[David Skaer]

Hey, Steve.
I’m inhaling colloidal silver. Started when I was real bad–growly breathing and lots of coughing. After four months, my lungs cleared and I’ve not budged in two years.

I’m keeping track of everything–the little scientist at work. If I’m just as good after three years as I was when diagnosed, I’d be quite happy.

Dave

[David Skaer]

I was diagnosed with IPF in the summer of 2019. I was 77 at the time but am older now (this aging thing is so relentless!).

I was coughing often and coughing up phlegm. Regular breathing was a growl. My wife used to pat me on the back in hopes of loosening up the chest. Sometimes I thought I might choke from the phlegm when it didn’t seem to come up far ennough.

I started colloidal silver (truly colloidal) in March of 2020. I started colloidal because my pulmonologist said many of his patients reported doing much better on colloidal. “I can’t recommend it, but I can tell you what they report.” I interpreted that to mean, “You can’t sue me if things go wrong.” I certainly couldn’t afford medications as my insurance, although pretty good addition to medicare, wouldn’t cover it.

My two boys flew down to see me in June in order to see good ol’ dad one last time. I had to apologize to them, because by the time June rolled around, I was getting better and better. By September, I had no coughing, no phlegm, no breathing problems. My tests haven’t changed in two years.

I use a nebulizer and only inhale 5 ml (about a teaspon) in about 15 minutes. I also use the Ultrabreathe respiratory trainer to strengthen the lungs, although I don’t know if that helps. Figured it couldn’t hurt and IPF doesn’t afford much good news.

My athritis doctor put me on actemra in October of 2019. Actemra might have helped me as research indicates it stops the progression of IPF. It’s difficult to decide what causes what when you have more than one indpendent variable. I personally think the colloidal did the trick, but the two could be working together.

I’m going to write up my story after another year with my test results and my ‘technique.’ The person who evaluated my lung CT scan gave me a mild to moderate level of IPF and gave me a less than happy prediction for years remaining (two). That is based on large averages, so may not have been accurate as I should be dead this summer (2021).

Dave

[David Skaer]

Acid reflux does cause a great deal of coughing as your body tries to handle that ‘burn’ in the throat. Thus, taking something that reduces reflux should help the coughing caused by it. On the other hand, I find that taking vinegar reduces my reflux. Confusing, eh? Taking something as acidic as vinegar can reduce reflux. There’s a good reason why increasing stomach acid is helpful. Check out the book, Stomach Acid is Good for You by Dr. Wright. A real eye-opener. I never take acid inhibitors anymore.