why it takes so long

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Hi,

another piece of info I picked up in the previously-mentioned

article -

Maybe people already know this, but it helped me piece together why

people take so long to recover from Lymes.

I knew that the Bb hides away in tissues that are not accessible to

antibiotics and to our immune system.

But here is the info I hadn't thought about, in case anyone else's

best subject is not cell biology!

" Due to the unique life cycle of Bb, a quick complete elimination of

Bb is unrealistic to expect, whatever germ-killers are used. Because

Bb hides inside cells, often in a dormant, cyst form, it spends much

of its life cycle sequestered from antimicrobial compounds. When

cells die naturally, or from the intracellular presence of Bb, the

cysts are released into tissue fluids or blood, where they become a

spirochete once again. It is then that they are most vulnerable to

antibiotics or Samento.

Since the various cells that hide Bb will typically have lifespans

ranging from two to three weeks up to six to eight months, it may

take six to eight months for even one generation of Bb to become

exposed to Samento [me:or whatever antibiotic, or your immune system]

for elimination. Thus it may take eight to 16 months to gradually

kill the Bb hiding in several generations of cells. "

best,

ellen