Horowitz Screening Tool as a Barometer of sorts

I love this tool.

www.tiredoflyme.com/horowitz-lyme-msids-questionnaire.html

You can't of course use a questionnaire to ultimately know where you are at, but it sure can be helpful when it comes to steering you in the right direction, and then going back to it. Especially if you live in a region where medical professionals are lyme illiterate and one doesn't have the resources for a lyme literate Dr., even if one existed.

It was my initial score that convinced me I was on the right track and dug into a lyme protocol.
When I first took this quiz, my score was somewhere crazy, over 100, I thought I was dying. Today it was 43, and although not 100% symptom free, my life is back. If you score over 46, then Horowitz suggests consulting with your Dr. the possibility of having a tick borne infection.

Go team! Team meaning, this is the place I came to for support. I ebb and flow being in and out of here being of support to others. When I'm not, it just means my life work has me elsewhere.

In many ways, I owe my life to this community - somehow...

I think what I love about this tool is that it is a reminder to me that lyme, in this moment, well - blood work isn't that reliable - being aware of ones symptoms is the key. One's body will tell you. I know I could improve in that area: awareness.

Girlie - yes, I am still treating... following the same path... following my intuition.
Right now I am alternating the herbs each day. I will do the simple chronic tonic 3x a day and detox with lemon water. Then a day of the concoction of herbs that taste so wretched - I make a tea out of it. The sauna seems to be the big help for me. I continue to do that. I found it useful to take a complete break from herbs and supplements for a month. What is interesting is that I am no longer experiencing the herxing I used to, I don't think, but then again, I haven't been writing down symptoms. I think I will go back to keeping a symptom journal.

Traveler said...
Well, heck, I'm still scoring 128 on that test! Dang it!

Oh Traveler - that is a high score!

Keep plugging away - you'll get there - just don't get reinfected again!

I'm still at 116. BUT I have other issues due to co-infections (don't we all), that aren't on his questions.

Like making sense!

After everyone telling me I probably had Lyme, even though I kept telling them my elisa was negative, this is the test that opened MY eyes. After a year of symptoms and treating Hashimotos, I scored a 69. I still suffered for another year with my GP telling me it cant be Lyme because the test was neg. Two years of suffering and I took this test again. I was at 109 if I remember right. Thats when I came on here, and then called an LLMD. Guess I outta take it again and see. Im over 3 yrs into this deal.

EDIT**

Just took it again and im still at 105.

Post Edited (trader758) : 6/18/2017 8:51:41 PM (GMT-6)