does this sound like bartonella?

My worse symptoms are neurological, most concerning are greatly reduced motor skills and tremors, mostly on my right side. I am having an issue walking as my legs get 'frozen' and I have to propel them forward. My right arm doesn't work properly either. And I've been very off balance, like I have vertigo. These symptoms are advancing at an alarming rate recently...I think the trauma of breaking my shoulder/arm gave bacteria a welcome mat to wreak even more havoc than they have already.

I have an appt with a new LLMD in October but want to try to slow the progression down in the meantime using herbs. But I'm not sure what to be treating. Does this sound like Bart? Could it be Lyme itself?

I'm on day 19 of Cowden but if it is Bart I'm going to slowly add in some Buhner Bart protocol.

Thoughts?

Yes, it could be bartonella.

This is from my LLND's website -
Bartonella symptoms

Bartonella symptoms are wide ranging, but most often mimic neurological Lymesymptoms as well as cause pronounced neurological pain. As such, common bartonella symptoms are:

• Cognitive difficulties and brain fog

• Auditory and visual hallucinations

• Anxiety and panic attacks

• Pronounced neurological pain, shooting sensations, sensations of being plugged into an electrical current, vibratory sensations

• Severe headaches

• Light and sound sensitivity

• Blurred vision

• Decreased peripheral vision

Some key note physical exam findings that often clue into bartonella treatment include:

• Sore soles, especially in the morning, with the sensation of walking on pebbles

• Stretch mark like rashes on the trunk

• Vascular growths and lesions

• Subcutaneous tender nodules just under the skin that come and go

Try houttynia ...sounds like bart nitting your nerves ...i got some rifampin and zith from online ...

I have been treating the infections - Lyme, Bart, and Babesia.

Ever so slowly I have "lost" some symptoms and others have improved.

I also detox regularly, and have recently added two herbs -Kudzu and Greater Celandine specifically for neuro issues. Don't know yet if it's working - only been on them consistently for a few months.

What are you using to get better Robby?

I've found that those symptoms would lessen as long as I didn't stay in one position too long....while at work, I'd get up every 20-30 minutes and walk to the restroom, copy machine, get a drink, anything to move. If I was walking too long or working in the garden too long, I'd kind of lock up, too....so again, every 20-30 minutes sit for a few and rest.

The houttanuyia (I think I misspelled that!) helped and also I started on Venus Flytrap tincture and noticed good improvements.

Bartonella is my main culprit in all of this and it's slow and steady for treatment. The neuro symptoms have been all over the board and my feet in the mornings felt as though I had broken bones and shards of glass in them for about the first 10 minutes upon waking. Weird jolts of pain in extremities, buzzing feelings, feeling like my arms (mostly) fell asleep and hard to move them. Lots of muscle weakness, too, which was one of my first symptoms and seems to be the hanger on-er now that I've been feeling better, too.

Hope this helps. The nice thing is that the weirdness goes in cycles for the most part, so at least you don't get bored!

Jenny