Coiling for Lyme

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  • Hands

    It seems my Lyme Herx is still moving along the familiar pattern. First the headaches (light sensitivity, floaters, etc) come then they start to calm down. Then the spine pain with paraspinal muscles in a knot. Then the muscles calm… Continue reading

  • Finding Kombucha

    My sister and I did some errands today. It was the usual stuff that a mother and homeowner needs to purchase. One of the stores we went to was a grocery store that I went to the first day I… Continue reading

  • Slacking

    I’m watching an episode of Glee for the first time tonight. ‘nough said. Coiling Babesia, chest, 5 minutes; abdomen, 5 minutes; ilium, 1 minute each side; knees/elbows, 1 minute; shoulders, 15 seconds each Candida, abdomen, 10 minutes; chest, 2 minutes;… Continue reading

  • A good kind of tired

    I spent a lot of time with my nephew today. By the time dinner started, I was ready for bed. Alas, a coiling session and a blog later, I’ll be sleeping soundly. We went for two walks together this afternoon… Continue reading

  • Confusing Cycles

    I’ve spent time over the years trying to learn whatever the medical community seems to know about menstrual cycles and what happens when they aren’t regular. What I’ve heard over and over is that if a woman is going to… Continue reading

  • Building Triceps

    One of the pleasures of being with a three-month-old person is that he wants to be held a lot. I particularly like carrying him while walking around. As luck would have it, he likes me to walk around carrying him.… Continue reading

  • Kidney Conundrum

    When I first got the coil machine, it was in the midst of a struggle with kidney stones. Everyone knows they hurt. Seriously, it’s true. At the time, I wasn’t sure if it had passed or was still stuck somewhere… Continue reading

  • Lyme Spine

    The Herx started full-throttle. I did a Lyme disease coiling session on Thursday night. This morning, Saturday, I woke up with Lyme spine. My telltale sign of a Lyme Herx is pain up and down my spine. It’s the pain… Continue reading

  • A day of rest…sort of

    My goal today was to rest. It came after a week of childcare for an infant (completely wonderful and fulfilling and tiring and only for a few hours a day, no less). It came after a Lyme disease coiling session.… Continue reading

  • Babesiosis in the NY Times

    It’s official, Babesiosis is on the rise. Approximately 25% of people who live on Bloch Island (near Martha’s Vineyard) test positive for it. In places where Lyme disease is endemic, experts believe that Babesiosis is becoming very common…places like coastal… Continue reading