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Researcher Reports 

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Note: these are anecdotal reports only for member research purposes.

One of the Lymephotos Authors & Researchers:
"I was bitten by a tick in the Spring of 1989, while on a golf course inhabited by deer.  The majority of the time, I felt like death warmed over. I hated when people would ask how I was feeling...I was an antibiotic junkie.  For the majority of the time I was sick I was popping some type of antibiotic.  I have been forced to do the IV treatment on two occasions.  The last time, I did the Rocephin IV for 8 weeks, at 4 grams daily.  I had been on oral antibiotics almost continuously between the IV courses.  It is true we feel better on antibiotics. But it really does not work to rid the body of the disease.
[now] I feel good. I am back working full-time."
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"After years of suffering, finally life is back to normal.  We still do not know if organisms lie dormant in our body; therefore, the treatment continues, simply as maintenance. The extreme pain no longer exists. The knot on the side of the neck is gone. We are at peace."
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"I am so much better, that I find it hard to tell people that I have Lyme disease.  I feel great."

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Vinnie:
"-Have reached 9 doses per day on a gradient scale
-Latest blood test is normal including potassium levels, no potassium supplementation has been used!
-Experienced severe herx reactions early in treatment including: mood swings, depression, agitation, severe craving for junk food, severe sore chest, sore back and muscles, various stomach symptoms including diarrhea, bloated feeling, etc. 
-Sensation of things crawling was more pronounced early on than now and included, legs, chest, and stomach. Most significant areas included face especially the surface of the nose and inside nostrils. 
-Significant improvement in symptoms including: sleep, sore throat feeling, chest soreness, chills, fatigue, neuro symptoms, memory, stomach/digestive performance, muscle soreness/aches and pain, arthritic type pains in joints, hands, feet. Crawling sensation in ears. 
-Working 10 hours a day
-Just started a workout plan for walking on treadmill three times a week!!!"
(Note:  Vinnie has not made what was a "monthly visit to ER" for months!)

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M.F.:
"I went through quite an array of herx reactions, some things [symptoms] I hadn't seen in a very, very long time.  The most interesting aspect was hitting point one day of a strong feeling of "will not get any worse anymore".    After this, a period of intense sweats as if the immune had been more activated or something.  Then feeling much better, a whole new level of improvement."

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Saltydog2 (poster at Curezone):
"After having Lyme for over 5 years, I have been on salt and vitamin C for about 2 months now and I am feeling great.  I had Lyme so bad that I could hardly walk or bend my knees.  Antibiotics just weren't working anymore and I felt like I was dying.  My prayers have been answered with this cure and hopefully they will help all who try it too.  If you want to know more about it please go to www.lymephotos.com.

"The one thing that I wish the site would emphasize more about is for people not to stop taking it if they get the Herx reaction.  On the second day of taking it, I felt horrible and was having panic attacks.  On the fourth day, I had the pathogens crawling out of my ears, eyes and nose.  By the fifth day, I was feeling better and have been getting better every day. I hope everyone will have as good luck with it as I have."

B.I.:
"I decided to post at this time because my wellness is consistent, strong, lasting, and nothing like I experience and the 16 years that I have had Lyme. My mental clarity is sharp, energy levels are steady and strong. High pulse rate I had since April of 2004, in my first week my pulse rate returned to normal. Frequent urination. since 1997 is gone. Life was so enhanced with just this. My pancreatic trouble, with high WBC and infection went away slowly but by week 10 was gone. My sleep is better, I have way less PMS. I look really good, like the healthy person I should be. The neuro/lyme problems are going away."

C.J.:
"Well, this is my fourth month on the salt and vit C. After the most miserable herx about a month ago, I have been bracing for the next one. I think, however, I may have "broken the back" of the infection. My brain is doing math again, I am one week into a Cardio Health Improvement Program (CHIP) of four weeks duration that requires exercise, a strict diet, and two hours of class four evenings a week. Even one month ago, that would have been an impossible undertaking. Now I am doing it. (I didn't sign up because I had heart problems, I just wanted to improve my diet and excursive in order to give my body every chance to kick out the Lyme.) I feel like the salt/c and samento with most of the adjuncts has really "broken the back" of the Lyme… I have been so ill since 1994, but especially since 1997. I have now mostly a whole different outlook that is hard to describe. The Lyme has become an annoyance and something to work against, but it no longer rules my every activity and plan. I feel like it is still a killer trying to attack me, but I feel more than able to throw back the attacker."

R.:
"I just want to confirm what Marc has said. I have Lyme 26 years, misdiagnosed 22 years. I was having little seizures for over 10 years. Rife stopped my seizures after only a couple of treatments. Rife also helped my walking, sitting up, and many other symptoms. However, after 20 months of Rife & 8 months Mag-Pulser I went into a big relapse. Nothing was working anymore. By January this year I thought I was going to die. I was severely dehydrated, having trouble breathing, swallowing, speaking and eating. I began the salt & C 12 weeks ago. The very first dose I felt bites all over me. By the 3rd day my large patch of psoriasis was almost gone! I knew this was working as I had visible proof. I have been making steady progress in between herxes. This protocol has definitely turned this nightmare around for me."

