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I need some information.

by Desesperado on Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:07 pm

Hello everyone, hope you're well.

I am Brazilian, I speak English badly, so I'm using google translator.

I have not been diagnosed, but I'm still researching to see what my options.

The best choice I thought was the allo transplant, however there is a very high index of mortality.

I believe it is the donor versus host effect. Correct me if I'm wrong, is like an autoimmune disease.

Is there a doctor in Brazil, which uses high doses of vitamin D for treating MS and other autoimmune disease. SUPPOSEDLY, succeeding after three to six months of treatment.

Has anyone ever seen research indicating the use of vitamin D in high doses to treat donor versus host disease chronic. Since acute is beneficial.

From the little that I researched, thalidomide inaugurated a new way of treating meiloma, with the use of imunosmoduladores. Vitamin D is an excellent immunomodulator. Has anyone ever seen her use, at low or high doses as a treatment, and not only complement.

Vitamin D supposedly inhibits IL-1, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor. Which are food for the tumor, or am I wrong.

In Brazil, nor ledomida was approved, to give you an idea of the medicines we have, so I opted to try the allo, even though initially more risky.

Desesperado

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