weight gain, excerise and tears

I'm in my 5th week of treatment for babesia. Lyme is not an issue at the moment....praise God!!!!!

I'm really struggling with weight gain. I gained about 20# during lyme treatment(about 4 months) and I've already gained 7# during the babesia treatment. My hunger has gone waaaaay down, so I'm not eating much. I was working out until last week, and simply can no longer get past 10 minutes of a workout.

My wonderful LLMD tells me not to worry about it. We will address the weight when my body is healthy enough for it. She's not sure why the weight gain though. It could be lack of food. I have gained weight in the past when I've tried to do restrictive calorie diets. It could be with low red blood cell counts, food I'm eating isn't really being processed, just stored. I don't know, I just know it's really hard. A pound a week is not a good thing. I already struggle with the labored breathing and extra isn't helping.

I want to exercise, but like I said it's tough. And honestly I'm not sure if it's dangerous. Doc has told me to be cautious because of low oxygen levels......but I feel like I have to do SOMETHING!!!!!

I am having a really hard time detoxing this time around too. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. When taking a bath, it feels like there are bricks on my chest. Not pleasant. Dry brushing leaves me in a lot of pain....unless I can take a bath afterwards. Doc did put me in DesBio's Detox protocol. I've only been on it for 3 days, but maybe that will help.

Anyone struggle with the weight gain? I know it shouldn't bother me, but it really does.

Hi Living-free,

I understand what you are going through. I gained about 36 lbs since I started treatment (August 2012), it has stopped now. Thank God for that.

My dr said to not worry about it. He says it is caused by inflammation (tissue swelling up). He had a patient who is better now. At he point where she got better, she called him, panicking, she hadn't stopped going to the bathroom, each 10 mins, she had lost about 14 lbs in just one week.

I too, like you have a detoxing problem, cause unknown. My inflammation is sky high. Dr is really not worried about the weight gain.
I eat about half of what I ate before treatment. I drink a lot, a lot of lemon juice too.

I know it's really frustrating, you're so sick, and then you look at yourself in the mirror... It hasn't been very beneficial for my self-image....

Forgot about that Trav
Thanks for adding your advice

Thanks for the encouragement.

I have been battling hypothyroidism, but I've never gained weight this quickly. It's always simply been harder to get off.

Doc keeps telling me, get rid of bugs first then we will work on the rest. Guess I should listen and quite stressing out about it. :)

Though I really do like MarieLS's comment on 14# gone in a week. I'd take it, even if it is water weight. LOL!!!!

I understand completely. I have probably gained 50 pounds. Eat very clean diet, and try to walk/run for at least 30 minutes a day, but like you, it's getting increasingly harder. The weight gain was one of my first symptoms. No one could explain it. It's so demoralizing because no matter what I do, nothing works. I figure why even try? ? But I know that diet is so integral to healing so I don't give in to eating unhealthy.

I just started taking naturethroid for less than optimal thyroid, hopefully that helps. My LLMD also says to not worry about it too much, we've got bigger fish to fry with lyme and coinfections, the weight will resolve itself eventually. This disease is so relentless.

LOL living-free

The only thing I think about is that comment from my doctor...