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Posted 4/27/2019 4:44 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on Doxy for a month. I've also just been told I have stage 2 kidney failure. This seems sudden because a couple of months ago all kidney tests were normal. Does anyone have any experience with this? Sometimes I wonder if this is a sinking boat sometimes. One problem after another. I'm still determined to fix all this. Any suggestions and information/input is much appreciated. smile
Posted 4/27/2019 4:50 PM (GMT 0)
Girlie has had those issues related to medicine. My guess is she will comment when she sees it. Don't panic as a number of people have had medicine-induced kidney problems that improved.
Posted 4/27/2019 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hey - what was your GfR?

Mine was below 60 when I was on a particular treatment.
And that is apparently stage 3 kidney disease.

It happened for 6 months - each time I was off the particular antibiotics (I pulse them) my gfr would go back above 60 (which is the cutoff)
Posted 4/27/2019 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
my doctor didn't tell me my GfR...she just told me I was in stage 2 and put me on an anti-inflammatory diet. She is one of the better doctors I've dealt with. At least she believes Armin lab tests and has had other lyme patients and actually believed me about lyme.
But she is not a lyme specialist. I wish we had one in this Country (Canada). All we have for Lyme "specialists" is naturopaths; and they charge a scary amount for often doing next to nothing. One naturopath told me I had symptoms of magnesium deficiency and charged me 280$ for letting me talk for 20 mins and prescribing Magnesium glycinate. One told me I was low on potassium. These things may be true, but I'm starting to get confused in all the tangles of supplements and deficiencies and side effects. I just want to be normal again. I'm sure many of you here can relate!
I'm glad to hear that others have resolved this. I hope there will be a time when I don't feel like I'm putting another thumb in the ****, so to speak. At some point some of this has to resolve!
Posted 4/27/2019 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Ask for the test results.

Are you east west Canada or in the middle?

There are some NP’s who treat Lyme disease in Canada.
Most only treat herbally

BC has nps who treat with abx
Posted 4/27/2019 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
Rehmannia Vitalize by Planetary Herbals is an amazing kidney herbal support


nettle
ginger
grapeseed extract
bilberry extract
taurine

all of them open up the kidney passages and calm inflammation

google "nephroprotective herbs" for more info
Posted 4/27/2019 6:28 PM (GMT 0)
also no more dark chocolate as its high in cadmium which is murder on your kidneys
Posted 4/28/2019 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Wow. Everything is bad for you. Even dark chocolate. Next you'll be telling me I can't have my polyphenolthingies from red wine?
Posted 4/28/2019 2:19 AM (GMT 0)

Lapis_29 said...
also no more dark chocolate as its high in cadmium which is murder on your kidneys

I just about spit out the chocolate in my mouth (kidding - I’m still eating it)

smile
Posted 4/29/2019 11:00 AM (GMT 0)
Girlie, I'm in the middle of Canada. I know some NP's treat lyme. My experience with 3 of them so far has not been inspiring....on consult, one very well known "lyme NP" in AB said that I can't have Lyme because he/she hadn't seen my particular presentation before. (Neuro symptoms, fainting, joint pain, Hypertension, known bites, rash, brain fog, adrenalin surges, pressure headaches, neck stiffness, huge lymph nodes on one side of neck, positive lyme test at Armin). Wow, what an ego....my symptoms go perfectly with literature, but for him/her to believe me, I'd have to follow what he/she's already seen exactly. And they really charge a lot to tell you that. I was floored and my trust in the general area was really wrecked. I do have to say that one NP I saw at least got me tested with Armin labs, which I thought was helpful.
I have to laugh that my colloquialism above was starred out, lol. Maybe I spelled the dutch word for a barrier against flooding, incorrectly. LOL. It's a common saying for illustrating a small person against a big event...putting your thumb in a hole in a barrier that keeps the whole ocean at bay....that's how this feels some days!
I have to say, I think the anti-inflammatory diet feels pretty decent, and I've only been on it for 4 days so far. It's really restrictive, but I can see the point at least. I just hope it's in time to turn some of these things around and boost my immune system adequately to fight the lyme.
Posted 4/29/2019 5:40 PM (GMT 0)

Ardhi said...
Girlie, I'm in the middle of Canada. I know some NP's treat lyme. My experience with 3 of them so far has not been inspiring....on consult, one very well known "lyme NP" in AB said that I can't have Lyme because he/she hadn't seen my particular presentation before. (Neuro symptoms, fainting, joint pain, Hypertension, known bites, rash, brain fog, adrenalin surges, pressure headaches, neck stiffness, huge lymph nodes on one side of neck, positive lyme test at Armin). Wow, what an ego....my symptoms go perfectly with literature, but for him/her to believe me, I'd have to follow what he/she's already seen exactly. And they really charge a lot to tell you that. I was floored and my trust in the general area was really wrecked. I do have to say that one NP I saw at least got me tested with Armin labs, which I thought was helpful.
I have to laugh that my colloquialism above was starred out, lol. Maybe I spelled the dutch word for a barrier against flooding, incorrectly. LOL. It's a common saying for illustrating a small person against a big event...putting your thumb in a hole in a barrier that keeps the whole ocean at bay....that's how this feels some days!
I have to say, I think the anti-inflammatory diet feels pretty decent, and I've only been on it for 4 days so far. It's really restrictive, but I can see the point at least. I just hope it's in time to turn some of these things around and boost my immune system adequately to fight the lyme.

BC has the better llnd’s - I know several people from Alberta who go to bc.
I haven’t heard any good things about the Alberta ones yet.

LLND EC is the most popular one - most experienced and knowledgeable. He got me so far but didn’t treat Babesia so that’s why I left.
Posted 4/29/2019 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
And many of your symptoms are classic lyme and co symptoms.

Don’t know what the heck she’s talking about
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