Posted 6/14/2016 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
I first would like to say that finding this forum has been life changing. It has given me hope that I can indeed heal myself of this horrible disease. Next, I would like to give a brief introduction to my story:
In the summer of 2013 (I was 24 years old), I went out to the woods with some friends when I lived in Pennsylvania in search of a local swimming hole and waterfall. We ended up getting lost in the woods for 5 hours in nothing but our swimming trunks. It must have been here that I was bitten.
2 weeks later, I am down at the beach with friends in North Carolina and the next morning after we arrived, I could not get up out of bed. We had maybe 2 or 3 beers before bed and I thought it was a bad hangover, but the way I was feeling was not proportionate to the level of alcohol consumed the night before. I was having terrible sweats and was having a lot of nausea and pain but tried to power through it. Towards the end of this weekend trip to the beach, I noticed on the back of my right calf a very large red bullseye rash. All of my friends were in nursing school and I took a picture of the rash and sent it to my friend Candace. She replied back with, "It looks like Lyme Disease, go get tested" When I returned back home to PA, I went to urgent care and got tested for Lyme. Long story short, I was diagnosed in July of 2013 with Lyme and given 3 weeks of antibiotics and left to fend for myself.
Fast forward 3 years to current, I am now 27 years old and have the following symptoms:
1. Extreme brain fog
2. Very low energy
3. Blurry vision
4. Retention problems
5. Joint pain (I also had ACL surgery the year before I was diagnosed)
6. Derealization
7. Depersonalization
8. Trouble focusing
There are a lot of other symptoms but these are by far the most prevalent and annoying. I think that because I caught it early and got the antibiotics right away, is why I tend to have mild symptoms today. This could be a huge plus or it could be me being hopeful.
Either way, I stumbled upon this forum and The Buhner Protocol and have decided that this made the most sense for me moving forward to get rid of whatever is left over in my body. I just ordered 2 bottles of Japanese Knotweed (the first herb in the 2015 Buhner Protocol). Unfortunately, Green Dragon Botanicals has a 2-3 week delay in shipping so I am getting anxious awaiting the arrival of my herbs so I can get started (I ordered them on Friday, June 10th so I still have a few more weeks until they get here). I have so many things I want to accomplish with my life and this disease has been an obstacle from me obtaining my goals. I have created this journal to document my journey from where I currently am to full healing to help not only myself, but others who are looking for relief as well. I am hugely involved in the Personal Development Community and I believe it has been my mindset that has gotten me this far. Knowing the different skills to control your focus/energy/mind will defintely aid me in my healing.
I would love it if you would follow along and maybe help share some things that have helped for you all along the way so we can all help each other get through this together. I look forward to coming out of this on the other side.
To health and beyond!
-Mav