First steps in going natural

Just want to add my thoughts on this since I have been getting better on a natural protocol. Different things work for everybody but for myself, abx just made me sicker. Diet, exercise, and natural supplements have made all the difference for me.

I have been working with peacesoul as my naturopath and have made HUGE strides. For anyone considering healing naturally, I would highly recommend contacting peacesoul! She will find out exactly what your unique body needs and create a treatment plan just for you.

She made sure I was comfortable with every recommendation she made and was available by skype, email and phone every step of the way.

I have gone from being in bed 99% of the time to living life again. It was hard work and I am not totally out of the woods yet as these infections take time, but I have a quality of life I thought was impossible just a few months ago.

I still see an LLMD and get bloodwork done through him and luckily he supported me 100% in my decision to stop abx.

I started herbs off ABX only 10 days ago and I'm seeing more progress on herbs by far. Just me.

I am really serious though with diet, gut, and detox for body support. IMO the " meds" are a part of our healing but without the other, hard to move forward for most.

I felt I could do better. I felt my body working hard against the yeast factor of ABX even though it wasn't out of control. But I wanted my body to have as little as possible to fight against. I felt it could have a stronger base.

I have a ways to go as I am severe neuro brain but a small brain change with where I've been living is huge.

I think too it might depend on personalities perhaps? Maybe? In that, I trust myself. I don't need to have a doc to decide this and that if I have an understanding from seriously researching everything.

Asking support forums peeps, "how do you feel, what worked for you?", I can't get that kind of knowledge from a doc pharma or holistic unless they've had lymes.

I learned about the cyst, what gets them out of tissue, what kills them once out of tissue and what goes through cyst. When they reproduce all that stuff. Basic science things. A doc will teach me the exact same things. I've learned what people cycle and why. So many things.

I will meet an ND soon for the first time, but in the time it's taken me to get appointment, I'm under way. I feel really good about the new herbal additions in a few days I'm adding for my new program.

Good luck Love Health, and everybody. :) xoxoxo ((((hugs))))

Yazzer,
The thing is that abx don't work for some people, and that's what I believe this thread is emphasizing. Not that no one should take them, but that sometimes they just don't work for some people.

We need that to be said as well. Otherwise, how will someone that has been in treatment for an extended amount of time know that there are still other options if the abx they are currently using aren't working? What about those folks who are already saying no abx, but feel like they may have cut off their own nose to spite their face?

They need to know as well that they don't have to use any abx in order to heal. Believe me, there are plenty of sites and threads on forums all about the use of abx, but very, very few about the use of herbs alone for the treatment of Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, RMSF, Ehrlichia, Anaplasmosis, and Mycoplasma infections.

When I came to the conclusion that I could no longer use the abx for my treatments, I literally came home to die.I had already lost a couple of organs, was having seizures, among many, many other things. That was one of the scariest times of my life, and I've been in some very serious situations before. No where did I find it said that herbs alone could treat these infections. I believe people should know that it's possible - if that's the way they want to heal. They have a right to know that it's possible in my eyes.

Great post as well Traveler.

I've yet to see anyone "cured" from chronic lyme from abx. Lyme cure is a mix of many different treatments.
No one abx or courses of different ones will heal lyme. You need to take actions in several areas.

Both can heal, but abx will not heal alone in my opinion.

Each person needs different herbs, no one protocol works for everyone.

What a great thread and just what I haved needed to read tonight! I was just told today, for the second time, by LLMD's that my daughter will never get well without antibiotics. Point blank, in your face--she will never get well without them. Geez. Hard to handle hearing that when it is not my body I am trying to heal, but my child's!!!!

She was an abx for 11 months, and could never get up to even a therapeutic level of abx without feeling horrible herx symptoms. 1/2 of a doxycycline put her over the edge and she could not walk or open her eyes for at least 24 hours. So scary!! I am so much more comfortable with the natural approach, but she still needs the sleep and occasional pain meds. Hence still trying to deal with the medical profession (of which I am a part of --LOL!).

Since going to Hansa--energy med, herbs, homeopathic, Life Vessel, accupuncture and supplements--she has been better than at any time during the last year. She has more energy than she has had in a long time. Problem is, she still has really bad pain, esp in her legs and insomnia. Not quite sure whether to hang in there and hope that resolution of this pain follows the increase in energy, or to switch gears.

Anyway, thanks for this thread, love hearing about people healing from Lyme naturally. Peacesoul--I may be contacting you--do you work long-distance?? Not sure where you are--we are in north Texas.

My daughter is 17. . . Probably has had Lyme all her life. Diagnosed last year, had to leave school, basically in bed for about 6 months. Doing pretty well now, except for the pain and insomnia--so I guess, she would argue the "pretty well" statement I just made! I am just going by the fact that she is off the couch and out of the house many days now, and I love seeing that!

I have an appointment and am excited too

This discussion is breaking the forum rules. I am sorry, I have to put it to bed.

You are more than welcome to continue your discussion off-forum!!