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Anyone hear of staphylococcus toxoid vaccine?

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I had never heard of this before, but my husband found it online. My knee is definitely messed up somehow, so I have to go see the doctor tomorrow. My husband told me to ask if he'd give me that shot. Evidently it's very new, since I haven't heard anything about it, and I didn't completely understand the article. Has anyone heard of this, does it sound like something you'd want to try??
Here's the website he found:
http://www.bionewsonline.com/3/2/staphylococcus_c.htm
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Ok, I did *not* realize how long that page was, so here's the part talking about FMS.

"Eur J Pain, 1998, 2(2), 133 - 142
Effects of staphylococcus toxoid vaccine on pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome; Andersson M et al.; Positive results of pilot studies of the effect of staphylococcus toxoid vaccine in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome were the incitement to the present, placebo-controlled study . It included 28 patients who fulfilled the criteria for both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome . The effect of vaccination with a staphylococcus toxoid was compared with the effect of injections of sterile water . Psychometric assessment was made using 15 items from the comprehensive psychopathological rating scale (CPRS), Zung's self-rating depression scale and clinical global impressions (CGI) . The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure pain levels, and a hand-held electronic pressure algometer was used to measure pressure pain thresholds . Significant improvement was seen in seven of the 15 CPRS items in the vaccine group when pretreatment values were compared to post-treatment values . In CPRS , there were significant intergroup differences, and in CPRS intergroup differences bordered on significance . There was no significant improvement in CPRS items in the placebo group . Clinical global impressions showed significant improvement in the vaccine-treated group, and VAS did so in both groups . In a follow-up study of 23 patients, the vaccine treatment was continued for 2-6 years . Fifty percent were rehabilitated successfully and resumed half-time or full-time work . The results of this study support the authors>> hypothesis that treatment with staphylococcus toxoid may be a fruitful strategy in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome . "
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OMG this is similar to what I had in my breast - I believe it's mold girlfriend. I'm too tired to research this tonight but if I am right you have mold growing inside your body. That's fungus. Anyway if so it's a biotoxin disease and bitch to clear up especially if you are a certain genotype. I will look it up tomorrow and see what I can find out.
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Richie Shoemaker, MD says that most cases of Fibro are related to mold exposure or another biotoxin exposure such as (ciguatera, Lyme disease and pfiesteria to name a few). A five minute test on his website will tell you for sure and it's dirt cheap. I have to warn you that mine came back negative on that website but highly positive in my doctor's office. I do know others who have tested positive on that website and if so it's a definitive answer for you. www.chronicneurotoxins.com
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Interesting. If you can find anything else about it let me know. I have resistant fungus on my right toenail. I treat it and back it comes. It may be related to this?
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Really neat, thank you for sharing. I found this link to another study on this: http://www.springerlink.com/content/qqehqnpdukkdule8/

If I understand the conclusion, the researchers believe that constant exposure to the vaccine boosts antibodies ('serological response') and that those antibodies reduce symptoms. That makes sense if there is something triggering the symptoms.

It is especially interesting because it indicates immune
system malfunctioning among fibro sufferers. That also explains why fibro is comorbid with so many immune/autoimmune diseases.
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