Slowing it Down a little

Last night I finally slept back to normal for the first time. Praise the Lord

So far I have averaged only a few hours of poor quality sleep, waking up frequently and not feeling rested at all. 

The entire time I just felt wired. Most of the time I never even felt tired, just wide awake. Usually the wired feeling is from a toxic overload. My face was breaming out and I was feeling achy, for me that's usually detoxification related. So I stopped the sauna and the ChelX. I haven't used the sauna since last Wednesday. I think I may start back this weekend now that I may be catching up.

After stopping the ChelX and sauna my face has started clearing up and I've felt better. I am not entirely sure that these were the cause of my sudden insomnia or not. I just felt that maybe dropping everything and allowing my body body to work this out would be best.

Last night has been the only close to good night though. I still woke up tired and unrested, but that's better than not sleeping at all!!

36 Hours

Earlier this week I made a post ahout staying up all night.
I stayed up 34 hours before going back to sleep,

I have no idea why I didn't sleep. Insomnia is a weird symptom...it goes from bad to worse to not as bad.

After leaving the clinic my sleep was great compared to before. Still had some improving to go but I was more than pleased with my results.

Well guess what. I not only stayed up one entire night this week, I stayed up two. I had one night of sleep in between them.

I stayed up Monday night never falling asleep. Slept Tuesday night, awake Wednesday night.
I stayed up from 11:30am Wednesday morning until about midnight Thursday night. I was awake over 36 hours....
The second time was even easier than the first to stay awake. When I finally gave up at 8:00am it was almost like I hadn't even given it a shot at sleeping.

The weirdest part of it all was I was almost 100% awake the entire time. The moment I fell asleep both nights-wide awake.

In order to attempt to remedy my situation I have stopped everything. I stopped the ChelX and the sauna. If my body is having problems removing a toxin I'm not going to make it worse. If I stay up all night one more time I'll email the doctor. If I wasn't going back in just a few weeks I would have already emailed him, but I don't feel like he can do much without a seeing me.

It's after midnight now, kinda tired. Hoping I will fall asleep tonight!

*i would like to apologize for anything in my post that doesn't read right. Staying awake fries my brain

Sleeping...What's that?

My longest running symptoms is insomnia. I just don't sleep.

The end of my second week at the Hansa Center my sleep took a dramatic turn for the better. I was waking up on my own and falling asleep at an earlier hour. 

It stuck for a while but once I was home not doing the therapies, it wasn't the same.

Now that it's been a while since being treated at the center, my insomnia is taking a turn for the worst. 

The last two weeks or so have been hard to get to sleep, more than usual. The last few days have been progressively later. One night was after 4:00am, another was almost 6:00, then last night I never went to sleep. I just never fell asleep and finally gave up about 8:00am. My body just wasn't having it.

Lately I've just felt wired. Like I'm just not tired but I'm not awake enough to do anything important. 

What's the deal here?! Why now, what caused my sleep to all off the deep end....

The doctor in his email said he was thinking its a detox problem. It feels like a toxicity problem for sure. This morning my eyes also hurt and my head is achy, fits the bill. 

Now what to do about it, that's what I need to know!

The Treatment Protocol

Todays the day!! The last day I have to take my remedies from the Hansa Center. While I was at the center my doctor formulated mixes of remedies that he compounded. Each remedy was tested with my body to show it would be beneficial before I actually started taking it.

I finally decided I would write up my remedies I have been taking, here it goes.

Remedy 1
Borrellogen, echinacom, Immunoplus, Ferrum Phos 6, Lobellia quercus, urtica conchae

All of the supplements in this remedy except for the ferrum phos are specific for a low immune system. All of them are used to bring up immune function.
The ferrum phos is also used for bringing up body temperature.
Borrellogen is specific for lyme disease, it has been clinically proven to help the body expel dead lyme bacteria.

Remedy 2
NAII/PNS, total thallium, total chlorine, total arsenicum, arnica betula A, ferrum silicum urtica, larynx levisticum.

