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Posted by Phillipa on March 17, 2010, at 20:15:02
In reply to Re: What helped and what didn't- my update., posted by bleauberry on March 14, 2010, at 18:48:13
BB isn't tetracycline used for acne? Doxy is first line for new lymes. When I took it all I got was a sunburn. No sunscreen. Antibiotics don't ever bother me so maybe never had lymes? Even with positive titers. Well will see the doc that treated it Tuesday. Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on March 17, 2010, at 20:15:02
In reply to Re: What helped and what didn't- my update. » bleauberry, posted by Phillipa on March 14, 2010, at 20:26:11
> BB isn't tetracycline used for acne? Doxy is first line for new lymes. When I took it all I got was a sunburn. No sunscreen. Antibiotics don't ever bother me so maybe never had lymes? Even with positive titers. Well will see the doc that treated it Tuesday. Phillipa
Tetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is used for a lot of things including acne. It doesn't actually kill bacteria, but interferes with their growth, weakens them, allowing your own immune system to get them. Tetra, Doxy, and Mino are common in Lyme, usually Doxy.
The absence of a Herx reaction is interesting. It could mean one of these:
1. It was a strain of Lyme not susceptible to that drug.
2. It was not borrellia, but instead babesia or bartonella, which are not affected by Doxy/Tetra.
3. The organisms moved quickly into cyst form to avoid danger. In the cyst form, most antibiotics cannot reach them.Challenge tests with cyst-busting drugs or herbs would be helpful to get a better picture. Clindamycin, Flagyl, and a couple others.
In the herbal department, Teasel root somehow chases the germs out of hiding so as to be attacked by the immune system. Cheap enough to try.
Strong cyst busting herbs include:
Coptis Root
Oregon Grape Root
(anything with high concentration of Berberine)
Pau D'Arco teaPersonally I also found Oil of Oregano extremely potent. All of the above are also very potent against yeast/fungi/candida, in addition to wide spectrum antibiotic, so you can cover a lot of bases all at once.
Of them all...meds, herbs, supps...the most potent antimicrobials I encountered were:
1. Pau D'Arco tea
2. Coptis Root
3. Oil of OreganoThe least potent were actually the meds...Doxy, Tetra, Nystatin, etc. Though I do like Diflucan.
Posted by Phillipa on March 17, 2010, at 20:15:02
In reply to Re: What helped and what didn't- my update., posted by bleauberry on March 16, 2010, at 17:41:16
BB seriously just home gone all day 4.5 hour appointment with infection control guy got to get Mri of back long story. Not a quack one either. Got the scoop of how the Western Blot is interpreted in simple English for once. Seriously this doc is a genius. I've always trusted him his whole life is dedicated to his patients. Love Jan
Posted by bleauberry on March 17, 2010, at 20:15:02
In reply to Re: What helped and what didn't- my update. » bleauberry, posted by Phillipa on March 16, 2010, at 23:48:31
Let me know what he thinks. I would be interested.
> BB seriously just home gone all day 4.5 hour appointment with infection control guy got to get Mri of back long story. Not a quack one either. Got the scoop of how the Western Blot is interpreted in simple English for once. Seriously this doc is a genius. I've always trusted him his whole life is dedicated to his patients. Love Jan
Posted by Phillipa on March 18, 2010, at 22:20:47
In reply to Re: What helped and what didn't- my update. » Phillipa, posted by bleauberry on March 17, 2010, at 20:15:02
BB me is pretty complicated. But here's his plain English version of Western Blot. Okay IGM is new infection as I know you know and it rises for a while then the IGG kicks in and rises. As infection is treated it falls. But it doesn't have to fall to normal ever I have 6 bands positive. What I felt interesting is if you have once had lymes the IGM will never again rise with another bite only the IGG rises. Now he said that lymes is so complicated that many bacterias involved as you also know. But once the initial infection treated it's like a bullet that shot through lets say your shoulder and left damage. Now it's time for damage control so to speak and in my case he found I have hyperreflexia or hyperkinetic reflexes on legs and upper extremities normal. Now he found a bit of weakness on right side. And with the backpain only the first problem to address that a spondilosis, nerve inpringment or whatever could be pressing on a nerve and causing what just wrote and forgot to say I have no feeling or urge when have to urinate or defacate. I just go when I figure I should. So internal lack of sensation and weakness as have to have diarrhea or impacted. So that was the first part he wanted to tackle and what if this has something to do with the six years of no taste or smell? Also asked the MRI tech if it's possible for an MRI to say your neck vertabrae are fused as mine six years ago said without surgery she said no. That they must have gotten my MRI's mixed up. Phillipa
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