Hi new friends, I wanted to share an amazing thing that happened with my new best friend ... uh, I mean my new partner in my health ... uh, that's my LLMD!
I met with her yesterday. Long story short, I've been sick since 2003, worst pain and illness during 2004-2008. The past 3 years I've been blessed with pseudo-good health.
She thinks I may have several coinfections as well as LB. Of course! She's running all the right tests with the right labs. Hoorah! She doubled my doxy and is starting me on Z-mycin next week, with plans to keep me on it for at least a couple months. (not so much a hoorah on that one, but I'm gonna do what I gotta do.)
Basically, in just one meeting with her I realized that whatever my bacteria activity the entire secret to getting better and getting balance lies in my immune system, NOT just in defeating the bacteria. I may never rid my body completely of these baddies, but I can manipulate my environment and my life choices to promote a healthier immune system.
She was super smart and didn't pummel me with supplements or varied activity regimens or dietary/lifestyle changes. I know all that is coming and I'm ready for it.
But basically, I feel great affirmation that the way I've lived my life since the worse years of my illness--being totally Gluten Free for 2 years, major life revision dropped draining friends, added MUCHO more joy, changed what I do for a living, did a lot of psychological work with Dr. S--, these things have set me up for great possiblity of healing.
The immune system is amazingly smart. It has done these horrible things to me in the past to prevent something worse from happening. My immune system has kept me alive. Now I know I can help my immune system get back to a new balance, and perhaps a life with next to no body pain.
I have something I've not had in nearly ten years ... HOPE! I wish this for (((ALL))) of you that may feel lost. It is possible for you.
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