Infectious Dsease plus Pressure Rant

[Tito235]

My wife calls me an extremist, and I certainly am. I can never do something in between, either I do it or I don't, there is no middle way for habits with me, I tell her. This is how I quit drinking Alcohol and biting my nails. I told her if I go Raw, then that's it, I am Raw for life, I will not give in.

This unfortunately is not the way my wife, my family, and my co-workers, especially my boss sees it. I am constantly pressured. My wife complains that I am anemic just because the Chinese Herb Doctor indicated so when I went to see him, my younger sister calls me because she is an RN to tell me the dangers of being Raw or even a Vegan. My other sister comes and cooks my favorite’s dishes (Arroz con Condules, etc…) smelling up the house to see if that will entice me (it didn't).

I gave in to my wife a few times and had about 4 dishes of cooked foods but felt so terrible that I insisted I was going back on Raw. My worry about this is that I might have messed up all my efforts in detoxing these last two months. I am back on 100% Raw and will continue to fight to stay so. It is not easy with the pressure I receive.

Then I call my boss to tell her I will be out two more sick days and boom, she starts with I missing Omega this and Omega that, my Raw diet is killing me. My co-workers when I saw them earlier in the week were so adamant that I should be eating fish while being raw. If I had hair I would pull on it with both hands and tell the immediate world around me to leave me the (#)@#$ alone about being Raw. When I wasn't sick it wasn't an issue to anyone just a curiosity.

That fact is that I am extremely sick and was in the hospital. To this day, they cannot figure out what is wrong with me except I have an infectious disease (that is not contagious), a large mass was found under my right arm pit and removed (results came back that it is not malignant), and worst of is my inability to breath normally.

It is at times so difficult to breathe that I literally feel like I am going to die. The mornings and evenings are the worse with the mornings being the most difficult. Everyone and I mean everyone blames my 100% Raw Diet that I had been on for the last two months. I am on medication Isoniazid even though the culture in the dish doesn’t indicate I have T.B. (Tuberculosis) and the symptoms don't match up. I have some type of infectious disease that both the I.D. doctor and the pulmonary doctors cannot figure out.

In the meantime I am improving, very slowly, but improvement is felt, even the lung issue is not as bad as it was on Thanksgiving or when I was in the hospital. I am sorry to rant but I need to get this all out.

By the way, the side effects of the Isoniazid are tortuous. My eyes hurt, vitamin B6 is depleted from my body, my stomach is in constant pain, and the drug is known to do a number on the liver. This is why I went to see the Chinese Herb doctor, who insisted on that I stay on this antibiotic and add the roots that he subscribed to me in order to minimize the effects and balance me out more. It has helped I suppose as my stomach doesn’t hurt as much.

If anyone has had any experiences with this medication or for that matter with any of my experience in general please advice what you did to improve. Out of everything that I am going through at the moment I long to breath normally again.

[sport]

I am sorry that I can not give you any advise other than to wish you the best and hope that you feel better soon.
It sounds as if you are suffering but we both know that the raw diet is not the cause of it and can only help in the long run.

[mjhendrik]

Tito
I went through the same kind of problems as you when I started my raw life about five years ago. I did not have any idea what kind of nutrition I should have and what it does to me. I lost in my first year about 30 lb and was clearly under the normal weight. After this detoxification period I did gain my weight back and my healt improved very fast.
The most important thing I have found is the variety of my nutrition. For example I include in my daily diet fruits,veggies,letuces,seaveggies,nuts,spirulina,c hroella,maca and some raw cheese and plenty of water. It may take a while until you will see the magnificent improvement in your healt but it's so much better than any health in SAD diet!!
May the force be with you
MJ

[dalimeindacoconut]

Show them this email: I CURED MY ANEMIA WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF BEING RAW! I wish you a tremendous amount of support and success!

[StarFire]

wow Tito... I'm so sorry you are having to deal with all of this. I cannot believe the dr would --in good conscience put you on a medication for something that your tests show you do not have. That is very scarey.

I really admire your determination. I believe that any percentage of raw is a blessing and will allow your body to function like it was meant to ... we are created in a most amazing and miraculous way. I'm sure the medications from the chinese herbal dr will help you ~ and help to balance out what the medical dr.s medication is doing to you.

hang in there tito... you really are strong to be able to be pushing through this... my prayers are with you....

blessings - and I'm sorry I'm not more help or have any answers for you... but ... heres a hug!!!

