(November 2005) I was diagnosed with "adult onset asthma"
for more than 15 years. My regimen included 3 different
inhalers, steroid injections every 6 weeks and at the end I was
taking 20 mg of prednisone twice a day just to breathe. I was using
my rescue inhalor 10 times a day. Through the years I tried all
the inhaled steroids, Uni-phil, advair... the whole line up. My
doctor had me on almost $600 worth of meds every month. Even so
my asthma got worse every year.
Thanks to this forum and the encouragement of Maureen and several
others, I stuck with it until I found someone willing to give me
the prescription. My life has been changed dramatically and I owe
it to those who continue to prove that this treatment works.
Bill, Dallas TX
(July 2005) Wow do I feel good, I lie in bed at night and
just breath. I have had this type of asthma for 65 years.
Now 70, I can celebrate. It's really funny how doctors deny that
a cure exists for this type of asthma.
Jim F. Wilmington, CA
(July 2005) We have great news I wanted to
share. My 8 year old son Christian saw his doctor yesterday
and he decided to take him off all steroids!!! Today was his first
steroid free day in years...I'm so excited. His doctor thinks for
sure that it was mycoplasma causing all of the problems. He told
me and a resident that it was a good thing that I found the research,
because it may have taken him a while to get to where we are today.
It's taken years to get to this point so who knows if we would have
ever reached this point if I hadn't run accross asthmastory.com!
I seriously doubt anyone would have bothered with the Zithromax
regimen. I just thank God that I ran accross it! Christian will
be taking week 10 this Sunday so I will keep you posted on his RECOVERY!
...... P.S. Christian is taking swimming lessons. Yesterday his
goup had a contest to see who could hold their breath the longest...guess
who won! Can you believe that? The kid with "serious asthma" is
holding his breath the longest...IT'S A MIRACLE!!!
Anne, CA
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I have witnessed a miracle. So many amazing things
have happened but my 13 year old son Devin said it best last night
“My asthma is cured, mom.” He never knew before what
it feels like to breathe fully. Now he runs, laughs, sings, talks,
walks, and plays without wheezing. I am so very grateful to the
wonderful people who have made this possible.
Debbie, Illinois
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I am writing to thank you for your help and support with
my daughter last year. She finished her three months of
Zithromax in January 2005 and has had no asthma symptoms since.
For a while after she finished, I was afraid every time she would
get a sore throat that maybe she wasn't better. Sore throats today
are just that... sore throats and not a warning that "asthma" will
follow. Whitney has been off of all her allergy medications for
three months now and is doing great. She has her energy back and
is just a normal kid. No more coughing, no more sickness that never
really goes away, no more medicine, no more stuffy nose.....just
a healthy, happy child. I am so thankful to you for getting the
word out about the mycoplasma pneumonia. Thank you, Jim, from the
bottom of my heart!
Diana, Indiana
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When this research first appeared in JAMA many years ago,
I decided to start curing reactive airways (asthma) by using macrolides
and/or doxycycline to kill underlying Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma
pneumoniae infections. Antibiotics work like a charm.
Louis Pottkotter, M.D.
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Read what Dave
Oshinski has to say on his astha cure website about
how Dr. Hahn's research and resulting asthma cure changed his life
by completely curing his severe asthma in 2003. In 2005 Dave writes
" March 25, 2005: I'm still asthma-free and loving it !! No
wheezing, no inhalers, even when I ride my bicycle for 60 miles.
FANTASTIC. The big question remains: when will physicians offer
this treatment to those patients who might benefit????" Dave,
NY
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I am thanking the universe every day for whoever
invented macrolides. As well as Jim"Hotfoot" : ) Quinlan and his
info on these bugs. If it wasn't for him I'd still be coughing up
crap and doing the "Dying Swan" every afternoon. Helene,
Austrailia
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Hi Jim, Thought I would share AsthmaStory II with you.
I convinced my doctor to give me the c.Pneumonia test. He sent me
to a lab and his nurse called me with the results. You warned me.
She said I was negative for c.pneumonia. I asked her what the titers
were and she gave me a decimal. I told her its not usually a decimal
and asked her to have the doctor call me. He left a message for
me and said I am totally negative and there was no point in going
forward. I called back asking to speak to him but the nurse said
what would be the point. I asked for a copy of the test and they
sent it to me. I got tested for Chlamydia trachomatis, the sexually
transmitted disease. I called the doctor and made an appointment.
When I showed him that I was tested for the wrong thing he said
that was the proper test. He backed down the second I said he was
wrong (I had proof) and called the lab to verify that in fact I
was tested wrongly. Anyway, he ordered a new test and now I find
out I have an IgG of >1:512 and an IgA of 1:64 both way out of wack.
So the doctor called me and congratulated me on my persistence and
is giving me the antibiotic therapy. Wish me luck.
Walter, AZ
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Keep it up Jim - soon the research will prove
we are on track here. It has happened this way before. But beware
the vested interests - many groups want this asthma thing to continue.
- Drug companies are making millions out of useless but expensive
inhalants - Many specialists want it to be kept as a black art to
perpetuate their jobs John, England
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The center for responsible politics reports that drug manufacturers
are the top spending lobby. The industry has 400 lobbyists in Congress
(there are 535 members) and spent nearly 97 million in 2000. ~ ~
As of June 30, 2002 the industry ranked 9th among more than 80 industry
groups in direct contributions to congressional candidates and political
parties.
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May 16, 2000, Washington, D.C. The American Lung Association
today announced its support for the findings and recommendations
of a new report showing that asthma U.S. rates are increasing rapidly
and will likely double by 2020.
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The Centers for Disease Control reports that the prevalence
of asthma in children up to 17 years of age has increased by 5%
per year each year from 1980 to 1995.
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Approximately 15 million Americans suffer from asthma.
Annually, in the United States, about 500,000 asthma-related hospitalizations
occur and 5,000 people die. Treat your asthma seriously!
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Why do most doctors and asthma professionals still
insist that all Asthma is incurable? Some believe the reason is
asthma is among the top revenue producers for the pharmaceutical
companies.
Asthma CAN be completely cured in many cases.
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