R.:
"My skin is looking so much better along with other improvements between herxing. I have had weird visual disturbances. When I look at the T.V. there is a kind of flickering, or strobing effect out of the corners of my eyes. I've had this for most of 26 years. It even occurs in my sleep. It's like a fluorescent light flickering and is quite torturous. I had tried various drugs, but nothing helped this problem. I am into my 13th week of salt & C and the flickering is gone! Yahoo!!!!!! I went to the doctor…She immediately commented on how much better I looked today. I mentioned my flickering vision…I said I didn't know whether the improvement meant that my circulation is a bit better or that the salt and C is actually killing the bacteria. She felt that it is more likely to be a sign of the bacteria being killed! Yahoo!"

K.:
"My allergies have also been MUCH better this Spring than any in recent memory. I have always been bedridden, ever since CFIDS-Lyme. I did have a runny-nose cold, but that was ALL. What a miracle. And I am NOT doing UV blood work. Just wanted to point that out J. It is simply Salt/C and a few minor adjuncts like fermented cabbage and kefir for digestion& And I'm not even up to full dose yet, apparently because of a candida/metals problem that makes the kidneys ache when I go too fast. But makin progress again!"

C.:
"I posted a few weeks back on my wife's progress with the S/C protocol. At that time she was still in the midst of a major herx that lasted about three weeks. It started right around the 12-week mark so it was expected. Anyway, after the herx ended she improved significantly. Her energy level was way up -say 80% of what used to be normal. Also, her body temperature rose to the normal range and stayed there. She still had her other symptoms, but the noise level was way down. In fact she was doing so well that she drove out to Indiana from eastern PA with my oldest son to look at a couple of colleges. Previously, such an undertaking would have been unthinkable. Recently, she told me that, for the first time, she is optimistic that she can beat the Lyme Disease. One other interesting thing to note. The other day, while driving in the car, she felt that something was coming out of her skin on her forehead. She looked in the mirror and saw a little black thing. She wiped it on to a napkin, and today I took it into work and showed it to our biologist. We looked at it under a microscope at 500X, and he was sure that it was a nematode. You could see little hook-like appendages and what appeared to be salt crystals on its body. His comment was, "these nematodes hate salt. It drives them crazy and they have to get away from it." So for all of you on this protocol keep at it. It is definitely working for my wife."

L.:
"I had lots of redness around my eyes during the first 2-4 weeks on the protocol, my eyelids were all scaly, dry and dark, my G.P. said it looked like fungus and I used anti-fungal cream on it and it's all cleared up nicely now. Just this week I am in my 8th week of the protocol and had a few more eye episodes..like I did in the beginning, woke up one morning with a small paper like cut on my eyelid, slight burning sensation at the site, when I went to wipe my eye there was a small skinny thing (worm) kind or brownish-red, stuck to my eyelid - I guess these are the nematodes they talk about. COOL!!! There is now a small hole/cut where the worm came out on my eyelid....I put the worm on some scotch tape and was going to take it to my doc's to be tested, but it got thrown out when my mother was cleaning house...I'm sure I will have more again soon."

J.:
"I am almost five months into the protocol. My hearing has become so acute that I can almost not be in a cafe or store because of the voices and sounds that seem so loud."

K.A.:
"Started my period 2 days ago, Amazingly my usual CRAMPING and HEAVY flow has taken a hike! For the past 5 years NOTHING has ever changed this. Also this morning I have awoke to 98.6 temp usually I am 97.6…So quickly? I think it is because the inflammation is being controlled."

K.D.:
"I am a PMS person from the depths of Hell normally but now all has changed, even on my second cycle. Although the last one I got a bit of pain but nothing compared to that disgusting build up of fluid, exploding head and frustration I have had for way too many years!!"

B.I.:
"So happy and free that I just do not post much nor do I need to read on healing therapies anymore. Prior to salt reading on healing was my life. Now I enjoy life, I ride my bike in the mornings, I sing, I dream, I have routines, I set goals. I should be PMS and thought I was pre-menopause and I am not. Now I am taking trips, planning to go to CA, NC, TN, NH, MA all in the next three months. I am also adopting another child. A teenage daughter, Learning Disabled and 13 yo. It is amazing what you can do when you are well."

P.:
"Most noticeable of improvements (aside from no more aches and pains - outside a herx) is that after 20 years of sleeping pills for insomnia, I now (as of the past two weeks) no longer need to take anything to fall asleep at night. How fantastic is that!!! I have suffered insomnia since I was fourteen, been to therapists, doctors, hypnotherapies etc to no avail. The idea of just being able to sleep at night was something I never thought I'd realize."

GG.:
"I've been on the Salt/C for one week today. I really really feel effects from it! Its quite remarkable. There are mostly good effects…subtle but good things are happening. My energy is better, calmer, more focused. I was able to sleep 5 out of the 7 nights on this protocol with no sleeping pills - very significant for me. My sense of smell is more acute (the highway stinks and makes me sick when i go near it! never noticed that before). I actually want to go to the gym. My muscles are slightly more relaxed. Emotionally - I feel so much better - I'm just in a really good mood."

P.:
"I can sense some "real cure" happening. I have more energy and strength and peace in every fiber of my body... onward and upward, yes! Besides good food, my mineral-supply and a good mix of chlorella, spirulina and one more seagreen, I don't do anything but the S/C…I can feel more and more of a healthy strength and a consistency in being free of symptoms... which is the best!!" -- P.

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