CD3764, Thank you for the heads up about your email (I retrieved it from my spam filter--sorry you found earthlink's process too much.)...
**original post deleted** Ziege I have deleted your post because the topic you want to discuss should be done privately - same as the thread you created. I tried to email you but am not inclined to...
A bit late to the fair here, but I find the negative comments regarding PICC lines by people who have never actually had one more than a little disturbing. I thought this was a support forum? Why are...
Thanks for the clarification and the good article. Already supplementing glutathione but will have to add in more of those vegetables mentioned....
Welcome to the club of surreal body odor! At various times, I have smelled like cat pee, vinegar and now I'm off-gassing garlic on top of that. Good thing I mostly work from home...though even my...
I had to stop working for a year due to neuro lyme, but have been back at my old mentally demanding job for 2 years now. Recently started treating new Bartonella symptoms (did not have them before)...
Traveller, what is ALA?...
I watched most of it (a friend called to tell me it was on) and was really disappointed in the lack of substance. But I did find it very interesting that after all the treatments she pursued the...
So less than 9% of the reported cases of the birth defect turned out to actually be the birth defect. And of those cases where the birth defect was confirmed, less than 5% actually had the Zika...
Hi Stuart, welcome! I have been diagnosed and treated for both Lyme and Bartonella. As I read down your post, I was saying "yep, uh-huh, oh yeah, I remember that one and that one and boy I don't miss...
Hi and welcome. Just my two cents: It's generally acknowledged that lab corp/quest testing is iffy at best and even the CDC says the diagnosis is clinical, based on symptoms, not dependent on lab...
Re candida, I don't think candida was ever my primary issue. When I started treating with ABX, I was also pounding probiotics several times a day. I did not have any real issues with Candida during...
Hi Alicia, I responded to the email you sent me directly regarding Pgh MD. I was being treated for yeast and adrenal fatigue for close to a year before I asked for a Lyme test--CDC positive result....
badd302--I sent you an email with the name of a Lyme doctor in the area. I think maybe there is a typo in your original post. Did you mean "based on my not having 5 bands" rather than "now"?...
I have a gum issue that requires quarterly cleaning and every time I'm on antibiotics, I get some nasty brown staining no matter how much I brush/floss so I go to the dentist regularly. And I feel...
Hi LML, good post as always. Wanted to respond to a few of your points--pls forgive typos, big bandage on middle finger from cutting myslef when cooking--stress makes me clumsy. I really hope your...
Wallaby yogurt--you can milk a wallaby? Joke. You don't need a kindle device, you can get a Kindle app on your computer. It's free (the app)....
Sunfun, excellent post. Sometimes I think that diet has become the new religion, people can be so fervent about absolutely no this and you must never eat that. They would be unlikely to say the same...
I downloaded the book from amazon (it was actually free) and have read the first 30 or so pages. Amazingly, given the serious subject matter, this is actually a fun read, which makes it easy to zip...
I hear you, LMC. Actually, putting up the lights is the one thing on that list I actually want to do! Yes, I am very like your daughter--I did my undergraduate degree in Ireland and it didn't trouble...
I've been impressed with the effectiveness of mino. Really knocked back my resurgent Lyme symptoms. Wish the rifampin would do the the same for Bart which is currently kicking my butt... Alka gold...
Lovemychildren, I very much appreciate your viewpoint on this matter. What's challenging to me is that the main complaints seem to be related to things I'm not doing; I have not been throwing Lyme...
Just wanted to give a big thank you to all who responded. Your words and suggestions have been very helpful to me and I am grateful for the time you took to write these thoughtful posts. A couple...
5 years ago today, I came down with "flu" and have been, to varying degrees, sick ever since. I've been treating for Lyme since Sep. 2012. IV ABX knocked back the Lyme enough that I could return to...
I've been having difficulty with the challenges of taking ABX with food (otherwise puking) and probiotics an hour away from ABX and other meds an hour away from food and supplements, etc. etc. So I...
For those who can't manage going to class, Yoga Journal has an amazing array of dvds for home practice, many tailored to beginners and several designed either for detox or healing. Since I'm still...
I haven't done any documented experiments on myself regarding brain fog, but I now have next to no tolerance for processed foods. Grocery store bread was a problem for years but lately even bakery...
Having been on Levaquin briefly, I still think of it as that evil, evil drug. Stay far far away from it....
I am so glad you posted this--it is good to get affirmation that I'm not the only one to gain, despite a much improved diet. I've never been this heavy in my life and it is yet another thing to feel...
You are a good man, Smellysheep. Keep on keeping on; it will get better....
I had to stop working due to neuro lyme. And yes, I go lost driving to the grocery store. But after pretty intensive treatment (IV ABX), my brain came back, completely, over the course of a couple of...
I have it pretty much exactly as you described. I have had occasional periods when it has stopped but not for long. Sometimes it is just a little white noise in the left ear, sometimes really loud...
Any suggestions re dosage for the Samento and Banderol? I have an acquaintance in a similar situation: tick bite, symptoms, given basic 3 weeks doxy by local md and sent on his way. Given the E....
Margaret, thanks for the black plague link. Good read....
Too right, Sebreg. A few decades ago, corporations would go to what were then called 3rd world countries to try this stuff out. And when their actions were uncovered, it was a big scandal. Now, they...
The "extended control" of round-up is freaking indestructible. One of the hosts of "Growing a Greener World" (PBS gardening show) recently installed a big array of raised beds for growing food at his...
It gets worse--the so-called Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, recently passed by the house, not only does not require GMO foods to be labeled, it will prevent any food from being labeled...
I was able to get short term disability from my employer with no real problems, but long term was denied denied denied and denied. Got a lawyer after the first denial and now, 2.5 years after initial...
Project, thank you so much for your quick and detailed reply. Very helpful....
Girlie, thanksfor posting that. Lots of good info. But the slides were not in sync with the speaker, which made it rather challenging!...
Project, I'm curious as to your essential oil usage. Could you share what your protocol is and are you using topically or ingesting? Thanks!...
Gah, didn't answer your specific questions. Since I got my home sauna, I tend to do alternate days on the sauna and detox baths. I have seen recommendations that one follow a sauna with a detox bath...
Craymom, I started using infrared sauna at a day spa, where the "detox program" was 37 minutes long. The first time I went, I didn't really start to sweat profusely until the last 12 minutes and I...
You're a trooper, IHL. If I were that scared going in and had hit a complication like that, I don't know if I would have kept going. Glad it's done and I hope the IV ABX works quickly for you....
Excellent article, definitely worth the the time to read the whole thing. Thank you for posting it....
I said goodbye to the nurse who pulled the line and walked upstairs straight into the shower. Elapsed time, 5 minutes max. I too had reaction to adhesives, nasty weeping rash, but was able to find...
Also be wary of over-doing it on "good" days. That was my pattern for quite a while when I began to improve. I would take that feeling of wellness and energy and try to catch up on all the things...
Sorry about the super long post. Yes, I am a total geek....
GKAmom, yeah, I've been a fan of RDJ since Chaplin. Amazing talent. The Stark character was starting to piss me off in Ironman 2, but I like what they did with him in 3. Seems to be back on the jerk...
Well, Traveller, sadly, I don't have a nordic god to beat the crap out of (gratuitous avengers reference), but I will try to channel the energy somehow, something better than the current "deep,...