My Lyme doctor has said many times over the years that we are missing something. He’s taken me down several roads that have proven to be part of the equation and have been helpful – but symptoms still linger or return. I asked him recently if he thought I still had Lyme. So he ordered…
Pain – Excruciating Pain
Sunday was hard. Pain was high, all over weakness and body aches, shortness of breath, lightheaded, neuropathy, digestive distress. Monday was excruciating. In bed all day, in tears most of the time. I had just finished a few days of detox, which is always hard, but this felt different. It felt like I was crashing,…
Docere Life Center – Wichita
In 2019, I spent several weeks in Wichita at a health center that I could never describe well enough to do it justice. The center moved to TN, but my doctor, Dr Kison Frank, stayed in Wichita & opened his own practice - DOCERE LIFE CENTER. We drove through Wichita simply to see Dr. Frank…
Digital Motion X-Ray
Shawn’s DMX 6-21
More Diagnosis’ and Treatment
I have days where I think “this is it - this is as good as it’s gonna get”. Usually this thought creeps in when doctors don’t know what to do and they don’t have anything new for me to try. Man that can be a depressing thought. This. Is. It. And then suddenly, something comes…
The Side Conditions
Co-conditions, accompanying illness, whatever you call them - sometimes the side conditions have more of an impact than the primary conditions. We call it Lyme disease - but that’s not my problem. I sometimes wonder how much the bacteria that causes Lyme is even a factor. My biggest problems right now are spine instability and…
Cranial Cervical Instability (CCI)
Adding to the list of diagnosis’ I’ve racked up - CCI is a likely missing piece of the puzzle. Symptoms can include: Head tilting Intracranial hypertension – pressure headachesBrian fog, concentration difficulties, memory issuesDysautonomia Digestive problemsSwallowing difficultiesHiccupsTMJBurning mouth and facial painStrange skin sensationsExcessive sweating, Sweaty hands, and palmsItching skinCardiovascular type disordersVision problemsTinnitus & ear problemsSinus…
Dr. Steven Harris – LLMD
This is my Lyme doctor. I am so grateful to him for his work in this specialized field and for the compassionate care he and his team have given me over the last 7 years. The Big Picture Lyme disease: is the most common vector borne disease in America the most common tick disease in…
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…
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…
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