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Originally Posted by sassy69
Hey girl -- I'm curious... what protocols are the docs recommending for you w/ the Lyme Disease -both as far as medication and lifestyle / activity / preventative maintenance type stuff?
Does stuff like yoga / pilates help maintain mobility? Or even use of a foam roller or anything like that?
And was also wondering about stuff for joints --- I've heard of this miracle joint stuff called adequan for animals (e.g. a friend's older dog w/ bad hips) and the human version - alflutop... has that ever been mentioned by your docs?
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Once you get into the chronic, disseminated phase antibiotics
may be effective, but only via a "pic" line in grams dosages for 6 months or more. Insurance wont pay more than about 40% for that, so that protocol is not even a consideration for me, especially since at this stage of the infection they generally dont have a good track record anyway.
I've got at least 3 different infections, two bacterial and one protozoan. Right now I'm under the care of an ND (naturopath) who's prescribed 6 different herbal extracts that have shown toxicity for borrelia in vitro. No guarantee of effectiveness in the body of course, but I'm trying it right now. I do that twice daily.
I do therapeutic/detox baths which help pull gunk out of my lymphatic system and put magnesium and oxygen into my bloodstream and nervous system, which can both help symtpoms and be toxic to the borrelia.
Also, I take a bunch of minerals, vitamins, and Chlorellla, which is an algae very good at detoxing the body.
As for moblility I do full body stretches frequently throughout the day. It does seem to reduce the muscular aches and tightness, which seem to mostly affect my upper body.