These are all homeopathic remedies, NAII/PNS is for nervous system detox. The total chlorine is for dumping chlorine, total arsenicum is for arsenic, total thallium is for thallium. arnica is for pain, inflammation, and damage. Silicum is for mood, colds, and sore throat, urtica is for physical pain and damage. Larynx levisticum is for the throat.

These were the first two remedies I was recommended to take.

Remedy 3
Free and Easy Wanderer , Liver Flow
This two ingredients are from Chinese medicine. Free and Easy wander is for synchronizing the liver and kidneys. Liver flow is used to open up liver pathways and detoxification.

Remedy 4
Star of Bethlehem, Mimulus, Gentiana Absinthium, Pulmo tartarus 6/8 , Sulphur 30, Saromanthus aurum, mag sulph bryonia.
Star of Bethlehem and mimulus are Bach Flower remedies for emotional trauma(most likely associated to being chronically ill). The rest in remedy 4 are standard homeopathics.

Remedy 5
B Liquitrophic, Hypericum Bryophyllum, Hepar Stannum, Silicea Belladonna
All homeopathic remedies. The B Liquitrohic is a mix of homeopathic B vitamins.

Remedy 6
Hemo Liquitrophic, Cell Salt #6, Sulphur 30, Aurum equisetum A, Formica arnica, Medulla Arnica, Apis Levisticum, argentum 8

Remedy 7
Equisetum Formica, Secale Nicotiana, Liver Comp., Renes Mesenchyme, Gentiana Absinthium, Renes Betula, Arnica Plumbum Mel, Aurum Equisetum B, Bambusa pulsatile, Myristica argentum, Hypophysis Stannum.

Remedy 8
Harmonize Water and Fire, Total Bromine, Total Niccolum, bt detox
This is a mix of homeopathy and Chinese medicine. It is for liver and kidney detox as well as bromine and nickel detox.

This is all of the compounded remedies. Confusing isn't it??
Unless you are educated in homeopathy you probably do not know much about any of the remedies. I do not even know much about a lot of them.
Overall each remedy is for some kind of detox or repair. All of the Total X are to detox the specific ingredient. Total Bromine for example is to remove bromine.

B-Liquitrophic is a homeopathic blend of B vitamins. Hemo Liquitrophic is a blend for blood cell support.

There are a significant amount of remedies for bromine, chlorine, gold, silver, nickel, lead, thallium, sulphur, iron, and arsenic. They will either help my body remove the ingredient from my system or help my body utilize them better.

There are also specific remedies for liver, throat, stomach, and nervous system healing.

Overwhelmed much? I am.

Then I have the standard packaged remedies-
CholestPure, a natural form of Cholestyramine. This is a binder that helps the body remove pollutants safely.

CheleX, this is a natural and pharmaceutical chelator. I just started this last week per the doctors recomdations so I will not be stopping it until I go back to the center. It contains Cilantro and EDTA to remove heavy metals and lead especially.

Total Male, this is a high quality multivitamin for males. Also has ingredients good for the liver.

GB Plus, this is for gallbladder support. My gallbladder showed some significant stress, this remedy will help support it.

Adaptocrine, this remedy is to feed the adrenals. It contains many of the common adaptogens used for adrenal fatigue.

Lastly Betaine HCl. I take this with meals to help raise my stomach acid. According to a stomach acid test I produce very little of my own. This is another remedy I will not be stopping until I go back to the center.

All of these remedies are meant to bring my body back into balance. They support several organ systems and pollutant removal. Now I get to stop them until I go back and probably get prescribed something new for my next phase of healing.

I know this post was a mouthful!!

Now a Cold

Guess what you guys, I'm sick again....

This is stupid. I had the flu three weeks ago. Now I have a cold. 

Since Christmas I have had at least one infection a month if not two. Why on earth is this happening??

I overall have been doing so well since coming back from the Hansa Center, but I cannot stay well. My Lyme disease symptoms overall are better, but my immune system cannot stop a cold. 

