Laser #9

Well, I upped to 4.5 mins yesterday. Felt 'weird' afterward, almost anxious, but HR was normal. It was very weird. Had a fever later in the day.

Today, am a little spacy and tired, but otherwise..feeling GOOD! No temp today!!!

Also, did the whole body chin to toe on front side. I need to get up to 15-20 mins.

Laser # 8????

Well, I did 3.5 mins yesterday evening. At first it felt 'icky' like my body didn't like it, but as it kept going, I felt like I was melting. I didn't want to get up and wanted it to go on. I woke up feeling MUCH better today, highest temp was 99.0 today, lowest in 13 days!

Actually this is laser #10, but I dropped them last week to 30 seconds and 100 seconds because of the stress and my temp was still over 100, so I'm going to say it's #8.

My wisdom tooth still hurts, but that's OK, feels a little better than the last couple of days I'd say.

I'm looking to go up to 4.5 or 5 mins this Thursday.

I don't remember if I've commented on my labs here...but...all were within normal limits, some on low normal side (I should have gotten an e-lytes done, oh well, maybe next time), except my folate level is HIGH.

I know of another woman with suspected Lyme who has high folate and did some digging online and found a person with MS, one with Lyme, one with CFS, and one with Alzheimers who all have high folate...hmmmm....very interesting, eh?

I've been having night sweats as well, had them I think it was Sat and Sun night, I know it was back to back though....had them a week ago too.

My neck is getting stiffer as the day goes on, very hard to look down...this has happened before the day after getting lasered.

Anyhow....trying to forget the emotional mess that hubby's mother produced and move on with my live and the lives of my kids and husband...feels like evil is trying to prevent me from getting well since this treatment is finally working...evil ain't gonna win.

Monday, Oct 26, 2009

Still have a temp...day 11. It's so annoying. It's lower..99.3, so not bad, but I just want it to go away before the next treatment so I can feel like my body 'got rid of' the dead spirochetes and is ready for the next treatment.

Unfortunately I took it easy last week due to stress and the temp, so this evening I'm going back full force...either 3 or 4 mins. I just feel very foggy today. Dizzy, tired, ect. At least I've been able to eat the past 3 days. My weight dropped again, so now I have to work on bringing it back up again...

I'm not going to worry though...Jesus loves me and He is here to comfort me and to hold me. What do I really have to fear?

Fever Continues...

Still have a fever...

Drama, drama, drama!

Ugh...goodness...what is wrong with some people?? Yeah....it's been one of THOSE days...actually last several. My MIL apparently is an MD...had NO clue!!! Yes, I do not have Lyme...my husband said that she said on the phone that I am 'pretending to be sick' to get out of going to their house.

Seriously?? Like...seriously??? We took lab results to her, she said the positive result would not change her mind. WHAT???

So again..what is wrong with some people??

You can only hope they get a taste of their own medicine some day, right??

Right.

What comes around goes around...so....hopefully she is prepared!

On another note....temp today AGAIN....4 days in a row now. I only got an adjustment and a 30 second laser treatment today...didn't want to add to the herx...still testing very strong for Lyme nosode...just hoping the laser works...or I may have to try abx (assuming rife doesn't work either).

Anyhow...I will probably delete this post sometime because I don't like having negativity out there, so....

Herx

I felt pretty good today, legs were a little weak feeling...I have a temp...100.2...that's great, higher than normal...hope my body is kicking some butt!!

Today was a pretty decent day other than fever, very stiff sore neck and headache...will probably be gone by tomorrow.

MIL told my husband today that I don't have Lyme, that I just 'choose' to be sick when we have to go to their house.

Ignorance is bliss I suppose...you don't get Lyme until you GET it!

7th Laser Treatment

Well, I drove by myself today, about 30 miles round trip. I could not have done that 4 months ago. Sure I was nervous, but no heart palps, no feelings of terror...it was awesome!

I did 200 seconds total, on my legs and feet this time. I'm feeling good now, as usual. I still tested strong for the Lyme, and weak after the laser...the practitioner said the Lyme is trying to hold on. So I'll see how I feel tomorrow. I've continued taking the CS 2 Tablespoons per day now as well.

Laser Treatment #6

Well, I did the laser yesterday for 3 mins, so increased by a minute! I feel terrible right now. Woke up at 6 am because I had to go potty, my legs felt heavy/tired, then I laid down and felt kind of anxious/heart a little faster.

I just laid there, waiting for it to go away. Then my torso (mostly back area which I was not laying on) got really hot/prickly feeling. One of my hands got very sweaty. I wasn't sure if my heart rate was really that high or not, so I checked it and it was probably high 80's (mine is normally 50's).

I couldn't sleep, so I decided to get up and get a drink. My teeth were chattering/body shaking, and I just let my body do what it needed. I got the laptop from the basement and brought it into the great room. I sat on the couch and was immediately greeted with PVC's. Coughing didn't make it go away so I got back up and walked around, then sat down and they didn't start again.

