Re: Doctor of Osteopathy

Larry Throne (lbthrone(AT)hotmail.com)
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:24:22 PST

Doc,
I have a friend that has rumetiod [sic] arthritis. He took the "gold"
tx for a short period with some success. Would it work after 24 years,
or is this just for right after onset?
By the way, I was delivered by an O.D. and have been seeing one as
Primary Doc. most of my life, they seem to be more holistic.
Larry in Oklahoma

>Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 01:08:34 -0500
>From: Doc <doc09(AT)sprintmail.com>
>To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Subject: Doctor of Osteopathy
>
>Hello all:
>
>With Barb's comments on Nutrition tonight I thought I'd better share
>a treatment for MS (hopefully will also help TM). I have a friend
>who is a DO. While she was in med school she worked with
>another DO near East Lansing, MI. During this time, she worked
>with a number of MS patients. She had one patient who improved from
>being bed ridden to bowling in about six months. They used a number of
>Osteopathic medications which I cannot remember except for gold. (Yes,
>some liquid medication with gold in it.). The concept they hold is that
>there is an amoebae in the cerebral spinal fluid and that it attacks
the
>cord thus the exacerbation's in MS. The treatment simply intends to
kill
>the amoebae thus avoiding repeated attacks. Your question is why didn't
>I do it ? I tried, I went to her office in Muskegon, MI and began the
>treatment. I was unable to complete the treatment because it involved
>taking two IV's per day. I have had and still do have weak veins. Most
>every time they stick me, I blow a vein. We tried repeatedly and
>installed a heparin lock to no avail. After about 3 days and a ton of
>sticks we gave up. Since I was unable to complete the first part of the
>treatment the second phase, medications, was not effective. Now, not
>every Osteopath does this form of treatment but it may worth checking
>into if you are so inclined. If you mention this to an MD they have a
>tendency to ROFL and ask if you would like them to call a Psychiatrist.
>Since they really have no definitive method to successfully treat MS, I
>find this a rather strange reaction. So, if you have a friend who is a
>D.O. or if you are being treated by one you might want to ask them
>about the idea and maybe give it a try. Since collectively we have
>tried every treatment available on this planet one treatment more might
>just help.
>
>Just thought I'd share.
>
>Doc
>

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