onion in armpit to induce fever and kill microbs.

No, Abhi, that won't work. It's known as a wive's tale here in the US - it's a rumor. And, even if it did work to raise your body temp some, it wouldn't be high enough to kill these bacteria. That takes a really high fever and the person needs to be under medical supervision as that high of a fever can cause convulsions and brain damage if it's not handled properly.

Abhi, there is a place in Europe, I am not remembering where, that uses "fever therapy" as a way of treating lyme. I am not advising this, but in my protocol, I thought to work at getting my body temperature up safely, and I feel as if it really helped. I used the sauna at my gym and was in it for 13-14 minutes, which got my core temperature up for a short period time (gosh, only a minute or two), at a level that would kill the lyme spirochete. I drank a ton of fluids before, and after.

Huddie,

I am really sorry to hear that both you and your son are sick with the illness. I can't even imagine what it would be like with twice the financial burden and having to find solutions while you yourself are sick. You have my admiration.

If your son has been sick for years, then it will take a while to recover completely. On the other hand, with an effective treatment program, many symptoms may drop away very quickly as was the case with my daughter. Supposedly children have a capacity to heal faster than the rest of us.

So you want to know what "worked" for my daughter? I will have to go into a little bit of a lengthy explanation to answer that question. When we found out that Heather had LD and coinfections, we tried 3 different treatment approaches to get her well. The various aspects of my answer will fall into those 3 approaches.

Like most people we found an LLMD that tested, diagnosed, and treated Heather. Heather was very very sick with many symptoms by the time that her first treatment started. The LLMD was supposedly an "integrative" physician , but she only prescribed high adult dosages of 3 different ABX at a time with Heather. Although her LLMD was "lyme literate", and in fact was "mentored" by Dr. Burrascano, there was little detoxing suggestions other than adding a little lemon juice to water. Heather's symptoms got even worse during this period, although, towards the end, some of the Babesia Duncani night sweats and deleriums started to dissipate.

The second phase started when I was horrified by her worsening symptoms with ABX treatment. I made several major changes. I developed an extensive detoxification strategy through several elimination channels. I also introduced Heather to aspects of several popular herbal "protocols". In my opinion, killing the pathogens is the easiest of all things to do. Preventing harm and restoring the immune system are the most difficult. We also switched to a truly integrative LLMD during this period.

Here are some things that we found helpful during the second phase:

1) ionic foot detox
2) rebounder (mini-trampoline)
3) developed my own "protocol" to eliminate severe neuropathy and hypersensitivity in her arm, shoulder and scapula... in 5 weeks it was gone forever!
4) we forced heather to leave her bed and the sofa and got her body moving again with a small amount of swimming
5) when flagyl was so harmful to heather, I secretly substituted a serrapeptase and lumbrokinase combo to eliminate biofilms and lyme cysts.
6) treated Heather for parasites- a big step!
7) treatment for heavy metal elimination- particularly aluminum
8) completely changed to an organic and gmo-free healthy diet
9) hot baths with epsom salt and hydrogen peroxide for detoxification and also combined with other treatments for other purposes

We thought that this second phase would in fact be the final phase, but we were wrong. Heather started to relapse 2 months later. Lab tests confirmed that her immune system had not recovered.

We had reached a critical fork in the road. Were we to continue on the same path, hoping that a better ABX was the answer? That prospect failed to give me any confidence at all. I felt that a critical piece of the puzzle was missing. Heather was a competitive swimmer, and her dream was to swim in college with a swimming scholarship. She was halfway through her freshman high school year, and time was of the essence. it's one thing to just get by in life, and its another thing to be an elite athlete competing at a very high level. It was time for a completely different approach.