This time around with whatever bug this is, my Lyme symptoms are flaring. My skin is burning, abdomen is in pain, nauseas, my leg is locked up, and so on and on and on...

Situation=Frustrated

The Time is Coming

Well I think its time for an update post.

I got back to the Hansa Center for visit 2 in less than a month. I stop all of the remedies I started in January in just a few days, March 14.
Before I go back I will have to repeat the initial bloodwork and I will also repeat my hair heavy metals test. I am hoping to see high levels of metal dumping out into my hair because its leaving from my body(finally!!).

I had my last ND appt. in December. It has been so nice to get off all of the supplements they had me taking!  Most of these did very little for me, I had to add in herbs to treat my infections. Since changing to the Hansa Center from the ND I have noticed an enormous difference in how I feel.
The ND used SCIO biofeedback that is capable of testing supplements with my body to see what kind of reaction. The HC uses BioResonance Scanning, which is a form of muscle testing, that also checks my body's reaction to the remedies.

The ND had a very similar technology, just not the same resources and know how behind it. Its amazing how much the doctor themselves will affect the patients outcome just by the supplements and treatment methods they prefer. My ND had many of the same supplements and even some of the same training, but its taken the strong detoxing and specific remedies to make a difference in my health.

Anyway, I think I have proved my point that I really do love how the doctors at Hansa treat their patients. It saddens me when I see people like Parker Goertzen fail...
with LLMD's you typically pick your favorite most convenient doctor. They will all try the same group of antibiotics, IV's, and herbs. The HC is different, they have about 3k remedies to pick from, not 100-200 the better LLMD's have.

------Back to me------

My current symptoms are Insomnia, fatigue, exercise intolerance, and no concentration.
Overall I don't have the sick feeling I used to have, the sauna keeps my muscles fairly loose, I have had very little dizziness or pain. At this point I just need to get my resistant symptoms knocked out. This will hopefully be finished up after the next visit.

I have managed two long and strenuous school fieldtrips in the last month and the flu since coming back from my last HC visit. Beforehand all of this would have knocked me down significantly.
All that has happened since these things is extra fatigue, its a problem but I am not stuck in bed!

Now I just need to get back to my juices and smoothies....I have ingested more junk food in the last month than I care to admit to! They sure do make a difference.

Plastics??

A few things have been on my mind lately. One of which is why do some Lyme disease patients, or even chronically ill people in general, have such a hard time getting better.
Most people who have educated themselves in natural treatment of chronic disease know that mold and heavy metals are the most common and most treated for toxins. Many people with Lyme disease have found mold in their homes and attribute mycotoxins to their inability to heal.
Mold detoxification has become an integral part of treating some lyme disease patients. Removing the mycotoxins which act as blocks to the immune system the body can begin to heal.

Mercury, copper, lead, and arsenic are other common pollutants that hinder the bodies of those with chronic disease. It's not uncommon for Lyme patients to have had fheir fillings removed and undergone some kind of chelation therapy. Mercury and lead for example are known nerve irritants and can block the lymph system.

Mold and metals both have known tests and treatments, both are reversible with time. What else, what other toxins are responsible for keeping those who are chronically ill sick?? Plastics(Pthaletes) are sure to be one. Inorganic compounds that bacteria in the environment cannot even break down, that for sure has to cause a problem for the human body. Pthaletes have been found to disrupt hormones and other systems in the body, this for sure could bring down someone's immunity significantly.

Plastic toxicity isn't talked about often and I only found one test for Pthaletes. No drug or natural treatments, just diet and lifestyle recommendations. Infrared red sauna was also mentioned as beneficial for detoxifying plastics.

This is just a thought. We use plastics for everything, the keys on my keyboard right now included.
What else could be a reason for someone to stay sick, emotions, relationships, bad habits??

Looking Forward

During the last week a good bit has been going on in my life, good and bad.

