoxing?? by J. Harvey http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/23/metal-detoxing/comment-page-1/#comment-16 J. Harvey Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:18:34 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=16#comment-16 When we first came to Enlightened Medicine we only knew of the problems of Mult. Chem. Sensitivities. After the first group of diagnostic tests we found out about the Heavy Metals problem. It's clear that we have a lot to learn. I'll back out when the "Leave a Reply" comes back for another Reply. (Wonder why there's no option to "Exit"? When we first came to Enlightened Medicine we only knew of the problems of Mult. Chem. Sensitivities. After the first group of diagnostic tests we found out about the Heavy Metals problem. It’s clear that we have a lot to learn.

I’ll back out when the “Leave a Reply” comes back for another Reply. (Wonder why there’s no option to “Exit”?

]]> Comment on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity!! by J. Harvey http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/23/multiple-chemical-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-14 J. Harvey Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:11:43 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=20#comment-14 "Blogging" is new to me as is RSS 2.0 or any other version. I use email as send/reply etc. Perhaps the most common trigger for out MCS is perfume that's part of someone's shampoo, shave cream/lotion or straight out cologne or other attempts to smell like a flower or other sweet smelling things. Lilies are very bad which makes Easter a problem. What I'd like to ask is what & where can I get cleaning supplies that will do the cleaning job, but not trigger the MCS. Can anybody help? Guess I'll look at the MCS file soon. “Blogging” is new to me as is RSS 2.0 or any other version. I use email as send/reply etc. Perhaps the most common trigger for out MCS is perfume that’s part of someone’s shampoo, shave cream/lotion or straight out cologne or other attempts to smell like a flower or other sweet smelling things. Lilies are very bad which makes Easter a problem.

What I’d like to ask is what & where can I get cleaning supplies that will do the cleaning job, but not trigger the MCS. Can anybody help? Guess I’ll look at the MCS file soon.

]]> Comment on Maybe you can help? by TruusP http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/23/maybe-you-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-7 TruusP Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:46:06 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=14#comment-7 Lyme and all the stuff that goes with it has been a companion in my life for much longer than I care to admit. But since I started working with Dr. Vinitsky in 2005 it has been very much in the forefront of my awareness. I have read countless testimonies from people describing their struggles on their long journey back to health, which at times seems so elusive. I noticed that just rarely do I encounter an account of a success story, maybe because there is no need to participate in discussions once you feel better. So I will make an exception for those who are still in the midst of it and for Dr. Vinitsky and his staff for providing us with this opportunity. I will talk about only one of the many issues I had to face on this journey back to health. Taking all those supplements year after year can be hard and expensive. But than my motto is to never be shincy when it comes to health. I can save my money for retirement but what retirement is there to speak of when your body is not functioning? I simply keep working a few years longer. I received a lot of benefit from most of the supplements but for some, like the B12 their effect is questionable and even up till last month Dr. V was telling me that I don’t utilize it well. And I really don’t want to admit how much money I spent on those. I took over 30 a day for almost half a year plus several IV’s and between 10 and 20 for several years. So how to reconcile that? For me it is allowing myself to trust in the integrity and understanding of another human being. And that was a real hard one for me. I don’t understand why my body doesn’t utilize the B12 and at times I question or Dr. V does but I keep following his protocol and guess what, I am getting better. The first improvement was that although I was feeling ill and struggling most of the time, on a very deep level my health was coming back; instead of sliding down the mountain I was getting a foothold, tenuous at best, but a foothold. Things have been improving every since and now I am hiking with full confidence on the mountain ridge, with support of the supplements though. I use this metaphor because hiking in the mountains is my passion and the thought of not being able to do that truly terrified me: A life not worth living. I am not at the end of this journey yet and I probably always have to be vigilant to some extend, but then don’t we all? Some very well respected people say you never get totally rid of Lyme. Dr. V assures me that if you keep up the nutrients and keep going after the bugs you will get on top. My response is: Sure, why not! At this point in time I experience myself as a healthy human being with many possibilities, a second go at life. Actually, I am normal again. Lyme and all the stuff that goes with it has been a companion in my life for much longer than I care to admit. But since I started working with Dr. Vinitsky in 2005 it has been very much in the forefront of my awareness. I have read countless testimonies from people describing their struggles on their long journey back to health, which at times seems so elusive. I noticed that just rarely do I encounter an account of a success story, maybe because there is no need to participate in discussions once you feel better. So I will make an exception for those who are still in the midst of it and for Dr. Vinitsky and his staff for providing us with this opportunity.
I will talk about only one of the many issues I had to face on this journey back to health.
Taking all those supplements year after year can be hard and expensive. But than my motto is to never be shincy when it comes to health. I can save my money for retirement but what retirement is there to speak of when your body is not functioning? I simply keep working a few years longer. I received a lot of benefit from most of the supplements but for some, like the B12 their effect is questionable and even up till last month Dr. V was telling me that I don’t utilize it well. And I really don’t want to admit how much money I spent on those. I took over 30 a day for almost half a year plus several IV’s and between 10 and 20 for several years. So how to reconcile that? For me it is allowing myself to trust in the integrity and understanding of another human being. And that was a real hard one for me. I don’t understand why my body doesn’t utilize the B12 and at times I question or Dr. V does but I keep following his protocol and guess what, I am getting better. The first improvement was that although I was feeling ill and struggling most of the time, on a very deep level my health was coming back; instead of sliding down the mountain I was getting a foothold, tenuous at best, but a foothold. Things have been improving every since and now I am hiking with full confidence on the mountain ridge, with support of the supplements though. I use this metaphor because hiking in the mountains is my passion and the thought of not being able to do that truly terrified me: A life not worth living.
I am not at the end of this journey yet and I probably always have to be vigilant to some extend, but then don’t we all? Some very well respected people say you never get totally rid of Lyme. Dr. V assures me that if you keep up the nutrients and keep going after the bugs you will get on top. My response is: Sure, why not! At this point in time I experience myself as a healthy human being with many possibilities, a second go at life. Actually, I am normal again.

]]> Comment on Welcome by Norma http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/2009/04/01/lyme-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Norma Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:05:39 +0000 http://enlightenedmedicine.net/blog/?p=5#comment-6 Hello, We the staff at Dr. Vinitsky's office encourage all patients to please leave a comment to support others with similar symptoms. Thank You Hello, We the staff at Dr. Vinitsky’s office encourage all patients to please leave a comment to support others with similar symptoms.

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