Coiling for Lyme

Herx reactions

  • Coiling Log

    Lyme Flare I think my autumn Lyme Disease flare has officially begun. Over the past few days, I’ve been getting more headaches, though they are mostly in the mild to moderate category so far. Yesterday, I had pain in my… Continue reading

  • Gearing up for the Bartonella Battle

    After writing earlier this week about deciding to just go for it and start coiling for Bartonella more frequently, I did it. I coiled on Monday then again on Thursday. Clearing the Herxes What I learned last autumn when I… Continue reading

  • Deciding to heal completely

    After a long physical struggle, I’ve had a major reprieve. I’ve been able to do quite a few physical activities. I’ve been able to travel. I’ve been able to cheat on my food restrictions without immediate, severe consequences. If I… Continue reading

  • Dry Sauna

    I’ve been heading to the sauna for about two weeks now, averaging 4 trips per week. This seems like enough to keep my kidneys happy while I do a moderate amount of Bartonella coiling. While I was in the sauna… Continue reading

  • Bartonella brain-dump

    I’ve been treating Bartonella without blogging. In theory this should be no problem, but it turns out that to think things through, I need to write them down. First the history: I was fairly successful with Babesia. Someone gave me… Continue reading

  • Current Lyme Coiling Program

    In the past few months, I’ve tried to figure out how to cover my whole body while coiling for Lyme and spend less time doing so. At present, I coil in two sessions (sometimes on the same day, sometimes on… Continue reading

  • Leaving New York

    It’s been over a month since I’ve had the time and energy to write about coiling for lyme. It’s been a pretty busy period of my life. Despite my absence from recording my symptoms and experiments, I’ve continued to coil… Continue reading

  • Hands

    I’m in pain. My hands hurt. They really hurt. My arms and shoulders and neck really hurt. The level goes from extreme to excruciating. So this post will be short. I added 1 minute of coiling for Bartonella to each… Continue reading

  • A Pretty Good Bad Day

    Yesterday was a symptomatically bad day. I was super tired. The kind of tired that makes me want to lie down every time I sit up. My bones hurt. My muscles hurt. My digestive tract was irritated, from tummy to… Continue reading

  • Where is the infection?

    Back in early autumn, just as I was too scared to start my first coiling season in earnest, I spoke to a friend of mine about where and how much to coil. Like me, she was pretty sure she knew… Continue reading