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HappyCat

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  • Birthday 06/20/1956

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  1. No worries! Feel free get on mycase when I mess up!
  2. It is not infectious. It results from an antibody your body produces to fight off the strep bacteria. This antibody then kills the strep but also attacks the basal ganglia within the brain because strep resembles the basal ganglial cells. Besides, you can't "catch" ASD or OCD, for whom this particular treatment is for. And, whatever Rashmi said, I agree with. Patients with OCD and ASD probably aren't going to be walking in, donating blood. They have a lot more stuff (technical term) going on. Rashmi, a completely unrelated, minor grammatical detail in response to your response: "Patient's" is possessive (The patient's blood dripped all over the floor); "patients" is plural (All 143 patients saw that other patient's blood dripping all over the floor.) I taught high school English for 10 years and freelance. So, please don't take this personally! It's my quirk.
  3. :spotlightHappy Belated Birthday! Mine is tomorrow. It seems to happy every year about this time. I have no idea how old you are, but you type very young!
  4. Hmm... it's beyond meltdown. I don't know about the acutal surgery, which was about 1 1/2 years ago. The OCD thoughts and tics have caused several pyschiatric hospitalizations, school interruptions, and has made the family's lives tortuous. The pt needs supervision 24/7. The MD has never dealt with plasmaphersis, considers it too outside the proverbial box. We say, why not give it a shot? Worse case scenario is the pt is back where he is now.
  5. Hi Rashmi (and anyone else patient enough to read this), I'll try this on you: a 17-year-old with a history of manageable ASD and OCD, but following surgery, the OCD became uncontrollable and unmanageable. Perhaps a reaction to one of the surgical drugs? Now, his body metabolizes drugs at an exceptionally quick rate. I have an unrelated question maybe you (or someone!) can answer. I am a 5 gallon blood donor, CMV negative. Six years ago, I had a flu shot, and three months later my local blood bank (Hoxworth) sent me a letter stating that, during a routine blood donation, I tested positive for Hep. C, a RIBA test was negative, but I'm still considered positive in the data bank. The letter ended that I a do not have hep. C, but still can't donate. (What??) I'm now a blood outlaw, forbidden to donate. A second confirmation test 6 months later still tested positive. I have had 3 tests from a reliable lab, all confirming I am clean and healthy. (No, I don't do drugs, don't smoke, am a boring workaholic, so I don't do that, either.) My only "vice" was a blood transfusion in 1986. I think the flu shot is the culprit. Opinions? Thank you!!
  6. According to the data I've read, the results last at least a year, but suggest they could even be permanent. I know some people have the process repeated. Do you think toxins, i.e. mercury, could cause severe OCD in teenagers? Thank you again for your ideas and interest!
  7. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of it. It's not quite "in the box" yet. There are a few articles on it, but the best I've seen is the The Lancet, vol. 354, Oct. 2, 1999. ShowDogDad, Thank you for your interest and response. You gotta trust animal people!
  8. PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders assiciated with streptococcal infection. (Say that 3 times fast.) The primary diagnositic criteria include OCD, anxiety disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder ( often Asperger's syndrome), and strep infection. There is data suggesting that plasmapheresis can actually minimize the severity and allow non-functioning kids (and adults) to return to school and work.
  9. Does anyone have experience or data regarding plasmapheresis on PANDAS patients? The literature (what there is) is promising. Any information and resources are appreciated. Thank you!
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