October 2011

thank you Megan, i am healing, i feel better than i have in 4yrs after following your protocol. God bless you and i hope to hear from you soon.

Love and peace,

D D

Hi Megan,

Thanks for the book. I have been using the  body wash and it really seems to be helping.  It appears that some of the brown spots are going away. This past week I got an eruption on my back side and put the body wash on it over night and it was so much better in the morning.  The intense itching stopped.  I thank God for you and your reasearch every day.

God BLess you and all that you do.

M

OK, I’m a believer!  I am getting better.  The cat’s claw and Cotz do help with the nose mites and I’ve been putting the Cotz on my face also.T

Hi Megan I wanted to Thank You for being so brave and getting all this info out there for the suffering and the public. First I have to say thank you for all the good you do to many, and second that I will continue reading your site, I know of your effort and your prayers have been heard, LOVE LIGHT & PEACE, C

Hi Megan,

Thanks for the October newsletter and new tips on beating back the Itch.  I talked to you last summer and used your protocol of recommended bodywash and spf 30 sunscreen and Cedarcide.  It definitely helped get the infestation under control.

> I can't believe i am saying this after what i have been through with all the biting and crawling but i feel like the luckiest girl alive. hope i am not speaking too soon but i feel like i dodged a huge bullet here. i cant thank you enough for all of your hard work in putting together the website and educating people.
>
> thanks again,
> F H

I have found your info true and reliable!  It’s a miracle to get the information!!  The treatments work, especially minimizing the pelvic itch, which was unbearable.  Hope to fog soon after getting clothes washed and put away.  We are refinancing our house to help pay for my bills but at least there’s help for me now!

G M

i'm so relieved. thank you. bless you to infinity for sharing your knowledge. it's been horrifying.

DB

> thanks so much megan.
>
> i wanted to give you an update. i used the skin products for a few days before the cedarcide and cotz and other products arrived. the skin products alone cleared my symptoms so i never used the other topical treatments. we have been fogging daily and followed the protocol for environment.
>
> my symptoms were exactly like everyone elses, crawling and biting esp at night. waking up with mosquito bite looking bites. strawberry like rash, esp where i sweat from exercise. itching all over my body. the difference is i never developed sores that didnt heal. my bites and rash cleared up as soon as i started using the bodywash and sunscreen products. i only have a little bit of itching on my skin where the bites and rash were but i remember you saying not to cease treatment too quickly so i will continue the soap and sunscreen but i guess i dont need the cotz and cats claw as there is nothing visible on my skin?
>

June 1

May 16, 2011

Hi Megan... I just ordered a case of 6 PCO's. Here is the receipt. I finally fogged yesterday... did 6 hours then fogged again. My husband opened the door to the hallway and left it open and the fire alarm of our building went off! Firefighters came and every one had to leave their apartments. Funny! Had the best sleep, which I haven't had in 1 entire year! Crawling did not wake me up last night and I didnt even drink sleeping pills, which I have been doing every day for about 6 months now. Thank you and God bless you! My husband and daughter also said they had the best sleep in a long long time.

March 4, 2011

It seems that E is still in
the first stage, fortunately because he hasn't had it that long.

But he also truly believes that since the 3 weeks he's been doing your
protocol, it has definitely helped and has prevented it from progressing to
stage 2.

Also, my daughter and I have occasionally felt itching and irritation on our
skin.  But the Arbonne immediately eliminated the irritation and I believe
it has really prevented us from getting it. 

We are really blessed to have you on our team.

Sincerely,

M

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM, M H <> wrote:

You are so awesome!

The skin products have been great.  They really work.
Following your protocol, I'm confident we've eliminated our bugs. 

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 4:50 AM, M H This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > wrote:

Yes, that is a mystery.  But perhaps that is why your protocol alone is able to help many of these previously healthy individuals, which is truly a blessing.

However, many of the people on the other site do not treat the bugs with your recommended product, which I truly believe killed our bugs and they use other things on the skin, but I think your skin products are the best.

Anyway, thanks again so much for your help and support.  :)

All the best,

 

Thanks you for your help.  You don't know how grateful I am.  It's good to know that there is someone out there like you.

