Giant cell arteritis: Serraflazyme? MSM?

[Rita Kinyon]

I am desperately trying to get off prednisone for giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica, which I have had for 4 1/2 years. Whenever I gradually reduce my prednisone dosage to about 5mg/day, my inflammatory markers go up again. Can serratiopeptidase (Serraflazyme) help?

I have been using MSM (4-6g/day), fish oils (6g/day), NAC, nettle leaf extract, DHEA, and Vitamin K (10mg/day) to help reduce inflammation. I have been having a socially unpleasant problem with MSM, however...lots of flatulence with a very strong rotten-egg odor. Is there anything I can do to continue with the MSM without having the flatulence effect?

Is it even possible to ever get off prednisone with giant cell (temporal) arteritis? Am I doing the right thing by taking a lot of anti-inflammatories, as I believe I am doing? (My doctor is no help in this; he admits he knows nothing about supplements, except for calcium and Vitamin D, which he recommends with the prednisone.)

[Health Dr. 1]

Hi Rita,

Both of these disorders are really a mask of the true diagnosis which is Lyme Disease. These are symptoms of Lyme disease, I suggest getting in touch with the Bowen institute in Florida and doing a test called a “QRiBb. Once you verify that it is really Lyme disease then a specific program can be developed: Anti inflammatories are only reducing the inflammation caused by the (CWD) Cell wall deficient bacteria and the spirochete bacteria. Once these are killed then the symptoms should subside. Addressing the inflammation will not address the cause.

Recommendations include for 90 days:

Oregano-Oil-RX
TOA-Free Cats Claw
Terminator II daily on the bottom of the feet
Silver Fuzion™: 4 ounces daily
Teasel root- Find a tincture and double the dose on the label
Look for Quinine bark – this is also very effective
Chapparal- 20 drops 3x daily-one day on – one day off

This should help for now.

Take Care & Be Well,
Health Dr. 1