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[rawfoodmommy#1]

If I were you I would not want to take any medicine at all. the pills will kill you sooner or later. One of my relatives died because they misdiagnosed her illness and was treating her with the wrong medicine. And the thing that kills me the most is that when her parents came to get her profile the doctor said that he lost it.
Drink a lot of green smoothies and just eat raw. You will get better soon
As for pressure from the relatives when I started raw my parents almost "killed" me for being raw. They believe that meat is everything and that protein comes only from meat. But I proved them wrong. I am married, though my husband is not raw and have a beautiful, healthy, raw son. My parents and all of my relatives still think that I AM CRAZY but I believe that raw is the way for me and my baby and hope and pray that my husband will change to raw, too.
Keep up with the raw foods and never give up that you will get better as times pass.
Best wishes and hope that you will get better soon

[rawzeit]

The "pressure" comes from people who wish you well but their opinions of what is good for you are obviously different from yours. Then again, you held those same opinions yourself until recently or you would have been raw for much longer. You are creating this pressure because you have decided to stand out from the pack, so simply accept it instead of allowing it to frustrate you.

I am assuming you already had this disease before you went raw?

[Revvell]

Hey Tito,

I also would not do the drugs. I've been through a lot physically including asthma (almost died twice) and refused all medication. Drugs have never cured anyone.

As far as the rest go ~ the "pressure" as you call it ~ please check this out:

http://www.thework.com/video_pressure.asp

Best to you,

Revvell

[snowdrop]

a few months back my brother was in the H for an unidentifiable infectious disease. they NEVER figured out what it was... and the dr told him that 40% of patients leave the H never knowing what it was that made them sick- or what exactly they had. those numbers shocked me...
i guess that must be why dr's are said to PRACTICE medicine, huh?

i would take some colloidal silver (at least 1 oz a day) it is an anti-viral anti-fungal anti-bacterial... and i have seen it work wonders. (remember this is what was used BEFORE antibiotic and i know a dr who said the only reason it was shelved -yes he was alive & practicing then- was the drug companies were pushing the new wonder drug!!!) he uses colloidal silver himself and is 94 now and was still an operating surgeon 2 years ago when he fell & broke his hip.

i searched the internet and found a schematic on how to build my own colloidal silver generator and proceeded to do so from mostly radio shack items. i learned to solder that proud day and made 5 machines. for my family members and dearest sickest friends. it cost very little more to make 5 than 1. you might check it out. if you, do be certain to always use distilled water, and then you can never od on the stuff. regular water has too many minerals that can mess up your concoction, and let you od, getting sick. (any bad rap about CS is from the type made with regular water - i did a TON of research)

i hope you feel better soon-
think positive thoughts, be raw, get well!
xoxoxox
-snow

[Nurse in the Raw]

my younger sister calls me because she is an RN to tell me the dangers of being Raw or even a Vegan.

Your RN sister had to have taken a very intense nutrition course (it is required to be an RN) so she should know better than anyone that raw foods are the most nutritious. She is going against everything that she has been taught. You might want to remind her of this.

Stick with it and you will see complete healing soon. Make sure you are replacing your flora with probiotics. That antibiotic is very powerful.

[carolg]

I love www.drday.com.

She is really a doctor and doesn't believe in drugs, nor do I. My husband had tooth infection, they pressured him to go on amoxicillian, was highly allergic to that and the rest is history of how he went from one drug to another ending up with predisone and kidneys starting to shut down. He's doing so much better since we took his health into our hands and now has found out he has many allergices (done via NAET testing, www.red-white.net) plus he is also doing ion cleanses weekly (like foot bathes).

Best to you. Remember your support team here has your best interest in mind when others think they do, but don't think of the side effects.

carolg

[Raspberry4]

I feel so bad for you and how desperate you must feel. My youngest is also under 'the care' (I use that term loosely) of an ID doctor for a mysterious type illness which causes very high fevers, and non stop vomiting and he has to take sterioids to help him. I know how frustrating it can be!

I am not sure if this would help - but are you able to go to a raw healing place to stay for a week or two (I do not know of any by personal experience - maybe someone else on the forum does) but I think like Hippocrates Institute? (I would do a google search to see if you can find any). It may be too much for you to take the time off work and with a family but you definitely need more answers from a doctor who can help you AND support your raw lifestyle. By the way...I did find out that part of my youngest son's problem is a GLUTEN intolerance and we have removed all gluten since July.

I wish you the best in your journey to recovery:)

[Tito235]

I really want to thank everyone for the support, concern, and replies. I would have posted a "Thank You" sooner but I have been having Internet problems and am finally back on for who knows how long.

I have in fact stopped taking the medicine about 3 days ago and my doctor was OK with it but had wanted me to stay on for six weeks until all the blood tests were done.

