Loss of balance and dizziness - though not true vertigo - is a common symptom. Treatment can lessen the problem, as will LIGHT exercise. The problem that I had was that a: I shuffled and stumbled,...
Remember that a swollen, red reaction to a tick bite is NOT necessarily Lyme. Many insect bites will produce this reaction. Look for the "bulls eye" EM rash. Which doesn't always occur, either....
Traveler: Thank you for your diligent support, your sage advice and kind remarks. You have been a source of information, both from your own experiences as well as relating those from so many others...
According the Buhner, the toa free idea is a ruse to sell a more expensive, less effective version. Marketing is the key....
Kill 'em all. Let your liver sort them out....
Crawlies in weird places? Part of the suck. I feel a large bug walking up my left calf occasionally - can feel each individual foot. Nothing there, of course, but living on a swamp - with plenty of...
The CDC is a US government sponsored agency based in Atlanta, GA (actually Decatur.) Unfortunately other countries base many (too many) of their policies on the results of CDC decisions. The CDC,...
Possibly. According to Buhner, Bart will dampen Babs, but since you are attacking Bart, the Babs may be rearing up. Do you have any of the other usual suspects that might be joining the party?...
As a guy for almost 68 years, I can safely say that, yes, guys can be stubborn (spelled: S T U P I D.) They can also be reluctant to admit to being diseased as well as going for medical assistance....
I've been enjoying hops extracts since I was 14. They weren't legal until I was 18, but that's a different story......
Just a reminder: Your microbiome has around 100 TRILLION microbes. (100k billion.) In order to have any significant impact, a sizable percentage needs to make it all the way to the bowel. A little...
I take Elixa. It is a combination of lactose and bifida. 500 Billion cfus per day in enteric coated capsules. Survives everything but IV Vancomycin. On one week, off three. More frequently if I'm...
One of the issues I have with too many probiotics - including the ones recommended my lldo - is that they were not packaged to protect against digestion. My preferred probiotic utilizes an enteric...
Our "modern" medical system tends to look at one methodology of every illness and ignore any other options. Ticks provide the optimal life cycle support for Borrelia. Guess what - Borrelia can use...
AXez15: "I see-- okay. I'm not seeing an ILADS trained LLMD. I just wrote ILADS to get a list of doctors near me. I was only given a prescription for 14 days. I guess I've been having a hard time...
Doxy caused me to have peripheral neuropathy; extreme sensitivity to temperature on the backs of my hands, palms bloodless white. A change to Zithro stopped the sensitivity. Of course it raised havoc...
Pvc's, palpitations, chest pains, radiating arm pains (bilateral) are all symptoms from Lyme & Babesia. Buhner's books will direct you to his recommended therapy for them. Took a few months for mine...
There is some dispute as to whether Xylitol successfully crosses the intestinal lining. It certainly can disrupt normal microbiome function by not providing a nutrient source to those bacteria that...
The air hunger and neck pain can also be signs of Babesia and RMSF, though RMSF usually has a pretty traumatic infection event associated with it....
I suspect that Ol Blue Eyes has heard worse!...
Quite true, pH is one condition that is very tightly regulated. There has been some corroborating evidence that eating/drinking a more alkaline source is less stressful to the body's efforts to...
Missy: Can your dr add iv glutithione to the drip? Might give you a significant boost, per Horowitz....
Xylitol tastes better to me than Stevia, especially in larger amounts. But it has a laxative effect, in fact on my bag of Xylitol it recommends prudence in using it in large amounts of beverages. HEY...
Cycle your artemesia - 1 week on, 1 week off, or 2 on 3 off. It loses effectiveness after 10 days and your system needs to reboot. Watch your sun exposure with doxy. If you normally take 60 minutes...
A quick test just now performed: Ph Tap water (well water through a standard softener) 7.4 RO de-ionized water 6.8 2oz tap water with lemon squeeze 4.4 Braggs acv (w/mother) 3.3 My LLDO runs a video...