Last weekend I had the flu, I'm still trying to regain my energy. 

A few days ago I spoke to Dr.Jowdy for my one month update. He is very pleased with my progress.

At the moment I am trying to keep up with using the sauna. When I was on my trip I could not use it, several days in the last week I've had something come up and not had the time to get in...

So I am trying to get back on track with that, originally Dr.J recommend 3X a week. I would say overall I do closer to 5 days a week.

Today was the first time to use it since the weekend. I set it to 150F, got in at 130F, stayed in almost 40 minutes and when I got out it was 140F. So I did longer than usual and hotter than usual, it made a difference. I was not expecting anything much but I truly and honestly felt less fatigued after getting out. 

Of course half an hour at over 100 degrees I was kinda gross, I went straight to the showers after that!!

After my shower I decided I would continue my roll and make some juice and a smoothie. I needed rehydrating for sure. I made a larger juice and a larger smoothie than normal, along with 5 caps of Betaine HCL. 

I started the HCL last week, still tweaking the dose. I did a stomach acid test and found my stomach is not producing acid well, this leads to me not absorbing food as well. 

All in all and the added acid leaves me with less stomach discomfort after eating. When I eat it always feels like a rock is stuck in my stomach for hours. Even water does this. 

I haven't tried more than 6 capsules yet because I'm a little fearful...I've heard it's very painful if you take to much acid. I know I still need to reach a higher dose. I drank that smoothie an hour ago and I still feel it loud and clear. 

I mentioned already I spoke to my doctor. Between visits he told me to shoot him an email update with any questions and what's going on. 

The summary of how I'm doing is this-fatigue, insomnia, and concentration are still resistant. They are holding on strong. I am not sleeping as well as I did when I was staying at the clinic. That sleep only lasted a few days after leaving. Fatigue has been much better than before on average.

His response was its probably heavy metals I'm still detoxing. He recommended a product called Chelex to help detoxify those.

(Note this is a fraction of what I said and how he responded)

I am excited to go back to the HC, I am doing much better than before. I am not hasitling over trying to find a new herb or treatment to try on myself. I am truly healthier than I was pre-Hansa treatment.

But I still have work to do. My sleep is not consistent, my fatigue is holding on, and my concentration is all over the place. Plus I still can't exercise(which I forgot to mention to Dr.J...)

I don't know how many visits it will take. I hope it only takes this one more in a month but who knows. I am trying to stay focused on my life and my progress more so how much longer I will have to be visiting doctors and taking pills and remedies.

I Would Like to Ask for Something

As you all have seen I follow many blogs, at some point I think I've mentioned most of them. A few months ago I posted about one blog in particular, Ticks and Trust. This blog is written by a Canadian mom who also battles Lyme disease and several co-infections. Several years ago her son Parker was also bitten. Shannon has since been able to better than when she had a full blown set of infections constantly. Parker however has not been able to become assymptomatic. He reached remission once, but the pain never fully went away. Now he is doing worse and nothing seems to be making him well.

The faith and confidance in of this family has been challenged so hard. I think many of the people who read my blog understand what it's like to he chronically ill because most of them probably are. But this family, nearly all of them have been Lyme positive at some point. Nearly all of them have been through Lyme treatment. They have all had to deal with trying to find a doctor to treat them, which has turned into multiple doctors and multiple treatments. Shannon's oldest and youngest are doing well how, but her middle child Parker only knows suffering at this point.

I would like to ask for prayers for the Goertzen family. I know what it's like to be the sick kid whose just held back by everything, thinking about other kids like Parker who are much worse than I ever was just makes my heart break.
I wish I had some other way to help them in addition to our prayers, but this time all I have to offer is my own hope in God that one day he will he ok. Parker will be a new person and when he comes out of this darkness he lives under he will be able to look back and find the positive things that happened in his long journey.
I am personally praying he will never lose faith that he will be okay and all of this happens for a reason, it's not God trying to torture him in any way.

Here is a link to the most recent post.

Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.