I thoroughly read all of Dr. Jernigan's articles on his clinic website- The Hansa Center for Optimum Health. His articles made a lot of sense to me. His focus is a shift away from the pathogens to focusing on what is sub-optimum in the body. Their testing reveals weaknesses in the body that are vulnerable to pathogenic attack. Their treatments are designed to restore functional integrity to the entire person. The concept is so simple and makes so much sense. Their basic question is, why did this person get sick? Heather responded very quickly to treatment, although it took about 1.5 years to fully heal. Here are things that helped:

1) non-toxic informed targeted treatments at the hansa Center- the single most helpful step of all
2) restoration of Nitric Oxide production, Hansa Center
3) elimination of allergic reactions to certain color frequencies at the Hansa Center
4) like an electrical panel box in a house, Dr. Jernigan "turned on" her body's nervous system circuits
5) Treatment that drained her gall bladder at the Hansa Center
6) We purchased a biomat for her to use.
7) weekly foot-reflexology treatment
8) Oral System Balancing (OSB) by a Biological Dentist
9) Cranio-Sacral Treatment at the Hansa Center and at home
10) implementation of low-dose hormone replacement therapy -hydrocortisone

I provided a very brief sketch of some of the things that we did to make her well. She was very sick, but has no symptoms today. She is in the process of tapering completely off of her replacement hormone-hydrocortisone at the present. That issue is another story that I will share soon. This journey has educated me in so many ways!

Huddie- there is so much to say with so much writer's cramp to say it. If you desire to correspond further, I would be glad to. I wish you and your son the very best future!!!

Don

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Don. Great to hear about heathers improvement. Can we hear more about #3 self protocol to eliminate arm issues?

Don,

Thank you. Crying again. That you have gone through the same issues. I haven't come across anyone with the same growth issues. My son just turned 14, he is already the youngest in his grade and he is only 5'2" and 91 lbs. He doesn't want to school and he gets teased for his size. Let's just say that nothing on him is growing and the endocrinologist has given us NO reason for 1.5 years. At least we have a reason now. He IS in the crucial window for growing. I mean if he grows 5" he will only be 5' 7". Ok need to get to work on healing his HPA axis and thyroid. I can't even tell you how much gratitude I feel right now - and so happy that your daughter is well and all grown up. Thank youDon!

Going to read your links right now. My private email is under my name if there are any special doctors you especially think helped, or someone at Hansa if you thought that was the most valuable, please let me know. I will do anything at this point.

Don,

Not sure you are still on here but I want to order a biomat. Is there one you like? There is one by Medicrystala and another by Ereada. Thoughts?

Claude,

There is an old healing poultice (a naturopath/healer taught it to me). You chop up garlic and mix it in some vaseline. You spread the salve on the bottom of your feet, wear socks and go to sleep. I did this to my husband when he had a flu years ago. The stuff would be brown and green from the infection being drawn out.

I swear that my essential oils for lyme (clove, theives, frankincense, oregano -in a base of coconut oil) put on the soles of my feet each night have really helped me.

Huddie- I will be out all day, but I will post something tonight.

As far as a biomat is concerned, we purchased a "Richway" amethyst biomat. It has served us well. Since that time, other technologies have emerged. There is now a PEMF version of a biomat. The Hansa Center uses both kinds. I would probably purchase a PEMF biomat if I was looking for one now. I don't know anything about any brands. I know that other forum members have experience with biomats as well, and maybe the PEMF version. Could someone please share their knowledge/experience with Huddie? A biomat will not come close to being a total solution for your son, but it does promote healing and detoxification. It is just one tool.

Huddie, please do not despair. There are solutions for your son.

Don

huddie,

The specific biomat that I purchased was the Richway "Professional".

Apparently PEMF mats are a lot more expensive than Biomats. Here are links to information about PEMF mats and Biomats:

http://www.biomat.com/an-introduction-to-pemf-mats/

https://www.richwayandfujibio.com/welcome/index.php/products-en/bio-mat


Here is a video in which a biomat and pemf mat are compared:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSIlYPSGbmg


Don

Don,

Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to come back and help us. It is so appreciated. I'll be researching biomats and Hansa.

Sadly these will become Christmas gifts/vacations. Love this lyme!

Thank you.