babesia « Lymenaide

I am very excited. I no longer have babesia. Confirmed by muscle testing, computer testing and an IGeneX blood test.

I feel different. My symptoms have changed. I can not say that I feel better though. I did not really expect to, I have pretty much all of the co-infections and viruses. I am thrilled to be one down. It is a good feeling.

I thought I would share with you the general protocol that I was on for babesia. It was not typical, so far as I know.

I started out on Mepron, Zithromycin and a ton of supplements. After about a month Artemisinin was added to the mix.

My liver could not handle the Mepron. My doctor tried a lower dose, but my liver still said no. After six weeks he took me off Mepron altogether.

I stayed on just Artemisinin and Zithro with supplements for another month. Quinine bark was added in for a while.

Three months into treatment I started having major detoxification problems. It was not that I was detoxing too much, the problems was that all my detoxification pathways were blocked.

I stopped the Quinine and Artemisinin for a month, stayed on the Zithro but focused on detoxifying instead of babesia.

At month five we went back to babesia. This time with Zithro, Enula, Artemisinin, along with the arsenal of supplements and IVs alternating between garlic and pro-oxidant (2-3 per week). When I started the IVs the babesia levels started dropping quickly. We were monitoring the level using BioSet testing.

Month six added Cumanda and Samento for the babesia. I also started a biofilm protocol which, to my understanding, goes after all the infections. It does this by breaking down the protective biofilms and exposing the infections to the herbs and antibiotics.

At the beginning of month seven I tested negative to babesia. I am continuing with the biofilm protocol and working on molds and heavy metals which emerged as big problems around month four.

I can not really tell you what supplements I was on for the babesia treatment. It is not that I do not want to, it just changed all the time. My doctors monitored me through monthly blood tests and bi-weekly muscle testing, the supplements and dosages changed at every appointment.

To gerneralize, I was almost always on a multi-vitamin, vitamin b, drainage drops, an anti-fungal, calcium, magnesium, vitamin d, zinc, probiotics. I was on and off liver support powders and pills and Iodoral. Thyroid and hormonal supplements and prescriptions were given and levels were monitored.

When I needed the detoxification support I was started on; charcoal, green clay, chlorella, fiber, and coffee enemas. This made a huge difference. I also took epsom salt baths, and used castor oil packs at night.

My diet was another big factor. I do not eat gluten. I limit my casein and sugar intake. I eat as much organic as possible and I eat a lot of vegetables. I use muscle testing every 3-4 months to test for intolerances and I avoid those foods until they stop testing sensitive.

I am happy to answer any questions about my experience on the facebook page or on the blog, just leave a comment and I will try to answer as quickly as possible.

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BABESIA, the basics

Babesiosis is an infection caused by a malaria-like parasite, also called a “piroplasm,” that infects red blood cells. Babesia microti is believed to be the most common piroplasm infecting humans, but scientists have identified over twenty piroplasms carried by ticks. Ticks may carry only Babesia or they may be infected with both Babesia and Lyme spirochetes. (1)

Long-standing infections may need to be treated for several months, and relapses sometimes occur and must be retreated. (1)

Babesia infection is becoming more commonly recognized, especially in patients who already have Lyme Disease. It has been published that as many as 66% of Lyme patients show evidence of co-infection with Babesia. It has also been reported that Babesial infections can range in severity from mild, subclinical infection, to fulminant, potentially life-threatening illness. The more severe presentations are more likely to be seen in immunocompromised and elderly patients. Milder infections are often missed because the symptoms are incorrectly ascribed to Lyme. Babesial infections, even mild ones, may recrudesce and cause severe illness. This phenomenon has been reported to occur at any time, even up to several years after the initial infection. Furthermore, asymptomatic carriers pose risks: to the blood supply as this infection has been reported to be passed on by blood transfusion, and to the unborn child from an infected mother as it can be transmitted in utero. (2)

Diagnostic tests are insensitive and problematic. There are at least thirteen Babesial forms found in ticks, yet we can currently only test for B. microti and WA-1 with our serologic and nuclear tests. Standard blood smears reportedly are reliable for only the first two weeks of infection, thus are not useful for diagnosing later infections and milder ones including carrier states where the germ load is too low to be detected. Krause, PJ, Telford, SR, Spielman, A, et.al. Concurrent Lyme disease and Babesiosis. JAMA 1996. 275 (21):1660 “As is common in the case of Babesial infections, parasites frequently cannot be seen in blood films.” Therefore, multiple diagnostic test methods are available and each have their own benefits and limitations and often several tests must be done. Be prepared to treat based on clinical presentation, even with negative tests. (2)

No Lyme cure exists if a powerful co-infection like Babesia and/or Bartonella is present and untreated to the point of full removal. Lyme cure is also likely impossible in the presence of ineffective routine dosing, (i.e. like 750 mg of Mepron twice a day), which kills some Babesia but leaves some residual Babesia alive. (3)

Current Babesia testing does not test for all possible human species. Current national labs have not invested large sums to improve species or genus level Babesia testing, or better visualization techniques that would increase the capacity to see Babesia in a blood drop smear. (3)

Many Babesia species infect humans, and more species or species variants are discovered every year. I (Dr. Schaller) believe I am seeing patients with a mix of Babesia species or species variants. For example, I have patients with Babesia microti, Babesia duncani (WA-1) and suspected MO-1. This last species is all over North America. Further, I believe microti has more than one strain in the USA, and we already know it has more than one strain in the world. I believe the dose that kills one species or species variant, does not fully remove other species or other species variants. This is a revolutionary component in approaching Babesia treatment. (3)

Treatments include-
Mepron, malarone, lariam, clindamycin, quinine, alinia, metronidazole, primaquin, zithromax, cryptolepsis, artemisinin, smilax, tesel, enula, mora, rizol oils, flagyl, biaxin, ketek, plaquenil, chlorquine, primaquine, proquanil

Symptoms include-
night sweats
flushing pressure-like headaches
violent nightmares, vivid dreams
shortness of breath, air hunger
dry cough
neck pain
fatigue
dizziness
trouble thinking
fevers
memory loss
chills
sense of imbalance
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