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Posted 4/16/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
On Day 4, Dr Jernigan saw that Nikki was not responding to the medicines. This is something we have seen with the antibiotics as well. She has always been able to take these drugs with no effect - positive or negative. So Dr Jernigan began to focus on getting her body to respond. He gave us some medicine to try to bring on a fever as I don't recall her having a high temp after the time of her first tick bite. On Thursday, it went to 98,6 and Friday, it went to 99.6. Her typical temp is 97.



Both days 4 and 5, she did all the therapies, ( infra-red sauna, Lux, ionic footbath and ST-8)



In addition she is really struggling with sleep. Insomnia has been part of her symptoms and she has not had much sleep since we got here.



Day 6, we added Life Vessel treatment . She did a 1 hour session. Also Dr Jernigan gave her a remedy to promote sleeping and some remedies to work against all the antibiotics that she took earlier.



Day 7, she woke up with a bad headache and her muscles felt really sore. This can be an expected side effect of the Life Vessel. She is doing 2 one-hour sessions in the Life Vessel today.



We haven't seen any amazing changes yet but we still feel that this is a much better approach. The other patients we speak with have had improvements and we know we are building her body back up. She has always been a tough case. We are still hopeful to see some positives.

Post Edited (BackToTheTurf18) : 4/16/2013 8:06:59 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/16/2013 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
What is the approximate cost for two weeks at the center? I am interested in this for my wife who has Lyme.
Posted 4/16/2013 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
backtoturf: thanks for the updates! Hang in there. Hoping also for some symptom relief for her soon!

threeputt: I believe it is $8400 inclusive of medicines, Dr. visits and therapies for two weeks. You can email Hansa for an info packet that explains everything and costs, etc. Or call the new patient rep. Her job is to answer questions for people thinking of coming.
Posted 4/16/2013 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
I'm hoping to hear more too. Hope all is going well. :)
Posted 4/19/2013 6:31 AM (GMT 0)
Good news!

On Day 8, Dr Jernigan found another potential source of pain for Nikki. She has one leg shorter than the other. Dr Jernigan added a 1/4 inch heel lift to her left shoe and she felt a lot of relief. Her legs felt lighter right away. After the treatments that day and with her heel lift in place, she wanted to try a short run. So after 7 months of not being able to run without major pain, she ran .7 miles and did not feel any pain in her legs. She did feel pain in her back and neck but this is really great progress. It could be that the remedies, therapies (including Life Vessel), heel lift and corrections made by Dr. Jernigan are all kicking into gear. This was a happy day for her and she is seeing progress. I can''t tell you how thrilled I am!

On Day 8, she did the final 45 minute Life Vessel along with sauna, Lux, mustard seed foot bath, ionic hand bath, massage and ST-8.

On Day 9, she had the Lux and ST-8 and met with the doctor. This day he worked on her back and neck pain. Dr Jernigan was not surprised about this pain especially after wearing the heel lift now. He says her body needs to get used to being level now. She felt a lot less pain when she left the visit. This night was really cold and windy in Kansas. She ended up going into the small gym here and running 1 mile on the treadmill. Her legs are a bit tight but still no pain so we are very happy about that.
Posted 4/19/2013 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! What great news! Than you for the update!
Posted 4/19/2013 8:05 PM (GMT 0)
great!!! so happy for you both.
Posted 4/22/2013 2:05 AM (GMT 0)
We returned home yesterday and nikki was happy to sleep in her own bed. We came home with a large box of homeopathy and other remedies and Dr Jernigan let us know how long to take each. Nikki's legs still feel much better. Today, we went to a local soccer field and kicked the ball around. We even played a 2 on 2 game with her sister and sister's boyfriend. She is still feeling good though certainly no where near game shape. She texted her coach and told him about her progress and that she will report to practice on Tuesday to actually practice and not just watch.

I am not sure of the words to use here. Knock on wood that her progress will continue. But the results we have seen so far are so awesome. The Hansa Center has given my daughter hope and her dream back

Don (heathersdad), Greg, Nikki and I can't thank you enough. Your writings here introduced me to the Hansa Center and speaking to you convinced us to give it a try. My sincerest thanks for your help!

Robin
Posted 4/22/2013 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
I am so happy to hear this good news! I can just imagine how excited Nikki is to be able to get back onto the soccer field this week. I know exactly how you feel when you say "The Hansa Center has given my daughter hope and her dream back".

I know that many patients see remarkable progress in a mere 2 weeks while at the clinic. I just want to remind you and Nikki that the entire healing process takes a lot longer. I'm sure that Nikki is disciplined when it comes to things pertaining to soccer. Please remind her to be compliant in taking her Jernigan remedies and whatever nutritional things that she needs . If she is dairy and gluten free, she should continue to do so. It can take years for that to reverse itself. Now is not the time to be complacent. We all want to see her go the rest of the way in her recovery!

I am likewise at a loss of words here. I am just very happy for your family and Nikki!!!

Don
Posted 4/22/2013 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, absolutely..  She knows it is very important to stick with the protocol.

She can eat gluten but while we were at the center, we reduced our gluten intake a lot and ate mostly organic food. We will continue to do this.

And we have a spreadsheet with all the medicine she needs to take.

On the last visit, we discussed the next steps. Dr Jernigan asked us to email him her status at the end of 1st week  Then on the 2nd week, we will have a phone consult with him.  Dr Jernigan did not say we had to come back. He said we can see how it goes but I definitely want to make sure we are on the right track.  So with this in mind, we are planning to go back for 3 days in 6 to 8 weeks.

 

Posted 4/28/2013 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
How is Nikki's second week back home going? Is she still feeling improvement?
Posted 5/2/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
Nikki is continuing to get healthier. When we came home, she stilll was not sleeping well. I ended up giving her the prescription she got from her Natural Doctor in MA and she has been sleeping much better. Better than I have seen in years. This is the only prescription she is on now. All the other medicine she takes is what Dr Jernigan prescribed.

Her anxiety is nearly gone. Her muscle pain is decreasing. When she runs, her back and ankles hurt. We have ordered orthodics and hope to get them soon. Dr Jernigan thinks these will help her a lot.

I still see her symptoms slowly decreasing and it is so amazing to see. I hope that you will have a similar experience.
Posted 5/2/2013 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
BacktoTheTurf18,

I was also wondering how she was doing. Its great to see the continual improvement! You have every reason to believe that she will go the whole way. Its exciting to think that just 3.5 weeks ago she was doing so poorly, and that so much has changed in the last couple of weeks. I can't wait until the next update!

Don
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