Is it a miracle?
8Oh YEAH, it’s definitely a MIRACLE, but was it the Ivermectin or just a plain old miracle? Does it even really matter… 
NOPE! 
I’m in no way pushing or promoting Ivermectin or any other drug, I’m simply telling MY story.
A week after getting my first vaccine, I developed massive blood clots in both legs and experienced shortness of breath. That’s actually what brought me to the hospital, not being able to breathe. Well, after a 2 month hospital stay, when they were discharging me, I asked about my breathing. I still had shortness of breath, and the doctor said it would straighten itself out within a few days. And, silly me, I believed him! 
Anyway, here we are, almost six YEARS later, and I still can’t stand or walk 5 feet without feeling like I’m sucking on a stone wall! 
I’ve had full work-ups with my pulmonologist and cardiologist, and they can’t find anything that would be causing this. In fact, in the past 10 months, I’ve gotten even worse. I now experience dry heaving with any kind of excursion or sometimes just moving around. I’ve canceled and rescheduled appointments over and over again because I can’t make it out of the house, or even getting ready is too much, and I start dry heaving. I’m feeling too sick to go to the doctor, can you imagine?
What’s been really strange, though, is that every once in a blue moon (like every 3 months), when I get up to walk, my legs (which usually feel like they weigh 100 pounds each) feel lighter than light, with my knees feeling like they’re going to hit my chin. I feel like I get air from my mouth to my inner core, and I’d just glide across the floor. Unfortunately, it only happened one time, and then it was back to my new normal of not being able to stand or walk 5 feet without shortness of breath. Heck, sometimes just sitting here on the couch talking would make me winded! 
So, a few months ago, my pain clinic doctor suggested that I start taking Ivermectin along with a couple other supplements, Fenbendazole and Methylene Blue. He and his wife have been taking them and have had wonderful results, no more arthritis pain, better sleep, no brain fog, along with a bunch of other stuff. He also recommended them to some of his friends and other patients. He said he wasn’t writing prescriptions for them to anyone and that, in the future, I wouldn’t want to be explaining to other doctors WHY I was prescribed this animal anti-parasite medicine. It’s known as a wonder drug for parasites in Japan, and people from everywhere are talking about this stuff all over social media for being helpful with a myriad of things. People are also raving about it in Amazon reviews and on TikTok.
Well, two and a half days ago (it’s been 8 days now), when I got up to walk, I had one of those “good” breathing experiences. Unlike ever before, it happened two times in a row, then three, four, five times, and the next thing I know, it’s two and a half days later, and I’m happier than a pig in… well, you know how that ends. 
Now I’ve only been taking the Ivermectin for about 4 weeks, and that’s about how long my doctor said it would take to start seeing any kind of results (actually, he said 4-6 weeks). So far, THIS is the only symptom that I’ve noticed it’s helped with, but it’s definitely the most important thing for me to have fixed! This breathing issue, in no good way has been life changing, totally debilitating!
I have NO IDEA if it’s the Ivermectin or just a gosh-darn miracle! But Ivermectin is the ONLY thing that I’ve done differently or changed about my routine. I will say that my doctor recommended it, he didn’t really think it would help my breathing issues. He was thinking more about my pain, sleep, and brain fog (and maybe a few more things that I’m not remembering ).
I’m super excited about seeing him in a few days to hear what he’s got to say.
I’ve had this overwhelming feeling that I’m going to jinx myself if I talk about what’s happening, and that’s why I wrote this 5 days ago and never posted it. I only told a few of my closest people in my family.
I truly feel it’s a miracle, I’m just not sure if it’s a plain old miracle or an Ivermectin miracle. At this point, I guess I shouldn’t question it!
I thought I had it rough before this all happened, with so many other health issues. Well, I hadn’t seen anything yet, because not being able to breathe, and oxygen not helping, has been more debilitating than I ever would’ve imagined! My quality of life had plummeted to an all-new low! I’m super grateful for having learned the tools to help keep me out of a major depression. Anything is possible, and I’m learning more about it every day! Having hope and a positive attitude can make such a huge difference!
