Coiling for Lyme

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  • BioMat day one

    Yesterday the BioMat arrived. I had to let it air out, so today was the test day. This morning I spent about 20-25 minutes on one of the low settings. I definitely warmed up and all my muscles relaxed. I… Continue reading

  • Odds and ends

    I have a killer headache as I start this post. We’ll see how far I get. Slow Progress That’s progress in getting my life in order. I went to a yoga class. I skipped last week, with doctor appointments, Herx… Continue reading

  • Playing with children

    After that very long meditation on Lyme and fertility yesterday, I found myself playing for several hours with my cousin’s two very young children. One is 8 months old, the other is just under 2 years old. I enjoyed them.… Continue reading

  • Women and Lyme Disease

    Every month, during my menstrual cycle, I’m reminded of what Lyme disease has done to my body and what it has done to the trajectory of my life. Menstrual Problems For years (specifically 2002-2010) my menses were horrible. As I… Continue reading

  • Taxes

    Tonight I filed my taxes. Given my current financial situation, it was pretty straightforward to do it online. I brought in a small enough amount that I didn’t even have to pay to e-file. I recently read an article in… Continue reading

  • Buffalo Mozzarella

    Every now and then, my mother picks up fresh buffalo mozzarella imported from Italy. It has tons of calories (fat) and lots of protein.  I’m not allergic to it the way I am with cow dairy. And it tastes like… Continue reading

  • Happy feet

    Hot, itchy, happy feet. I went for the detoxifying, ionizing footbath today. At one level, it meant sticking my feet in hot water for 25 minutes while the water turned rust-colored. Apparently, the first think the bath pulls out is… Continue reading

  • Chest pains

    Not a heart attack. There is a very specific kind of pain that I’ve had since just after the time when I’m sure I was bitten by a tick in 2001. It starts out as a sharp pain, like the… Continue reading

  • Ailments of the heart

    I went to a workshop on addictions today. I’m not currently addicted to anything (that I know of…maybe blogging?), but I had to give up a bunch of things cold-turkey when I suddenly became debilitatingly ill. These included chocolate, cookies,… Continue reading