Coiling for Lyme

Herx reactions

  • Waking Up Again

    In my last post, I wrote about the 5 days of unrelenting fatigue. It was really getting to me. Each day, as I slogged through the hours, trying to convince myself to do something, I was getting depressed and reclusive.… Continue reading

  • Inaugural Bike Ride

    Last Wednesday, I went for my first bike ride on my new bike. I got a brand new bike as a birthday present (thanks to Joe, Mom & Dad) as part of my goal to rebuild my health. And to… Continue reading

  • Getting Aggressive

    Yesterday I did my first full Bartonella coiling protocol. I coiled three, count ’em one-two-three, times yesterday. (The full protocol is here.) It was an act of bravery. I was rather nervous about coiling that much. I was afraid I… Continue reading

  • What to do about Insomnia

    I’ve read over and over that one of the symptoms of Lyme Disease is insomnia. That hasn’t been the case with me, although if you’d asked me this between 2008 and a few months ago, I would have thought it… Continue reading

  • Diversions

    Every now and then I remind myself that the reason for time is so everything doesn’t have to happen all at once. I need this reminder because when I feel bad, I don’t want to do anything. Then when I… Continue reading

  • Leaping into Bartonella Treatment

    With each infection I confront, I make a leap at some point, from treating it a little, whittling down the infection, to slamming it. Today is the day for Bartonella. I decided it is time. Over the past few days,… Continue reading

  • Lyme Resurfaces

    It hit me like a ton of bricks yesterday afternoon. I had bad pain in my hips, pain down the outer sides of my legs, stiffness in my hips and legs, and my walking was slowed to a limp. I… Continue reading

  • Bartonella Coiling Plan

    Yesterday I sat down with my notebook and everything I think I know about Bartonella. I came up with what I think is an aggressive plan to get rid of the infection. I took into account what some other coilers… Continue reading

  • Control vs Cure

    I went to my very first Lyme Support Group on Thursday night. It was eye opening. In some ways, it reminded me of the camaraderie of the room where I went to get iv Rocephin for three months. It was… Continue reading

  • Climbing Slowly and Carefully

    I started this round of Bartonella slowly. I learned in the autumn that the infection seems to be primarily in my central nervous system, i.e. my brain, and that coiling my head leads to herxes. The herxes are different from… Continue reading