I am still struggling with my breathing and sometimes it is a challenge just to walk from one place to another outside in the cold.

My Raw diet is suffering as I dropped to about 90% Raw thanks to Miso and Udon Soups that my wife keeps buying from the Whole Food Store. I feel guilty but at the same time determined. I was not going to participate in 30 day challenges as I preferred Cold-Turkey but I think I should as I am not receiving any support in my local environment.

Again thank you for all the replies and I have read each carefully.

Regards,

[StarFire]

Tito ... are you out of the hospital now and back home? I'm so glad you have stopped taking the medicine - that was really concerning me. Your spirit is very strong Tito -- and your healing will soon follow. Please continue to keep us posted as to your progress. And do not feel guilty about anything.... you just get well... eat as much raw vibrant foods that you can, and anything else that is going to nourish your body... is your wife able to make you some green smoothies perhaps with lots of spinach? that would be so nourishing to you right now...

You are in our prayers tito... and I know you are on the mend, keep moving even if it is painful - drink lots of water - try to get some green smoothies into you... and know that we are here with you!

blessings... oh and tito ... I just remembered somthing - grapefruit seed extract - it puts your body into an alkaline state - AND -- it is one of the few things that is KNOWN to kill viruses and infections, rids the body of parasites and is very healing too. Cancer and viruses cannot survive in the presence of grapefruit seed extract. 15 to 20 drops in a glass of water 8 ounces or so 3 times a day ... it's pretty nasty stuff -- but TRUST ME -- IT WORKS.... if you absolutely cannot stand the taste (and most people can't --but I just down it cuz I know it works).... you can add the drops to orange juice or add it to a smoothie. but I have to warn you - it is soo very nasty and that's the main reason why I choose to just 'down it'!!! If figure - why add it to anything and prolong the suffering - lol!!! I just want to get it in me and be done with it!! you can find it at most health food stores -- If you can find the GSE brand - white bottle with a red cap. Do a google search on grapefruit seed extract -- its very interesting stuff!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/ththliloandstitchhug.gif .... take care of yourself tito!

[Raspberry4]

Do not feel bad about 90% raw - most people do not eat close to 25% (that I know anyway). You are doing much better than most better. You do not have to be 'perfect'. You have enough stress just trying to get well. Best of luck to you in your journey to health - I will pray for you.

[Revvell]

Actually, you can do 3-5 drops 3 or more times a day. Easier to take; still will make a difference. Don't torture yourself. The stuff IS nasty! I would put it in a juice, soup, smoothie, smoozie, anything liquid.

Revvell




blessings... oh and tito ... I just remembered somthing - grapefruit seed extract - it puts your body into an alkaline state - AND -- it is one of the few things that is KNOWN to kill viruses and infections, rids the body of parasites and is very healing too. Cancer and viruses cannot survive in the presence of grapefruit seed extract. 15 to 20 drops in a glass of water 8 ounces or so 3 times a day ... it's pretty nasty stuff -- but TRUST ME -- IT WORKS.... if you absolutely cannot stand the taste (and most people can't --but I just down it cuz I know it works).... you can add the drops to orange juice or add it to a smoothie. but I have to warn you - it is soo very nasty and that's the main reason why I choose to just 'down it'!!! If figure - why add it to anything and prolong the suffering - lol!!! I just want to get it in me and be done with it!! you can find it at most health food stores -- If you can find the GSE brand - white bottle with a red cap. Do a google search on grapefruit seed extract -- its very interesting stuff!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/ththliloandstitchhug.gif .... take care of yourself tito!

[raweater]

You cannot believe a single word of anyone that works for the health care system, EVERYTHING they "learn" is made SPECIFICALLY to make their employees and patients as sick as possible, ensuring they get many profitable diseases to exploit. The health care system is simply and sadly the largest terrorist organization the world has ever seen. In the US alone, between 10,000 and 40,000 people a killed, most intentionally, by the health care system EVERY SINGLE DAY.

The simple fact they say your raw diet is dangerous and your dangerous drug is safe proves what I said above. It is almost definately the drug making you sick, every single drug causes disease and not one single drug can cure disease, so drugs can only make you sicker, HOWEVER, DO NOT stop taking it abruptly as this can kill you, you need to find a doctor that will help you get off it, which may be hard as they are thought to put people on drugs, not take them off drugs.

Perhaps a naturopathic doctor can help but they aren't taught quackery like drugs, they are only taught honest science based treatments. Conventional doctors are only "taught" proven quackery like drugs and surgery, because the conventional system is made to exploit people's diseases in exchange for profit.