Coiling for Lyme

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  • The Sixth Package & A Seasonal Lyme Flare

    I finished my sixth and last package of CHIM, an Alfons Ven remedy. It was a complicated month because I had my seasonal Lyme flare early. I guess I expected it to be less intense than last year after 6… Continue reading

  • The Fifth Package: Renewed Challenges

    Last Monday, I finished my fifth 28-day package of CHIM, part of the Alfons Ven remedies program I’m using. I had high hopes when I started the package because I fared reasonably well during the fourth package. Instead, I had… Continue reading

  • The Fourth Package: Temporary Relief

    Thank you to all of the people who have written to me over the seven weeks since my last post. Your words encourage me to keep writing about my experience with the Alfons Ven Lyme Package. I started the fourth… Continue reading

  • After the Third Package

    Things are definitely shifting. I finished the third Alfons Ven CHIM package on May 16 (7 days ago). The last two weeks were easier than the first two weeks of the package, and more importantly, easier than the first two… Continue reading

  • It all comes out in the end

    I’m pretty tired today. This is the story of the third month on the Alfons Ven Lyme Package: Sleep at night. Take morning FLUOX. Nap during the day. Take evening CHIM. Repeat. I’m trying to get through the fatigue and… Continue reading

  • After the second package

    The night before last, I took the last dose (#28) of my second package of the Alfons Ven CHIM remedy. Yet again, I feel like this treatment is a wild ride. I’ve had a few really good days, several days… Continue reading

  • Overcommitted

    It is a common pattern in healing from a long term illness: as soon as you feel a little better, you want to do everything, until you’ve done too much, and you’re flat on your back again. That basically describes… Continue reading

  • Slippery Hope

    I’m about a week into using the Alfons Ven protocol. It has been a roller coaster in so many ways. Some days, I’m more symptomatic than I’ve been in months, days that feel like the worst of the autumn relapse.… Continue reading

  • Pills and Potions

    The thing I loved most about coiling was that it got rid of most of the pills and potions I had to take to deal with being sick. Now that I’m on the Alfons Ven program, I’m back to timing… Continue reading

  • Flux and FLUOX

    I’ve been feeling very urgent since the weekend. I’m so tired of coiling. I just wanted to stop. I forced myself to continue until today, when the Alfons Ven Lyme Package arrived. Technically, this blog is going to switch to… Continue reading