Coiling for Lyme

using the coil machine

  • Sweating it out

    Ah the joys of summer. Warm nights. Humidity. Swimming laps in an olympic pool during my dreams. My body often feels better in the summer. So far, it’s been hit and miss, but we’ve only had a few days of… Continue reading

  • Shifting Gears

    For the past 6 weeks, I’ve been pushing my limits on increasing the coiling sessions. I had some time once my dad was feeling better to ramp up my treatment. I didn’t go wild, mind you. I’ve been increasing the… Continue reading

  • Musings on Bartonella

    With Bartonella, there’s what I know as as Lyme patient and what I read on the internet. Tonight I read a little bit about Bartonella. It turns out that in other settings besides the ones where people with tick-borne illnesses… Continue reading

  • Bartonella-head

    Bartonella is the tick-borne illness I have that I know the least about. I know it causes a lot of gastrointestinal symptoms. I suspect it is the source of all or most of my food allergies. I’ve also had plenty… Continue reading

  • Smoking out Babesia

    When I was doing research for Babesia Basics, I read a bunch of articles and websites, not all of which I cited. A piece of information from one article stuck with me, and I saw it repeated though I can… Continue reading

  • Riding it out

    I’m past the hump on the Lyme Herx. I still have aches and pains, particularly in my arms. I had more energy today, enough to go for a walk and to do some things around the house. I researched Babesia… Continue reading

  • Keeping it together

    There’s a fine line between pretense and keeping it together for a short, defined period of time. Right now, I’m walking it. I have a friend in town this weekend and too many activities planned. This includes some driving on… Continue reading

  • Release

    My acupuncture treatment yesterday made a big difference. I slept well, even if sleep began later than I had hoped. Of course, the fact that the treatment worked was the reason I went to bed late. I also woke up… Continue reading

  • Powering Down

    I went to my acupuncturist today. Acupuncture is one of the things I’m adding to my detox and rebuilding programs. I’ve found that acupuncture treatments get things moving. I credit my acupuncturist with getting me in good enough shape that… Continue reading

  • Finding the Edge

    After yoga class today, I had lunch with my teacher. I’d been wanting to meet him for a while and finally got the courage up last week. Sometimes I still feel hesitant and shy around people who I learn from… Continue reading