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Posted 2/10/2017 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
So, I am a guy, and tested positive for lyme, went through various atb treatments, and at this point i am fine but with some lingering symptoms, like muscle twitches, some pain in hands and knees, and sometime lightheadness. But overall, im kinda used to it, and dont take any treatment for a year now. I am planning to start a family with my girlfriend, but i am scared of passing lyme to her and her to our baby. Is there some treatment that I should be on while trying to get a baby?

Doctors here say theres no way for it to happen, but I know lyme, so its very possible.
Posted 2/10/2017 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
course its possible i passed lyme to my wife who's been sick for 8 months and counting. doctors know almost nothing when it comes to this complex illness.

probably the best thing you can do is to practice protected sex except when you're trying to have a baby. it doesn't guarantee the little ******s won't make it over but it does minimize the opportunities. in addition you don't know if your girlfriends immune system can knock it out even if it does come over.
Posted 2/10/2017 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
As Rikky said, that's the best way to protect your girlfriend, but using protection also makes it pretty darned hard to start a family.

If I were in your shoes, I'd be on an effective protocol for treatment until all symptoms resolved, then stay on a maintenance dose of something like astragalus to keep your bacteria from surviving to infect her - then to be sure she doesn't get it, have her on something as well. Some herbs and abx are not supposed to be taken when trying to get pregnant, so do be sure to thoroughly check each item that you and she take. She should stay in some sort of treatment while pregnant (generally it's Amox), to be sure that the baby doesn't get infected.

Then, if she does get pregnant, do be sure to have the baby's cord blood tested.

There are risks when treating a pregnant woman, but the risks of the child having these infections pretty much outweighs many risks in my mind (I was a child that grew up with these infections, so I'm a bit biased about this).
Posted 2/10/2017 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your kind advecies, as they come from the real ligelfe experience. Thing about lyme is that not even she would take atbs for prevention, and for me, the LLMD I used to visit in Austtia says that theres nothing left for her to give me, since i can live normallysith all the symptoms. So yeah, any ideas like asparagus are welcome. I would even go for a round of atbs but no way for her
Posted 2/10/2017 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
What about herbs? Many of us use herbs to heal these infections, and you could use them to "finish up", and then they can be used to help her as well. You would just need to have a very good herbalist, like the ones that Buhner recommends.
Posted 2/16/2017 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
I tried contacting Buhner herbalists but none of them would do skype sessions and I live in Eastern Europe where lyme is still unknown. Does anyone here have a good protocol that I could get on? Any help to fellow lymie is very welcome
Posted 2/16/2017 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
I know there are some herbalists who do phone appointments. I guess maybe it's the fact that you are in Eastern Europe? IDK

Did you try contacting all of them?
Posted 2/16/2017 3:38 PM (GMT 0)

Zoner said...
Thank you for your kind advecies, as they come from the real ligelfe experience. Thing about lyme is that not even she would take atbs for prevention, and for me, the LLMD I used to visit in Austtia says that theres nothing left for her to give me, since i can live normallysith all the symptoms. So yeah, any ideas like asparagus are welcome. I would even go for a round of atbs but no way for her

You need to find a new LLMD. I think standard protocol is to get you to 100% then continue treatment for 2-3 months afterwards to make sure. Are you sure your girlfriend isn't already infected? If you've had unprotected sex, she very well might be and just be asymptomatic. I agree with taking antibiotics while pregnant, but finding a doctor to do that would be near impossible unless she was symptomatic.
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