Appointment tomorrow

Wishing you well loski 🙂

i know that feeling of OK if i stick to below 2-3000rpm - but far from right

my own capacity does continue to creep upwards with sustained diet and lifestyle changes, herbs, MB, and immune modulators as well as a kind of graded exercise program - its slower progress than i would like - but all progress is good - and it feels like i am getting stronger at my core - ie like my gains are sustainable and health is more consistent. hopefully, if the incremental changes continue, in time the immune system will do its job and sort itself out.

wishing you more of the same

WalkingbyFaith said...
I just wrapped up 2 weeks Ivermectin followed by 2 weeks Alinia. The Alinia has really been good for me. I have had major improvements in energy, endurance, and recovery time. I should have another bottle in the house, but my mom couldn’t find it last night. I know I filled 2 prescriptions. Hoping to find it and continue at least another week. I feel like I need to do it a little longer.

Last week, I cleaned the siding on the house, trimmed bushes, raked leaves and pine straw and cut grass. I worked 4 days in a row. I did more yesterday and will continue. There’s more to do. I only work 1.5-3 hours at a time, but I have been amazed at how long and strenuously I could work. One day, I spent about an hour just pulling up roots by hand - back breaking work. I would take a shower after I was done, put on some Penetrex cream before bed, and repeat the next day.

Day before yesterday, I didn’t do any work and went for a walk that evening. I was amazed at how good I felt. No pain anywhere, and walked at a brisker pace easily.

I do get pain in my feet after working or walking and pain and numbness in my hands at night after working. Doesn’t prevent me from getting stuff done again the next day, though. My mold and chemical sensitivities are also improved, as well as MCAS symptoms.

Wow! That is impressive, WalkingbyFaith!
Hope this continues!

Good to hear you are making some progress WBF

i did hear some LLMD's believe that Alina is active against Lyme spirochetes - at least clinically.
as far as i know there doesn't seem to be any published research on it, but clinically it seem to be useful.

the ivermectin is also an immune system modulator - and helps your body fight of lyme and other things - its also a slow burn where not much is noticeable for the first week or so - so that may be playing a part as well.

i hope the progress continues

ref exercise

yep i used to do lots before becoming ill too, mountain biking, gym, weights, squash etc
and every time i would be away from it - i also always trained too hard and made myself very sore.

with lyme - and esp with PEM you cant do that - the old habits will not serve you well.
instead you have to be very disciplined, but i regard the exercise component of my protocol about as useful / effective as antibiotics - so its a necessity in order to get fully well in my book - and once you find you can make gains even though you are still ill it can be rewarding.

so, here's what worked for me and what i would advise anyone with Lyme to try:
1. avoid all aerobic exercise beyond brisk walking - sends me straight into PEM ( even if i run for 100yards !) instead focus on strength exercises - they help build the immune system - whereas aerobic causes the immune system to dip for 1-2 days afterwards. Burrascano in his famous guidelines gave the same advice

2. understand the concept of an envelope or window within which you must train - enough to give your muscles a signal to grow but not enough to overstress them or your system. This is the same as for healthy people and athletes etc - its just with PEM the window is much narrower - so you have to be v careful to train only within your window - and only gradually increase as the window increases.

3. stick to fairly high reps - again avoiding the aerobic - generally less than around 20 or 25 is fine - I would say start with whatever weight you can comfortably do 20 reps with - or just bodyweight eg squats or press-ups - as your tendons etc will not be strong if you have been ill for years and you do not want to damage anything - using lighter weights and not straining will help build up strength without damaging yourself.

4. Do not train consecutive days - allow body time to recover. Especially important with Lyme even without PEM. Aim to build up to training 3 times a week - 45mins to 1hrs - all over workouts - but may need to start at 1x per week if your recovery is slow to begin with - i would guess it will be for most with Lyme.

5. focus on doing more reps than last week and doing the entire workout in shorter time (more intensity = better for muscle stimulation) - add more sets as you feel able till you get to 1hrs or your desired workout.

6. Pick a time of day when you feel at your best to do it - it will not feel nice to begin with – so you will need your best bit of the day to help tackle it

7. make sure diet and sleep are conducive to making gains –

a. general food quality,
b. sufficient high quality protein - approx. 2g per kg of body weight.

BTW, i could not train as my fatigue was too severe and PEM also, until i changed to eating a Keto wholefoods diet - my energy took a useful step up within a week or so of doing that.

hope its of some help