Coiling for Lyme

healing process

  • Confusing Cycles

    I’ve spent time over the years trying to learn whatever the medical community seems to know about menstrual cycles and what happens when they aren’t regular. What I’ve heard over and over is that if a woman is going to… Continue reading

  • Building Triceps

    One of the pleasures of being with a three-month-old person is that he wants to be held a lot. I particularly like carrying him while walking around. As luck would have it, he likes me to walk around carrying him.… Continue reading

  • Kidney Conundrum

    When I first got the coil machine, it was in the midst of a struggle with kidney stones. Everyone knows they hurt. Seriously, it’s true. At the time, I wasn’t sure if it had passed or was still stuck somewhere… Continue reading

  • A day of rest…sort of

    My goal today was to rest. It came after a week of childcare for an infant (completely wonderful and fulfilling and tiring and only for a few hours a day, no less). It came after a Lyme disease coiling session.… Continue reading

  • Doped up on Dopamine

    Last night I slept like a baby. Or actually, I’ve learned that babies wake up a lot during the night. So actually, I slept better than a baby. I slept like I was drugged. I slept deeply through the night.… Continue reading

  • Shen Men

    Last night before I went to bed, I tried to put mustard seeds (attached to a sticky backing like a tiny band-aid) on my Shen Men points. I did it because I’m trying to prevent my vagus nerve from getting… Continue reading

  • Learning to move

    I’m still having a good time with my sister and nephew. My nephew gets cuter and cuddlier every day. Today we were hanging out on the floor (he on a brightly colored mat that has objects hanging over it for… Continue reading

  • Waning energy

    In my quest for a normal life this week, I ran into a Lyme related snag today. I ran out of energy. I know this happens every 4-6 days. And, honestly, I was impressed with myself for keeping up as… Continue reading

  • Good food

    My sister has a great love and knowledge of food. Whenever I get to spend time with her, my palate gets a major treat. Today was one amazing day in the world of food. It started with the farmer’s market… Continue reading

  • Edges

    When I’m home and not dealing with big issues, I push my treatments until I reach the edge of what I can handle. I knock myself out, or just short of that, to get my health back as soon as… Continue reading