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 and ate Italian food (think eggplant parmigiana or pasta with tomato sauce). I loved cheese. I drank steamed milk, hold the coffee, many mornings. I liked to have a chocolate […]
(Thursday’s post) I spent the day out of focus. I was trying to pack for a trip to visit my friend John and his family in Columbus. Instead, I talked on the phone, made a trip to an ashram to get my coil blessed by a Hindu priest (a poojah to Ganesha), cleaned my apartment. I don’t know how, but I somehow managed to put some clothes and pills in […]
I’ve now coiled for Lyme three times since August 13, or about 2 weeks. My plan heading into fall is to coil every week. It’s already getting scary. I don’t know how to make sure I’m detoxing fast enough. I’m sure I’m not doing enough. It’s hard to keep everything straight in my head, and honestly, I’m still trying to figure out a plan. In the spring, my detox routine […]
In early summer 2008, I cut the back of my hair off. It was a very practical decision. I had terrible night sweats. I woke up with sopping wet hair night after night. It was unbearable to try to go back to sleep without towel drying my hair. It was like stepping out of the shower straight into bed. I hated it. Cutting off my hair worked wonders. I still […]
Oh to be 100 years old. How nice would that be? I went to the birthday party of Mrs. Nichols, who turned 100 earlier this week. She is still fully cognizant. She hates taking medicine and often discards what is prescribed to her when she reads about the side effects. She is zesty and has an appetite for good food. She has friends of many ages, though most of the […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about fluid today. It started with no night sweat last night (and not very much sleep either). Water retention. This morning, I had repeated loose stools. Water flowing out. Throughout the day, my body has vacillated between urinary hesitation and urgent urination. Water stopped and starting. I’ve been thirsty. So lots of water and electrolyte drinks. Water flowing in. Excessive sweating during the day. Water […]
Constitutional Homeopathy is a treatment that aims to correct deficiencies in the whole person, making them stronger and more capable of overcoming illness. Usually it involves understanding past and present symptoms, recurrent problems, emotional as well as physical issues, and so on. (More on this in a previous post.) Yesterday I took a homeopathic remedy based on my constitutional symptoms. The first time I did this, I had a cold […]
Weekend Report I had a wonderful time this weekend. The retreats I go to are with a few (non-religious) groups that I’ve known for about a decade. This particular group is very affectionate with me. I got tons of hugs. Several people complimented me on how well I’m doing physically. Many of them knew me before I got taken down by Lyme and have watched both the descent and now […]
There is a phenomenon that I’ve experienced over and over since I’ve been sick. I call it waking up, but it usually happens when I’m already literally awake. It goes like this: I have a number of consecutive days (somewhere between 3 and 50) where my symptoms suck up all my attention. My pain level is high. I’m nauseated. My headaches are blinding. My limbs are heavy and tired and […]
As I increase the amount of time I coil, I need to do it in several sessions over the course of the day. This should be pretty simple, as I have a lot of unscheduled time. Of course the reason for all the unscheduled time is that I’m regularly not well enough to do much. When I can do something, I go for it. The new plan for coiling is […]
Coiling for Lyme 