Contrary to what local medical professionals believe, Lyme disease is highly active in Tehama County and California. I was bitten by two ticks during June of 2006. I know to watch for a bullseye rash - which never came. Whew! A few days later, tho, I developed a horrible respiratory infection, followed over the next…
Ozone Therapy
This week I started ozone therapy. Oxygen is a critical component of healthy cells. Chronically ill people tend to have a hard time getting enough oxygen to the cells and throughout the entire body. The therapy itself was pretty easy. An IV line is inserted & connected to a small saline bagBlood is drawn into…
Gettin Real Is Really Hard
I’ve been stuck. It seems like I start a new protocol, I do ok for a month or two, and then I crash (headaches, high pain, high hr, short of breath, cognitive issues like word finding and short term memory, digestive, rashes, etc etc - you name it, I get it. Most of the time…
The Level of Exhaustion
Being sick is exhausting. You can’t understand that statement unless you’ve been there yourself. I am exhausted. I’m sick of being sick. The pain right now is so high I wake up crying - I can’t walk, I can’t turn over, I can’t breathe without cringing. “There comes a point when the desire to rest…
Babesia
One of the many Lyme co-infections and co-conditions is babesia. Most lymies I’ve met on the west coast also have babesia and bartonella. Some of the other co’s include ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and mast cell activations syndrome. Today, Lymedisease.org published an article showing that North America is ground zero for babesia. Babesia Ground Zero Honestly, Lyme…
Wits End
To be at the end of ones emotional or mental limits. Every Lyme patient feels this way often - sometimes every day. It’s nearly impossible to not feel frustrated, sad, even hopeless. The trick is to find your way back to feeling hopeful and encouraged. I woke up this morning short of breath, heart rate…
The Measure of a Person
“Everyone fails at who they’re supposed to be...the measure of a person is how well they succeed at who they are.” Frigga to Thor I am sick. It isn’t who I am but it does affect what I can do...and that affects who I am. Right now I can’t stand up for 5 minutes. Literally…
Columbia’s New Lyme Center
Coming soon! Affordable care for Lyme patients. Telemedicine will be available as well as in person care. Exciting news! Steven & Alexandria Cohen Lyme Center
Dysautonomia
Shortness of breath - high heart rate - low bp - dizziness - weakness - nausea - all caused by an autonomic nervous system that just doesn’t work right. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) connects organs to the brain stem or spinal chord - mediating heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, pupillary response, metabolism, digestion,…
Recognizing Lyme Carditis
Lymedisease.org Video I often chock up chest pain to some random episode caused by Lyme or one of it’s co-conditions. Know the signs of Lyme carditis and when to get help.
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