Throughout the past 5-6 years, I didn’t ever believe I was going to be down forever from this breathing thing, and I never lost hope! I might be scared this newfound freedom isn’t going to last, but I’ll be okay. The one thing that I’m holding on to is that, even IF this doesn’t last, I KNOW IT’S POSSIBLE! 
Here’s to HOPE and NEVER GIVING UP!! 
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Indeed! I had a COPD related episode a few years ago and it was like drowning on dry land. I couldn’t walk 10 paces without resting. I was weak as a kitten. So I understand.
Ivermectin is on the WHO Essential Medicines list! It was before the coof and it still is. So don’t feel you have to defend “horse paste”. That was just to demean folks and coerce them to take a legitimately experimental drug with unkown side effects.
I’m so glad you’re on the mend!
@therealjrn
Thanks! It feels great to feel better!
My GP keeps calling my breathing issues my COPD and it pisses me off so much!
Or should I say “triggers me” like the young-uns… 
I was diagnosed with COPD 10 years ago when I had a PE-pulmonary embolism, but I have NEVER had any symptoms. I was given inhalers to take, but again, I have no symptoms. Until now, with you mentioning it, I didn’t even know what COPD symptoms feel like but I can’t imagine they’d just come when I had blood clots and then disappear out of nowhere 6 YEARS later? 
When I first got this breathing thing I took the inhalers for almost a year without any changes at all, so I stopped. I feel like my GP (who I used to LOVE) just isn’t a believer of anything out of the box. It’s frustrating. 
I guess you just enjoy Horsing around.
That’s great news! Wishing you continued improvement and more recovery…
/giphy good news
@chienfou
Thanks!
So glad you are feeling better!!!
I’m always up for a miracle, explicable or not.
If the horsie medicine works for you, then fantastic! Don’t pay attention to the neigh-sayers.
@mehcuda67
ISWYDT…Nice!
If nothing else, you will be parasite free.
I wonder if it will work for my plantar fasciitis.
@kittykat9180 You mean when she dumps her old doctor?
@kittykat9180
My doctor said it’s completely taken care of his arthritis pain and he doesn’t have any aches and pains when he gets up in the morning. I’m not exactly sure what his wife takes it for but he said he’s got many people he’s suggested it for and they’ve had good results. I still haven’t noticed any difference in my pain but when I saw him last week he told me I’d continue to see more results with longer use. I also increased my dose to 4 tablets instead of 3.
I’m betting it might, guess that’s a 50/50 chance!
ALSO, he said that I should take it with two tablespoons of virgin olive oil or coconut oil. I’ll get 50% more of the good ingredients when taken with a fat. @chienfou might know something about this whole thing, it’s fat soluble and works better when taken with oil.
My sister and BIL have been taking ivermectin forever, even before the plandemic and they never seem to get sick or have any aches and pains. The only thing that scares me about it is that I keep seeing that if you have heart problems, you shouldn’t take it because it can make them worse.
@Annette7654 what the fuck is the plandemic?
@llangley :sends St Bernard with a keg of bourbon:
@llangley @therealjrn
I only want both the dog and the whiskey. Just one or the other won’t do.
@f00l @llangley I sent flowers too.
@Annette7654
Sickness free, that’s wonderful! That’s what people in Japan say, it’s a wonder drug and they use it for everything!
I know what you mean about side effects. I was worried because I heard it might effect the Warfarin I take for blood clots. Luckily, I test my INR at home so I’m able to keep a close eye on my numbers. So far I’m good and my doctor said I probably would’ve already had a reaction if I was going to, I’ll still monitor it closely.
Maybe your cardiologist would know how it effects your heart, and if it’s relevant to your condition or not? There’s also a lot of information you can pull off the internet.
I’ve used ivermectin on livestock and animals when I lived for a time in a farm and helped with chores.
How does one take it? As liquid? A paste? Is there a pill form?
Does one get it from a feed store?
