The Roger Wyburn-Mason Treatment for Rheumatoid Disease

Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician, or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment.prescription writing, because the human body’s capability ofmetabolizing — converting chemicals and food to usablesubstances, or detoxifying poisons — is often directly correlatedto weight.It happens that all of the 5-nitroimidazoles (Metronidazole,Tinidazole, Clotrimazole, Ornidazole, Nimorazole) are chemicallyrelated where, in a five ring nitrogen structure molecule, the firstnitrogen position (as defined by organic chemists) is replaced byanother set of atoms or molecules. It also turned out that this is the onlynitroimidazole nitrogen substitution that seems to be effective forarthritis without also causing damage. This doesn’t mean that otherswill not be found, nor that some other compounds substituted in thefirst nitrogen position will not be dangerous. It does mean that sofar as we know today, whenever a 5-nitroimidazole compound hasthe first of five nitrogen atoms replaced, and if the resultingcompound is also safe for human use, then it is probably effectivefor various Rheumatoid Diseases to some degree, and with manypeople.Before describing what to expect after taking the abovemedicines, I will describe the remainder of our protocol, as the effectsto be expected are similar in most instances.If you are one of the rare people allergic to Allopurinol, yourdoctor may substitute Furazolidone in the following dosage: 100 mg,four times a day for one week only.Either Allopurinol or Furazolidone may also be taken bythemselves as may Metronidazole. However, if you are to benefit byour experiences, it is probably best to take the combination describedas first trials.In the place of Metronidazole, one may take if available any ofthe other 5-nitroimidazoles, which includes Tinidazole, Clotrimazole,Nimorazole and Ornidazole. They may be taken in combination withAllopurinol or Furazolidone, or by themselves. The dosage is exactlythe same as described for Metronidazole, and the time period exactlythe same.Nimorazole and Ornidazole are available in some Europeancountries, and perhaps elsewhere, but not in the United States.Tinidazole is available almost everywhere in the world withoutprescription except the United States, and is easily available at anydrugstore in Mexico without a prescription under the trade namesof Fasigyn or Tinidex. It is available in the United States byprescription. It's used in the Southwestern regions as an anti-parasiticdrug.Both Clotrimazole and tinidazole are available by prescription inthe United States through compounding pharmacies.Incidentally, the lower cost generic medicines in all of the drugsnamed are perfectly satisfactory.Diiodohydroxyquinon (known as Iodoquinol) should be takenas 650 mg three times a day, for three weeks.Potassium Para Amino Benzoate should be taken as 2 grams,6 times daily for two weeks.“Copper Ions” are small, resin granules upon which isamount by 10 or 20 per day, until a certain reaction is observed. Sincelarge numbers of these small granules do not exceed the dailyminimum requirement for copper, they do not require a prescription.Unfortunately, they cannot be easily obtained, as they were developedby Dr. Seldon Nelson for use with special patients. [For SledonNelson, D.O. address see Physician Referral list in http://www.arthritistrust.org.]Rifampin should be taken as 600 mg daily for one month.Caution on use of this one, as it is a medicine that must beadministered under close supervision, and if complications (asto be explained) occur, then the physician should take you off ofit immediately.If you have nausea with any of these medicines, your physiciancan prescribe an anti-nausea tablet.I have just described all of the medicines and their dosages in ourtreatment protocol.It is best to start with Metronidazole and Allopurinol if possible,but not necessary. It is best to use the various medicines individuallyor in the combinations already described, but not necessary. Usuallymost patients respond to the first medicines when used properly inthe proper dosages, but there are a significant number that do not. Onereason they do not has already been described: their past and possiblypresent use of gold, penicillamine, methotrexate (cytotoxic drugs)or long-term cortico-steroids. No one should deny such patientstrials with our treatment for those reasons, but they should bemade to understand (1) to get off of cortisone if at all possible andsafe — and absolutely to get off of gold, penicillamine andmethotrexate (cytotoxic drugs) for 4-months prior to our treatment;(2) that their response to our treatment may not be as