Hey! I just noticed that I posted something on 2 year anniversary so it's a good comparison.
Here's the 2 year notes (first) followed by 4 year update
On the upside:
- I can work 10-20 ish hours/week // Now 20-25 hours/week
- Sometimes I can walk //I have phases when I walk every day, but when adding a new treatment or probiotic I herx like crazy and lose that
- Sometimes I can do yoga or very gentle strength training // I often do 2 gentle fitness classes/week now!! I've managed to add in Qi Gong as well as gentle yoga and sometimes get to gyrokinesis class too.
- I can do household chores many days // Usually true, less so when doing a treatment
- I can drive myself on local errands so long as it's not a crash day// Still true, In December I drove myself to the beach and back (90 min) for a quick 2 night trip ...which was fun but I did crash with all the packing and whatnot.
- SIBO isn't gone but *seems* to be on the decline // SIBO will still come back if I overdo the sugar or snacks so some underlying cause is still active I guess
- Pathogenic gut bacteria mostly gone //hopefully still true
- My boss and co-workers remain supportive// Amazing, still true
-My partner remains supportive (if mystified) // Yep
- Overall the trend appears to be positive // I like to think so, but my partner says it's ups and downs, with no clear positive sign. His memory is clearly going
On the Other Side
- Adrenals showed some improvement in last summer's test but are now totally tanked again//Adrenals are a lot better and I was able to quit taking hydrocortisone after a LONG taper
- Beneficial gut bacteria also mostly gone// Haven't tested in a while, not sure
- I still have transient viral symptoms // Sometimes, hard to tell
- I still have intermittent joint pain// Yeah and this might be getting worse yay Lyme
- The tiniest little bit of stress (ahem, recent snowstorm/ loss of power) puts me in the red and I have to sleep for days to catch up//
I think I have a little more resilience but not a lot.
- I have a hard time complying with SIBO dietary protocol because I'm so exhausted/ brain fogged all the damn time// This is actually a huge improvement. Since then I've been able to adopt and mostly stick to AIP which is even harder than SIBO.
Lots of cooking.
- I still am so isolated because I can't keep a social commitment most of the time// Hey, we all are now!
- I really wish I could visit my family but am not strong enough to make the trip// Doesn't matter, they're isolating and I couldn't see them anyway!! Now we visit on zoom.
Okay, will this is a little encouraging.
Here's the 2 year notes (first) followed by 4 year update
On the upside:
- I can work 10-20 ish hours/week // Now 20-25 hours/week
- Sometimes I can walk //I have phases when I walk every day, but when adding a new treatment or probiotic I herx like crazy and lose that
- Sometimes I can do yoga or very gentle strength training // I often do 2 gentle fitness classes/week now!! I've managed to add in Qi Gong as well as gentle yoga and sometimes get to gyrokinesis class too.
- I can do household chores many days // Usually true, less so when doing a treatment
- I can drive myself on local errands so long as it's not a crash day// Still true, In December I drove myself to the beach and back (90 min) for a quick 2 night trip ...which was fun but I did crash with all the packing and whatnot.
- SIBO isn't gone but *seems* to be on the decline // SIBO will still come back if I overdo the sugar or snacks so some underlying cause is still active I guess
- Pathogenic gut bacteria mostly gone //hopefully still true
- My boss and co-workers remain supportive// Amazing, still true
-My partner remains supportive (if mystified) // Yep
- Overall the trend appears to be positive // I like to think so, but my partner says it's ups and downs, with no clear positive sign. His memory is clearly going
On the Other Side
- Adrenals showed some improvement in last summer's test but are now totally tanked again//Adrenals are a lot better and I was able to quit taking hydrocortisone after a LONG taper
- Beneficial gut bacteria also mostly gone// Haven't tested in a while, not sure
- I still have transient viral symptoms // Sometimes, hard to tell
- I still have intermittent joint pain// Yeah and this might be getting worse yay Lyme
- The tiniest little bit of stress (ahem, recent snowstorm/ loss of power) puts me in the red and I have to sleep for days to catch up//
I think I have a little more resilience but not a lot.
- I have a hard time complying with SIBO dietary protocol because I'm so exhausted/ brain fogged all the damn time// This is actually a huge improvement. Since then I've been able to adopt and mostly stick to AIP which is even harder than SIBO.
Lots of cooking.
- I still am so isolated because I can't keep a social commitment most of the time// Hey, we all are now!
- I really wish I could visit my family but am not strong enough to make the trip// Doesn't matter, they're isolating and I couldn't see them anyway!! Now we visit on zoom.
Okay, will this is a little encouraging.
