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Posted 9/24/2016 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
I haven't been diagnosed with lyme yet but I highly suspect I have it. Its a long story but five years ago I started experiencing odd symptoms like major anxiety and depression, enlarged thyroid, later major weight gain, fatigue, among other things. I thought it was a thyroid issue so I got tested for all hormones and antibodies and had an ultrasound done but everything came out normal. It was monitored annually and last year a nodule on my thyroid grew substantially so I had to get a biopsy and it came out negative for cancer. I still didn't know what was wrong. I decided to see a rheumatologist because my symptoms sounded like lupus. She ordered bloodwork and my ESR and CRP levels were elevated, indication inflammation. She said to get it done again in two months to see if it was still there so I did and it was. She said to wait 6 months and do it again. I thought it was ridiculous to do this so I dropped her and decided to find another dr. She didn't tell me to do anything or change anything, she just kept telling me to come back.. made no sense. I always keep a copy of all my bloodworks and one day about a month later I just happened to look over this labwork and saw that band 23 for lyme disease was flagged. After research I discovered all the things about the cdc and how the guidelines view this as a false positive, so she never told me it was on the bloodwork, i discovered it myself.
So after research, i realized I needed to see an llmd. So I went to her in August 2016. She ordeed labs from Igenex, Spectracell, another lab and Labcorp. I recieved the Labcorp results back already and I saw that the CD57 test was low. I also have low vitamin D. It all points to lyme. I don't see my llmd again until Oct. but still no treatment or diagnosis. I was hoping that even without the igenx test my llmd would just begin treatment I'm annoyed by waiting because I don't want it to get chronic or worse... I have started taking oregano oil because it is a natural antifungal. I was considering beginning the salt/vit c protocol but haven't yet...
Has anyone tried oregano oil or the salt/c protocol and what were the results? Thanks
Posted 9/24/2016 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to our community, cb1234!

Band 23 is lyme specific...it's not a false positive. You have lyme disease.

So the LLMD didn't accept the Lab work showing that?

I haven't tried oregano oil..but others have used it.

The salt/c protocol isn't something I would want to do. I don't think high doses of salt is a safe thing to be taking.

A popular herbal protocol that many members use is Buhner's.

Another one is Cowden.

You would need to order the products, so it would be a couple of weeks before you'd be starting.

We encourage all new members to take a look through the "New to Lyme?..Start Here!" thread at the top of the page. It's packed full of useful information.

I just wanted to mention that if you've had symptoms for 5 years...waiting until October to start treatment really isn't a long time...
Posted 9/24/2016 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for listing the other protocols. I was a little worried about the high salt thing too thats why I was hesitant on starting it. I skimmed through the New to Lyme forum theres a lot of info and I will be looking at it more as I get time. Thanks
Posted 9/24/2016 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
It took a while for me to get a proper diagnosis too.
I have tried both the Salt/C and oregano oil.
They both work at killing some bugs but in the long run Salt/C made me too dehydrated and I ended up feeling worse and thinking all that excess salt was working against me.
Oregano oil was fine for quite some time. The wildcrafted ones are considered the most potent; it gave me stomach problems in the end and I stopped it. But it will help you right now.
Girlie is right in my opinion a good balanced herbal protocol like Buhners is more likely to get you over the line. Lyme is complex - you need a good diet, clean water, organ support, immune support, detoxing and killing herbs. There's no 'silver bullet' for most people in spite of everything you read on the internet.
Those people getting quick cures with essential oils, salt/c, mms, and even oregano oil are probably not that sick or have some other agenda.
All the best.
Posted 9/24/2016 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
Oil of oregano topically with dmso is crazy mojo ....also thieves ..consider bvt ,rife ,abx ,and ozone ,mms ,silver ,and herbs ,andrographis and smilax with houtynia have been helpful...welcome sorry ..glad you didnt futz with rhuemy ..mine said no steroids .sent me to id duc and gave me some doxy he knew i th ink
Posted 9/25/2016 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions/answers. What is the best oregano oil brand and milligram amount? When does it begin to work? I started it 7 days ago.
The reason why I feel anxious about waiting for tx is because maybe if my rheum diagnosed me back in fall 2015 i could have been treated already and now my llmd won't treat yet scared bc i believe its getting chronic for me, things have been happening that make me believe this...its horrible to have to wait i understand theres not much i can do at this point so worrying is pointless but it's still an agravating experience especially since the cdc doesnt recognize chronic lyme....causing people to live in misery
Posted 9/25/2016 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi CB1234!
Welcome to our community! I'm so glad you found us.

I don't know what the dosage is for oil of oregano, but I do know that it has the potential to not only cause a herx (so start off low and build the dose up slowly), but that it will likely lead to candida, so you need to be sure you are using a good quality probiotic and take it 2 hours after you take the oil of oregano.

Many people start on an herbal protocol while they wait for their LLMD visit, so you're not alone.
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