Off to work, and then....

....my first LLMD appointment! I believe a few of ya were right. I should take someone along, because on top of being nervous, I am so foggy headed this morning. I got my notepad ready, but still unsure if I got the millions of questions I have ready to ask. So, here goes nothing. In a few hours ill be either extremely happy, or very disappointment. Lets hope for the best! Have a good day all, and wish me luck!

Please let us know how it went.

It was so overwhelmingly full of information on my first day.

Well, things went great! I love this guy! I got there 30 minutes early and they took me in right away. First time that ever happened for me. Nurse did her usual thing, blood pressure, temp, etc. Then took me in another room and doc was in in 2 minutes. He introduced himself, said he had looked at my paperwork(I filled out a symptom sheet before I went and sent it in) and he has a good idea whats wrong, but..."lets hear your story". The whole time im talking, he whispers "lyme" "bartonella" "lyme" etc.

When I got done he said even though my IGeneX was negative(Had band 41+ and 41 IND) all my symptoms point directly to Lyme and Bartonella. He said no need for further testing if I was comfortable going on an abx protocol he uses. I said sure, lets get to it. So he prescribed me the following...

Ceftin 500mg(may have to increase to 2000) 2xday for first 3 days

then add in

Clarithromycin 500mg 2xday for 3 days

then add

Bactrim DS (cant read dosage) 1/2 tab 2xday for 5 days, then whole tab 2xday

He asked that I buy serrapeptase to break up biofilm, saccharomyces boulardii for probiotic, and something I cant read to help keep joints in good shape because he said the disease is hell on cartilage.

Seem like a good plan?

My thoughts as the same as Girlie. Great plan but please detox so you are more comfortable.

Eat healthy. No fast food or boxed food.

Lots of water and a splash of lemon in it is even better.

trader, detox is so very important.

Why??? Because 1) the life cycle of the lyme bugs is that they do die. Dead bugs in our parts can cause you to be uncomfortable. 2) killing bugs with treatment makes even more dead bugs in our system. Those dead bugs lying around in our body makes it even more uncomfortable.

There is a huge need to get rid of dead "stuff" from our bodies. Our liver, kidneys and our all important digestive tract needs to be clean and healthy to help us heal.

So what we do is we help it stay healthy and clean. Detox! Something as simple as water with a splash of lemon is a huge help. Add a very nice dry brushing before your shower/bath and you have no.2 detox.

What got me well is that I was a detox person way before I got lyme. I was so far ahead of the game. Now my tummy did not like antibiotics but I had not had them for probably 20 years. It was a shock when my LLMD gave them to me. My body reacted very negatively.

Detox can be fun. I try and get in as many as I can in a day. But when you start detoxing, it is important to not try and clean yourself out all at once..... be gentle on yourself.

Here are some great detox methods and you will find that they are not going to be your huge expense of your treatment. But super necessary. www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Here is a thread where we talk about detox -- www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3602759

Hope this is helpful.

Did anyone mention milk thistle for liver support? D3 is also important, especially in winter months when we don't get enough sun.

Trader... money will be tight fighting this disease, so you may need to rotate some of the recommended supplements. Adding another probiotic having a variety of different stains is also beneficial, and take 100 million cultures or more per day.

Since you are just starting treatment get a notebook and list all of your top symptom in the left column. Now list the days 1 thru 30/31 across the top of the page. I find also listing day of week, (M, T, W, Th, F, S, S) across the top as well. Now give a value of 0 to 5 to each symptom on a daily basis. Having all of your symptoms plotted across the month will help show progress or identify trends, and help at your next LLMD appointment.

godspeed