Dr. Rawls is in Morehead City. His therapy is very similar to Buhner's, i.e. predominately herbal. While I see a LL clinic in Raleigh, they do not take insurance. Due to the attitude of the NCMB I...
18 months after infection my IgM from RMSF was high, the IgG was negative. My pcp was perplexed to the point of agitation, my LLDO simply prescribed another round of abx. The pcp is having difficulty...
comment emailed....
Welcome to the forum. First, read the "New To Lyme" sticky at the top of the page. Then read it again. It is conceivable that an IDS in Ireland might be more successful than in the states - but still...
Welcome, Immunity. Glad you're here, sorry you needed to be here. Now that you have a clue as to what has been contributing to your symptoms, remember that Lyme is typically one of a community of...
Read Buhner, Horowitz and Rawls. Japanese knotweed, Dan Shen, Ashwanga. Most herbals will not interfere with doxy. It also depends on what other pathogens you are hosting as to the mix that you want...
Buhner has great faith in the ability of the human immune system and it's ability to fight invading pathogens. The drawback is that same ability is seriously degraded by the assault by those...
I'm curious as to what form of microscopy would reveal a virus. Since virus detection requires an electron microscope (they are 1/1000th the size of bacteria) they are smaller than an optical scope...
Be sure to avoid any calcium foods within three hours of the doxy, then watch for the appearance for symptoms of any co-infections that show up as you are treating the Lyme....
Another consideration is "leaky gut". The probiotics can be stirring up the yeast, releasing molecules that are traversing the gut lining. Lots of strange effects can come from that....
The CDC and IDSA have done an exemplary job at obfuscating and minimizing the truth that Lyme & co-infections are a seriously debilitating GROUP of illnesses and are approaching epidemic proportions....
Welcome back, myeezy - unfortunately! Positive kDa 18 is an "unknown". Some critter that they haven't identified yet, but that you reacted to. Positive kDa 41 is a spirochete of some type. If you can...
TBL - it really IS in your head - specifically your mouth! But congrats on getting a realistic answer. One of the problems with teaching hospitals is that some of them are too smart by half....
My first infection bite raised a large blotch - not really a bulls-eye - that itched like crazy and oozed and crusted. Not pleasant. The bite I got four weeks ago raised a red spot, again no...
Interesting observation, Traveler. My urine has also been smelling burned; I have attributed it to the large dosages of mineral supplements that my LLDO prescribed. No ammonia, though....
It's simple - you were at the BEACH! We moved to the beach in 2003. Should have moved years before. TN is lovely...but the surf sucks!...
Welcome, boondocks95! The reason that he has the bullseye is that the body recognized the infectious agent - Borrelia Burgdoferi. The reason the rash is clearing so fast is that his immune system is...
Welcome, Healthexpander! Starting with a healthy body is a definite advantage. Keep in mind that A: these critters almost never travel alone and B: many of them share symptoms. Determining that you...
Last week the tops of both hands from the base of the thumbs to the ring fingertips have turned red and been extremely sensitive to even very mild heat and cold (scalding and freezing burn.) I...
I think it is time for a celebrity fundraiser/awareness concert....
BlakeAlexander: Welcome to the swamp. Babesia is more easily detected by a blood test than the other b's. I don't know how much it sheds to the urine since it is primarily a blood parasite. Night...
I have had stem cell therapy on both knees twice and right thumb/wrist joint to repair arthritis damage. I discussed this with the DO because Lyme & co damaged my knees after the first treatment....
Traveler: I'm wondering if part of what I'm experiencing is a reaction to the saliva of the tick as much as to what payload it might have been carrying. Yesterday sucked, but I started with 500mg of...
KM1992: Welcome to the suck. Abnormal heart rhythm accompanied by chest pain - NOT cardiac pain- is not unusual. Scary, yes. Irritating as hell, yes. The combination of Babs and borrelia will produce...
jrpsf: Thanks; yeah, I know. This area is rampant with them. Time to respray the yard....