Can I expect a full recovery

Hey guys, so I’m making this post because I’m feeling really down right now for some reason. I feel like everything good in my life has been stolen from me, & now all I have is memories.

I’ve lost everything. I’ve lost my friends, my family, my social life, my hobbies & now I’m losing myself. I feel like a fatigued robot most days that can’t rememeber his own age.

I’m starting to learn I need to stay off the internet because when I got on there I usually get down and depressed about my future.

I am struggling to make it Day to day. Work drains me emotionally & physically to the point I just want to walk out and put a gun to my head. This disease has taken a tole on my relationship with my girlfriend & daughter. I feel as if I am not there enough for them but if I push myself to be there it only makes everything worse because I am just tired, hateful & not myself.

Idk what I expect from this post. I know there is no silver bullet to fixing late stage Lyme & mold. I know I’m gonna be in this for the long haul, but I just want to know I have a chance to get better. I really just need a Lyme buddy to talk too.

If this is my future, then it’s not a life I want to live. I would literally do anything for my old life back. Please help me guys.

I've felt the same during the middle part of my treatment in years 3 thru 5 before the extreme fatigue did start to lift and significant improvements were made. I'm in my 9th year of ABX treatment. I know that sounds pretty bad, but on good days I'm at 95% of my old self again and I can live with that.

Don't give up the fight... sooner or later you will come across a protocol that works and you will see more progress. You need to treat co-infections very aggressively and this is what most folks that see little progress need to do. After my first year of treatment in 2010 I switched my LLMD for this reason. Also adding Buhner herbs and an improved diet does help.

Post your past and current treatment protocols, and maybe we can suggest changes you can discuss with your LLMD.

Max01,

I have late Lyme/co and mold, too. It does get better. There have been many times when I felt overwhelmed and wanted to die because I didn’t know how to fix any of my problems and couldn’t see any way out. I realized that the toxins were responsible for those bouts of wanting to die, and those bouts would pass and return later.

Mold can be worse than Lyme, at least for me. I hope you are in a safe environment mold-wise and are not exposed to contaminated belongings. There are many posts here on mold with a lot of helpful information. The most recent one is Avoiding Mold Archives.

Recovery can be a long, slow process with a lot of ups and downs. It does get better. Whenever you feel hopeless or suicidal, please talk to someone or seek professional help. It can be very hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel with these illnesses, but THERE IS HOPE.

I will keep you in my prayers. God bless you with peace and hope.

Wow, I really appreciate these encouring posts. This is why I come here. Thanks guys