Babesia Symptoms

Earlier this week I posted about how I have stayed more tired than usual. I am generally tired but I can stay functional...well most of the time.

This past week was different. It was like, I would trade anything for sleep. It was like nothing was worth getting out of bed and using my valuable energy.
Yesterday something occurred to me. I noticed my abdomen was beginning to feel sore, around ribcage. Turns out this is the spleen area. The spleen processes blood cells, which babesia infects. So I think I may be going through a babesia flair...

In the past I have taken Cumanda and Quina from Nutramedix, and the herb cryptolepis.
The Cumanda and Quina seemed to work a little, but they just weren't what I needed. The effects just didn't last for me. That's when I tried the Cryptolepis tincture. It was like a magic bullet for my fatigue! The results were almost miraculous. Within a few hours of the first dose (15 drops) I felt better. I walked the dog for fun and did some other stuff I enjoy doing on good days.

I started at 15 drops 3x daily and quickly moved up to 1/2 tsp 3x, I did this for 5 months.
I stopped taking it in August because I was no longer feeling the affects. I wasn't having the same fatigue I was having before either. I haven't taken any anti-malarials since then...Maybe its time to give it a shot again.

I've never tried red root, I think I will order some of that also and report back!

On another note, I follow this blog- http://victoriawilguess.blogspot.com/ by Victoria Wilguess. She has suffered from Lyme Disease also. Like me she went several years without an answer or any treatments. Another thing that hit close to home was that she was also a teenager when she got sick. This is harder than most people can understand, unless you have been in the situation personally.
True friends to support you and family members to understand you can be scarce. That alone can bring someone down, on top of that she was a teenager. That is a stressful time for everyone at some point. She somehow stayed positive. I believe its because of her faith in God. I know that's what she will tell you.
Victoria has been going through some new treatments lately. Included a stem cell transplant, that she will have to go to Germany for.
Having a chronic illness is hard. There is uncertainty, pain, and a distancing from the reality previously known.
Victoria (and myself) had to grow up, just to learn to cope. This is not easy for kids who were used to running around and playing games. You cant explain to another 12 year old your sitting out of tag because your tired or in pain.
Victoria has been on my mind and in my prayers the past few weeks. It would be great if you could keep her in your prayers, she is going through a lot :)

Today I Feel...

     Today was not one of my better days, very tired, hot, dizzy, and brain foggy. Glad I didn't have anything important to do.
During the summer I had been doing great, now that the weather is cooling off and the days are shorter...not as great anymore.

      One thing I have had to learn to deal with is how I can feel great one minute, then ready to pass out the next. Mentally I am doing OK. Physically I feel depressed. Like a circus act of juggling symptoms.

     After learning to treat myself for Lyme disease and my other co-infections(more on this later).I have become a rather pro-active person. If the protocol is no longer working, time for a change.
My current protocol is - 100mg alpha lipoic acid, calc. phos 30C, ledum pal. 30C, sublingual glutathione, and arnica mon.30C in the morning. I repeat the homeopathies again in the afternoon and evening. At night, between 1:00 am and 3:00am, I take the liver boosting supplements-2,000mg of milk thistle, 1,500 mg of Liposomal vitamin C, another dose of ALA, and 100mg of sublingual glutathione.
I take all of these between 1-3am because those are the hours the liver is most active (according to Chinese medicine).
I have been taking the ledum for a few months now, in the beginning it made a HUGE difference. I felt better within a few hours of taking it. My brain fog was even clearing; something that was untouched by anything previously.
A few weeks ago I started feeling bogged down. So I thought maybe I wasn't detoxing all of the toxins being released by the bacteria. So I added the milk thistle, vitamin C, and glutathione.
Since starting these I have felt a little better, but its like I am still missing a piece of the puzzle.
My acne is clearing up as side affect, that's a plus right?
Should I add back in herbs for lyme and babesia? Adjust the homeopathies? So many questions, so many answers...

I am due for an appt. with my ND, maybe he can find the current hang up....