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Posted 5/2/2012 9:04 PM (GMT -5)
Hi all! I'm kind of at a crossroad in my treatment and just don't know what to do. Maybe you have some suggestions.

I have been on oral and IV ABX for 8 months and when I started IV rocefin I started to slowly feel better. Then my line got infected and it got pulled. After that I had the worst relapse of symptoms and now I feel 100x worse than I did before starting treatment at all with many symptoms come out that I never had before. This is very frustrating and I'm not sure what to do. I don't have a lot of money left to keep going at this, I've gotten into some debt that is hanging over our family and stressing us out, so I am considering some natural treatments, especially since I had such a bad relapse after ABX. I think the bugs came back at me with vengeance.

I'm considering rife. Please let me know how your experiences are with rife. Do you usually rife if you aren't taking antibiotics? And has anyone ever used the Doug Coil 3D? (the one with 2 coils)

I also would like to know where to start if I'm going to go the natural route for now. I'm just lost. I seriously don't want to go back on ABX if it's going to keep making me feel like crap every time I get off of them. And I don't want to be on them for years...which is how long I feel it will take. I will run out of funds before then.

I also own an FIR sauna and do detox baths frequently. I'm gluten/dairy free and have a low carb diet.

Hope someone can help me! Thanks for your time!
Posted 5/2/2012 9:46 PM (GMT -5)
I'm sorry to hear of all the difficulties you've had. I know it can be discouraging, but I'm glad to hear you're still fighting! Unfortunately a lot of us have to go through a lot of trial and error - and sometimes that error is pretty significant! - to get the right combination of abx or meds or herbs or whatever other kind of treatment...

Luckily there are plenty of alternative options out there if you're not looking to continue with abx. My doctor tends to follow a more traditional plan of action, with a little bit of other things mixed in...different protocols you may want to look up are Cowden, Klinghardt, Zhang, Buhner, and Jernigan - these are ones mentioned on here pretty often, though I'm sure there's plenty more out there, as well (not to overwhelm you).

I haven't done rife myself, though it's been brought up on here in the past - you might want to try using the search function here on the forum to look at old threads.

Best of luck - take it one day at a time, you'll find what works for you!
Posted 5/2/2012 9:57 PM (GMT -5)
Sorry it seems that you are going backwards but with lyme, they always say you will feel worse before you feel better. The way I understand it is if you have had lyme for a while, the bacteria may have invaded every organ, tissue and system in your body. So while you are pounding your body with antibiotics, a few things happen. Your body really struggles to fight and sustain itself while on strong meds. You are breaking up any cysts that may have formed and circulating even more bacteria in your system and also you are releasing toxins into your body that the bacteria let off as they are being killed. So it really is a long slow journey. I remember thinking that there was no way I was going to make it through, feeling alot worse in treatment than before, and believe me I felt horrible before starting treatment. But it really does SLOWLY get better. I have not tried rife but I have tried and still take a bunch of naturals to boost my immune system and fight the bacteria. Hang in there. Whichever way you decide to go, stay strong and fight hard. It'll will all be worth it.
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