C

Thanks for your helpful website.  I am finally starting to get some
relief!  Best,  J

Hello Megan,

We're improving by the day, thanks to the skin products, the cotz and the PCO.  I can finally do a decent load of laundry, before I was boiling everything and even that wasn't working.  I'm about 90% clear, I get a red bump here or there every few days but with the products on they seem to never get a foothold.  My son (12) is the place we're struggling at the moment, they go in his hair and then come to his face and neck.  I had this symptom earlier, he didn't get it until months after me. My husband had very little at all and it cleared easily.

I  Thank-you for all you posted, it was/is the sanest thing I've come across and it really works.

 Thanks again for the help.    

On Apr 24, 2011 7:41 AM, "D wrote:
> Dear Megan,
>
> Hope all is well with you. Happy Easter. I am almost back to my normal life
> now. Still have to take care of the internal. I still get a few bumps pop up
> every other day but they usually go away in a couple days after applying your
> magic potion. Waiting on the Dr.  test to come back. Glad you
> have made a breakthrough on the fungus. We all thank you for your dedication to
> helping all of us. I will look for the swedish bitters to try. Let you know if
> it works. Thank you.

2/26/11

I tried the  soap/skin products and the Cotz sunscreen and they truly worked when I followed your directions very carefully. I was surprised at how quickly they were effective. Wish I had found you sooner. Thanks to you, we will be able to visit our new twin grandsons in Ca.

AY Pennsylvania

UPDATE From M.N. 2/2011:
Thanks to Megan's consul, I have now been totally clear for almost 6 months. My skin does still tingle occasionally, but it always goes away, and I am gradually eliminating all the items in my life that lead it to tingle. I have not felt any crawling on me whatsoever since August of last year. (Hooray!). I can wear a pair of jeans for several days in a row if I feel like it, don't fog anymore, don't wear Arbonne Suncreen unless I need to, etc. I am happy to say that my life has pretty much returned to normal after months of hell.

As an update for those who travel, in January I stayed at a hotel in L.A. and woke in the middle of the night with my skin tingling fiercely. It did not go away, but only intensified the next night in the hotel bed. If I had not known what to do, this very well could have caused another collembola infestation in my home, since I do believe the intense tingling (fungus infection) comes first, and the bugs follow. BUT, because of Megan's guidance, I knew what to do and had the tools to take care of it. I doused all my items in 99% alcohol, washed for about a week with Arbonne body wash, put Arbonne spf 30 sunscreen on twice daily, and took very large amounts of Cat's Claw intentally. Within a week the tingling had completely stopped. Once you know what to do to handle this, it is not so scary. Thanks again Megan!

December 9, 2010

When I spoke with Megan it was a relief to finally talk with someone who understood what I was going through and did not think I was crazy or delusional. Simply hearing her validate my symptoms and explain what was going on gave me HOPE that this nightmare could end. Her patience and creative thinking in how to deal with situations were amazing and just what I needed.

See the rest of the mite victim's story.

 

September 3, 2010

Listen to Megan, learn all you can about this scourge, and the information on her web site will guide you through the process of eliminating these mini monsters from your life.

October 19, 2010

Dear Megan,

The soap and sunscreen  is everything you said it is. To finally get relief was heaven! I thank god for sending you and your site to me. And i thank you for sharing,caring,and helping,but most of all for giving me the one thing i had lost and that is hope! I now believe that i can get ride of this horrible thing with your guidance-thank you!

sincerely, TR

 

I had been suffering from Columbellum mites for several weeks and was at my wit's end.  My arms and legs were covered with bites.  My dermatologist didn't believe there was anything; he said the bites were from 'scratching' and that I was imagining things.

I was in a constant state of despair. They were in my car, my clothes, my bed, my house.  It was a living hell and there was no help in sight.

Then I found Megan Wells' website and there was hope and help. Megan has been my guardian angel. She saved me from the nightmare of mite infestation.  She has an incredible wealth of knowledge about mite infestations and the patience of a saint.
When I finally listened to her suggestions, my condition began to heal. I believe she saved my life.  If one thing doesn't work, she will think of something that does work to get rid of the mites.

 thanks JF

 

Some of the most helpful suggestions she gave me:

1. Fog with Cedar oil EVERY day, not every 2 or 3 days as some will tell you, but every day.
2. Take tincture of cat's claw herb (2 droppers) every day to help your body resist the mites.
3. Use the body wash in the shower.  (It is SO good  that I would not survive without it!)
4. Soak feet in  SPF 30 sunscreen and then put them in plastic bags when you go to sleep at night.  This really helps to make you mite-free!

