Coiling for Lyme

Herx reactions

  • Autumn Flare

    It’s been quite a time these past 11 days. More and more, I can tell that the autumn Lyme flare is upon me. I’ve had to cut down my activity level and been forced to deal with more pain than… Continue reading

  • Persistent Exhaustion

    Ever since my heart started acting up last week, I’ve been extremely tired. Fatigue isn’t all I’m dealing with, but it adds to the sense of doom that comes with pain and other physical discomfort. But there is fatigue, which… Continue reading

  • Percussion and Repercussions

    Second Exercise Session On Thursday (Oct. 4) after 5 days of rest, I did my second exercise session. It was a little bit less painful, and almost imperceptibly easier. That it was easier might have an explanation. I was relieved… Continue reading

  • B very careful

    Last night after pondering all the ways to make my abdomen less swollen and improve my digestion, I tried to remember when the slowed digestion started on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I didn’t write it down back then. My best… Continue reading

  • Vacillations

    I drive myself crazy when I’m not feeling well. Half the time, I’m happy, excited even, that all the coiling is causing an increase in symptoms. I’m sure that it’s working, killing off tons of bacteria and getting me closer… Continue reading

  • Enforced Rest

    I’ve read Dr. Burrascano’s Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease over and over. At first, I read it for the information about antibiotics. Eventually, I spoke to a doctor who had some newer, more multifaceted ways of using antibiotics in combination.… Continue reading

  • The First Workout

    I’m writing tonight with jello-arms. My exhaustion level has reached new heights. Yet I feel proud to have worked out in a concentrated way for the first time. Not just the first time since I got sick. More like the… Continue reading

  • Resistance is Futile

    Today was day one of sorts. I didn’t fight with myself about getting lots of things done. I coiled. I went to the gym and sat in a hot tub for a few minutes to loosen my joints, then into… Continue reading

  • Sugar and spice and everything tasty

    While I was in Hawaii, I ate a lot of foods that are decidedly not on the diet that keeps my symptoms at bay. Several nights, I was lamenting the fact that foods which cause a reaction in my body,… Continue reading

  • Babesia Relapse

    I guess I can’t say I’m disappointed. This doesn’t even feel like a setback. I knew it would come eventually, and I’m lucky that it waited this long. My Babesia infection is active again. Telltale Signs The disturbing dreams and… Continue reading