Afia:
We did both abx and a modified Buhner/Dr. K/Trav's formula protocol. We started with abx until we got to a comfortable level and then I added to the mix whatever I thought could benefit us without hurting us.
We are all different. But I focused on bringing the immune function up and followed the herbal protocol for a few months and detoxing. Then the Killing I sort of did it in spurs and strong and heavy several times. Dr. K says to surprise the bugs, an idea that I believe is very smart. I felt pulsing was the best way and except for abx, which we did not pulse, since doc said to take continuously. I feel the best way is pulsing from my extensive research on other diseases. In studies, when after eg 10 days the response to a certain herb is measured, most often than not, it provides no additional benefit. So taking some time off and then returning to it has shown to give better results. In addition, I was concerned with creating resistance.
Some of the herbs were from Buhner but some I didn't want to include because of side effects or because I felt they weren't needed. I added some of the products Dr. K uses in his main protocol that Buhner does not. I added some of the herbs that Trav used, which I liked and I thought worth adding. Chlorella, which I love, was our main binder because in addition to being a binder, it has nutrients that other binders don't have. I used tinctures that Dr. K uses in his treatments but I made my own, I didn't buy the products he uses. I bought Buhner books but I also read all of the materials I could get my hands on from other sources. I added a few tinctures that I liked that had nothing to do with any Lyme protocol. Lots of teas. Turmeric, Ginger, garlic in cooking as well as as many herbs as I could use in cooking.
But I really think that praying was what helped the most! And God blessed me not to be at my lowest points of these illnesses while my kids were at their lowest points, so I was still able to care for them and continue to research. I can provide a list with all the tinctures I took if you'd like, but I don't think it would do much good because I did whatever crossed my mind and prayed that it worked. Certain things like Chlorella were taken every day. Now we still take it but there are days that we skip it. We also did our own probiotics which is very easy to do. I am sure I am forgetting stuff, I will try to add more if I can remember.
We also did baths. For my son, I did massages with coconut oil, and he took a lot of coconut oil as well. He and I are the only once that had a dramatic change in diet: I backed his bread with coconut flower or almond flower.
I hope this helps! I will add more later and try to edit. It has been a year since we stopped treatment, so it's hard to remember all of it at once.
Post Edited (Simela1) : 3/13/2017 5:23:54 PM (GMT-6)