Hey Beaver, I got a positive result for Lyme a few months back. I was a little in disbelief with the outcome. I don't know if I got it after a European holiday or if I got it back in the 80s when I was bitten by something then I slowly developed CFS in the few years after. I was unsure about feeling relieved with the outcome due to all the controversy over this disease (diagnosis & treatment). Anyway for me at least it felt good to be able to tell friends & family that I have a specific condition and not just CFS (which many don't take seriously). I spent the first couple of weeks dealing with parasite issues, and then started on the first ABx. The protocol my doc has prescribed me is Doxy then Bicillin then Plaquenil. No talk yet of how long, but I am expecting at least 3 mths given I have been feeling unwell for 13 yrs. I am also taking nattokinase + some specific herbs.
I had felt well (at times) before when I have been on ABx over the years.
Hey Helios
You sound similar to me. I wasn't sure whether to be pleased or not.
Fortunately, people have responded much more sympathetically when i say i have lyme. They just go quiet when i say i've got cfs. It seems to be more legit to them, and takes some burden off me.
This may be in part the work of 'Today tonight' in WA, which gives lyme lots of air time and scares the heck out of people.
I've been on my regime for about a week and a bit. I'm slowly building up dosages.
It's been a bit nasty some days, with yet more downtime to deal with. But so far it's do-able.
One thing that surprised me was pain that started in the area of my upper right wisdom tooth, jaw and ear two days in. The very tooth that was infected and had to be removed the same week i got the precipitating virus all those years ago. (3.5 years)
Now my little lyme brain is suspecting that a part of my onset may have been from anaerobic bacteria in in the tooth cavitation.
Connie Strasheim's book, Beyond lyme disease suggests just such a thing with some folk with lyme.
The plot thickens.
Anyway, whatever the pain was from, it has gone. Today i felt relatively strong and mowed my front lawn with no problems. Time will tell.