Dear John,
Call the Guild for Structural Integration at (800) 447-0150 for information about Rolfing.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
Dear David,
Once you really understand what costochondritis is, you will understand that the "clicking" comes from the grinding of the ribs into the sternal articulations of those ribs.
Once this gets bad enough, the articulations of the other ends of those ribs (where they articulate with the spine) can click as well. Nearly 100% of the clicks are in "the area of the heart" since it lies right behind the sternum.
Knowledge will set you free. EXCEPT for the anger about the inane advice you have been paying for from intentionally ignorant physicians.
Walt
I have been diagnosed with MVP and I'm contemplating getting a tattoo. Do I need to go on the usual course of antibiotics before doing this?
I'll try the book and yeah I wish I had a Dr. that was generally concerned with making me well, I feel that anxiety and depression are very real diseases however they are being misdiagnosed daily and patients r receiving mind altering drugs at will. This is an epidemic that needs investigating. I am very confident that at this moment I could receive any antidepressant or anti anxiety medication at will with no concrete testing. Its like candy to them. These are not your everyday MD's but SPECIALISTS I am referring to. THanks for the info and if you could refer mr to a good source in Memphis please do.
I happen to have MVP and the majority of doctors I have here at San francisco state university, don't really worry me about it. They remind me to remind the dentist to give me antibiotics before surgery. My curiiosity is in should I be using the new medical toothpaste with anti biotics in it? I have receeded gums with dentin exposed and wonder about flossing my teeth. What is to prevent me from constantly infecting myself with streptococci bacteria every time I floss or brush? What about just daily living? I saw a study of people having heart attacks while brushing their teeth in the mornings due to the massive hit of strep bacteria in the mornings.
How would or can I be infecting myself flossing, brushing and can I have continual problems? I never had any high fevers and am confused about how i got MVP. Could it have been from the constant cutiing of the gums, during flossing, and the transference of plaque be responsible for my MVP?
In Reply to: mitral valve prolapse posted by Barbara on April 05, 1998 at 15:07:23:
Dear Barbara,
I would.
Walt
P.S. Are you aware that there is now more money being made removing tatoos than applying them?
In Reply to: Re: 24 yrs old with irreg hrtbeat posted by jeff on April 05, 1998 at 18:43:43:
Dear Jeff,
In the back of my book is a resource (ACAM) you can call to find the bgest doc near to you who would know what i am talking about. Call (800) 532-3688.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: mitral valve prolapse. posted by john t. sweeney on April 05, 1998 at 23:09:43:
Dear John,
I agree with your current advice about not being concerned about MVP. MY recommendation would be to go beyond the MVP & focus a LOT more on WHY you might have it.
Certainly, your dental hygeine would be as likely to cause showers of bacteria in your blood as any dental surgery. The fact that they have not pushed antibiotics for each flossing is good evidence of how little you really have to worry about that. Actually, just the periodontal disease is a daily risk all by itself.
I would recommend you see a good periodontist and follow her/his recommendations. I would NOT use the antibiotic toothpaste.
Walt
is mvp progessive. i have slight enlargement and slight regurg
are there any measures i can follow
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by Walt Stoll on April 01, 1998 at 12:17:47:
dear Dr. stoll,
I am a student studying medicine and, I'm writting a paper on mitral valve prolapse and I was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some first hand experiences that you can share with me that i probably won't find ina book or journal. I eould appreciate it, thank you very much
In Reply to: mvp posted by ken tobin on April 19, 1998 at 16:36:57:
Dear Ken,
FIRST, you have to learn why you have it & deal with that. That means stopping focusing on the tip of the iceberg (the MVP) and dealing with the iceberg itself.
Go to the homepage for this 'site and read about MVP. That would be a good place to start.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by kristin on April 21, 1998 at 01:19:47:
Dear Kristin,
All I can give you is my professional experience. Since I am no longer in practice I do not have any of the patient's records to document what I am saying. About the best you are going to get from me is what I have posted in the article on the homepage of this site (link on this page)----AND the satisfaction of seeing this information being substantiated in the medical literature within the next 10 years.
