Back from Lyme doc update

Brief synopsis a month ago starting treating a potential Bartonella infection for the first time using Rifampin and Cipro. Two weeks in numbness in hands/feet, swollen lymph nodes, chest pain and higher fatigue put me in ER but heart was fine. Doctor changed me just to Rifampin until I saw him today.

Got a bunch of blood work done and I'm deficient in Vitamin D3 and B complex. Adding to my supplements Vitamin K2/D3, DHEA, Basic B Complex and MTHF. In 2 weeks will add Biaxin at night and keep Rifampin in morning so they don't overlap. Waiting 2 weeks so we can see if new supplements have any kind of adverse reaction.

I questioned why Biaxin as its a macrolide and I've been on Zithro forever and he said they work differently. I also mentioned why not a Tetracycline or back on Cipro didn't really get an answer lol.

Been regressing the past 4 days with symptoms returning which might be telling me the Rifampin only isn't enough to keep the buggers at bay.

Thoughts on approach? Thanks.

Oatez - I have had - from the beginning - a swollen and sore clavicle lymph node. I can't see it...but I can feel it...and it is bigger than the one on my right side...actually, I don't think I can even feel the lymph node on my right side.

Maybe in other areas, they are visible...but the clavicle one is in the indentation behind my collar bone...so maybe that's why it can be felt, but not seen.

I also had one behind my ear for a couple months...I don't know if it was visible...I could feel it, it was sore...most likely it would have been visible.

For sure Girlie. I do have the MTHFR gene which should be obvious from the supplements he added. The swollen lymph nodes are either from lyme or bart per my LLMD.