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Posted 1/20/2014 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Just curious, what is the percentage of people that have chronic Lyme disease and get the right treatment from the beginning 100 percent and are cured effectively as fast as possible?

I feel like there is a massive learning curve for the treatment of chronic Lyme. There's so many different treatments, supplements, and prescriptions that the possibility of someone getting the effective treatment right from the beginning is so small in my opinion. I just finished reading The Lyme Diet. It is a good book. The book also has many recommendations of supplements, herbs, essential oils, and diet recommendations that are all in addition to what I have learned on this website. Between everyone's input here on this website, the book's recommendations, and many doctors' Lyme protocols, the treatment list is overwhelming.

Out of the hundreds of things to take what are the chances of someone taking the "magic" ten to twenty that are perfectly just right for them from the beginning and effectively beating Lyme disease?

I just wish there was an easier way.
Posted 1/20/2014 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
That's a good topic for a PhD research… I believe that I got the best of what was possible in my area at the time. Now I will be trying other things.
Posted 1/20/2014 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
They think I've had it since childhood and I'm 37, I believe I'm screwed. I hate to be negative, but I'd be lying if I said different.
Posted 1/20/2014 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
Actually, I didn't. When I was bitten 2 years ago I got 2 abx pills and was told it was going to take care of it… well and here we are!
Posted 1/20/2014 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
Wow...did you get inside of my lyme brain and write this post???!!!
Posted 1/20/2014 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
Actually, one must assume that there will be ongoing adjustments made even if they could find just the right treatment that their body needed to heal with the very first choice.

I managed to locate protocols that would work with my body with the second doc that I got treatment from specifically for these diseases - lucky? Yes, but I saw my first doc at the beginning of 2007 and didn't start seeing the doc that was able to help me heal until 3 years later, in 2010. And it took that amount of time for me to figure out what I needed to do to heal - for me it was going Holistic, finding ways to get my body to detox better, and supporting all of the systems in my body that were failing or struggling.

This doesn't mean that it can't be done though!! Just remember to give yourself some time to realize if a protocol is working, but don't assume that it will work and stay on it for a long period without seeing improvements. Be willing to change it up as you go along if you have plateaued or haven't seen any improvements.

Keeping a journal goes a long way in watching symptoms to be sure that things are improving and you can see what has had an impact on your healing and what kind of an impact - positive or negative. You would also be able to see any trends or patterns as well.


@ Maine - you most certainly are not screwed! I was first infected at the age of 7 and was 44 when I tried my first treatment protocol -which only made me worse - but I was 47 when I finally found what I needed to heal. So I went 40 years without effective treatment. A challenge? Yes, but definitely not impossible or unlikely!!
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