@f00l You can pick it up in tablet form at the pharmacy.
@f00l @zhicks1987
I think he just wanted to get it right away so he went to the Tractor Supply store and picked up what they had. He did say that his sister and her husband had been taking that kind on and off for years. I wouldn’t suggest that though. The tablets are easy enough to get from many pharmacies. 
A neighborhood kid I grew up with was just telling me how he took the paste form.
I’m getting mine from…
https://saysblusnatural.com/product/ivermk12/?_gl=1*1cytbsk*_up*MQ
Whatever works. Unintended side effects are plentiful in the microscopic (which takes the magic out of Eastern medicine; there have been centuries of documented clinical trials for specific regions that survived book burnings). Scientific chemical clashes can be anticipated, but there’s way too much chemical breakdown involved to catch every interaction with every microbe.
Look at heart medications that lead to breakthroughs in erectile dysfunction cures or bone repair or brain preservation. Or medicines discovered in waste water (Tylenol). Similarly look at engineering miracles with horrific environmental consequences (plastics and freon being popular ones).
Though I will say, given that as we age we become vulnerable to all sorts of small creatures; the medicine’s primary researched function might be what’s causing the improvement.
@pakopako PCBs, dioxin, DDT, radium and lead as paint pigments…
@werehatrack ooh, lead salts
@Lynnerizer
Just checking in to see if you continue to be on the path to recovery…
@chienfou
Yes I sure am, thanks for asking.
I haven’t seen any other improvements but I’m still thrilled to be where I’m at!
…and I’m still pinching myself to make sure it’s real!
After my visit with my doctor last week I increased my dose by 1 tablet. He also told me about it being fat soluble and how I’ll absorb 50% more if I take it with either olive or coconut oil. I tagged you about this concept earlier in the comments, I thought you might be familiar with it.
@Lynnerizer
Sorry I missed that tag.
Typically when things are said to be fat soluble they’re referring to where/how they get stored in the body. For instance some vitamins are fat soluble some are water soluble. Fat soluble medicines in general have a tendency to accumulate over time if you are taking elevated doses. Might be something to keep in mind.
@chienfou
You said, “Fat soluble medicines in general have a tendency to accumulate over time if you are taking elevated doses.”
Yes, I was surprised to find out, like you mentioned, my vitamin D is also one of those fat soluble medications. I find it strange that my prescribing Dr, my GP, didn’t say anything about that.
My question to you is, what does that all mean, that they have tendencies to accumulate over time if you’re taking elevated doses? And how much is considered an elevated dose?
@chienfou @Lynnerizer
Vitamins DEK (and non-vegetable types of A) your body will instinctively store in fat instead of pee out at the end of the day. You’ll have to consult with someone who knows more than I on what those exact values are (and how you would even track it all), but you go overboard on those vitamins same way as any other (usually overdosing on iron supplements or eating a whole polar bear). They’ll have the same effects: your body will try to store/pee it faster that it has the ability to do so, causing other gears to grind up.
@Lynnerizer
Mega-dosing on vitamins will vary depending on what the exact levels are, how efficiently your body stores it / uses it, and how bio-available your sources are. A few days of mega doses of vitamin c, although good for viral infections like a cold, can result in diarrhea, for instance. It’s short-term and should resolve when you drop your dosage back.
As for other meds like ivermectin, those are questions that I’m not currently well versed in. I’m sure you can do the same research I would do. But your due diligence is necessary to make sure that you don’t end up causing harm in the long run, especially with certain fat soluble substances.
Given what ivermectin is documented as doing, I have to wonder if its beneficial results aren’t an indication that there’s a hole in the diagnostic regimens which is failing to spot the action of relatively benign parasites causing the immune system to have unwanted attack vectors. Several things like that have been found in the relatively recent past. (In point of fact, about 15 years back, the FDA granted an approval and an application patent for a topical low-strength ivermectin ointment to treat a rash caused by demodex mites. Everybody has them, and almost no one has a reaction to them, but sometimes it happens.)
There is so much yet to understand about biology in general…