For Traveler and all Vet members

I always get so nervous when I see my name in print!! LOL!

While I didn't use IV anything, I have healed for 2 (glorious) years then I'm as certain as I can be that I was reinfected, rather than relapsed -but if I can be of help, I will do my best!!

There are a number of reason why a person could relapse though - stress alone is enough to kill people, so it can definitely bring on a relapse of most anything, including Lyme.

Did you have a specific question in mind? Having those symptoms return was really hard to handle to be completely open and honest. I experienced panic attacks (PTSD type and severity) just due to the thought of it - then my anxiety settled down to "normal Lyme anxiety" after I settled into the idea of having Lyme again.

I have now been through my second treatment and have been off of treatment for 29 days (& counting!!) now - so far, so good!!

Well, besides the obvious of the Lyme treatment, I would say that you need to rebuild and then keep your immune system strong. Without a strong immune system, your body can't deal with stress or the Lyme. Do be careful and not overdo it though, as an overactive immune system has it's own issues too.

Detoxing is huge. If you haven't tried out most of the detoxing techniques that we talk about here, I would encourage you to try more. The more ways you find to detox, the better your body can handle all kinds of toxins, not just the ones from treating Lyme.

Check to be sure that your adrenals are functioning very well. This takes a huge toll on the adrenals - same with several other organs too that may need to be supported as well: thyroid, liver, kidneys, intestines.

If the storms brought on pain, then you are also dealing with a lot of inflammation most likely -especially since Lyme is an inflammatory infection with the inflammation being in between the cells of the body. So you need to most likely address the inflammation as well.

As you may remember, I'm doing my healing with herbs and supplements, but there are many pharmaceuticals out there that can be used as well. Talk to your doc about it all. What he won't help with, we can give you ideas of natural things to add in.

My doctor is a DO, so we have tried some of the alternatives. Not all of them. I have major concerns about my stomach. It blew last year when I tried to go back on them. I got such a candida infection I started having pvcs (premature ventricular contractions). We didn't know the cause at first and my cardiologist was running all kinds of test on me. when my stomach started burning, we started Fluconazole. The pvcs stopped. Since the fibril virus and I worse than before. ugh.

I haven't written much so my story was lost here long ago. In 2006 I was Labcorp (as well as Igenex) positive and started with IV therapy and on to oral antibiotics for a years. I went for long stretches without antibiotics with short pushes back to freedom! This last 18 months Ive declined quite a bit! I didn't stay on the antibiotics because of the candida. Ive done the high doses of C (which works fairly well if the symptoms aren't severe). I feel like I am almost way back to 2007. The fatigue is so reminiscent of those early days, its disheartening.

I would like to know the names of the herbs, Traveler. Are they friendly to the stomach? Maybe Ive tried them. I see my Doc in the morning.

Thank you all for the encouragement.

PT

The last time I claimed healing, I had only a few nerve related issues- numb patches, and a few muscle twitches when I worked them hard. After having had all the symptoms except the male only ones and the more severe heart issues on the "Master Symptom List" (that can be found in our "New to Lyme?" thread), that was something I had never imagined! Joint popping had even slowed down to only the arthritic type of stuff one gets with arthritis (it's on both sides of my family, so having it is no big surprise).

This time, I've held my breath as I had some muscle twitching in my legs (but I had been standing in the kitchen for more than 5 hours that day, then sat down and stayed very still filling my herb capsules), fatigue (Don't forget that you have adrenal fatigue still, silly!!), and a few other issues like getting cold easy and that, but it can all be attributed to adrenal and thyroid issues.

But this is also why I'm being so cautious about "claiming" healing this time too - I do still have some symptoms......but they can all be attributed to the other conditions that I continue to fight with.

I feel good though, I'm sooo ready for spring because I plan on being in the garden this year!! There is a ton of yard work that needs to be done, and I just can't wait! That is the best indicator of how I'm doing for me.

Heck! I have even cleaned my oven now!!