sure, spectacularor swift as those not having been on such drugs; and (3) that theymay need to use a number of other related and supporting treatmentswhich, by the way, many others may also need in the long run, as isdescribed in our literature. [Physicians truly need to investigate andlearn to properly use our recommended Intraneural Injections forRheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, in conjunction with thesetreatments. See http://www.arthritistrust.org.]Prior to taking Metronidazole, the physician should insure thatthe patient is provided with a good supplement of intestinal microflora,such as Lactobacillus acidophilus. Yogurt may or may not do as itis a bulgaris species. I have other objections to commercial Yogurt,as found in most supermarkets, in that they are often mixed with sugarsand promote the growth of an arthritis accompanying and damagingorganism called Candida albicans, a yeast fungus that can createsimilar symptoms to Arthritis, and other problems. I also object to theuse of pasteurized products labeled as “acidophilus” this or that. Ifyou kill the organisms by pasteurization, then why advertise theirpresence? [See "Candidiasis: Scourge of Arthritics" and "FriendlyBacteria -- Lactobacillus acidophilus & Bifido bacterium," http://www.arthritistrust.org.]When you look around for a good grade of intestinal microflorasupplement use caution. While it does not require a prescription todeposited copperions by a special purchase Lactobacillus acidophilus from a health food store, you mayprocess devel-oped by Seldon be getting a poorly performing species, or, as bad, an organism thatNelson, D.O.,one of our referral has already been weakened by environmental conditions. Any timephysicians. Onlyfive one-hundredthstemperature exceeds about 74 degrees Fahrenheit, the organism mayof a gramof copper per gran-lose viability or die, as when it is transported, left on the floor or inule is available.These tiny granulesthe stockroom of the store temporarily, or inadvertently placedare taken sub-lingually (beneath on non-refrigerated shelves.the tongue) invarious ways: Physicians who administer this beneficial and symbioticUsually the phy-sician will start the organism usually order from a company that is known to culture apatient with about20 or 30 granules good, viable grade, and it is shipped to you or the physician byseveral times aday, increasing the overnight air express packed in dry ice, and it is immediatelySeldon Nelson, D.O.refrigerated, which you will do also on receiving it.7

Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician, or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment.2. Anthony di Fabio, Rheumatoid Diseases Cured at Last!, TheRheumatoid Disease Foundation, 1985 http://www.arthritistrust.org.3. Historical Documents in Search for the Cure forRheumatoid Disease, The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, 1985,http://www.arthritistrust.orgAnti-Amoebic Treatment ofThe Rheumatoid DiseasesGus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D.(Formerly published in The Journal of the Rheumatoid DiseaseFoundation, Volume 1, Number 2)Dr. Paul K. PybusI was asked to speak on the anti-amoebic treatment of the RheumatoidDiseases, and I even discussed this subject at last year’sCLINICAL RESULTS IN 156 PATIENTSDr. Paul K. Pybusseminar to a degree. I also realize that the protocol is spelled out indetail in the information sent out by The Arthritis Trust of America/Clinical Results Number Percent The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation to physicians, but one of ourPoor (no change) 11 7primary problems is physicians not using the protocol and instructionsFair (slightly improved) 35 22properly and therefore not getting good results.Good (one joint still troublesome) 60 38Because of this, I feel it is appropriate at this time to go intoExcellent (symptomless) 50 32 detail about the present treatment.To begin with, since the anti-amoebic treatment is controversial,More than twenty years have passed since these studies weremade. Subsequent follow-up data passed to me orally from thosephysicians who tally their clinical results indicate a consistent 80%success rate in patient populations, the one exception being the 50%sub-group success rate noted for those that have already been abusedby gold, penicillamine, methotrexate (cytotoxic drugs) and long-termcortico-steroids. Of course, this success rate also presumes at leastattention to candidiasis, proper nutrition and food allergies -- whichshouldn't exclude the other major causes, which when followedfaithfully, can result in a higher percentage of cures.Earlier I reported on the “placebo” effect in the treating ofarthritics, and