Coiling for Lyme

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  • Precarious Progress

    Over the past few weeks, while I was away from home and coiling, as well as when I returned, I discovered that my energy level has increased to almost normal levels. Almost. I have my hours of needing to sit… Continue reading

  • On the Road

    I spent the last two weeks on the road. I had adventures with my sister and her family. I visited my parents. I had a good time on the East Coast. While I was away, I did a few experiments,… Continue reading

  • Itchy and Scratchy

    Back in 2011, I got my first case of Tinea versicolor. It itched like crazy. It is a small, mottled red rash on my sternum. I had it for weeks. I got the Tinea rash when I had been on… Continue reading

  • Buddha Belly

    I’ve got a big Buddha belly today. Actually, this is day three of looking pregnant…again. It seems that as the Bartonella has flared up again, with all the symptoms I’ve been mentioning in the past several posts, the food sensitivities… Continue reading

  • Round and Round

    It’s been a rough couple of days. The Bartonella is definitely striking back. Beyond the physical stuff, which I’ll get to in a few paragraphs, there is the emotional toll. Bartonella makes me feel hopeless. I never can quite tell… Continue reading

  • Fortune

    This weekend I celebrated my first wedding anniversary. I felt lucky. I felt lucky all week as I contemplated what a great year I’ve spent with Joe, that Joe and I found each other, and that my life is going… Continue reading

  • Patience

    Healing from a chronic illness requires a tremendous amount of patience. Somethings are slow. Some things take a long time to happen. Some things require a persistence that I’m learning I have within me. Last week, I was waiting for… Continue reading

  • Spot Coiling

    It’s been a rough week. Yet again. This is the hard part, I remind myself, but not the hardest part. I’ve already made it through the hardest part back before I had a diagnosis or a way past this illness.… Continue reading

  • Dis-joint-ed

    The last few days have been quite something. I had two fun adventures on Friday and Saturday, with excellent culinary components. I’ve been experimenting to figure out if Babesia is behind my relapsing fatigue. And I’ve been trying to handle… Continue reading

  • Circular Reasoning

    I’ve been making a big mistake for quite sometime. Discovering it was a big eye opener for me. The mistake: using the same capacitor settings for two different coils. I knew that the coils were physically interchangeable. Just unplug one… Continue reading