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Returning to the Coil Machine
From November 2016 to April 2018, I was on antibiotics. I learned a lot from the experience. Among other things, I found that the Babesia infection never went into remission. With active Babesia, I find it very difficult to use… Continue reading
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Loosening up and making mistakes
I miss eating. I love eating. Before I got sick, I was a vegetarian. I ate at the local Indian restaurants a few times a week. I ate tasty salads with tons of ingredients, including hard boiled eggs. I cooked… Continue reading
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Starting Bart
I’ve been flirting with really tackling my Bartonella infection. I don’t like to do it because the place that seems most affected by the coiling treatments are my upper back/neck/head. The main reaction to the treatments are pain & numbness… Continue reading
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Life Happens
Life happens…and I’m so glad it does! It’s been quite a while since I’ve simultaneously had the time and the energy to sit down and write. When last I wrote, it was the day before I set up my dad’s… Continue reading
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Why would you write about that?
I love when people send me candid reactions to my blog. One of my friends read a post about the horrendous gas that VSL#3 causes and couldn’t believe that I would broadcast this information on the internet, in a place… Continue reading
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Even the bad days aren’t as bad
Yesterday was a wash. Between yoga and coiling the top half of my body for Lyme, I was knocked out. Every time I sat up or stood up, all I wanted to do was lie down. And when I was… Continue reading
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No Magic Bullets
I got an email last night from someone I met when I was getting IV Rocephin just over a year ago. He said he hadn’t seen me in the IV room for a long time, then asked if I had… Continue reading
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A Cute Little Girl
I’ve had an 8mm projector and two bags of reels sitting in my apartment for the past 4 years, inherited from my aunt when she went into an assisted living apartment. I didn’t know what was on them until today.… Continue reading
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VSL#3
Yesterday I started VSL#3, a probiotic designed for people with irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis. I was nervous about it. Although it is designed to be gentle, given that the target population of users already have inflamed intestines, I… Continue reading
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Taxes
My body feels overtaxed, but not my wallet. Yesterday, I spent 4 hours figuring out my taxes and inputing the information into some free online program for people with lower incomes. By the end, my arms were ready to fall… Continue reading