In 1997, I started developing
numbness through my legs, arms, hands and chest. I also began losing
weight very fast. There was a terrible kind of tingling sensation
through my whole body. It made me feel like I was being eaten alive by
worms. It was horrible and frightening. After a series of medical
tests, my final diagnosis was clear. I had Multiple Sclerosis.
Currently, the conventional methods for treating Multiple Sclerosis
(MS) are bleak. Not much can be done, other than providing care while
the disease progresses. Eventually, many people with MS become
incapacitated. MS leaves people negotiating their lives in a
wheelchair or worse, completely bedridden and dependent. I was in my
late twenties at the time of my diagnosis, and this was not the
forecast I wanted for the rest of my life.
The neurologist I was seeing recommended that I begin weekly
Interferon injections. The cost for four injections was $1,600.00.
When I came back from Europe, it was suggested that the injections be
increased to three times a week, making this treatment financially
difficult. I also started having some serious side effects, including
hallucinations, fever, and feeling like I had the flu all the time.
Despite the poor outcomes, I continued this treatment for three
months.
A dear friend then told about an unusual therapy for MS that has
produced some amazing results: bee venom. To be more precise, she told
me that the treatment involves allowing bees to deliberately sting
you. Considering my options, I chose to investigate this rather unique
method.
The first course of action was to find out if there would be an
allergic reaction. My friend showed me how to give my first sting. My
body did not show an allergy to the bee venom, so I began delivering
my first bee sting treatments. It is advisable to start off slowly. I
began with six bee stings at a time, increasing slowly to 20 to 30
stings, three times a week.
I was astonished when after the first several sessions my body
started waking up. In three weeks, I could walk down a flight of
stairs. As I continued, I felt better and better, and maintained the
bee sting treatments for a total of eight months. Now, after six
years, I am living proof that it truly works! I am active again, and
an advocate for this amazing, yet unconventional healing tool.
Bee Venom Therapy (BVT), otherwise known as Apitherapy, is really
quite simple. First, it is important to check for an allergic
reaction. For some people, bee stings can be fatal and this treatment
is not an option. If the body shows reasonable tolerance, however,
then the bees can be placed on acupoints along meridian lines, scars,
or trigger points and allowed to sting. The bee stingers are left in
place for 10 to 15 minutes before removing. The treatment session can
consist of 20 to 40 stings, and should be done several times a week.
The course of treatment also includes a vegetarian diet free of gluten
and a few added vitamin supplements. I also used Bach Flower
Remedy’s and visualization techniques to help my body to remember a
state of wellness.
No one seems to know why BVT works. Science has yet to produce
proof. However, an increasing number of people with MS are turning to
this unconventional approach and having miraculous results. BVT is
also being used to treat Lupus, sciatica, low back pain, tennis elbow,
and more. It is believed the bee venom stimulates the body to heal
itself.
BVT is not for everyone. And you won’t find BVT available at your
local hospital. For one thing, BVT is relatively inexpensive and does
not contribute to commercialized medical practices. It also requires a
personal commitment and repeated follow through. In addition, many
people (including myself) adopt a strict diet and use positive images
of healing to prompt the body and mind back to health. It takes work.
In my case, it was worth it.
BVT (Apitherapy) has been described as far back as the days of
Hippocrates, Aristotle, and even the Bible. You can obtain more
information from The American Apitherapy Society (www.apitherapy.org
or 1-800-823-3460) or from books such as Bee Venom Therapy (by
Bodog Beck, MD; D. Appleton Century Co; New York, NY; 1935) Bee In
Balance (by Amber Rose L.Ac., L.C.S.W; Starpoint Enterprizes,
Bethesda, MD; 1994); How Well Are You Willing To Bee? (by Pat
Wagner; Wildes Printing, White Plains, MD; 1997); and Health And
The Honeybee (by Charles Mraz; Queen City Publishing, Burlington,
VT; 1994).
The point is, if your immune system is compromised, and the methods
you are currently using are not effective, bee aware that there are
other options.
