Hello Katherine,
I would first like to day welcome here to the board. Glad you have found us. There are many people who will have suggestions which may help you and your family find some relief from symptoms. A search on the forum main page will yield many threads which have suggestions which may help.
Unfortunately whatever is going on with Morgellons frequently attacks the head areas. I know what you mean about eye pain as I do get that sometimes along with nose pain near the bridge of the nose. It seems to move around in my case according to the time of year.
I suspect that parasite infection could be involved in some of our symptoms. Have you ever been to see an infectious disease doctor who might test you for parasites found where you live. You may also have some infections, bacterial, viral or fungal. If you have traveled to other places in Southeast Asia you could also have been exposed to a variety of infections.
If you do not get any help from medical doctors you might try looking into TCM care. There are a lot of well known schools in Singapoore. In my own case I use TCM and Western medicine. Both have helped. I am currently on some TCM formulas which appear to be greatly reducing my parasite load. I have a lot of respect for this medical tradition and have found help by using it.
Some abstracts from Pubmed:
Ann Acad Med Singapore. 1987 Oct;16(4):689-95.
Parasitic infections in Singapore. Singh M.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Abstract
This paper describes various parasitic infections which are encountered in Singapore. These include the soil transmitted helminths, pinworms, Clonorchis/Opisthorchis, Hymenolepis, filariae, malarial parasites, Toxoplasma and other protozoal infections. The reasons for the transmission of these parasites in the republic are discussed. Some of the problems associated with their diagnosis are highlighted.
PMID: 3328557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1991 Dec;22 Suppl:27-30.
Current status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in Singapore. Singh M,
Hian YE,
Lay-Hoon C.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge.
Abstract
Parasitic infections adopt a rather low profile in the highly urbanized setting in Singapore. Very few food-borne parasitic infections are encountered. Apart from a few reports of infections with Clonorchis/Opisthorchis, Taenia spp. and hydatid disease, there are no other citations of such helminthic infections. Seroprevalence surveys have shown the presence of toxoplasmosis in local meat animals (sheep, pigs and cattle) and Toxoplasma strains have been isolated from the pig, tree shrew (Tupaia glis), slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) and guinea pigs. Human toxoplasmosis is prevalent in Singapore. Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies are found in the normal population as well as in clinical cases (cervical lymphadenopathy, ocular disease and congenital toxoplasmosis). Carcasses/organs from meat animals (sheep, pigs, cattle) slaughtered at local abattoirs were examined for parasites. The main parasites found were Ascaris suum, Dictyocaulus, Metastrongylus, Cysticercus ovis, Fasciola hepatica and Sarcocystis spp. Pigs were also examined for trichinosis and, thus far, these have all been negative.
PMID: 1822903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Ministry of Health Website Singapoore: TCM sources to locate a practitioner and three schools which train practitioners there are also listed. Some schools also treat patients:
Ministry of Health: Traditional Chinese Medicine
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