Few symptoms remaining

Some of you might have read my stories before so Ill just make the short brief for those who havent- so I was bitten in April 2014. with flaring symptoms starting right away, I actually got doxy 4 days after the bite and took it for 30 days but just kept getting worse. After going to hospital ( month on doxy still got me bedrideen with insane joint and muscle pain and all other problems) I got 2 weeks of IV cefriaxone and afterwards I got like 1.5 year of various atbs. With time 90% of symptoms went away but even now, 3 years later I still get mild pain in my knees, hand sometimes, and muscles twitch pretty much all the time. But I work a lot, have a busy day, and work out, with no therapy or supplements. I try to stick with a good diet but very often lately I break it with spaghetti or chocolate ( with sugar, yes ). Any of you been in a similar field? I tried some herbal stuff in the meantime but nothing has made any difference. I just dont know if im taking not serious enough or I should just get on with my life. Yeah, still a long post but you get the point

godspeed

Zoner, I am so sorry you aren't healed yet. It has to be very frustrating.

I have no advice because I have so little experience with antibiotics.

What does your doctor say? I am curious as to what she/he suggests you do now.

Hi Zoner -

I agree w/ Traveler - 90% is AWESOME. I have seen very few people post 100% recovery, to be truthful.

I also agree w/ her suggestion to continue searching for what helps you move a little further. I wouldn't suggest abx. I'd look for herbal remedies again - I'm not sure what you tried but most people haven't tried everything. There are other modalities like bee venom therapy (that's on my list), RIFE, and several others.

I'd also look into inflammation issues that you might not be aware of. My Lyme-friendly neurologist likes to suggest that most neuropathy is caused by inflammation. Inflammation can be a tricky fella - associated with so many issues, including immune system confusion.

The other truth is that you're just pushing your body too hard still. It could take a year or two for your body to fully recover - you might feel much better and might not be treating aggressively anymore, but your body is still trying to recover. So maybe try bringing activities down a notch, including more detoxing, meditation, breathing exercises, extra hour of sleep...

So glad to hear another success story! Please keep updating us on your progress, particularly when you find your unique solution to that last mile!

-p

Most people seem to reach 60% rather easily, with most treatments, it seems. That's my impression after so many years reading about lyme treatments...

Standard protocols, or a mix of 2-3 well known-approaches usually lead great part of the community to about 60% of satisfaction. You still need to persist though, it is not just simply applying the rules and waiting...

The next 60-80% is more difficult to reach. A lot of trial and errors will eventually take you to 80%, if you are lucky.

It becomes harder to find what helps these symptoms to fully resolve.
You need intuition and shooting in many different directions to reach 80-90%, I feel.

Very few seem to reach 100% .

This is because everything you tried, for years on, did not work so far, and the last problems are the most chronic, that need multiple parallel treatments, different layers of problems and the last 20%, is EXTREMELY INDIVIDUAL.

that is why I keep telling people that EAV or energy testing can be of BIG help for people who feel they got stuck in their progress.

without energy testing, in my case, it would have taken probably my whole lifetime to have healed, due to many old, ingrained problems that go from psycho blockades, dental problems, scar treatments, etc...

Energy testing is not 100% trustworthy, but it did give me hints on where to look for. It helped me about 80%, I believe, on my lyme journey.

Post Edited (Jinna) : 6/2/2017 9:58:08 AM (GMT-6)

Personally, I recommend Buhner's most often simply because it works well for a larger number of people, even though I may not be one of those people. I'm using Buhner's now and may need to go back to my Chronic Tonic.

If you buy his books, you could loan them to your practitioner so that they too understand what he recommends and why. The books also contain extended protocols to help deal with some of the specific symptoms. And he gives a lot of different possible combinations because he understands that not every herb will work well for every person.

Cowden's is very well laid out though, it comes with a schedule of when to take each item - but this assumes that everyone will heal using only just the suggested herbs. If one herb doesn't work well for a person, there are no alternatives given.

Chronic Tonic uses a handful of different herbs, but again, if one herb doesn't work well for a person, there are no alternatives suggested. And, although it works well for those that it does work for, it doesn't seem to be a majority of Lyme patients that find it effective.

While herbs are cheaper than using pharma abx without insurance coverage, they can still be kind of costly once you get up to full doses of things, so do take the time to check them out carefully.