that it was 30%. This means that any scientific statisticalstudy must account for about 30% of the patients responding well— or at least appearing to — for reasons to do with, natural variationsbetween humans, “belief” or “faith” or reasons just unknown. Nomatter what a physician does the patient will show “improvement”at least temporarily.Look closely at the statistics offered. Study them. There can beno explanation for the great differences between an anticipatedplacebo effect of 30% and the consistent 80% success rate, or betterdisplayed by different physicians in far different clinical settingswith much different backgrounds and experiences! — other thanto conclude the extremely high probability that the treatment protocolis 165% or greater better than traditional treatments, and safer thantraditional Rheumatology practices which, remember, do not claim tocure or permanently improve anyone, but do claim to get about30% “improvement”, at least temporarily. Note that the 30% placeboeffect is exactly the same figure as the 30% temporary“improvement” effect achieved in traditional practices. For the sourceof the 30% figure, read Clinics in Rheumatic Diseases, December1983, published by W.B. Saunders, a peer-group accepted publicationinforming practicing rheumatologists of the state-of-art of theirtreatment protocols as scientifically evaluated.There are some patients, it should be mentioned in passing, whowill get well permanently no matter what is done. Medical sciencedoes not explain this, other than to label it as a “spontaneousremission” which is a scientific name substituted for the term “faithcure” used by various religious groups.We are quite happy for wellness in former victims, no matter howlabeled or to whom they attribute their great relief.References1. Physician’s Desk Reference, Medical EconomicsCompany, Inc., Oradell, N.J. 07649, 1987.I believe it is very important that all patients be completely informedas to what we do, and we should instruct the patient what to expectduring the treatment. I believe that the more confidence a patient hasin our treatment, the better results we will see. In my practice, I giveevery new patient a brochure that explains everything about the treatmentso the patient will know exactly what to expect. Besides this, Ihave made a 45 minute videotape that all new patients are required towatch before I actually treat them. This not only develops confidencein the patient about the treatment, but it saves me considerabletime when talking to the patients. Most all questions are answeredon this videotape. In addition to this, I give each patient an audio taperecording of the videotape so they can re-listen and review everythingshould they forget or get confused about the instructions.One big problem that we all face with out patients is that orthodoxor established medicine today convinces rheumatoid arthritispatients that they are going to have to live with their arthritis for therest of their lives. When patients believe they are not going to getwell, the brain produces more harmful chemicals that suppress theimmune system, and that actually hinders the patient from gettingwell faster and better. We therefore in treating our patients, must giveour patients hope, not a false hope but a belief that there’s a goodchance that they can get well. And I do believe that if we can rid thepatients of amoebae in their bodies, they can and will get well. Withnewer and better drugs such as clotrimazole and tinidazole availablein the future, I do believe we are going to be even more successfulthan we are now. I have patients tell me every day, “Dr. Prosch, youare the only doctor sho has given me hope that something can bedone for my arthritis.” And those patients who don’t have this hopedo not respond as well to the treatment.Now concerning anti-amoebic therapy, when a patient comesfor my treatment, I usually begin therapy with prescriptions for Flagylor Metronidazole and Allopurinol. The dosage for Allopurinol whichinhibits the enzyme systems of the amoebae is 300 mg. tablets, threetimes daily for 7 days. If the patient weighs less than 100 pounds, Iusually give one 300 mg. tablet twice daily and, if a child, I cut thedosage proportionately. In treating nearly 1000 patients, I have onlyseen 2 reactions to the Allopurinol, and they both consisted of amoderately severe hemorrhagic rash that was generalized. Theyboth cleared up on discontinuing the Allopurinol and giving highdoses of vitamin C and bioflavinoids. I do advise patients whentaking any drug to call me if anything arises that I haven’t told themto expect. I therefore do get extra calls when patients begin havingthe flu symptoms with the Herxheimer reaction, and I have one of11

Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician, or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment.my personnel talk to them first to screen out the Herxheimer symptompatients from the drug reaction patients.sium Deficiency As a Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis,"increased at all. [Arthritics are often low in copper. Ed. See "Potas-With metronidazole, for patients weighing less than 150 pounds, http:www.arthritistrust.org.]I give two, 250 mg. tablets or 500 mg. after each meal, two days in a I have also tried the copper beads sublingually that Dr. Sheldonrow each week for six weeks. This means 1500 mg. each of the 2 Nelson developed, on about 150 patients, and I finally discontinueddays they are treated each week. For those above 150 pounds and up this method of copper administration as only about 20-25% of patientsdeveloped a Herxheimer reaction, and I became personallyto 175 pounds, I give 1 extra tablet each day of treatment. For thosepatients weighing 175 to about 225 pounds, I give two tablets after convinced that a good percentage of these patients had the Herxheimermeals and 2 at bedtime each day, making a total of 2000 mg. daily. reaction because I had suggested to them that they might get the fluFor patients above 225 pounds, I give 3 tablets after each meal, symptoms. I came to this conclusion when I gave the beads to amaking a total of 2250 mg. daily. I impress on these patients that dozen patients without mentioning the Herxheimer reaction, and nonewhen they have the flu symptoms, this is a good sign, and they of them had any Herxheimer and their arthritis symptoms did notshould not discontinue the treatment. These amoebae can invade any improve at all. However, I must say that I have had 3 or 4 patientstissue in the body, and patients may have Herxheimer symptoms that sincerely believe the copper beads helped them better than anythingelse. So I occasionally use the copper beads in resistant caseswherever the germs are located. For example, with amoebae in theheart, the patients may notice their heart racing or skipping some. In but only as a last resort and then as a desperation trial — just like Ithe bladder, the patients may have cystitis symptoms such as urgency,frequency and burning on urination. In the brain, the patient daily. Rarely, a resistant patient will get some response to the Decholin,occasionally try bile salts in the form of Decholin, 2 tablets, 3-4 timesmay develop temporary depression or cloudiness or fogginess in but this is the exception and not the rule. [See Causation of RheumatoidDisease and Many Human Cancers, Precis, http://their thinking. In the breast, areas of pain, tenderness or sorenessmay develop. These are all good signs and mean the amoebae are www.arthritistrust.org.]being killed in these areas. Of course, some joints may ache and hurt My second choice of drugs is either Yodoxin or Furoxone or athat the patient didn’t know were arthritic and this is normal. Metronidazolehas been known to cause paresthesias in the arms and Yodoxin, 2 tablets 3 times daily for two weeks only. There havecombination of the two depending on the patient. I usually beginlegs or numbness and tingling feelings. The drug should be discontinuedif this happens, and the paresthesias usually go away. I’ve had limit the Yodoxin treatment to 2 weeks. I have seen some goodbeen some eye problems when given longer than this, so I usuallythis happen only a couple of times, and I usually do not mention this responses and Herxheimer reactions to the Yodoxin.beforehand as many patients are quite suggestible and will develop When prescribing Furoxone, the dosage is 100 mg. or 1 tabletthese symptoms; I usually tell them to take some Benadryl and 3 times daily for patients under 125 pounds, and one tablet 4 timescontinue the treatment for 1 more week and call me again. If symptomspersist, I discontinue the Flagyl, but usually the symptoms go tion for a 30 day supply and write in 2-3 refills. I instruct the patientdaily when over 125 pounds of weight. I usually write the prescrip-away.to call me in 30 days; and if they are having a Herxheimer reaction, IOn the patient’s first visit, I give 1 c.c. of Depo Medrol which have them get a refill for another 30 days.counteracts the most severe Herxheimer symptoms the first week as My next choice of an anti-amoebic drug is Rimactane ormore germs are killed then, and the Herxheimer reaction can be very Rifampin. The dosage is two 300 mg. capsules daily for 30 dayssevere that first week. Many patients have fairly severe flu-like with 2-3 refills given. If after 30 days, the patient is still having somesymptoms the second and third week and this is