How to decide next step...

Trying to figure out the next path to take on battling lyme is so confusing! I'm one of those people who can research and research things until I'm blue in the face, and that's what I feel like I've been doing forever. And then I've read so much information I'm completely overwhelmed and feel even more clueless than when I started.

I also think having limited resources financially makes it really hard for me to actually make a decision. Did any of you have this much trouble trying to figure out what to try after you were diagnosed? What made you decide to finally go a particular route?

I was just diagnosed this past summer and have only been seeing an integrative medical doctor (who has lyme herself) since. Even just doing that we have used up our savings and almost maxed out our credit cards, so I'm feeling the pressure. I'm leaning towards trying something like Cowden for a few months and then either continuing with it if I feel like it's helping or hoping my turn has come up on one of the waiting lists I'm on for LLMDs near San Francisco and somehow figuring out how to pay for them.

Struggling.

Thanks, ksocialwork. That's a good way to look at it. If I had unlimited money, I know I'd go straight to an LLMD first and go from there. But, I don't. :)

That seems simple enough, lymedriven! ;)

Fasting may or may not be recommended, depending on exactly what all you are dealing with, so be careful with that. You could actually set yourself back.

It was crazy hard to figure out what to do. Eventually, my Lyme brain won out and I started seeing a LLMD. I knew I was too sick to be the decision maker in my treatments. Well, I treated for a year and ended up a lot worse off mostly due to no one understanding the importance of detoxing I believe. So I had to stop treatments and work hard to get my body back to detoxing and partially functioning again. Since I knew I couldn't go back to using abx, I turned to herbs, before they were known to work for these infections. My choice was made for me though, I couldn't travel the 10+ hours each time to see a doctor and the only practitioner that would even see me only used herbs.

It ended up being the best decision since I healed very quickly (2 yrs) considering how long I had the infections (40 yrs) - but I was more than a little nervous about the whole thing!!

Girlie's suggestions is what I would have suggested as well. You can also work on cleaning up your diet if needed, and getting your body to detox well.

You can try stuff that's already worked for others:

I'm doing exactly that...copying what has worked for others(sort of).

I'm following things based on other's experience and it has helped.

Here's some example: Buhner herbs, Travelor's recommended chronic tonic, Antiparasitic herbs mix...i'm going to be on this for as long as it takes is the plan.

I've gotten better but for me...i know i'm going to need more time...even though my herx are pretty much all light...i still am not 100% and the last 15% that needs to heal is nuero which consists of my worst symptoms... :D

that's my best advice if your willing to spend money....use what has already worked and see how you do..