Well, I am continuing in my dance of 2 steps forward, 1 step back....but getting there!
I have had both some exciting landmarks and some setbacks. Some of the landmarks are driving more; being able to go out for midweek church in the evening; going to my niece's wedding, 2 states away...and surviving (I didn't drive); having 3 very busy days in a row (traveling 12 hours, a potluck day, visiting out and about), and still being able to walk the next day! Setbacks were getting some kind of microbial infection and feeling low energy, in general.
I hadn't been to my alternative doc in a while, and realized (again) how important it is to keep current. He discovered the microbial infection, and I was able to do rife for it. I can tell it's going to make a huge difference, though I am still recovering (I just did rife last night).
Other things....My husband started work again! This is really big, as I am not ready, and we weren't sure that he would be able for it. He is still waiting on his final test from Igenix to come back, to see if he is positive for Lyme (though the alternative doc already muscle tested that he was positive). He was able to find work locally (which is extremely rare), and so far has managed the 60 hour weeks! He was so ready to be working. It was hard on him to stay at home! So he is happy, no matter how tired he is. As for me, I have overdone it, to be sure...but now the kids are back in school, and my mother-in-law has been helping to pick them up, take them to appointments, etc. I have had to pick them up, as well, but she has been a huge help. Jerry gets groceries after work, and I cook some meals. Jerry's mom brings some. So far, we are surviving! I will need to hire someone to come in and help clean. I still stay busy enough with kiddo's homework when they come home, laundry, etc. It is so helpful to be able to rest when I need to, during the day, though (even though I miss the kids)!
Treatments have been a little trickier, but I am still managing to do rife about 1x a week (though it had been 3 weeks, by the time I had come back from my trip!).
I am truly looking forward to seeing the specialist for MTHFR, at the end of Sept. It can't come soon enough!
I have looked at some other alternatives, in the meantime. I went to see my family, and they had all heard of this and that that cured Lyme....First, there was a cold laser treatment, which a doctor up in WA claimed could cure Lyme in 3 visits. My friend went to him, and he "diagnosed" her with Lyme, using this muscle testing method. After a few treatments, he declared the bugs gone. I was quite perplexed by this...for one thing, she had no herx, whatsoever. I would think that, no matter the method of killing the bugs, there would have to be herx. So that was a little confusing. Since she had just recently recovered from thyroid cancer, it was hard for her to tell if it helped, energy-wise. I asked folks in my Lyme group, on Facebook, if they had had any help or results. The general consensus was that it could help, but not kill it in 3 visits. Some questioned whether it alone could cure Lyme. Naturally, I hope the best for my friend! And yes, if there was a treatment that could cure all in a few visits, why not? But I wondered if perhaps the bugs that were not in cyst form were killed? Could it be that his version of muscle testing only find spirochetes? For myself, I concluded that this treatment may be too good to be true. The non-herx is big, and it just seems that, in my experience, it's just got to take some time for things to get killed. That's just me!
My sister recommended colon hydrotherapy, with ozone treatment. She said that she felt alive and wonderful after treatment; that her skin cleared up; it killed 2 parasites; her headaches went away, and more! I don't think it could kill all Lyme, but have concluded that it may be a good idea to clean out toxins in the gut, etc. so that my body can work more efficiently. (I haven't yet made an appointment, or found anyone near that does the ozone part of things.) These sorts of things could be helpful, I think, and I think that with Lyme, we need all of the boosts we can get!
I will let this be all for now. I have some work to do!
