Fighting any cancer, including CLL, requires you to constantly review your protocols depending on how the lab work is affected. My husband, Marty, went into the hospital in TN about 5 years ago while living in TN. We were in a tick-infested area, and ticks were a daily problem. We took them off every crevice of our body. We both became sick, and he ended up in the hospital with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease as well at that time.

His blood count was extremely high in the hospital, and it has never been normal since. New research from Autopsies showed that Lyme disease spirochetes can attack white blood cells. After about 5 years, it can lead to full-blown CLL. Most Lyme doctors are not familiar with this research. His bloodwork was normal until that point of going into the hospital with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He was bitten by ticks later as well.  Those tick bites were not treated properly either by local doctors.

 

What protocols have we been using to keep his white blood cell and Lymph counts down?

Black seed oil, Essiac, Cordyceps, and Reishi mushrooms. turmeric and other supplements have slowed it down, but not stopped its gradual increase. For 6 months using the above supplements, his count stayed the same which was a good sign. I was disappointed it didn’t go down though. We saw the dr in March and she was pleased. 

In April and May, he had some stomach issues, so he was not taking any of his program supplements. Then we went on a trip. We were gone so much every day that again he didn’t get his herbs taken. I was worried about those lapses of treatment.

A week ago, we had his blood counts run, and they showed that the numbers have jumped up. His white count went up from 44,000 to 57,000, with 10,000 being normal. His Lymph count went up significantly, and his red blood count fell to the bottom of the normal range. The platelets are not being impacted at this point at all. He has no spleen involvement or other physical symptoms in his lymph nodes. He would be in the wait-and-see stage if we went to an oncologist. They do not treat CLL until it gets to the stage of symptoms, and usually when the blood counts go up to 100,000. I won’t ever know if those lapses were the reason his blood counts went up. But the best I had done was stabalize it for 6 months so I feel now at this stage we are going to add a curcumin supplement, Fen Ben and Ivermectin and Berberine as well until August when we run his blood tests again.

CLL or Lyme Disease-Based CLL?

Lyme Specialists and comprehensive Lyme tests are not covered by insurance. Igenex is the most competent lab company to perform more extensive testing. We simply do not have the money to do that. Some patients have spent many thousands of dollars going down this route, with some patients getting help and others just wasting money. Many of these Lyme specialists do not know about the new research on how Lyme disease can affect the white counts as well. Most doctors will not even consider Lyme disease as a base cause of CLL because it is a common cancer in men of Marty’s age which is 78.

There is a huge question in his case if it is CLL as usually occurs, or if Lyme Disease is the base cause of his CLL symptoms. It is our choice and his choice to treat this with alternative medicine and not the standard CLL treatment of chemo and other drugs of the standard American Medical treatment protocol. So, what now? What tools to use now?

Follow along on our CLL cancer journey using alternative therapies!

Going down the journey of treating his blood count issues with Fen Ben and Ivermectin. We started a week ago. We will have his blood work taken every 2 months to document this journey, no matter how it goes.

At this point,  I feel that documenting his journey and discussing it may be of value to people who read my Substacks. I will also be discussing information and resources about Ivermectin and Fen Ben along the way. Please keep reading and learning along this journey. Most of my posts on this subject will be continued on my Substack to avoid being penalized by Google for these non-conforming subjects.

 

I have to apologize for not posting for several months, but will now be posting weekly and updating his blood count changes and symptoms every two months when the blood tests are run. I will be continuing this journey on Substack. 

Go here and read about our journey, HERE