Lymes Update

It’s summer… that’s my excuse for not keeping up with this blog.  Many are asking about my health so I’ll start there. 

I started taking my “protocols” last Thursday.  I’m waiting for a Herxheimer’s reaction.  That can take 2-4 weeks.  It’s an inflammatory reaction to the death of the spirochetes that are making me sick.  As severe as it can be, I am looking forward to having one because then I will know that we are getting somewhere. 

Spirochetes are long and slender bacteria, usually only a fraction of a micron in diameter but 5 to 250 microns long. They are tightly coiled, and so look like miniature springs or telephone cords.

To complicate life, these little creatures can form themselves into cysts with a protective membrane around them that keeps them latent until conditions are right for reactivation.  That explains the sporadic episodes that I have.  

The kind that I have mimic malaria with insidious onsets of fever and chills, sweating and myalgia (profound fatigue). They multiply in my red blood cells, which explains the unexplainable anemia that I had for the first time in my life.    The treatment I am using is an anti-malarial treatment.  Whenever I would investigate my symptoms I always ran into malaria and said, “That’s me!”  But, I could never prove it in multiple blood tests.

Whenever I would investigate Lyme’s, I would say, “Nope, that’s not me.”  Finally, after being tested for Lymes more than once, we can see the creatures in my blood.  We are now connecting the dots of what’s going on since 2001.

I will need to stick with these remedies for about 6 months.  Four months to kill of the spirochetes who multiply every 120 days, and probably another regimen for 2-3 months after that.

When I read some of the case studies, I am thankful to God for His protection over me.  Even though I have struggled for 8 years, I have not suffered like the average person who has these conditions.  My immune system has worked in overdrive and has done it’s best to subdue “the beasts”. 

The herbal remedies that I am using not only kill the evil spirochetes, they also rebuild any damage that my tissues and organs have sustained through this.  This damage is mild compared to what others have suffered.  Headaches, joint/muscle pain, and arthritis are the common problems.  I have none of these.  Thank you, Lord. 

I have to keep a journal of what is going on, so I will blog it here under the category of Lyme’s Disease, if you want to keep up with this saga. 

Waiting for Mr. Herxheimer, Susan   

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Posted by Deborah

Susan, I'm so glad that you are on the way to resolving the health issues you've suffered with for some time now. The bacteria looks insidious....
How will Mr. H. reveal himself? Will the symptoms be a replay of what you've suffered with each time you've had an episode???

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