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Posted 2/7/2012 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
What do you do on the days when you feel like doing what sheep do when they are sick, just lie down and not get up again?

What do you do to make yourself feel better and want to get up again?

(and please don't say detox baths, I barely managed to dress myself today and it's a miracle I managed to heat a pot noodle for lunch and feed the cat).
Posted 2/7/2012 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Ohhh man! I've had my fair share of those days!! eyes Ugh! I'm so sorry, Scandic! When I have one or more of those days, I only do what I absolutely need to do. Feeding the cat, feeding yourself (the healthiest you can manage), drinking as much water as you can -within reason of course. If you are in a lot of pain (preventing you from moving much) or extremely exhausted, you won't want to drink quite so much.

Don't try to do things that aren't necessary, if you can get away with it. If you can stay at home, do so and rest as much as you can. The one thing I have always been able to count on with my infections is that things will change - frequently!

Hang in there!!!
Posted 2/7/2012 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
The pain is not so bad, it's more this horrible of feeling of disaster and "I can't do this anymore" accompanied by a horrible tiredness.

I started to feel headachey and tired yesterday, a sore throat during the night and my heart skipping a bit. I didn't twig that it's probably a herx until sometime this afternoon (my brain is stagnating), because I was just so taken up in the feeling of "I've had enough of this".

My cat is almost 17 and diabetic. I am alone at home and am terrified that I will either, a) forget to give her her insuline b) even worse, inject her twice by mistake. I am very carefully writing down that I injected her and triple-checking the dose.

My husband comes back from his business trip tonight, so he can take over injecting the cat.

I know, pot noodle, pretty bad huh? (weak smile) It was literally the only thing I could manage. I had a nap, with the cat, this afternoon. I usually only manage to nap if I am half-dead, so that tells you something. I feel less full of doom now, but have the worst headache and sore throat. My heart has not skipped for a good three weeks, I was so enjoying having a calm heart. Ugh.

Furiously drinking ginger tea, it tends to help me in general.
Posted 2/7/2012 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, the exhaustion is common for a lot of people with chronic tick-borne infections. When it gets bad the only thing to do is to sleep. If I try to push through it, it always takes a lot longer to subside, and I feel like poo for a lot more days.

The feeling of impending doom is also common. If this becomes a problem, don't wait - talk to your doc. Anti-anxiety meds usually help a lot with this symptom.

I know what you mean about having to write things down and triple checking everything! It's a real pain, but these days should get farther and farther apart as you go through treatment. Rest as much as you can, taking as good of care of yourself as you possibly can. Get back to any kind of detoxing that you can stand as soon as possible though. The cognitive issues are a sign of ammonia building up in the brain.

If you are juicing or doing green smoothies, add a bunch of carrots in! This is an easy, natural way of increasing your body's ability to detox.
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