Female responses needed

Hi all, I'm on month 2 of treating babs with Mepron and biaxin. I feel at times my symptoms are worse than treating erlichia with doxy for 5 months. I'm experiencing extremely tenderness around my nipples a few weeks out of the month. Enough to interrupt my sleep. Any other ladies that this happens to? I'm having a hard time mentally and emotionally with all that my body feels day in and day out. It's the tired of feeling sick and tired thing. Any words of wisdom? Some days I feel as if I can't do this anymore. I'm also raising triplets. Not easy. I'm not the mom I want to be right now and it saddens me. How many different meds are people on and for what??

Hi Triplet momma. I'm sorry you're having to go through this. It's hard to feel less than our best, especially when raising children. I never experienced the nipple pain, but yes, to all of the rest. I don't know if other people would agree with this, but after 9 month of antibiotics for Lyme, babs and bart I came to the conclusion that the antibiotics were hurting me more than they were hurting the bacteria and protozoa that made me sick. I gradually shifted to Buhner's herbal protocol and am now starting bee sting therapy. I feel better and much more hopeful. Buhner's protocol is designed to strengthen and support our bodies and immune systems while gradually killing off Lyme and co-infections. I've had more energy since going off abx. If nothing else, I recommend that you add Japanese knotweed to your treatment regime.

You will get better. It takes time to figure out what works - each of us responds differently. Listen to your body. It has wisdom and can guide your decisions. Blessings on you and your children.

I can share your concern about the odd nipple feeling... i would feel it at night when i took my bra off... it was shocking to me how much my breasts hurt... and the nipples were tender and itchy (i put coconut oil on them) ... and i started wearing 2 or 3 sports bras layered for support... because it seemed that my regular bra irritated the situation.. And it has gotten better.

I did have pain before i got sick... but it was related to my period... and it was only on the
sides... But this was different.

*I put coconut oil on almost anything that is irritated or itchy ... it always seems to help me.

*And the Mommy guilt is such an insidious thing... I could say don't do that to yourself... but i know you may want to be super Mommy like most Moms do.

But just try to consider this... When you are taking good care of yourself during a rough time... you are teaching them... how to take good care of themselves during a rough time... Now that is a lesson that will stay with them forever... A Very Good Lesson!

*I believe kids are learning from Mommy cues, from the time they are in the womb...they are never to young to learn... IMO

It is OK to say "Mommy doesn't feel well... but I'm working on making it better"

That is a positive, comforting statement... that lets them know something...instead of them not knowing and wondering and creating other ideas in there precious little minds.
*I don't know how old they are... but if you have the right attitude around them... they are gonna be OK... no matter what.

Mommy's got this... she is workin on it.

I hope this may be helpful to you and your little ones :)

Bellyfull
Great post.

Just wanted to add to Bellyfull's post that coconut oil is a natural antifungal, antibacterial, and has many other great properties. By the time your nipples "itch" your systemic yeast overgrowth is significant (just imagine how much needs to go on inside your body before it excretes through your nipples, it's not like a vaginal yeast infection that erupts and "grows" and you immediately know you have a problem due to proximity of vaginal opening…) So you want to address it immediately and effectively.

Many people have success with topical application of antifungals (like coconut oil) for itching symptoms or by ingesting it but USUALLY, if the overgrowth is that bad, you are going to have a very difficult time eliminating yeast overgrowth with natural remedies. Natural remedies are far more effective as very reliable preventative remedies. You might successfully lessen symptoms but this does not mean the flora is in balance, which is critical for a healthy GI system and optimal immune system functioning (70 percent of your immune function is in your gut and with leaky gut, your immune system is busy tackling toxins that leak out of your intestines and into your blood stream… it is a nasty cycle). Cliff Notes version: Yeast/fungus in the gut grows "roots" that penetrate the mucosal lining, allowing fecal matter to leak out into the blood stream. If left out of balance too long, you invite leaky gut and you do not want ANY of that…

I am one of those people who is prone to overgrowth (not everyone is but abx do some significant damage). If you're like me, don't waste precious time (yeast grows exponentially in hours) and get on some strong local and systemic antifungals. Please let me know if you need more info. Hopefully, it is just a hormonal imbalance…

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Post Edited (Pirouette) : 5/19/2015 11:10:08 AM (GMT-6)

Instead of words of wisdom, I have some words from experience:

I can come at this from a different perspective - not only have I healed, but I raised two kids while untreated, and let me ease your and any other parent's concerns about not being a good parent while you are sick and treating - my now adult kids have told me many times that they obviously wished I hadn't been sick all the time, but that they understood that I was doing all I could to be there for them and do the things I felt I needed to do as the parent. Even without a diagnosis, they understood that I was sick and was doing all I could. They NEVER felt like I should be doing more for them - even when I was bedridden and they were doing for me!

Triplet Momma, you didn't say how old your babies are, but if they are quite young still, you've got a LOT of work on your hands daily raising that many kids all the same age!! Never, ever doubt that you put in your "fair share" of work daily!!! And to top it off, your sick!!!

As long as you aren't nursing a child, never worry about how many meds you may need to stay at least mostly functional!!! Find and use what you need to in order to keep up with those kids and whatever else you have to do! I was on quite a few (13) at one point for pain, inflammation, muscle spasms (mine got really bad), anxiety, and other symptoms - then switched to herbs and was able to drop those prescriptions. The bottom line is to use what you need to keep yourself functional.

Don't look at the "big picture" or long range unless you need to. concentrate on just one day at a time. Looking down the road when you already feel so overwhelmed won't help you (unless you have to plan something), it just seems to amplify my issues when I did. I made myself only think about getting through each day - and doing all I could to make a little more progress.

And keep posting here when you can!! It's a great place to find understanding and support!!!

(((((((hugs))))))) I hope that you begin to feel better soon!!!