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Posted 7/17/2012 11:29 AM (GMT 0)
I have been treating this reinfection of Lyme for one month shy of two years now.

Last November I felt so good, I was telling people that I was just a month away from stopping my antibiotics. Hmm, come May I realized I had been saying that for six months!!

The slow pace of this recovery started getting to me. But I got a good grip on my boot straps and got back to pulling myself up. And I kept making small progress.

Well, this last month I started to backslide, and my hope was starting to waiver. When I saw my doctor yesterday, he evaluated my symptoms and has decided that it is Babesia. I start on Malarone today.

You know, I left the doctor's office with a strange feeling of happiness. I guess because there is an answer, a solution, and a possible resolution. Crazy, but I'm actually looking forward to the herx. On to battle!!
Posted 7/17/2012 12:04 PM (GMT 0)
Exactly! You know you can get well and well you will get! I worry all the time about backsliding but now that I know how good I CAN feel again, I know its just gonna be part of life from here on out.

Sorry to hear about the babesia. Did you ever test positive for it? Do you know if its common for babesia to lie dormant and then surface?
Posted 7/17/2012 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
No, I never tested positive for it. Actually, with this re-infection, I didn't get any testing done. He has been treating me on symptoms only.

I'm wondering if the babesia got released when we went biofilm busting?
Posted 7/17/2012 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in there Achievinggrace!! Glad to hear you got a good hold of those boot straps again!! LOL!! I completed 2 years in treatment in June and I had to get a better hold on mine just a few weeks ago as I was getting tired of all of this too! Then I stopped and remembered what I felt like just a few short years ago and pondered on that for a moment smhair...LOL! I had renewed stamina right away!! LOL!!!

I just think it's always nice to know what we are battling! Hope you are feeling improvements soon!!
Posted 7/17/2012 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
thanks Traveler!

@WWJD, I'm using Interphase Plus.
Posted 7/17/2012 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you, acheivinggrace!!

It's been painful for me to watch my husband deal with this disease for 6 yrs(that we know of), but I have to remind him of the times a few yrs ago where he could only get out of bed to use the bathroom.

And b/c of him & reading of stories like yours, I have more hope for my own newly-started treatment turn

Posted 7/18/2012 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad to hear you've got some new direction to follow so you can finally get better! It's so tough when you think you're in the clear and then BAM...life happens.

Good luck!!
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