good. If the Depo Herxheimer reaction, I have them refill the prescription and take itMedrol is not given, the flu-like symptoms can be so severe that the another 30 days. This drug is normally used for tuberculosis, but itpatients may discontinue the medications and will not respond to the is a very good anti-amoebic. I have seen some very severetherapy.Herxheimer reactions with this drug, and I always impress on theseI try to have the patients return to the office for their second visit patients to call me if anything unusual other than routine Herxheimerin 6 weeks. At this evaluation, I usually see one of three responses. reactions develop. I have seen one patient develop fairly severeThey may have had no Herxheimer reaction, and usually in this case paresthesias in the toes and feet when he continued the medicationtheir arthritis is still quite active, but fairly often they are quite improvedeven without a Herxheimer reaction. With no improvement minimal loss of function in his toes, but it went away after about 8after the numbness and tingling began. He developed weakness andand no Herxheimer reaction, I then use another anti-amoebic drug. months. I discontinue the medication immediately now if paresthesiasMore commonly they have had a fairly severe Herxheimer and especiallythe 2nd, 3rd, or 4th week of treatment; and in many cases, oped double vision or diplopia which cleared up on stopping thedevelop, and they usually clear up promptly. Also one patient devel-many are asymptomatic with their arthritis. If they had no Herxheimer Rimactane.the 5th or 6th week but still have arthritic pains, I try another antiamoebicdrug. If they had a Herxheimer all six weeks of therapy, I available in the U.S. today; and sometimes when patients are notThese medications or anti-amoebic drugs are the main onescontinue them on the Metronidazole for another 4 to 6 weeks of responsive satisfactorily to the methods or treatment I have discussed,I may then try combinations. For example, Furoxone andtreatment.Whenever I see that the Metronidazole isn’t working or maybe Allopurinol, or Metronidazole and Yodoxin, or Furoxone andthe amoebae have built up a resistance to the Metronidazole, I usually Yodoxin, and have found in some cases good results. Occasionallyuse other anti-amoebics. During the initial visit, I usually prescribe I re-prescribe one of the above medications and add Potaba in thealso copper aspirinate, 1 tablet after each meal. This is my own dose range of 12 grams daily in divided doses. Envelopes containing2 grams of Potaba are available and can be mixed with water, 2personal therapy as I believe the amoebae are strongly infested in thecolon, and the copper has some effect on killing these colon germs. packages, 3 times daily with meals. Potaba, or potassium Para AminoAnd if any of the copper is absorbed into the system, it should have Benzoic Acid is a vitamin but must be used in high doses to bean additional positive effect on the amoebae. I do not believe the effective as an anti-amoebic.copper is efficiently absorbed, however, as I personally took 80 mg. I have found that I get very good to excellent results in 8 out ofof copper daily for 3 weeks, and my serum level of copper was not 10 patients with treatments I have described so far. I’m not sure12

Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician, or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment.whether there is a different germ involved in the 2 out of 10 that don’t matoid Disease Foundation to any physician who wants to learn.respond, or possibly these patients’ amoebae are just resistant to the The videotape is overly repetitious to make sure the physician canavailable medications we have in the U.S.properly give the injections after studying the tape, so really there isWhen I have a patient that comes in with a very acute rheumatoidarthritis and numerous joints are very hot, that is swollen, red, longer available, but physicians truly need to investigate and learnno excuse for not giving the injections properly. [The tape is noand very painful, these patients can be relieved very nicely by giving to properly use our recommended Intraneural Injections for RheumatoidArthritis and Osteoarthritis, in conjunction with these treat-high doses of the enzyme Bromelain. I use a Bromelain tablet containing500 mg. per tablet. By giving 2000 mg. or 4 tablets a.m. and ments. See http://www.arthritistrust.org.]p.m., the acute inflammation usually subsides rapidly and these patientsare very grateful. The theory is that the enzymes destroy the because those of you not using the intraneural injections are reallyLet me give a brief review about these intraneural injectionsauto-antibodies in