Well, these are just a few of her very good suggestions for getting rid of the terrible infestation of mites.
I would not have survived without Megan.

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Thank you so much for your caring and valuable advice.  You sounded like an angel to me.
I will let you know of my success. Our conversation gave me so much hope.

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Schedule a Consultation with Megan to find out for yourself why Megan is so appreciated by her clients. She's been there. She understands.

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My Experience with Collembola - by M.N.

My mom, who lives in Hawaii, had been complaining of some invisible thing "biting" and "crawling" on her at night for about 8-months. Quiet honestly, I thought she was slowly going crazy. She had seen internists, dermatologists, holistic healers, and many other types of doctors, and only one (her holistic MD) believed what she had to say - and this was only because the MD had another patient with identical symptoms who lived around the block from my mother. Every other doctor told my mom, in perhaps gentler words, that she was crazy and imagining the symptoms. My mother did not understand how this could be so, because even guests who stayed at her home were getting rashes and welts after a couple nights. A contractor from Texas who was working on replacing the beams said to her - "I feel like there are these invisible bugs crawling on me at night - I have to check myself into the psych ward!" Fortunately, when he returned to his home in Texas all his symptoms went away. Surprisingly, my mother also had 3 tenants living in her large house, and not a single one of them had any symptoms at all. Only my mom and some of her guests.

Unfortunately for me, I soon discovered that my mom was indeed NOT crazy, nor were the symptoms she and some of her guests experienced all in their heads. About 8 months after having her home infested with what she believed were bird mites, my mother came to visit me. I had seen her several times during those eight months, and had hugged her, etc, and not had a single reaction. When she visited me in late January, I noticed that I felt some sort of burning sensation in my skin, and that I felt a little bit of something crawling in my feet. It went away in about two days. But then, due to a businesses trip, my mother came to visit me again a week and a half later. I don't know if it's because of prior exposure, but during this trip, we snuggled for about 30 minutes, and I suddenly - and very distinctly - felt three sharp pricks on one of my legs, followed by the feeling of hairs brushing all over my skin. I immediately got up, went home, and took a long, hot bath in mineral oil (something I know now that Megan Wells does NOT recommend. It might have caused this to spread). I went to bed and woke up about 3 hours later with what felt like thousands of invisible creatures crawling all over my body. I was terrified.

When I spoke with my mother about it the next day, she said that she had the worst night of her life since getting infected with "bird mites", with more crawling-sensation on her than ever. We believe it was due to the hotel room she was staying in - a Best Western room that allowed pets, and was also slightly musty. She had stayed in that room just about 8 months before as well, right before reporting a strange bug crawling on her. So whether it came from Hawaii, or from the hotel mattress in San Diego, I do not know. Perhaps the collembola were in both.

The next two weeks were absolute hell. The activity level of the crawling would increase dramatically at night, to the point where I could not sleep more than an hour or two without taking benadryl (which knocks me out). I had no idea what was going on, was completely terrified, and had no idea what to do. My mother's suggestions only made things worse - her doctor (believing she had a bird mite infestation), told her to suffocate the mites with petroleum, and to wrap the skin in ceran wrap. This excess moisture made my symptoms infinitely worse (Megan explains that wet heat causes the fungus the collembola eat to spread)! I was exhausted, felt things crawling all over me, burrowing in my feet, felt tingling all over my body, and was all-in-all miserable. I had to drop my classes at my university because I didn't know how this was spread. I also called in as "extremely ill" for my job, so that I wouldn't spread whatever I had to others. I spend most of my days at the drug store purchasing sufur products and other things I thought might help. Nothing really did.

I went to the ER on Valentines day, about one week after this had started. The doctor gave me permethryn cream, which I coated my body with for eight hours. I did not feel any crawling on me that night, but two days later it all returned.

