Coiling for Lyme

Herx reactions

  • Reading Tea Leaves

    My little experiment with coiling for Babesia to end a bout of fatigue was partially successful. I had enough energy to get moving this morning and go for a walk by 1pm. The success did not last the full day,… Continue reading

  • Constrained Liver

    My liver is showing signs of irritation. I spoke to my acupuncturist about the lump in my throat and she said that my Eastern/energetic liver is irritated, too. It’s a condition called “Constrained Liver Qi” and is a kind of… Continue reading

  • Getting Aggressive

    I’m lucky enough to have a bunch of friends who want to talk to me. I’m wishing for the part of the Herx where I just want to lie around and sleep ends so that I can call each one… Continue reading

  • The Policy of “No Guilt”

    Today was a particular kind of tired day. It has been part of the Lyme disease cycle and part of the Herx progression since the beginning of the illness. I woke up long after 9:30am, fighting off a series of… Continue reading

  • First things Herx

    I like to say, “First things first. Everything else in no particular order.” I haven’t really caught up with my life yet. I thought I would make more progress on my kitchen, my paperwork and my correspondance today. Instead, I… Continue reading

  • The Quiet before the Storm

    I was feeling okay when I woke up this morning. No sign of a Herx from the Lyme coiling session. No sign of a Herx from the Bartonella coiling session. The only thing going on was a lump in my… Continue reading

  • There’s still an active infection

    After a few days away, I’m back on my Lyme et al. treatment regimen. As you’ll see in the regular sections, I’m coiling and detoxing again. I’m also exhausted. I traveled today. I spent the past few days living right… Continue reading

  • A good cry

    One of the things my nephew does is wail for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. He isn’t interested in being comforted or distracted. He just lets it all out at the top of his lungs. Then he’s done. Afterward, he… Continue reading

  • Napping like a baby

    One of the pleasures of being around recently born people (aka infants) is that they sleep with such intensity. I sat in the back of the car with my nephew for about 2 hours today and watched him sleep. It’s… Continue reading

  • In the moment

    When I lived in Japan for four months back in college, I kept a daily journal for the first 30 or 40 days. After a while, I realized I needed to use every moment to experience life. Later on I… Continue reading