Hi All

Time for an update...when I wrote last, I informed you that I had started at the beginning of the three ABX combo at full strength. I also reported that I had started to herx again quite strongly.

I am still on that first combination and I am still herxing. And, the herx is still quite strong. The symptoms of this herx are as follows:

• Very runny sinuses
• A continuous cough that is very phlegmy
• Occasional short term memory problems
• Increased intolerance to exercise
• Occasional black moods
• Back ache

Having said that I have an intolerance to exercise, I am still running our Martial Arts Club but my ability to join in and lead a full warm up is very hit and miss.

I would be lying if I said that I am not disappointed that the herx has returned - it would seem that the recovery time is going to be longer than I anticipated.

Trevor Marshall explained the probable reasons for the return of my herx: the mico-bacteria that reside in the tissues and are not dealt with by the body's immune system become encapsulated as fibrosis. As the immune system returns to normal through the Marshall Protocol, the fibrosis starts to become reabsorbed by the body, thus exposing the previously encapsulated colonies of bacteria to the anti-biotic combinations - and, therefore, the herx returns.

This is confirmed in my mind by the fact that at the end of the 10-day Z-antibiotic cycle, the herx more or less vanishes and I feel fine, only to return shortly after the beginning of the next cycle.

So what this actually means is that I really am cleaning up the residual bacteria and my cure is getting closer with every cycle. This pleases me in a way as the last thing I want is to falsely and prematurely believe that I am cured, only to have the symptoms of my illness return over time.

The herx is still not the show stopper that it was when I first started.

Also, I think that a mistake that I have made previously is that I was in too much of a hurry to go on to the next antibiotic combination as soon as herx was eliminated. I should have pressed on with the same combinations for a couple of months after the cessation of herx to make sure that I could not have teased out more herx from the combination - I am very sure now that I could have.

So my advice to people on the Marshall Protocol is not to be in too much a hurry...don't change combinations too quickly.

I have revised my time line for the protocol to about 3 - 5 years. Don't be daunted by this - the anecdotal evidence of others on the protocol agrees with my own experience:

• After 3-months, you can expect a significant improvement in symptoms
• After 12-months a feeling of normality becomes evident
• After 24-months, you can expect to be feeling pretty good and far more energetic
• At 30-months now, I feel that herx is not stopping me from doing anything - I can even enjoy long periods in the sun and the occasional fish dish without repercussions.

Life is pretty good!

Thanks again everyone – stay safe and be happy!

Cheers

Guss

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