After days and weeks of freaking myself out by reading everything-under-the-sun online (and extensively reading "BirdMites.com", which offered no real solutions to anything, and only scared me out of my wits!), contacting doctors online, etc, I came across CedarCide's website. I read the portion on skin mites and collembola. I then clicked on the link to the "woman who had a severe collembola infestation". This site, of course, was Megan Well's. After reading what she wrote, I was in shock - she had the same symptoms as both me AND my mother! I was thrilled to see what she had written on the top of the page - that she "now has a 100% normal life". I immediately called her and left a message. I told my mother to call her as well. While I was waiting to hear back from her, I called CedarCide and spoke with the owner, Dave. He was very helpful and informative. He explained to me that the permythrin cream from the ER only worked because it had dissolved my top layer of skin, and that what I needed to to was to remove the collembola from my environment, since for some reason my body had been "hosted". He (and Megan, I later found out) believed that I was probably hosted by these organisms due to the fact that my mother and I have such similar body chemistry. He said they spread to environments very easily, but don't usually switch hosts, which was why it was surprising that I had been infected so quickly - and dramatically - after being with my mother. He was not able to give me any suggestions other than to use cedarcide, but I was grateful for his insight.

I immediately ordered one of CedarCide's collembola kits. About an hour later I got a call back from Megan. She was very patient as I explained to her how scared I was, and that I had tried so many things, spent well over $400 already on products that weren't helping at all, and that I felt hopeless, powerless, frightened, and depressed. Megan explained to me that taking a hot bath after feeling the bugs crawling on me was a bad idea, as moisture and warm heat cause this thing to spread and were to be avoided. She gave me her product recommendations, and patiently went over - in EXTREME detail - exactly what I was supposed to do, from soaking my clothes for an hour in PCO choice, to brushing diatamacious earth into my carpets, to bagging up all clean and dirty clothes, fogging with cedarcide daily, wearing  spf 30 sunscreen, using COTZ and Gold Bond medicated powder, washing myself with the bodywash and being sure to let it dry on my skin prior to rinsing, etc. She had had so many of the same symptoms as me, and I was grateful to know she was well again. She had done so much extensive research that she really has found what helps. By this time my computer area and most of my studio was infected, as I felt excessive crawling on my arms, legs, and feet when sitting at my desk, walking in my bathroom, or after putting on clothes hanging in my closet.

The CedarCide, bodywash and spf 30 sunscreen, and Cotz all arrived at about the same time. I immediately began to notice a difference in activity level after spraying the CedarCide and letting it sit in my studio. I noticed that I could wear clothes after soaking them for an hour in PCO choice, and then adding detergent and washing them as normal. I noticed that I felt less crawling on my skin after using the the spf 30 sunscreen, and after coating my skin with Cat's Claw. I noticed that the HCL/Pepsin helped. I began to get better in about 2 or 3 weeks.

But, I was not totally better. I did not do EXACTLY as Megan had said to do, and this was my downfall time and time again. Whenever we would talk or email, she would get somewhat frustrated that I was not following the instructions on her website perfectly. I thought this was kind of silly until I realized that when I did follow her instructions perfectly, my symptoms lessened MUCH more quickly, and stayed away.

Some things I learned through not listening to Megan (and then reading her explanations on the site after!):

