Coiling for Lyme

Herx reactions

  • Little Miracles

    I met my nephew for the first time today. He is just over 3 weeks old. I understand in this moment why we refer to newborn humans as miracles. He is expressive and has opinions. He wants to be close… Continue reading

  • Upheaval

    The day started with a little mistake. Instead of putting flax seed oil in my breakfast shake, I added sesame seeds. Oops. Guess I’m not done with the neurological part of the Lyme Herx. Tomorrow I’m heading out of town… Continue reading

  • Fear of Cysts

    I know of a few other people using coil machines in an attempt to get rid of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Some I know directly, and some I hear about through the grapevine. From what I can tell,… Continue reading

  • The Collapsing Health Care System

    Today, I had to advocate on behalf of a family member to get appropriate services for his health care needs. In the process, I gave the institution feedback about the way they run the patient and family meetings. They told… Continue reading

  • Tired

    I love writing these blog posts. I love writing in general. I have a list of over a dozen topics to write about for the blog that I wish I could do all at once. Alas, some days, I’m tired.… Continue reading

  • The World of Hormones

    This post is about menstruation. I have two things colliding. First, I’m healing from Lyme, etc. which really screwed up my menstrual cycle for a long time…for at least 10 years. It was forever coming late, as in more than… Continue reading

  • Babesia Basics

    Someone close to me is having a mystery illness. As it was described to me, all I could think was Babesia. I don’t pretend to be able to diagnose anything. But, given that this person lives on Long Island, I… Continue reading

  • Parsing symptoms

    I think the Herx from Lyme coiling on Saturday night went into full blast while I was sleeping. Yesterday I was convinced I had gotten away with something. No luck. When I first started coiling, an experienced coiler told me… Continue reading

  • Don’t feed the beasts

    If you’ve been following along for a few days, you’ll know that I have a pretty extensive list of foods I don’t eat, and won’t until I’m infection free. Prior to the Lyme saga, I was a vegetarian and had… Continue reading

  • Chronic Fatigue and Nuts

    Before I got diagnosed with Lyme disease, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia by one doctor who referred me to a specialist who diagnosed me with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The latter one disagreed with the fibromyalgia diagnosis because some of… Continue reading