Now in addition to lasering, I took 2 Tablespoons of Utopia Colloidal Silver and 3 large garlic cloves and drank 1/2 bag of freshly juiced cranberries in my Champion juicer (all spread out throughout the day). So I guess it shouldn't surprise me if the herx is worse. I just haven't had this reaction from the laser since I did it in early August. I don't like it.

Anyhow, I think I'm going to attempt to sleep again because I am still very tired, and my daughter will have to get up for school in less than an hour.

Update later in the evening. I felt better later on in the day, I was able to sleep a couple more hours as my husband got up with our daughter. I feel irritable this evening, my head is hurting some and body temp 99.5

Update on herx from fifth treatment

Well, Saturday was better, not 100%, but better. We visited my sister/brother in law and their baby. My sister took my girls and I out to eat at a wonderful tea room in Medina, OH for our birthday's. Then my husband, kids and I went to this Log Cabin Shoppe for their 'pioneer days' demonstrations. I started feeling very tired while we were there. I managed to clean up the house/do dishes when we got home though.

Yesterday was pretty good. I was nervous about going to church because the last time I was there, I was having anxiety/racing thoughts. But I was fine. When we pulled up (we were kinda late), there was an Ambulance and someone was getting wheeled in on a guerny, even that didn't made me anxious as I feared. I didn't feel perfect yesterday, but nothing like Friday.

Today, so far, so good. I feel very calm and relaxed. I plan to get 'zapped' again later today, so we'll see.

Laser Treatment #5- 10/09/09

Well, I did the laser for 2 full minutes yesterday, hitting my legs the whole time.

I felt so happy afterward, felt really good.

I think a truck ran over me last night while I slept.

My neck hurts.

My feet/legs hurt.

I'm getting small arm and finger jerks.

Cognitive dysfunction.

Fatigue.

Feeling of being drugged.

Legs are heavy.

Some anxiety earlier today.

Now I did have sore legs and feet yesterday which was strange because it just happened the week before and it's usually every 28 days.

All I can say is what doesn't kill you heals you (I hope!). I feel so sick today. I pray that in future months when I re-read this blog that I smile in rememberence of these times because I will be healthy then.

This really really sucks. My head kept feeling like it was moving, so I asked my husband to check and sure enough, it's slightly moving side to side (it used to be up and down).

I really really want to sleep, but my husband is working and my kids aren't ready to sleep (it's only 3:50 pm).

I am going to talk with my neighbor and see if she would maybe watch the kids if I get a hard herx like this again...she's very sweet and has helped me in the past.

That's all for now...blah...

Twitching Continues....

Well, I am planning to do another laser treatment tomorrow...hopefully for 2 mins this time on whatever frequencies the practitioner decides. I am having increased muscle twitching today, it's still not as bad as last fall, but it's pretty noticeable.

I've continued to take an Epsom Salt bath every evening with pretty hot water (my husband claims that I must have no feeling in my skin to be able to tolerate it...lol). I did notice that my urine was darker today and I'm wondering right now (duh) if I haven't gotten enough water in. Had some smaller adrenaline rushes today, nothing major, but noticed it.

That's all for now.

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2009

Well, I must have sweated again last night as I woke up shirtless this morning! I made sure to dress lightly, tank top and thin pj pants, so I could not have been too hot and sweated.

I slept until almost 10 this morning.

I felt kind of anxious when I woke up, but after drinking/walking around for a little while, I started feeling better. I felt a lot better later on which was a pleasant surprise!

I hope I feel this way Wed and Thurs, as long as I don't feel really bad, I will still do my laser treatment on Thursday.

I have noticed some isolated muscle twitching today, my right leg and then last Sat I had some muscle twitching too. Nothing compared to last fall though by any means!

Well, just wanted to update!

October 5, 2009-4th weekly laser treatment

So I did another 90 seconds of the laser. I wanted to bump up the time, but the practitioner had new frequencies to use, so he thought it best to stay at the current time and I agree.

I'm not sure what frequencies were used, I think the same old ones plus some new ones. So far I'm feeling pretty good.

Last night I sweated through my clothes. Sweat was literally rolling down my arms when I sat up in bed, my neck was soaked/clothes, ect. It was 2 am and I got up and into the shower. I was so tired I thought I was going to fall over, I just wanted to sleep!

I was tired today, but I didn't sleep a lot last night and then waking up and showering, I think it just wiped me out because it was hard to sleep again.

It's OK though, nothing compared to my CFS dx days when I had to sleep more than 12 hours every single day. I slept 16 hours straight once, didn't even wake up to pee!

I'm going to try to get lasered again this Thursday. I want to try twice per week and see. Oh...I tested less positive BEFORE getting lasered...GOOD sign!

Weekly Laser Treatment #3

Well, I did 90 seconds with the laser today. T1, T2 area, knees and bladder. I could feel something warm or tingly like in the bladder area. I will be THRILLED beyond belief if this helps the bladder issues!

I did feel a little shaky or something a little while after today. I'm getting a lot of muscle twitches now...my temp today was finally down to 98.1, had low grade temps most of the week.

So since I had a good day today, I guess tomorrow I'll be back into herx mode...Oh well, it will be worth it!