Questions about Bartonella?

So I do know a bit about Bartonella. I've had 4 doctors tell me they suspect I have Bartonella over the last 3 years. The IGenex came back negative, although I was told Bartonella is worse to find than Lyme sometimes. The soles of my feet hurt a lot and my shins and bone pain are bad. I also have recurrent fevers which makes them suspect Bartonella. This week I am getting Galaxy testing done, PCR testing, hopefully it will show something.
I am taking Banderol, serrapeptase, and A-Bart (mostly samento.) I will restart doxy on Wednesday. (I am going to start pulsing.)
My questions are:
1. Does Banderol do anything for Bart? Does serrapeptase? (I seem to be herxing badly lately but I have Lyme too. My calves are tender and painful to walk or touch, worse than my thighs.) This seems more like "Bartonella". I haven't had this symptom for a while until I started the Banderol and serrapeptase.)
2. Does Bartonella have a biofilm? (From everything I read this is more of a no...but it has two cell walls and is intercellular along RBC's...I can't get a clear answer if cyst busters work for this.)
3. Does anyone have B. Quintana?? Or do most people have B. hensaele?
4. My mom has a cat. My mom wants me to visit her. My mom doesn't seem to care that the cat is flea infested but I do. (I can see the fleas crawling on the cat.) am I overreacting for not wanting to visit my mother??? I don't want more germs. There are lots of feral cats on that island my mother's cat fights with and I can't imagine what they spread around...

That makes more sense about the Banderol and why maybe I feel so badly lately...I couldn't seem to find a clear answer on that anywhere. Much appreciated!
Hopefully the Galaxy test will show something even if it's a random strain...supposedly they test more than just a couple. That's what u read anyway.
My mother lives five states away, I'd have to sleep in a guest room. It's a small house, the cat sleeps on everything and sneaks into rooms...she used to give me fleas when I was in high school from sneaking into my closet and laying on my clothes. Yuck!!

here's a compilation of research i put together on Bartonella not too long ago worth a read. i can tell you A-BART's success seems spotty from everything i've seen but you can be sure Rifampin or Cipro will hit it.


www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3578532

I have B. Quintana. It is the Bartonella specifically adapted for humans, we are its main reservoir. Along with bacilliformis.

B. Quintana is also called "trench fever" because it infected over one million soldiers in Europe's WW1. Almost all of them recovered after about one month, without any treatment. That's because most of them were not lyme positive, so their healthy immune system destroyed it.

Virtually any known bacteria can create biofilms. So this is not something specific to lyme or to Bartonella. Remember when you do not clean the shower room it starts to feel slippery when you walk? That is bacterial biofilm. Plaque in our mouth is caused by biofilm deposits.

These bacteria are not special because they create biofilms. The only really special and weird bacteria is Borrelia. It somehow manages to 1) suppress the immune system 2) constantly changes its wall so that it looks like it's a new bacteria and the immune system starts all over again 3) infects lymph nodes where the immune system should adapt to kill it and it prevents this adaptation. 4) it spreads all over the body and digs into tissues where the immune system cannot reach. 5) uses manganese instead of iron, like all the decent bacteria on this planet, so when the immune system detects an infection and "hides the iron" to sabotage the bacteria, it does not affect Borrelia at all

It is the real enemy. These coinfections are nothing. They become a huge issue because of the immune suppression Borrelia is capable of mounting. As a comparison, Bartonella creates horrific infections in AIDS people, while for normal healthy people it barely gives u a 5 day fever and then u are cured... Same with Babesia, Erlichia, Candida... These are no serious threats for a healthy person. They become serious when u have Borrelia, HIV, etc...

I think houttuynia is very effective for treating bartonella. It is part of both cowden and buhner protocols.
And garlic, loads of garlic. Sida acuta is also very effective, because Bartonella's life cycle includes the red blood cells, it uses them to spread around, and Sida acuta changes something to the erythrocites and it makes it hard for these Bacteria to enter inside. Obviously nobody has done studies to confirm or deny this, we just know it works by trial and error.

As far as antibiotics .... flouroquinolones +rifampin are good combo, but who can stay on that for years? I surely cant... but on Buhner's herbs i can... When u have a chronic infection the war is different, it is more of an attrition warfare than a full assault. U can't win this by nuking the enemy.

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And, although hard surfaces aren't where fleas like to go...when there is an infestation...they do drop off on furniture including coffee tables.

My mom had a persian cat...and it got infested...it liked to sleep on the coffee table...and when it left you would see the eggs and some fleas jumping around...

So, I wouldn't chance it if I were you...

When i recently started treating Bartonella my new symptoms were pain/tenderness in the back of my calves, swollen lymph nodes particularly my armpits and behind my knees as well as pain the middle of my chest. The chest pain started a few months ago while primarily treating Babesia but since I started the Cipro/Rifampin I'm apparently stirring them up and killing em off.

I also have head pressure/wooziness but no cognitive issues. I always thought this was Lyme and/or Babesia but its responding well to the new regimen I'm on so might be Bart.

I have chest pain too. Costochondritis, but that could be Lyme too. I'm not alone on the calf pain it seems though....
Yes, I think I'll stay away! I hate being a guest in other people's houses too. And now matter how much I try to convince her the fleas are a problem, she doesn't believe me! Sometimes I have no idea how I was raised by her...I'm so paranoid about cleanliness and germs.
Thanks for all the replies!

Lyme disease is an infection caused by being bitten by an infected tick. The first and typical symptom is usually a rash that spreads out from the site of the tick bite. It is important to protect your home from unwanted pest. You can read more at http://www.yalepest.com, about Lyme disease and ticks.

Houttouynia for Bart! it's like garlic for vampires :)