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I've been 'sick' since Sept. 2013 (when symptoms first appeared) and just recently diagnosed with Lyme, Babesia, and possibly Bartonella by a LLD in May. I am currently on 4 meds and a variety of herbal supplements and vitamins and drink lots of water and try to detox, but I have days where I wake up and I feel awful, and then I have days where I feel pretty good. It's been a roller coaster physically as well as mentally and emotionally. I know I probably have a long road ahead of me, but does anyone else feel frustrated or overwhelmed and hoping to wake up one day and feeling like things are getting better? I'm trying to stay positive and hopeful but the bad days definitely bring me down....

One thing you can be glad about is that you didn't go undiagnosed any longer. I know that thought doesn't lessen your suffering, but the sooner it's caught, the better. You're not alone in your thoughts and many people go through the ups and downs that you're going through. Just keep coming here for support and to ask questions you might have. It's a lesson in patience.

Do you have support from family or friends? I hope so.

hey, Ace- hang in there.

I've been sick with Lyme&Co for 29 years, but was only diagnosed last autumn. Since then it's been a rollercoaster of pain, change, expense, difficult decisions, demanding treatments, and lots of study, wondering and processing.

It can be difficult. This disease is not for the weak. The weak give up and either die or take their own lives in despair. What I do, whenever I fall down the hole, is to remind myself that "this is but a stage of healing, it will pass". The pain will be (re)experienced and released when you accept this.

I've been on abx for 8 months now and have experienced significant progress but my, has it been a long war! At times I experience overwhelming "treatment fatigue" and just want to quit. But I remind myself it's just a stage of healing and press on. I haven't missed a single dose of meds in 8 months.

It helps to remind yourself that the times when you're herxing and feeling lousy, it means the little bacteria are dying in droves. Bless yourself, thank yourself, take a drink of water, and hit the sauna to get the poison out. The good/bad ratio will begin to change until you're measuring good days in weeks and bad ones by hours or days.