Looking for others who have tried IVIG

Hi Daina, what I saw was healing. What I saw was improvements month to month. Not every month's infusion produced the same level of improvement, but each month brought Jarad to a healthier place.

The most noticeable improvements were in the areas of language, cognition, and behaviors. It was almost like lifting a veil and seeing my son begin to emerge into the light.

It was telling to see how anxious Jarad was to get the infusions. By the time we began IVIG Jarad had been stuck and poked and had had so many tests if he even thought we were going to a doctor’s office he would begin to cry.

Not so with the IVIG. Jarad would patiently lie down and watch videos during the entire procedure never once crying or attempting to remove the needle from his arm.

I would recommend getting the IVIG before thinking about doing HBOT. You might not need HBOT if the IVIG is as successful for you as it has been for many children. I don’t say this nonchalantly. I know how terribly expensive both treatments are. Luckily, the IVIG for Jarad was covered by insurance.

I believe the order of treatments and therapies are very important. Maybe at next year’s conference we should more fully address this issue.

The foundation is the diet. Heal the gut as much as possible with good nutritious food, slowly add the supplements needed, remove all possible toxins from the child’s environment, do ABA (if your child is still young enough), and then access how your child is progressing.

This may take anywhere from 4 months to a year. Always, always, always pay close attention to your child’s bowel movements. You want BMs that are formed, brownish and sink to the bottom of the bowl.

Until you heal the gut other therapies like auditory integration and vision therapy will likely have limited success. IVIG helps heal the gut.

My younger son, Ian, had HBOT before his gut was healed and it had no effect.

Focus all your energy and attention for now on correcting the great damage that is probably going on in your son’s digestive track.

Two great books to read are, “The Second Brain,” by Gershon and “Green for Life,” by Boutenko.
Please let me know if you want to chat.

Ed

Hi Daina - I will be able to answer you tonight when my boys go to bed,

Ed