I'm in the midst of a health crisis and wondering if anyone on the list
has any knowledge about the interaction of EIS on someone with thick blood.
I carry the Factor V Leiden gene which makes my blood prone to
hypercoagulability and have had 2 clotting episodes in my right leg over
the past 7 years. Fortunately, neither of these made it to deep vein
thrombosis but the last occurrence 3 years ago got about as close as it
could get. Because both were superficial, I declined the coumadin
therapy my doctor was recommending (only 38 years of age at the time and
was slightly in denial over the seriousness of FVL).

About 2 weeks ago, I drank about 6-8 oz. of 15ppm EIS over a period of
several hours. 2 days afterwards, I had an extreme Herx reaction, to the
point my wife took me to the ER we were so worried - high fever, chills,
trembling, severe headache, delirious.. I was in rough shape. Of course
the ER docs couldn't understand why I would ingest a silver solution and
due to lack of knowledge, called poison control to get more information
on the effects. They ended up giving me an IV in my left arm for saline
solution and something for the pain. 4 days later, I developed phlebitis
(superficial blood clot) in my left arm. Treated with aspirin and
antibiotics, I seem to be getting better but then this last Friday, I
experience tingling in my left hand and numbness. Another trip to the ER
and lo and behold, I now have my first case of DVT in my arm. I'm now on
heparin shots and coumadin and hoping this is the end of the cascading
effects I've experienced over the past several weeks.

Based on my extreme herx reaction, logic tells me that I must have some
serious pathogens making their home in my blood. I did some research and
found that yes, the fibrin sludge as a result of my thick blood makes
excellent hiding places for pathogens and makes treating them all the
more difficult. I'm thinking that their response to my EIS attack was to
create an even more hypercoagulable state as their line of defense. An
IV needle was just the thing to trigger a clot.

Has anyone heard or come across any research or similar experiences with
EIS on someone with a similar history and/or extreme herx reactions that
trigger more than the flu-like symptoms that are common? Any help would
be much appreciated.

Paul