feeling helpless

My doctor took me off antibiotics and has me detoxing because I felt so awful. He has me taking S.A.T and Spanish Black Radish along with all of my other supplements. Well I picked up a upper respiratory virus from my lovely ladies. I've had a fever since Sunday...low grade 99....well now I'm getting all of my symptoms(tingling,fatigued, heavy legs, sick) are back that sorta went away while on the antibiotics. My doctors office is closed on Fridays...need advice please.

PeteZa gave great counsel. If things seem really wonky, what helped me tremendously when my body seemed like it was failing was to call the 24/7 nurse with my insurance company. At least with mine, they gave spot on advice each and every time! Taking a break from fighting the lyme infection seems really sound to me... what gives me the greatest comfort is lying in a bath... with whatever support helps you best for detoxing.

Lyme takes three weeks to replicate so taking an abx's break of less than three weeks shouldn't slow your progress. The abx's may have been blocking those symptoms. There is no need to worry that the progress you have made is gone and you will be starting back where you started from. Bart replicates faster but it still is about a week or so. You can talk to the office Monday and see if your doctor is willing to put you on a low dose of something that won't kill but won't allow anything to replicate.

The most important thing you can do this weekend is try to relax. Stress is really harmful. Try and get some exercise which will help your body detox. Do whatever you can. Even a walk is good for you.

My daughter is just now getting over a nasty upper respiratory viral thing! Her lungs were terribly inflamed, so if you have a horrid cough, you might want to consider using something that will reduce inflammation - and anti-inflammatory, turmeric, or something else.

Your immune system is off working hard to fight this virus, so it's common for the symptoms to at least creep back up a bit, but if they get bad again, do call your LLMD and talk things over with them.

I hope that you continue to feel better each day.

I'm not Jrpsf, but she means that in the body, every 3 weeks the bacteria reproduce (make more). I actually read 4 - 6 weeks, but there is some question on the exact amount of time it takes. So every 3 weeks, they replenish themselves. Whatever we haven't killed off in the preceding weeks are still there and are joined by new bacteria. That's Lyme only though. Bartonella is every 7 - 10 days and Babesia is every 3 - 5 days.

No one heals in just 3 weeks, unless they are treating only a bulls eye rash with no other symptoms.

Oh good! This is important stuff! Keep asking questions!!