Susie wrote:ok Keeptrying,
What is your deal?
Hey Susie. Could you be more specific? I don't mind answering any questions you have, but if you could kinda narrow them down a bit. "What's your deal" is very broad and if i'm put in a position to explain myself, it would be helpful if you could ask me exactly what you want clarified.
Susie wrote:Please just be open and honest so we can clear the air.
I have always and will always be open and honest, so you don't need to worry about this.
Susie wrote:I know you can't be making to much money off this so that's not the reason. Is it just as simple as you really believe you were cured by these antibiotics and antifungals and want to help others.
Yes, it's really that simple. But you made an error in your question. I never took antibiotics to cure my bad breath. The Candida infection in my esophagus was a fungal infection, so the only medication I required was Fluconazole (an antifungal).
As i've mentioned in previous threads, the only reason I offer the antibiotics is because I have read several posts from people on this forum who mentioned that Metronidazole cleared up their bad breath. As I am able to get that here too, I figured I would offer it as well. But I have never personally taken Metronidazole, only Fluconazole.
And you asked "
you really believe you were cured by these antibiotics and antifungals." I know I was cured by the antifungal. I have had several people verify since I was treated for Candida that I no longer have bad breath. And I don't get reactions anymore like I used to. So it's not a question of believing, it's a question of knowing. Although as i've said before, there are definitely psychological scars that remain since I suffered with bad breath for more than half my life. So yeah, sometimes I still worry with it. I can't help that, but it has gotten easier for me in the almost 3 years since I was treated for Candida.
Susie wrote:Billie said she thought they were fake? Why would she think that? I'm just curious here that's all.
I guess she thinks that because she said they didn't work for her??? I really have no idea why she thinks that because that's the first I've heard her say that. She never contacted me with her concerns so I had no idea she felt that way. But I responded to her in the other thread where she said that. Not sure if you saw my response, but i'm quoting it below for easier reference.
billie wrote:
To be honest, i really thought the antibiotics were FAKE.
Keeptying09 wrote:Really? If you had concerns like that why didn't you contact me? I would have been and am still more than happy to verify in anyway that I can that the medications I send out are real and from a licensed pharmacy here in Thailand.
I was just looking through some of our e-mails that we exchanged though, and I hope you don't mind but I'm going to quote them. The first I received from you on February 26th.
After the fluconazol treatment i noticed a light pink spot on my tongue.
I think it came a couple days after i stopped. I was also using threelac and vsl3.
Now i'm on the metronidazole and my tongue is totally white. Now i'm thinking that i really got a bad candida infection that needs a treatment that is longer then 14 days.
If i had bacterial overgrowth, then the antibiotic would have done something.
I read about someone who took fluconazole longer then 14 days.
When i was on fluconazole all the itching just dissapeared, but after i finished it came back. The little pink spot is almost gone today, but couple of days ago i could still see it.
You mentioned that while on the Metronidazole you developed a white tongue. This is one of the reported side effects that can possibly happens to someone who takes it. It doesn't happen to everyone, but to some it does. If the Metronidazole were fake, this side effect would not have happened.
I'm pasting a 2nd e-mail you sent me regarding the Clotrimazole lozenges you asked for. This e-mail was is dated March 21st.
The clotrimazole seems to be working for me, but i think 2 weeks is not enough.
The hairy things on my tongue are getting shorter and there is a pink spot on my tongue.
I still got BB, but if the hairynes on my tongue starts to dissapear slowly, then that means that i do have yeast infection in my mouth right ? the fluconazole doesn't do anything for me so i'm gona order some more of the lozenges next week.
I'm gonna try to find some natural antifunals that fight candida in the mouth. Do you know something natural that would work? The pink spot is only on the place where the lozenges have been dissolved. I tried to put it on the back of my tongue but i won't stay there. Anyway, i'm glad that something happening.
Here you mentioned that the Fluconazole didn't do much for you, but the Clotrimazole was reducing the hairiness of your tongue and causing some pink to show through. You mentioned it was only showing through on the areas of your tongue where you placed the lozenges. Again, if these meds were fake, you wouldn't have experienced these results.
Anyway, please feel free to go back through your e-mails to verify what I posted. I copied everything word for word from my g-mail.
stressedout wrote:KT, why dont you respond about # of people you sent the meds to and success rate if you are aware of it (even if i believe it is between you and those people, whoever wants to post about them taking the meds, already have). Just so this issue is put to rest.
Well you kinda answered your own question stressedout. It is between me and the people I sent the medications to. That's the reason I don't answer Jimi's question. But yeah, just to put this to rest I can give you a ballpark figure. In the nearly a year since I joined this forum, I have only sent out somewhere between 80-90 packages give or take. I don't aggressively push these meds on anyone (as Jimi suggests) which is probably why I haven't really sent out all that many. So if anyone thinks the only reason i'm doing this is to get rich, they are sorely mistaken. I only make the offer to help people if they want.
About the success rate, I will be completely upfront with you, I have received some e-mails from people saying that the meds have helped, and I have received some e-mails from people saying that the meds haven't helped. But have I received an e-mail from every person that I sent meds to? Not at all. Maybe about 10% of them respond with any kind of feedback, and as I said the results have been mixed. I really wish 100% of them would respond, even if they didn't have success.
stressedout wrote:I doubt that KT is making any money on this - if you Jimi are wondering, do you know how much antifungals cost in the west? If he made a dollar on me that is least he can take for being bothered to go to pharmacy and to the post-office, whats the fuss?
To answer your question about how much antifungals cost in the West, they are super expensive. Jimi even said he went to the local pharmacy and saw that 1 capsule of Fluconazole was $10, which leads me to believe that he does not live in Thailand because that seems like what it costs in Western countries.
I've already answered the question on whether or not i'm earning anything from doing this in another thread, but I can say it again here so everyone knows that I am being open and honest. It is true that I have not been sending the medications at cost. As you mentioned, I take time out of my day to run to the pharmacy, purchase the medications, go home, prepare the packages, go to the post office, mail them off, pick up more envelopes and bubble wrap, come home, scan a copy of the shipping receipt, and then e-mail the person this copy so they have the tracking number. It takes a lot of time and effort to do this, and to be completely honest, I don't have a car here in Thailand (I use public transportation) so I have to pay for that too every time I leave the house. I don't mind doing all this though. If the meds work for someone, then it's all worth it because i've brought so much relief and happiness to another person's life. If the meds don't work for someone, then at least I've enabled them to stop worrying with one cause of bad breath that clearly isn't affecting them so they can move on to another possible cause. For me, at least that's worth it too because beating this condition is all about narrowing down the possible causes until you finally find your cause.
stressedout wrote:Most important - Jimi please dont erase any valuable info from the site by banning him (had a glimpse of your message that disappeared).
Jimi is deleting posts? Which post did he specifically delete? I didn't notice it but since you mentioned it i'm now curious.
stressedout wrote:Gees, will this issue be ever put to rest, who else is with me on it?
I think one of the forum members said it best, me and Jimi have very strong opposing viewpoints and we are both not going to budge an inch on them (at least i'm not). So yeah, I think as long as Jimi is the site admin then this will probably be a never ending battle. But in all honesty I hadn't even mentioned anything about the medications in several months as Jimi told me to stop awhile back, so i'm not even sure why he brought up the whole Fluconazole debate again. I thought it had died down already.