Herxing/Biocommunication Treatment?

Hi friends,

I don't really know what this post is about. I guess I'm wondering:

1) Am I herxing or having the flu?
2) Has anyone tried bio-communication therapy ever? Not just for lyme, but for anything? Opinions?

I think I'm finally having my first herx. If so, this SUCKS!! It's 6 weeks into the doxy, with a one-week break after 4 weeks due to lapse in medical coverage. Felt good for the first 4 weeks, saw improvement. This second time around, for the last 10 days or so, I'm having nausea almost everytime I take it, plus incessant heartburn and/or wanting to vomit. Lots of my lyme symptoms are back, just lessened a bit: dizziness, headaches, allergies, real brain fog, dyslexia & word searching, waking up in a bad mood before my eyes are even open, really tired during the day, can list what I should get done each day but cant concentrate to accomplish almost anything, and heart beating so hard when I lie down that it shakes me & the bed and I feel like vomiting. The last few days I feel flu-like but no fever. Night sweats, weird stomach feelings, painful eyes, lack of focus or energy. Then, like clockwork, I finally get some energy in the late afternoon and my body wants to exercise. ?! Tired but wired till 3 am-->start the nastiness over the next day.

Today I had a remote appointment with a Naturopathic Doc on a hand cradle. Has anyone tried this? I'd love to hear about anyone else's experience or opinions. www.zyto.com/

I connect the hand cradle to my laptop through a USB cord and download the software. I place my hand on the cradle she sent me, she runs tests through her computer across the country, her signals come through to my hand, my body sends back responses. I feel nothing and we just chit-chat on the phone while this is taking place. It took less than an hour to run all the stimuli.


I only told her about my Lyme diagnosis, not how I've been feeling the last week or so... The test picked up lots of things but NOT lyme. She says that could be good--it could be because my body is responding to the medicine. She did pick up Flu or Viral, Amoeba, low Hypothalamus function, low Gallbladder function, low Liver function, Small Intestine working really hard, and something with Urination. She said this is also good, at least my body is working and fighting. Now I have to support it back to balance.

The food allergies test picked up STOP ALCOHOL (I indulged the other day and, woo-boy, I regret it!), stop mixed lettuces (?!), and STOP HYDROGEN PEROXIDE--this last one really surprised her. (I added hydro-peroxide a few times to my detox baths recently and was extremely dehydrated during my sleep each night. Twice my lip has split open the next morning when I go to brush my teeth. I drank lots of water but maybe it's just too much with the other stuff I have going on. She said do Epsoms alone for now.)

So I guess I'd just like any insight anyone can give. Thanks for reading!

Yes, I think you're herxing. Unfortunately, it's part of LYme territory.

I did a hand cradle thing in a chiropractor/Rife/Onamed technician's office, and the results seemed fairly accurate. Still, it seemed a little New Agey to me. I'm kind of New Agey myself, but I still have my limits.

She gave me some kind of "tinctures," for lack of a better word, that had no ingredients, just water that had been "energized."

Alcohol isn't a very difficult one to guess--sorry. Plus, it's super bad for Lyme.

I can't see what could possibly be wrong with mixed lettuces? I've never heard of anyone being allergic to lettuce.

I'd be suspicious that she didn't pick up Lyme.

I think I'd be more willing to pay for an LLND or LLMD who knew a lot about Lyme.

I'm ditching most of my doctors, and just going to the LLMD. I don't even have a PCP. I've also noticed that NDs who aren't Lyme Literate don't know much more than regular MDs. Are you sure she's an ND?

There are a lot of wackos out there who are basically just out to get your money.

Margaret

Margaret

So after my dr's appt I was kind of down because he changed my meds and says I may likely be a candidate for IV treatment in the new year. This is actually my only fear in all of this lyme nonsense. I really don't want the port or picc line. :-( So I think I'm gonna ramp up the natural remedies and see if I can avoid the IV down the line. Any thoughts on this?

I haven't even filled the new med prescription because I'm scared to switch things up too quickly. Advice on this is welcome too. I still have 2 weeks of doxy left before I will need to fill the other prescription.

Before and after the appt the other day I was so exhausted I felt like I couldn't even get off the subway. I wanted to sleep right there on the train for hours. I was still nauseous and really dizzy and my legs felt like I was wading through thick mud.

After the appointment I went to bed and slept for 2 days straight. I woke up here and there but couldn't even leave the couch I was so tired to the bone. Last night, after 48 hours of rest, I finally dragged myself to a holiday party and slept really hard afterwards. I woke up around noon today and immediately knew I felt like myself again. I had a *normal* day today--NO symptoms of Lyme at all! (Except a tiny bit of dizziness when getting off my elevator.) I went for a walk/run in 34-degree weather tonight and felt really proud of myself, it felt great. Now I'm tired and only a tiny bit wired, almost ready to sleep at 1:30 am.

I think I just survived my first 10-day herx. I want to try to stay on the doxy and add herbs in and see if I can continue to improve. What do you think of this approach?

Thanks!
Maui