Posted 11/21/2013 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Princematt, welcome to the forum. Lyme is a very sneaky bacteria so it requires a different treatment protocol than normal bacteria. Most bacteria is killed with a few weeks of antibiotics because the body is saturated with the antibiotics and it kills all of the bacteria.
However, Lyme is unlike any bacteria. When the bacteria feels threatened by antibiotics or the auto-immune system, it changes/morphs within an hour into a different form to protect itself. The different forms of bacteria are spirochete, cell-wall-deficient, and cyst.
It also has the ability to drill itself into the innermost parts of the brain, teeth, joints, eyes, and any other place in the body where antibiotics cannot reach.
It also has a very efficient pump system that allows it to pump the antibiotics from within the cell wall so antibiotics can't kill it.
It can use the body's own auto-immune system to feed itself
It learns from other micro-organisms in your body so it knows how to survive in your body and adapt itself to it.
As you can see, a few weeks of antibiotics is seldom enough to kill it. Unless you take antibiotics within a few hours or days after the infection, the bacteria quickly finds a spot to hide in and then starts to multiply.
To make matters worse, infected people usually are infected with what we refer to as a "co-infection". This means that not only do you have the Lyme disease, but you may also have Bartonella, Babesiosis, Mycoplasma, and a whole lot more. Some symptoms overlap so you are never sure what you have.
When tested, your blood will be tested against one strand of Lyme disease. I think the are almost 300 different strands. On top of that the Lyme test is based on a Lyme spirochete that was never in a human body. Isn't that silly?
I hope I have given you an insight into why it takes a long time to control the Lyme disease. Please feel free to come here and join us in discussions and for support.