Hermsii / Relapsing Fever: I had it 10-12 years before treatment. I had to figure it out myself. Everyone was worse than clueless , each professional discipline had different diagnosis. Including Mayonnaise clinic, …
I was nearly saturated. I believe this has similar LOG (logarithmic) growth cycle to Lyme. I’m not a doctor but read what I can. It took years of periodically searching.
Almost none of infection below skin was visible. I had no idea it was almost everywhere, except for private areas thank Heaven.
This quote from somewhere determined my only option for treatment. “Antibiotics will stop bacterial growth, but not kill the bacteria”.
So, healing is about
as slow as your skin grows.
Now, ~16 years later, I just completed my fourth year on antibiotics. Chlindamycin first( I guessed MRSA but still worked), Doxycycline (recommended), last three months Methylene Blue (best yet !!! and same for others at current practice with Lyme, Bartonella, …). No affiliation to Bess Howard at Wellness Revolution in Tennessee.
Ongoing antibiotics still. Unbelievable amounts of black hardened bacteria come out into an area like an oil well. [Might be gram negative reaction to oxygen?]
Lives inside of follicles, scar, cartilage, near blood sources.
Obvious Symptoms: hair loss in spots (to point of white skin), skin replaced by biofilm. Yes, painfully obvious during healing. Skin like plastic.
I’m convinced ultraviolet or other spectrum specific lights could help with topical evaluation. I tried the O’Reilly ultraviolet Oil Leak finder that helped see visually much clearer. My doctor wouldn’t try it.
This stuff grew deep into the outer cartilage of my nose. Was totally in my sinuses, ears, nose, face, back, legs, …
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