10 weeks post initial treatment, 3 1/2 weeks post 2nd dose

by jc

Today marks 10 weeks since our initial inoculation and 3 1/2 weeks since the 2nd dose. I think it’s time for an update…especially since the news is all good so far….
Me: I am handling the lower dose of worms just fine. I’ve had some very mild abdominal discomfort for about a week [...]

8 weeks post 3 worm dose – 11 days post 2nd dose

by jc

It wasn’t a banner weekend here – but it certainly was interesting.
After my experience with the 10 worms that I had to kill off, it strikes me that the adjustment period with the hookworm seems to involve a worsening of whatever the main symptoms of illness are. That is, I had a flare up [...]

I don’t want to curse it…but…

by jc

Today marks the 7 week anniversary since the boys’ initial inoculation of 3 worms each. This past Thursday, they received 5 more each. Neither suffered any side effects from the first or so far this 2nd dose. In fact, neither even got the little rash.
My father got 15 more worms, bringing him [...]

Parasite therapy…the wave of the future?

by jc

A big, happy smile for the camera! How cute is he?

On May 25, 2008 I did a talk on parasite therapy at the Autism One conference in Chicago. Afterwards, mothers and dads came up to me and asked if I would be willing to start a blog so that they could follow along [...]