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Posted 1/13/2014 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hi guys . I'm looking I conceive baby number 2 as I am symptom free now ... I am going to go on amoxicillin to protect the baby . However I'm worried about antibiotic resistance . I've heard lyme can become resistant to certain meds if taken before . I took amoxicillin last time I was pregnant and also a week after the baby for a uti and also for a week a few months after ... My q - what if they me has become resistant to the amoxicillin? Am I over thinking ?
Posted 1/13/2014 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know the answer to your question. However, I did a test with Igenex that got sent to Germany (this is not their regular Lyme test) and this particular test supposedly has the ability to show the presence of even a single Lyme bacteria in your body. It may be a good idea to do that first if you have the money (I think $550?). Then you would know if there were any Lyme bacteria and if you have to treat at all. Let me know if you want more info.
Posted 1/13/2014 3:01 AM (GMT 0)
Friends,

The organism that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, likes to live inside cells, and in forms that are not conducive to irradication with present day antibiotics. Therefore, we can never be assured of ever clearing the organism from our bodies. I, myself, have now had two relapses over a 20 year period.

take care,
SusanLyme
Posted 1/13/2014 7:45 AM (GMT 0)
Can lyme resist amoxicillin if I take it to prevent trans mission if I've had short courses of it before
Posted 1/13/2014 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
I just had two babies, both before I knew I had lyme.... I got really sick after the birth of my secund child and my doctor tested me. I have been on 3000 mg a day since April of 2012. My baby was 7 mths old and I was nursing two babies when I started treatment, we hope they get some through the breastmilk as my children may now have it too.
Posted 1/13/2014 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Maine76 I am so sorry to hear about your babies being sick. I cannot imagine having two infected children. I am barely managing myself.
Posted 1/14/2014 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
The short answer to your question is yes it can become resistant. However, given enough time, so can most bacteria too.

The long answer is more complex. Lyme is particularly adept at not just adapting to your ABX like most bacteria, but also resorting to a cyst or biofilm form that is entirely/partially immune to ABX. Lyme also likes to hide deep within your tissue, cartilage and joints, where ABX also has a tough time getting to. All of these factors mean that Lyme needs to be handled differently, with multiple ABXs or herbs or methods. A good LLMD or Lyme expert is key for understanding this (and what separates them from the crappy Infectious Disease doctors)

In your case Amoxicillin targets the cell wall of the Lyme. So this helps eradicate Lyme in the blood or when Lyme is in its typical cell form. However, if the Lyme switches to a cyst "survival" form, Amoxicillin is not going to touch it.

Post Edited (vcast) : 1/14/2014 3:35:26 PM (GMT-7)

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