• Treatment Update: Parasites

    The mold treatment has been very effective.  My C4a levels dropped from 18,800 to just under 3,000 (not quite normal, but close enough for now).  I had a couple of pretty good weeks, followed by a massive crash that we believe is due in some part to parasitic overload.  I am continuing treatment for the mold, but Read more

  • Parasite Protocol

    One of the many infections that frequently accompany Lyme Disease are parasites.  It is what it is and so we must deal with it.  Yesterday was day 1 of a 6 week and 2 day protocol to eradicate the nasty, awful, horrible things that are eating away at my digestive system. The protocol looks like Read more

  • Fight

    Well I am about 10 days into the parasite protocol and I’m still alive, so that’s good then, eh? (For whatever reason, my mind is thinking with a British accent / not proper British English, just a play on American English with an occasion twist of words. I don’t know why, but play along, won’t Read more

  • What’s It Like?

    It’s impossible to explain what it’s like living with Lyme. I’ve seen improvement from where I was 3 years ago, but I am still much worse than I was 10 years ago (when we think I was infected). So it’s really hard for me to call it improvement, but in the interest of hope, I Read more

  • Interview with Dr Harris (KALW)

    My Lyme Doctor – Steven Harris – was on public radio discussing Lyme disease.  He chimes in about 10 minutes in. The interview also includes Lia Gaertner, advisory board of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, whose story of Lyme disease is not as uncommon as most doctors believe.  Click below for the full interview. Dr. Read more

  • Update: June 28 2016

    After stopping IV for a month, the pain became too difficult so we resumed 1 of the antibiotics. It has helped some, but I am still struggling with head, neck and back pain – among other miscellaneous issues. Symptoms currently are more indicative of bartonella and babesia so those become the primary treatment focus. John Read more