CYSTS

[Margo]

I guess I've come to the conclusion that everything the doc's would treat me with or give me a prescription for is basically readily available without them. If we have a hydatid cyst for example they would prescribe albendazole or praziquantel to shrink or remove them.
I've read about surgical and non-surgical opinions on these matters.
Less invasive the better. I'm exhausted trying to lead the horse to water and make him drink. Screw em, I am going to help myself.

Margo

[Kritters]

Excellent, Margo!

Join the club! We are our only hope! While there may be docs who want to help, odds are greatly not in our favor in that route.

Kritts

[lacey]

Interested to see what you say, Margo. One of the medications I have recently been prescribed is albendazole so who knows it might shrink the cysts. The one on my neck is massive so probably need a number of years supply.

[carla]

Hi Hannah,
I was wondering if you had the CT scan yet and if it revealed anything. With my Daughters nothing showed up.They said,"We don't know what it is but it's nothing to worry about!"
Both me and my mum got the feeling they knew exactly what it was.
It' s got even bigger now and I am worried again.
How can they ignore a lump growing on a four year olds head.
I hope your well.
Carla xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[carla]

Hi MJ,
If you read this send me a pm to let me know how you are.
carla xxxxxx

[Bee]

Originally Posted by Margo

I guess I've come to the conclusion that everything the doc's would treat me with or give me a prescription for is basically readily available without them. If we have a hydatid cyst for example they would prescribe albendazole or praziquantel to shrink or remove them.
I've read about surgical and non-surgical opinions on these matters.
Less invasive the better. I'm exhausted trying to lead the horse to water and make him drink. Screw em, I am going to help myself.

Margo

This was Margo's last post. I sure wish she and others would report back.
I wonder why people just disappear ? Surely they don't all die, do they ?

I promise Not to Bug Out. I promise to leave a final post saying so, as long as I am able.
For I am a product test unit and it is my mission.

[mmarsha]

Originally Posted by Kritters

Everyone,

Bumps under the skin. What are they? The doctors don't know. They don't even know what to test for. "It's a cyst" SOME say. Really? Well, doctor.....give me the answers.com definitions of a cyst. What? They know more than you? HUH! Go figure!..................Oh.... secondary bone formation? Now that's a good one! How does that differ from a cyst, doctor?

Here are a few links for subcutaneous cysts. If you google just that, you will find many others. We need to educate ourselves and bring information to their attention, and when they try to brush us off, we need to demand specific tests if nothing more than to "Just humor me, doctor".

Carla, for the life of me, I cannot understand why BONE all of a sudden forms as a result of a 'bump'. Did you tell your arrogant MD that her bump was from a year ago, or did he assume it? SECONDARY BONE!!!! This is becoming almost laughable.

I'm sorry if I am so aggressive in my manner in so many posts here and if I upset anyone, please let me know. I'm just getting so OVER THE LINE with these so-called professionals who make so much MONEY and know AND care so LITTLE!!!

CYSTS

Jan2006: Are All Subcutaneous Parasitic Cysts Cysticercosis?

I love this last line:

“What the mind does not know, the eye does not see”


and if vesicular fibrils are present, the sensitivity of US increases to 100%. CT scan should be performed in suspicious cases or in order to determine the technique of surgery with demonstration of the relationship to adjacent organs [11].
Preoperative diagnosis of musculoskeletal E. granulosis infection is difficult clinically and radiologically. It may resemble any soft tissue tumor. MRI is capable of adequately demonstrating most features of hydatid disease, with the exception of calcifications [12]. Garcia-Diez reported MRI examinations of 7 patients with musculoskeletal hydatidosis. Typical signs of hydatidosis were multivesicular lesions with or without hypointense peripheral ring (rim sign). According to the presence of viable daughter cysts MRI conveyed as high signal intensity or low signal intensity on T2-weighted images [13]. There is controversy about the value of MRI in diagnosing the vitality of the cyst. Hypointensity of daughter cysts compared with the matrix of the mother cyst on T2-weighted images is a clue for the death of the parasite [14-16]. Proton density-weighted images generated by gradient echo sequences as a sign of biological activity was suggested by Tekkok et al [15].
The diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection was confirmed peroperatively after visualization of the cyst wall
Echinococcus granulosus: Information from Answers.com

Possible lymphatic spread of pheomycotic subcutaneous cysts Sharma NL, Sharma RC, Gupta ML, Singh P - Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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Dematiaceous fungi have a worldwide distribution. These fungi are found as saprophytes on wood, wood products and soil, and may produce disease in persons exposed to such environment. Our patient hailed from a town situated amidst thick forests having climatic conditions suitable for the growth of fungi. In pheomycosis an early localisation of the disease occurs by cyst formation. Lymphatic spread of this fungus in such lesions has not yet been documented. However, in the present patient multiple lesions developed in a linear fashion starting from the site of injury upto the regional lymph nodes. This pattern is very much suggestive of lymphatic spread as is seen in sporotrichosis.

Hey Krits,
I agree most doctors are arrogant STUPID idiots. I just got call from local
health Dept. to tell me my stool is negative for o and p, I called back to tell them I want the lab sheet. I bet they don't have one. I bet you that they didn't even look at it. My question is this, Where the HRL do I go now? because I know a tapeworm when I see one. I worked at Vet for several years as a tech. I did this crap for a living and the only reason I went to doctor was because i know albendazole can cause a die off, swelling in your brain if you have any cyst there and because i have had them all over my neck and side of head, particularly behind ears, I am afraid to take with out the steroid treatment to go with it. So I am looking for another way to get rid of these parasites fast. I can not stand the thoughts of that crap inside me. yes if I sound anxious that is because i am. I really believe they did not even look.
mm

[mmarsha]

Originally Posted by lacey

Interested to see what you say, Margo. One of the medications I have recently been prescribed is albendazole so who knows it might shrink the cysts. The one on my neck is massive so probably need a number of years supply.

Hi lacey,
I have had these cyst on neck and head also. Itraconazole helped clear most of these up but guess what they started coming back after several months symptom free. I did 2 doses of Reeces pin worm med and I know I had round worms for one and tape worms second. The pyrantel is not effective for T. worms and my question is have you had any side effects from Albendazole? Thank you and God Bless
mm

[Bee]

mmarsha, I am taking Albendazole. 14 days so far, no side effects. BUT they might be stale. It says to chew them and they are really Hard. Could almost crack a tooth. Will maybe find out when I start the second bottle from a different pharmacy,after 10 days off.
I read Hulda Clarke said, about the possible side effects of the HERBS.She said
if you have a stroke or something bad, It was probabily going to happen anyway. So I figure, what the heck ? I can't keep living like this. Lesions all over my face again and I weigh like 92 lbs. Maybe the albendazole is driving them/it out ?

[mmarsha]

Originally Posted by Bee

mmarsha, I am taking Albendazole. 14 days so far, no side effects. BUT they might be stale. It says to chew them and they are really Hard. Could almost crack a tooth. Will maybe find out when I start the second bottle from a different pharmacy,after 10 days off.
I read Hulda Clarke said, about the possible side effects of the HERBS.She said
if you have a stroke or something bad, It was probabily going to happen anyway. So I figure, what the heck ? I can't keep living like this. Lesions all over my face again and I weigh like 92 lbs. Maybe the albendazole is driving them/it out ?

I am going to bite the bullet and get some today.
mm