Flying makes symptoms worse

AmericanEurolyme

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Joined : Dec 2013

Posts : 37

Posted 6/1/2014 7:58 PM (GMT -5)

I travel quite a bit for work, on airplanes, and have cut down a lot of it since becoming sick. I have noticed, however, that when I fly I seem to get a flare in symptoms and I feel worse both on the plane and sometimes after we land. Since borrelia hates oxygen, I'm wondering if the bacteria finds the pressurization of 10,000 feet (less oxygen and typical for most planes) to be beneficial and it comes out of hiding a bit.

Does anyone else have this?

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Tick bite in Spain followed by rash - June 2013
Symptoms begin - July 2013
Finally diagnosed after 20 doctors - October 2013
Doxy - October - December 2013
IV silver nearly killed me - December 2013
Rocephin, 12 days - January 2014
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Sliding backwards - March, April 2014
PICC line with IV Rocephin, April - present (improving, somewhat)

teragram

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Posted 6/1/2014 9:21 PM (GMT -5)

Oh yes, but I don't know why. I think it may have to do with the fact that you aren't getting fresh air, as you said. There is also a number of chemicals and pollutants both in airports and in planes. Then, there is overstimulation, along with the fact that you aren't close to the ground. You're still in the earth's gravitational field, obviously, but not close enough. So you aren't close enough to the natural rhythms of the earth.

Depending on the distance, flying also messes up your circadian rhythms, and all other bodily rhythms and cycles as well.

I've been told that it helps to expose yourself to the sun as soon as you land, and get as close to the earth (not pavement) as you can (i.e. a patch of dirt somewhere, where some natural plants have been planted).

Margaret

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