Occipital lymph nodes

I had one show up sometime after I started the Lyme antibiotics - maybe about 5 or 6 months in.

It was on the right side - back of my head (behind my ear) lasted for only a few months and then resolved.

Prior to treatment and during treatment (until I did bart abx) - I had a swollen/sore clavicle lymph node. It resolved after several months of bart antibiotics.

Poke root ?. I have tried red root ...the ones on my neck showed up after a few months of tx...every morning it feels like the flu..and my ear node never went down after infection...how do you all do it ?...there is so much ...not one system of my body is ok..it is all been comprimised...bee venom cream helped to move blood on neck...

Thanks for the input!

I am already on high doses of JK but I might try Red Root or Poke root. I am really interested in bee venom - that's my next frontier once I get a better foothold.

For the previous 2 months or so I have been struggling so hard to recover from my last GI attack at the beginning of Feb and haven't been able to do any housework, get on my bike or do much of anything. I just could not fight off extreme exhaustion, couldn't eat... been a tough couple of months.

And more recently I have been knocked OUT over the past couple of days as I increased the vanco (bart) infusions from the initial 1g every 48 hrs dose up to every 12 hrs. But this was expected. I literally can barely finish the infusion before I have to stagger off to bed and sleep a couple hours off in-between all my protocol doses. But the vanco is really working so far so I can't complain.

And was feeling better today - wanted to get back on my bike today and it's warm outside so a good opportunity to work up a good sweat and hopefully move some of this gunk out of the lymphs. And as I hopped on my bike, it became very clear that my groin nodes are also swollen---ouch! ;)

Typically, I have attributed the swollen nodes to a viral explosion because when I was younger they would swell often and I would always test positive for mono (I lost count how many times I had mono in my teens through my 30s.) And that's how I learned to recognize sx of high viral load - exhaustion is high on the list. But my exhaustion level is better so today/yesterday so I'm leaning more toward a bart flare than virus.

So, I was reading a lot of really interesting info about Bart hiding out in lymph nodes. So, now I'm wondering if the vanco forced the bart to flee into the nodes but surely, the vanco is getting into the nodes as well? Also very curious about the fact that the occipital nodes are generally associated with dead infection toxins/debris draining from scalp, neck, ears so if this was bart - where is was it?

I also found fascinating info about vanco creating a significant shift in autistic PANDAS kids. Love that they tried an abx (wondering if an herbal protocol, say BW's A-Bart would also have the same effect)...

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G -
I guess that's why MDs always feel around your head, neck, clavicle area in a checkup.
It makes a lot of sense now that your bart abx affected your swollen nodes. And din't you say that one of your initial sx was a sore shoulder/arm?

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Wow. That is very interesting. I wouldn't doubt that a tick would cause all of that infection. And... gross. LOL

I have two spots on on my back and one on my thigh that are raised but very smooth and very round - the skin looks like it's blistered except the bump is hard/solid. I often wonder if this is where the ticks burrowed in and never left. They look scarred and not normal for my skin type.

Maybe the groping is an American MD thing? Or maybe they just do it to me because of my mono history? My LLMD gives a "physical" once-over only once a year. But she does hug me at the beginning and end of every appt. At first I was a little put off by it---surprised, really. But now I really appreciate how she doesn't treat me as the petrie dish that I am.

And Traveler -
I am understanding now why you say these nodes were your most painful. I'm a back sleeper and there's no way I can lay my head on a pillow. When I have more energy tomorrow I will look into some massage tricks.

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thanks sweepea -
I will definitely look into Pekana.
Boy, is my head/neck sore today...

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