One of my problems has always been that I have been 15-20 years ahead of my time. So far, every one of my observations have been substantiated about that long after I was criticized as a "quack" for teaching & practicing it.
Since no one is perfect I fully expect that, SOMEDAY, something I have discovered will turn out to be something else. This will not be one of them.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by Walt Stoll on April 23, 1998 at 09:46:45:
I have MVP, and I have to say I am glad you are not practicing anymore. I am offended by your comments. My symptoms are very much real, and responsed well to medicine.Thank god my doctor does not think like you.
Michelle
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by Michelle on April 27, 1998 at 01:50:21:
Michelle,
I was a sufferer of MVP also. I was given medication that made those symptoms as well as others associated with GERD go away. Unfortunately, as it turns out, it only masked the symptoms, so the underlying cause continued. After awhile, I began to experience a series of chronic disease processes. These included: joint pain, hypertension, insomnia, anxiety, racing pulse, depression, and the return of the GERD symptoms with a few new ones added on, like shooting pains through my back and shoulder, neck pain, ear flutter, ringing in the ears. I went through a pharmacopoeia with only partial and temporary results for this stuff. Of course, I was told by the Docs that I needed a shrink, that is was in my head, and that it was just inevitable disease process, as well as being bounced from one specialty to another.
Since I was getting no help from the medical community, I struck out on my own and began fiddling around with supplements and diet. By dumb luck I began to improve. It was then that I ran into this board and Dr. Stoll. Turns out I’m not just aging prematurely, and I’m not just a head case. I was able to heal myself in the way described in Dr. Stoll’s book.
I’m not a Doctor, or a medical student, so I can’t speak authoritatively on the reasons behind this, but I just thought you’d like to hear from someone who’s been there.
If your symptoms return, or you begin to develop chronic symptoms while you are young and otherwise healthy, you might want to consider looking into the Leaky Gut Syndrome.
Although it has not been accorded acceptance in the conventional medical community, literature is appearing which will change that. Maybe you've run across it in your research.
Good luck on the paper.
Jim
Dear DOC
AFTER BEING TREATED FOR MVP BY 15 YEARS BY SIX CARDIOLOGISTS, I RECENTLY HAD A VERY THOROUGH EXAM CONSISTING OF AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM. THE ECHO SHOWS NO PROLAPSE WHATSOEVER BUT A TRIVIAL REGURGITATION WHICH MY NEW CARDIOLOGIST SAID I NEVER HAVE NEEDED TREATMENT. I HAVE TAKEN BETA BLOCKERS FOR YEARS. AM I THE VICTIM OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? SEEM THE SIX CARIOLOGISTS SIMPLY CHIMED ALONG WITH EACH OTHER'S DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT GIVING ME THE BENEFIT OF A DETAILED EXAMINATION OR THOROUGH TESTING. TERRY.
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by Michelle on April 27, 1998 at 01:50:21:
Michelle,
I never said that your symptoms were not real--only that your symptoms were not caused by the MVP but the causes behind the MVP. You could instantly heal your MVP and you would STILL have your symptoms.
Intentionall ignorance is very seductive. Perhaps when you have suffered enough---------
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse posted by terry on April 27, 1998 at 21:35:48:
Dear Terry,
Since this is "the standard of practice" you do not have a case. There is no treatment for MVP anyhow.
The conventionally practicing physician could never get away with this level of incompetency if it were not for we MDs having a monopoly over medical care in this country. That is why I have been saying the things I have been putting on the internet for years. NOTHING substantial will happen to improve "health-care" in this country till the monopoly is broken.
Walt
Walt - I have been recently diagnosed (yesterday). My Cardiologist DOES have MVP. Do you have any information
on causes of MVP? I am specifically looking for causes
relating to dental infections. Thank you in advance if you
can help me. Lori M.