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Post by enochroot on Jan 3, 2008 4:08:28 GMT -8
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Post by cobweb2 on Jan 3, 2008 7:22:37 GMT -8
OMG- how did you find this? No I have never heard of it-but as soon as I read it I went and took my omnicef-which I had stopped -just because I am sick of taking antibiotics.
I added it to my "favorites" list for quick reference. My "favorites" list is more like a "least favorite list of ailments which may or may not be affecting me"
This disease sounds more sophisticated than Lyme. Wonder what the CDC thinks of it. I find this very very interesting. Thanks Cobby
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Post by enochroot on Jan 3, 2008 7:26:19 GMT -8
You're welcome! Always reading, always looking for an explanation, which is why this is such a great site - as you guys do that big time.
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Post by cobweb2 on Jan 3, 2008 7:52:10 GMT -8
we seem to be a rogue bunch!
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Post by LymeEnigma on Jan 3, 2008 9:26:56 GMT -8
I'm just sitting here, wondering how much of an idiot I really am ... I have known about chlamydia pneumonia for years, being someone who has worked with parrots for years upon years (it's also known as psittacosis, or parrot fever) ... so why have I assumed that I am not at risk for this disease? One more pathogen to add to the list.... Thanks for posting that, enochroot!
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Post by itsybitsyone on Jan 3, 2008 9:26:57 GMT -8
I have heard of it before. Not this particular site. I have been pushing this on an asthmatic friend who isn't in control of her asthma. It got so bad, and she was on pred for so long that she just had to have total hip replacement.
However, I don't want to be a downer, but I thought that this was a very very common bug and that everyone tests positive to....
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Post by LymeEnigma on Jan 3, 2008 9:32:02 GMT -8
I know it can be transmitted via dried bird feces, as well as through droplets coughed into the air ... at Petsmart, employees always had to wear a face mask when cleaning out the birds, specifically to protect against psittacosis.
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Post by cobweb2 on Jan 4, 2008 12:36:04 GMT -8
Do parakeets figure in the mix?
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Post by LymeEnigma on Jan 5, 2008 9:32:35 GMT -8
They sure can, Cobby; any hookbill, large or small, is a potential candidate, though I'm sure other birds could be potential carriers, as well.
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Post by LymeEnigma on Jan 5, 2008 9:42:46 GMT -8
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Post by cobweb2 on Jan 5, 2008 10:32:21 GMT -8
I suffer from a severe case of ambivalency-when i first read this I got scared and took my omnicef-for a day. But the second day I got a headache-so i haven't taken anymore.
I am so into trying to figure out what the right mix of meds is for me to be functional and optimistic. I feel like a ping pong ball-maybe I should do this, no wait, maybe I should not do that, okay maybe I should. BLAH
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Post by LymeEnigma on Jan 5, 2008 21:09:23 GMT -8
I think too many of us have been conditioned to feel that way; enough different answers and treatment proposals by enough doctors, and anyone will eventually respond with a bit of uncertainty....
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Post by jessiemacmillan on Apr 13, 2008 12:59:15 GMT -8
My LLMD talked to me about this. He said that lots of people have it and don't know it because it doesn't make them sick. Many of them recover from it without realizing they've had it. It's one of the things I recently had blood drawn for.
I've got to give him credit; he's really trying hard to figure out how to help me feel better. He's not my original LLMD (who left his Lyme practice for a substance abuse practice) but I've learned to respect him as much, if not more!
Jessie
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Post by LymeEnigma on Apr 14, 2008 12:37:08 GMT -8
You're very lucky to have an LLMD who is willing to consider all options and get to the bottom of your illness. We need more of those floating around....
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Post by nyxie63 on Apr 20, 2008 4:38:32 GMT -8
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