In the earth made new, the world will be like the Eden before sin brought its baleful influence in the world. God promised that no bad thing will ever happen again. Sin will no longer be there to wreck havoc on the earth again because Satan and his bad angels are forever destroyed. We look forward for that day when the saints of God will be gathered together in that great round up in the sky, see meet our Great, Good Shepherd who will lead us to the heavenly pasturelands. Meanwhile, back to our present earth. We are being plagued by diseases borne by insects, animals, viruses, and contaminated milk. This is the second part of Bush Health, on Lyme disease.
“What can I do if I suspect I have Lyme?
“If you have had or just recently suffered a known tick bite, or were exposed to a tick area (camping, gardening, walking in tall grass at any time prior to an onset of symptoms. Lyme must be considered by your family physician. If you were at anytime in an area known for the presence of ticks (wooded areas, gardens, grassy area, your own backyard, and you have been diagnosed with another disease in which the treatment therapies are failing, you may also a victim of Lyme.
It is stated by the medical protocols surrounding the treatment of Lyme that the diagnosis for Lyme must be a “clinical diagnosis” as the available testing methods are known not to substantiate truthful results on their own. If the infection for Lyme is recent (acute) it can be treated with a simple round of antibiotic therapy. If the infection has been able to progress through the body over time(chronic), a long term antibiotic treatment therapy may be required. Some doctors even believe that Lyme simply does not exist in various parts of the country.
“Many doctors do not know the facts about Lyme and so may be less willing to cooperate in proper treatment, especially regarding long-term antibiotic therapy. For these situations, the Physician’s Corner section of the Society’s website outlines the protocols, testing methods, clinical diagnostic tools and current research results of top Lyme literate doctors across the globe. Accessible only to medical professionals, the Physician’s Corner is packed full of valuable information to help educate and assist physicians in the treatment of Lyme in their practices. If need be, Dr. Murakami makes himself available to discuss Lyme with inquiring physicians. Your doctor can contact Dr. Murakami through our office. (Number available at end of
article.)
“What can I expect for treatment of Lyme?
Although protocols do exist to help physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme, proper research and education are severely lacking, leaving these protocols outdated and seriously limited in options for physicians. As a patient, it is your right to have control over the type of testing you receive from your doctor. Insistence may be the key in obtaining proper diagnostic tools from your physician. If the Lyme infection is recent, your doctor will be able to order serology tests (blood work) specific for Lyme. The test used in Canada is called the ELISA, which stands for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; it is sometimes also called EIA( enzyme immunoassay) Although this test is known to be notoriously inadequate, current protocol dictates to physicians that only if the ELISA is positive can a Western Blot be performed for further Lyme consideration. A Lyme literate doctor knows that reliance on the ELISA result is not enough, and therefore lab tests are usually ordered from a Lyme laboratory in the United States, an expense to the Canadian patient.
“Herein lies a second issue. Rumor among health professionals that these lab tests cannot be recognized as the labs are not certified. This is not true. The IGeneX labs used for these studies have been in practice for years and hold state licenses as required. Proof of certification is available through our office.
“If this portion of your diagnosis with your family physician is obtained, you are on the way to receiving proper treatment. Your test result
(both the ELISA and the Western Blot ) along with your physician’s clinical diagnosis will confirm or deny your need for treatment of Lyme. A positive Lyme diagnosis will then result in oral antibiotics administered up to 30 days. However, if the results of your IGeneX tests indicate chronic Lyme, then long-term antibiotic treatment will likely be necessary to eradicate the intracellular bacterium. This creates a third issue, as the protocol for Lyme treatment states that 30 days of antibiotics is sufficient. Your doctor may or may not be willing to treat past this 30 day mark.
“Other options for treatment must be considered at this point. This includes pout-of-country treatment at full expense of the patient. The Society can assist you with further information to help you through this difficult hurdle. “If your doctor is willing to treat you with long-term therapy, antibiotics are then administered orally or through intramuscular injections for periods of months or even years. Intravenous antibiotics can only be ordered by Infectious Disease doctors. This may pose a fourth issue in obtaining treatment as there is doubt among this branch of the medical profession as to whether “chronic Lyme” actually exist and therefore they become unwilling to treat or even test further for Lyme.
“What are some side effects of treatment?
“Chronic Lyme patients often have a severe reaction during the treatment known as Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. This is normal and is cause by the build-up of toxins created when large quantities of spirochete bacterium are killed off by the antibiotics. This results in a severe spike in symptoms. Most patients will say they feel markedly “worse” during this period. Some patients have such severe reactions their therapy is halted out of fear. Depending on the severity of infection, the Herxheimer reaction may last longer in some than in others. The severity of the reaction can also lend itself to necessary adjustment in the types of antibiotics being used. Usually these adjustments make this phase more bearable to the sufferer to continue treatment.
“Lyme is an insidious and debilitating disease. It has reached epidemic proportions across the world and has the highest rate of misdiagnosis globally. It is our mission to educate and further research Lyme to effectuate positive changes within our health care system of victims of Lyme in Canada.”
For further information call email or search the website below. Email: info@murakamicentreforlyme org
Phone: 604-869-9922 Fax: 866-259-2320 Website: www.murakamicentreforlyme.org.
Let us remember that God wants us to be healthy physically as well as spiritually as follow in the letter of St. John the Beloved as found in 3 John 2. Following the 8 principles of health can give us an optimum health. They are “Doctors” Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust in God or NEW START for short. How about singing Yoyoy’s “Mag-exercise Tayo tuwing Umaga" eh? Good Day and God bless us all. Amen.
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