1. Even if you wrap your mattress in plastic, zipper nylon bags and tape the zipper area, etc - this does not prevent the collembola from coming out of an infected mattress. Get rid of the mattress. After I threw mine out (mine was dually bagged and fogged daily, by the way) my symptoms went down about 75%. Also, get rid of your cotton sheets and replace then with satin, and microfiber blankets. I got mine at Ross for about $12.00.
2. You MUST soak your clothes in PCO choice for an hour - not longer, this doesn't help - and then ADD detergent before you wash them. I think the PCO choice kills the collembola, and the enzymes in the detergent break down the fungus. Doing one without the other didn't help me.
3. You MUST bag all of your clean clothes, AND dirty clothes. I use those giant ziploc bags that they sell at Target and some hardware stores - they hold a full set of bedding in each one, and are about $5.00 for a pack of 3. Once they have been used for dirty clothes, throw them out.
4. Food grade diatomaceous earth is your friend! Brush it thickly into your carpets if you have any, and into your mattresses. It helps a ton. I used a strainer to sift it thickly over my carpet, and then brushed it in with a paint brush. I also did this in the carpets of my car, and after that moment have not had any issues with my car. It is tedious and messy, but it really helps. It will soak into the carpet after a few days, and then will no longer get all over your feet as you walk - just be patient.
5. You MUST let the  body wash dry on your skin! Don't just wash your wet skin in the shower with it like you would with other soap. Apply it, and let it sit for about 3-5 minutes before scrubbing it off.
6. Avoid steam rooms unless you're going to do a marathon steam. While steaming helped Megan initially, it does cause the fungus to spread, so do this with caution. I found that steaming made my situation worse. The only time it helped was when I went to a sweat lodge, made sure I didn't touch anyone else, and coated my body with Cat's Claw and Oregano Oil constantly while sitting in the front row with almost scalding steam covering my entire body, for about six hours. THAT did help. Lesser steams did not. And just so you know, although it helped, my symptoms did return about a week later because the collembola and/or fungus were not completely out of my environment. So I'm not sure if it's worth it.
7. BE CAREFUL AROUND OTHERS. I accidentally spread this to my boyfriend's bed because I thought I was better when I was not. He does not feel anything, but I had to treat his mattress with cedarcide and ditomaceous earth several times, and fogged his entire room, treated his bedding, etc. His home is fine now, but it is a risk honestly not worth taking. I know this is very hard, but it really is best to avoid excessive contact with others until you are better, as a). you don't want to spread it to them, and b). you don't want to reinfect yourself by re-exposure once you're better. The spf 30 sunscreen - after every shower, morning and night - has really helped me, and I believe it has helped keep others from getting this from me. The COTZ has too, but for me, thespf 30 has worked better.
8. Reinfection is extremely common. I have been totally clear of crawling and tingling sensations about three time already - once for a few days, then for a week, and a couple weeks ago, for two weeks. I then sleep on a surface I had slept on while infected, put on an article of clothing in my closet I had forgotten about, etc, and reinfect myself. You need to be aware of this, be patient with the process, and be EXTREMELY careful when dealing with this in the initial stages, to try and prevent spreading it to your workplace, other people's homes, etc. You also need to be extremely "on top" of treating or throwing out EVERYTHING that is infected -shoes, books, etc. I know it is hard to let go of valuable things, but in this situation, it definitely beats the alternative of continuous suffering.
9. Don't let people who are infected re-infect you. My sweet mom came to visit me for my university graduation, and after being clear for a couple weeks, I got reinfected after hugging her and posing with her for pictures, and had to start the process all over again.
10. Take those enzymes and cat's claw! Use the cat's claw on your skin and internally. Take both regularly, and in high amounts. I also found that taking oregano oil capsules, and rubbing the oil on my feet, helped some.
11. 99% rubbing alcohol also really helps kill the collembola and fungus, while you're waiting for the cedarcide. I keep a bottle of it (and of the spf3 0 sunscreen) in my car just in case I feel anything while on the road or at work.

This is difficult to get rid of. I myself have been clear several times, but am still not 100% over this. It takes time. The good news is that I have this thing managed now. I do not feel crawling on me anymore, and if I do (for example, after being around my mom), I know exactly what to do and am clear of it in a couple days. The tingling sensation goes away a little more slowly for me, and has been harder to get rid of, but I have several times. You MUST stay on top of all aspects of this, in addition to keeping a positive, hopeful attitude and keeping your immune system strong. I know that I am getting better, and am extremely close to that moment. I also know that Megan Wells has helped me through this more than anyone else (and I spoke with many activists - Trisha Springstead, Deborha Altschuler, etc. They weren't able to give me any really helpful tips, honestly, other than to eat higher protein and avoid soy - for some reason this does help). I wish you luck, and want to also extend a heart felt note of gratitude to Megan for her help, guidance, and very sincere support. If you have these symptoms, she will be able to help you, too. Thank you Megan!

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Thank you for taking your time to talk with me. You have been an angel from Heaven , not just for me, but for many others as well. You will be blessed many times over for your selfless service to the victims of this plague.

One thought: When people are sick, sleep deprived, worn from the day and night seige, they cant really hear with full attention. A lot of
your practical counseling wont hit its mark. The nurturing, another human being who understands, that part will help. But the practical do this, do that, really will get lost due to the stress of the situation. Save your breath. Write a very practical ABC type book, do this dont do this, step 1 step 2, something that worn out and weary minds can follow. Insist that they read it so that they follow properly and dont get reinfected etc. Charge a small amt. like 10.00 or so for the book, and even find a way to email the book for those who want it., and credit card pay. But email may not be the best because of the bugs, then they have to go to their computer and get munched on as they read it. A handy manual type book that goes everywhere with them would be best. Maybe with a few little drawings to illustrate points so they are remembered.

Again thank you for all your help. Now it's your turn to receive. Much love.

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