son says, "can't breathe enough air"- babesia maybe?

Hi again, back with another question.

So, my son (5) is doing pretty well; not many symptoms left (been that way for awhile now).

I'm still happy with his progress, but he just told me today that he feels like he can't breathe sometimes. He said he can't get enough breath or air sometimes. I asked him how often, and for how long, and he said "a lot" and for a long time (like for years). I can't remember if he's complained of this before really, maybe just once, so I wonder if it hasn't been so bad, or if it's coming to the fore front more now, or more often lately.

It kind of sounds like babesia, doesn't it? He's never been treated for that one at all (lyme and bart. treatment over a year now), and I wonder if we're peeling the onion and getting to another layer. hmm.

also, he's been nauseous a lot lately (most days for a few months now). We're waiting on a strep test, llmd mentioned maybe h. pylori (may start herb for that) and someone told me their herbs make them nauseous, so maybe it's one of those things…
but I also read that babesia can cause nauseousness. hmm….

Please tell me babesia isn't so bad to treat, just in case that's what he's dealing with! If it is what he's dealing with, his symptoms aren't very bad. He's come a long way from being very sick winter of 2013-2014, to feeling good and good energy, but with some symptoms still left to work on.

I'll mention it to llmd. I'm going to stay positive, but man…just when you think the end is near! But maybe it is for him, just that we have to make sure it all is dealt with first. Thanks for any thoughts or insights or recommendations!

Yes. K related the same symptom while she was herxing on cryptolepis/alchornea/sida. I was clueless until I came here and they told me "babesia".

She had been asymptomatic for babs until I started CSA. The total herx included air hunger, dry cough (especially at night), sighing (as she tried to get more air), a feeling of chest pressure, thigh pain with exertion.

As you know we are using the Buhner's full bartonella protocol (except l-arginine), and the addition of CSA and redroot from the babesia protocol have made a big improvement.

K's babesia symptoms were nonexistant, but treating babesia made all the difference in her recovery from bartonella.

Definitely sounds like Babesia to me as i've had that as well as chest pressure and brain fog. Unfortunately Babesia is not easy to eradicate minor symptoms or not its even harder if you have the duncani strain like I have.

I can tell you what's worked well for me and my LLMD has said he's had great success with his other patients is Omnicef/Tindamax along with ABAB from Byron White Formulas.