the inflamed sites that are responsible for the acute missing out on a tremendously beneficial technique to help all arthriticpatients. I have patients who come to me from all over theinflammation. I usually keep the patients on 4 tablets twice daily for7 days then decrease the dosage to 3 tablets twice daily for 1 week, United States who mainly just want the intraneural injections becausethey get so much relief. The injections help tremendously inthen 2 tablets twice daily for 1-2 weeks. I try not to give Bromelainif the patient is also given Depro Medrol or other cortisone like rheumatoid arthritic patients but are even more effective in osteomedications; and in these cases, I wait a week after the steroid is arthritic patients. Even patients with acute back sprain and otherstopped and begin the Bromelain.muscle sprains often get immediate relief of their pains and muscleI might also mention at this point that when patients come in and spasms. It is an excellent tool to add to any physician’s armamentariumof treatments and skill.are taking prednisone, gold injections, or penicillamine, they do notrespond to any treatment as well as those patients not taking these The sincere and genuine physicians on our referral list candrugs. Dr. Wyburn-Mason liked to get the patients off these drugs easily be the best doctors in their part of the country. These physiciansare men of vision, they have taken off the blinders placed oncompletely for at least 4 months before initiating the ant-amoebictherapy. I have found that much better results are achieved when his them by orthodox medical training, and most of all, they have courage,fearless courage, to stand up for their convictions and give theirrecommendations are followed.I’ve gone over the primary anti-amoebic drugs and how they patients the very best treatments available today. I’m proud of theseare to be used to get the best results. I do not mean to insinuate that pioneers in medicine and delighted to work with them.any physician must use this protocol exactly because I realize that The actual techniques of the intraneural injections were firstsome cases are different, but I get calls every week from patients pioneered by our chief medical advisor, Dr. Paul Pybus and Dr.who tell me that other physicians on our referral list gave them the Roger Wyburn-Mason. Dr. Pybus and Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D.drugs in a different manner. For example, some physicians prescribe further explored the technique and refined the art.the Metronidazole, 1-250 mg. tablet, 3 times daily for 10 days, whichis the treatment for Trichomonas vaginitis but will not kill the amoebae.Or the Allopurinol is given only 1 tablet daily. These physicianssimply have not studied the protocol, and when they do not getresults, they have only themselves to blame — at the expense of thesuffering patient. This can only give our treatment and protocol abad result which will discredit every physician on our list plus ourfoundation. Let me make an urgent plea to any physician listening tome now or whomever listens to the tape recording of this talk tostudy the protocol and treat your arthritic patients in the proper manner.You owe it to yourselves and to your patients. I’ve had patientswho have read Rheumatoid Disease Cured at Last go to doctors onour referral list and fully expect to receive the recommended treatmentbut instead receive treatment for allergies or just nutritionalsupplements, and occasionally they are given gold injections or theorthodox, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. Heaven forbid!These physicians are charlatans who join up with us to use the antiamoebictherapy, then treat the patient in the orthodox manner. Weare learning who these physicians are who have been using us to getnew patients, and we are kicking them out of our organization. In myopinion, it is the lowest character for any physician to representhimself as one of us and not treat a patient properly who came to himin the first place for that particular treatment. See Rheumatoid DiseaseCured at Last, http://www.arthritistrust.org.]Another large area of complaint is certain physicians who representor claim on our physician referral list to give the intraneuralinjections and they know nothing about how to properly give theinjections. This is unfair to our organization, the physicians themselves,but especially to the patients, and this is blatant deceit. Thesephysicians also are being weeded out of our organization. Thosephysicians attending this seminar will observe a videotape that willshow them exactly how the intraneural injections are to be given, andthis tape is available from The Arthritis Trust of America/The Rheu-13