Dunkelfeld-Mikroskopie und Behandlung
@Aja,
Das habe ich so nicht gesagt. Laut Aussage der HP spielt bei fast allen MCS-Fällen Borrelose auch eine Rolle (bei mir in noch latenter Form).
Das Vitaminpräparat gibt es in der Hanauer Landapotheke und nennt sich "Steroggyl VD". Ich kannte es auch noch nicht und kann auch nichts näheres dazu sagen.
Undiagnosed Lyme Disease
There is a growing awareness that Lyme Disease can masquerade as other illnesses, is complicated to diagnose, and is resistant to treatment. With the increasing incidence of Lyme Disease, particularly in the Northeast U.S., some are hypothesizing that MCS is really undiagnosed Lyme. Some estimates are that over 18 million people in the U.S. may have Lyme. Some of the misconceptions about Lyme Disease include the beliefs that it is only spread by ticks and that the person must have the bulls-eye rash. The spirochete that causes Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi) is now thought to spread not only through ticks, but through fleas, mosquitos, mites, sexual contact, food, and even through the placenta. The Spirochete has been found in a variety of human body fluids, in donated blood, and in dairy cattle (
New Great Impostor David Williams MD). And the characteristic bulls-eye rash, thought to be a marker of possible Lyme infection, never develops in over half of people afflicted.
Because the organism lacks a cell wall and can change shape, it may hide in tissues and may not provoke an immune reaction from the host on a test such as the Western Blot test. Therefore, there are many false negatives on this test and diagnosis needs to be made on the basis of symptom picture (www.benabraham.com/html/what_makes_ lyme_disease_tick_.html).
With the new understanding that Lyme Disease mimics other illnesses, and is often misdiagnosed, some speculate that it may be a factor in CFS, FM and MCS. With most treatments utilizing long-term, powerful antibiotics, and many physicians uneducated about the condition, it can be difficult to decide whether or not to embark on the attempt to sort out whether or not Lyme is a factor in one’s illness. The conventional treatment for Lyme has been long-term antibiotics, with disagreement as to the required length of this treatment. Many experts believe that the treatment must last several months, although insurance companies are reticent to pay for such long-term protocols. Practitioners often use oral (such as Biaxin or Zithromax) or intravenous (such as Rocephin) antibiotics, sometimes in combination with anti-protozoal medications (such as Mepron).
Holistic treatments involve antimicrobial herbs such as cat’s claw, garlic, and other antimicrobials. The Amazonian herb cat’s claw or Una de Gato (Uncaria tomentosa) is of particular interest, as it has been used as an anti-cancer herb, as a treatment for infections including HIV, and for arthritis. A special form of cat’s claw (Samento by NutraMedix) is available that is said to preserve cat’s claw’s immunomodulating 5-ring Pentacyclic Oxindole Alkaloids (POAs), but not its 4-ring Tetracyclic Oxindole Alkaloids (TOAs) thought to interfere with this immunomodulating activity. (See Appendix B for product sources.) HOWEVER, the master herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner, disputes this and believes that the TOAs are a useful component of the Cat's Claw. [See his book "Healing Lyme"].
I would suggest reading extensively on this topic to decide if you believe that you show symptoms of Lyme disease. If you decide to pursue this route you will have to be more educated than your physician on the disease, as the chat boards are full of testimonials from people who were misdiagnosed with the commonly used tests. The ELISA test is said by many experts to be inadequate. Currently, most recommend the IgG and IgM antibody screenings (#188 and 189) from IGeneX. Another commonly used test is the CD57 test of Natural Killer cells (not T-cells) from LabCorp. The CD57 marker is thought to be suppressed by chronic lyme disease and is used by some as a marker of improvement (as the numbers go up, the patient is thought to be improving). A "normal" measure is thought to be 200 and above.