Reply: my treatment

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Any LLMD worth his weight in salt will tell you 6 months is not enough time to

treat the Lyme/co-infections. Stick with what is working, which is your IM

bicillin. Because of the life cycle of this bacteria, how it changes shapes to

survive, it takes time to kill this stuff off. I strongly do not recommend IV

because I nearly lost my life due to an infection. The doctors tell you it is

not that common, but the research I did after I survived proved otherwise.

Besides, because of the lifecycle, IV does not kill the bacteria any quicker

than the orals/shots.

To learn about the lifecycle of this bacteria go to:

http://www.canlyme.com/tom.html<http://www.canlyme.com/tom.html> This is Tom

Grier's, The Complexities of Lyme , also you can go to our site at:

www.lifelyme.org<http://www.lifelyme.org/> , and click on educational basics.

Take care-

Torrey

LifeLyme of Texas

www.lifelyme.org<http://www.lifelyme.org/>

[ ] Re: my treatment

I am somewhat new to the group. I do not know when I " got " Lyme but

about 20 months ago I came down with a extremely high fever, muscle

aches and was totally wiped out in bed for three days. The worst

part was my teeth. They hurt so bad I laid in a ball on my bed and

cried. I almost couldn't stand it. I went downhill from that

point, developing sever stomach pain and eventually interstitial

cystitis. My teeth initially got better after that whole fever

episode. I have been on IM bicillin for 6 months and am feeling

better. I tried going off of it and after three weeks the pain in

my jaw and my teeth was almost as bad as when I had the fever 20

months ago. That wasn't the only thing that was hurting either! I

went back on the bicillin injections and the pain has gotten better,

but I feel like I am " covering up " the problem, not fixing it.

Are you still on antibiotics or have you stopped them? I cannot

tolerate oral antibiotics because of my stomach and esophogus, but

have been approved by insurance for IV antibiotics. I am not sure

what approach I am going to take.

Thanks for your input!

KK

>

> HI Lori,

> Sorry, but it just takes time.....my first 3 years were awful,

but the

> zithromax did begin finally to help the pain and I use Slow Mag

for a lot

> of the muscle cramps and pain. Healing lyme is very slow, but

don't give

> up, I get my Slow mag at walmart.......only $10, and $15

everywhere else.

> Be sure and get some rest each day, keep a log of your symptoms.

You will

> have some " comfort times " They will be few in the beginning, but

will get

> better. Try ice, heat, sometimes for me, plain aspirin or

ibuprophen worked

> better than Demerol.

>

> My teeth hurt so bad I asked the dentist to pull them

all........he said no.

> i tried plain cheap aspirin and it worked.......go figure.

>

> hugs ,

>

> connie, michigan