LYME Vs CANDIDA UPdate PART #2

i have the white coating on my tongue as well it seems to come and go during my antibiotic journey. coconut oil pulling and brushing my tongue daily definitely helps. i don't think i have any candida symptoms but i obviously do have a bit of a build up given my tongue.

I think your plan is a good one!!! do you have a good LLMD watching over you?

There is a connection to all of it. My major issues began with recurring mold exposure. Followed by eye infection(s) where I have good reason to believe Alternaria Mold was one of the culprits.

This was accompanied by sinus issues and headaches. One of my first treatments was Terbinafine with a short course of Itraconazole. The film impeding my left eye cleared along with a minor fungal infection on my outer ear (which I had for a decade without knowing - is ANY fungal infection MINOR?!).

Then ringworm and a chronic case of Jock Itch which no anti fungal/yeast creams could stave off. Therefore I surmised systemic yeast infection (candida and likely other dimporphic fungi).

When the skin was fungal, insects were attracted to me. A freaking beetle flew right into my ear. He probably smelled a fungal dinner awaiting him. Fruit flies would occasionally look me in the eye as if they wished to converse with me.

I am sure I got bitten by other insects at this time (I have not seen a single tick at this altitude of 4500 feet nor has anyone Ive spoken to). I am certain the bites led to nematode larvae entering my system which led to bacteria production.

Where there is a free dinner in the food chain there will always be dinner guests which appear. This appears to be a universal law.

Then the stings and tingles, red eye, floaters, foreign object feeling in eye, more cluster headaches, tinnitus.

I treated with 6 months of Fluconazole/Diflucan (with Nystatin, and Doxy pulses) and ketogenic diet. The Doxy made my red eyes white again but there was still more morning discharge than normal.

The yeast and skin got under control. Then finally the eyes cleared. Then I tried to come off of the Fluconazole. Each time tingling returned.

Then 5 cycles of Ivermectin/Praziquantel and low and behold there were unusual things in the stool.

about this time my one useful doc (whose opinion leans towards me being obsessing over nothing but does care) prescribes me Nitazoxanide as I am telling him that I believe I have hookworm, but I know now that it is more likely Bartonella acting up as it will from time to time.

The tingling stopped. However then the Lyme symptoms began. Very specific Lyme symptoms like ice pick headache, intermittent chest pain, and excessive hair loss, and Bart marks.

This is where I realized that it is not a simple mold sickness issue. It cannot be. It is either Lyme or early Morg or LymieMorgieMoldyNematode illness.

Oh no! My ears started to flake again as well as skin around the ears and scalp and there's some redness and itch on facial hair.

Now I felt Itraconazole was again needed as I was certain Fluconazole had done what it could for now. I am on day 9 of my second round of Itraconazole. The skin and ears cleared on day 3.

I know the risk of the "azoles" and after seeing what my brother went through (full blown Morgellons) after returning from visiting my mold contaminated home, I will take these risks.

I will listen to my body and it will tell me when it is time to quit the itraconazole as I didn't tolerate it well the first time but I am so glad I had this option.

95% of my journey has been self treating and no this is not a good path for most people as they do not have the time to do the research. I made the time. I will accept the consequence as much as I accept the benefit.

I am down to just a handful of symptoms and I trust my intuition and that the universe will guide me.

It may sound like I resort to these drugs willy nilly but it is not like that. I love natural options and use them also very carefully, listening to my body and the feedback it gives.

I am very much wanting to avoid any more abx but I am absolutely not opposed if and when the time comes.

I am giving you the condensed version and there is much prayer, meditation, and research that goes into every decision I make. Believe me.

Yes, I do believe the DNA Connextions test is very likely in the near future (thank you BlueLyme, forgive me if I am not giving proper credit to the right member, as my memory fails but you know I love you all) just as soon as I sell a small acre parcel of land which will happen at the end of the month so I have the money.

Also Mebendazole if it arrives is in my future. If not then horsey Febendazole will be but not while I am on Itraconazole. The universe will tell me when to stop and when to start and how to use my resources. This I am certain of.

I am also certain that you smart resourceful folk will chime in as needed and I will listen very carefully.

It is all connected. This is my two cents for what it is worth.

Post Edited (ChickenArise) : 1/4/2017 5:12:15 PM (GMT-7)

chickenarise, my goodness what a story, thanks for sharing. i do hope this comes to an end for you soon!

creativegirl - yes! i remember you telling me you had a similar experience. yes, i took well over 100 rounds of antibiotics myself (yikes), and if i had known better (how could i have when i was younger), i bet I wouldn't have had endometriosis either.

but we are where we are now, and we just gotta keep fighting. my problem is, how will i know if the candida is gone if i really dont have true systemic symptoms anymore? I need to get rid of it bc i dont want to have this stuff sitting inside me. My husband and I made an agreement that we were both going to tackle our health this year and get rid of the bad stuff for good..... I know i still have candida - bc my tongue is still white and i have not been eating properly AT ALL, amongst a few other reasons - this always happens around the holidays. I have a story to tell about what went on with me this past year, but will start a new thread when i find the time really soon!

wow, i guess it is possible if you are not using protection - my husband only got it from me once, and this was years ago. Although i have had systemic candida, i havent had a localized vaginal yeast infection in years. Once when I did, he did get it from me that one time - so maybe it depends on where the yeast is in your body.

i actually would think the opposite, but i could be wrong - your case may prove this so. But wow, this is concerning.....

jabele said...
For those suffering w/ sinus issues, I just got Argentyn 23 (its colloidal silver nose spray) and it's really helped with the stuffiness in my left ear. I don't know if the ear clog is due to lyme, a coinfection, or candida, but colloidal silver is antiviral, fungal & bacterial, I think. I got it for like $20 on amazon- well worth a try for those suffering!

Jabele does it burn at all? I have another nose spray with xylitol but I really hate anything in my nose, but I really should use it.

I do use colloidal silver liquid.