Hi Dr. Stillwagon, my daughter had MIS-C in Feb 2021. She was 10.5 years old and almost died. Myocarditis was detected and a year later “resolved”, meaning that no scarring was detected but I know that the fact that this occurred is not good. She was on steroids and Anakinra for 3 months. She is 14.5 now and seems perfectly well, I put her on an anti-inflammatory diet and ivermectin, no shots, even though we were pressured at every turn. Am I correct to infer that her complement response was activated from the virus itself? Is it possible she had back to back Covid exposures? My theory (well one of them) is that she got exposed, was low in vitamin d, and couldn’t fully clear the virus, then perhaps got exposed again, and her system got overwhelmed. There is so much info on the harms of the mRNA shot response, but all of her symptoms happened without the vaccine. I am really trying to understand why she had a response that seems almost as if I had given her the shots. I really appreciate any help/insights. None of the doctors in the hospital helped at all - all they would do is pump us full of fear and sometimes even yell at me to vaccinate her. I refused. But now I’m in no man’s land, seeking clarity. She had heart failure, acute kidney failure, anemia, and many other terrible conditions on her chart, Dohle bodies, etc. By the grace of God, and critical thinking, she seems perfectly healthy now. But as a mom, with no real help or clarity, I want to understand this as completely as I can. If there is anything I can or should do for her, and her ongoing health, I need to understand what led to her cascade in the first place. I have been on this quest for 4 years and won’t stop. Thank you in advance.
Hi Dr. Stillwagon, my daughter had MIS-C in Feb 2021. She was 10.5 years old and almost died. Myocarditis was detected and a year later “resolved”, meaning that no scarring was detected but I know that the fact that this occurred is not good. She was on steroids and Anakinra for 3 months. She is 14.5 now and seems perfectly well, I put her on an anti-inflammatory diet and ivermectin, no shots, even though we were pressured at every turn. Am I correct to infer that her complement response was activated from the virus itself? Is it possible she had back to back Covid exposures? My theory (well one of them) is that she got exposed, was low in vitamin d, and couldn’t fully clear the virus, then perhaps got exposed again, and her system got overwhelmed. There is so much info on the harms of the mRNA shot response, but all of her symptoms happened without the vaccine. I am really trying to understand why she had a response that seems almost as if I had given her the shots. I really appreciate any help/insights. None of the doctors in the hospital helped at all - all they would do is pump us full of fear and sometimes even yell at me to vaccinate her. I refused. But now I’m in no man’s land, seeking clarity. She had heart failure, acute kidney failure, anemia, and many other terrible conditions on her chart, Dohle bodies, etc. By the grace of God, and critical thinking, she seems perfectly healthy now. But as a mom, with no real help or clarity, I want to understand this as completely as I can. If there is anything I can or should do for her, and her ongoing health, I need to understand what led to her cascade in the first place. I have been on this quest for 4 years and won’t stop. Thank you in advance.
Thank you. I've been struggling to understand the complement system for many years now. I appreciate the words-of-one-syllable explanation.