Could trying to detox lymph nodes be impeded by severe fibrocystic breast disease?

I wanted to know if any other women with Lyme, Lyme coinfections and mold (or just one of those) are having difficulty detoxing the killed off parasitic organisms in your body and attribute it to fibrocystic breast disease and what have you and your doctor decided on to reduce this effect? Drainage of the cysts? Mastectomies?

To start, I believe my doctor has me on the right course to reset my immune system to where it was beginning to kill off the parasitic organisms in my body. I ran into a wall, per usual. 1 step forward, 10 steps back in the treatment process of these horrific diseases, right?

My lymph nodes from my throat down to my breasts started to clog weeks ago, making my cysts in my breasts possibly overloaded with toxic fluid. How do I know? My breast cup size changed from a C to a DD in less than 2 weeks time after being professionally measured, and they’ve stayed that way.

Vitamin C IVs, infrared saunas, Epsom salt baths, drinking lots of water, dry brushing, etc., have not relieved the clogs. The lymph nodes and cysts are very tender to severely painful. If you look up an image of the lymphatic system and of fibrocystic breasts, you’ll see the fibrocystic breasts are most likely to look like they could impede lymphatic drainage.

I’m looking for thoughts on this as I see my doctor on Wednesday. Could I be right about the fibrocysts impeding my detox? Is there someone who’s been through this with multiple chronic illnesses to chat with?

I’ve gone all the way from starting with a mammogram last October to seeing a plastic surgeon, knowing only at first that the pain was problematic for me, and having the door shut in my face with each radiology report and the woman plastic surgeon telling me to get over it and wear a sports bra. Now, months later, I simply can’t detox and I’m sicker than I ever was.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful answers.

all my cysts and and lymph stuff is bartonella in wbc imho. red root ticture and vibration along with treatment helped

bluelyme said...
all my cysts and and lymph stuff is bartonella in wbc imho. red root ticture and vibration along with treatment helped

Could be right. I did take red root for months. I don’t know if it helped or if it did anything.

Girlie, yes they do come back and drainage would cause breast deformities also. They even come back with a mastectomy in your chest wall. I have them there now. This is very hard to come to terms with, because I feel like I have no hope of getting better if I can’t get rid of the toxins in detox. I would never reach a therapeutic level in resetting my immune system, because the die off is immense and too hard for me to take without a full detox pathway.

WalkingbyFaith said...
I know this probably isn’t much help, but what about lymphatic drainage massage?

You mentioned a doctor. Is this an LLMD? If so, does he believe Lyme or bartonella (as bluelyne suggested) are the cause of the cysts?

Are taking binders?

I am so sorry for your suffering. That sounds horribly painful.

Thank you for your empathy. It is very painful. I am seeing an LLMD, and he thought as long as it’s not cancer, I’m fine; just like my family doctor at the time and the plastic surgeon. He may think a whole lot differently on Wednesday since my detox is being impeded, and therefore his therapies won’t work. Then he may be concerned. He hasn’t commented on the cause of them. 60% of women have fibrocystic breasts, but not anywhere near all of that percentage have it severely. There’s no real known cause. I have breast cancer in my family. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. I’ve not cross checked research between the three diseases yet, if there is any. I’m on compounded CSM, but not at full capacity. It’s impossible to take it 4 times a day. I already take meds 9 times a day, 2 of those times being cholestryamine. My mold toxicity is improving steadily according to my labs, thankfully.

As far as lymphatic drainage, I’ve undergone it, but I’m being directed towards a new therapy where the clinic tech uses noble gases (not sure which ones, but it creates ozone) to break up the congestion. I do feel better for a few hours, but right back into pain mode after that. I’ve done lymphatic drainage in the past. My lymphatic system has never been so stubbornly clogged like this. It’s worth a try, even though I really can’t afford it.

Zimica said...
I have had fibrocystic breasts for years. Looking back I think it has to do with inability to process out the mold toxins, directly or indirectly.
I don't think that fibrosis in breasts cause lymph nodes to clog, I think they are both symptoms of the same problem. I might be wrong of course, but doctors don't offer many answers on this. Whenever I went for an examination doctors brush it off as not a big deal, and now last time I actually had a hard lump, and had a biopsy and all that and was very worried.
Fibrocystic breasts and polycystic ovaries have also to do with low iodine from what I read (doctors never once mentioned this to me), so I think incorporating seaweed into your diet can be beneficial.
I also sometimes rub a small amount of lugol's iodine on skin, but kelp is my favourite for iodine intake, it helped me with other things too, like hair loss.

I found out that a lot of women take iodine or evening primrose to help reduce the fibrocysts or the pain from it. Like you, I’m tired of the brush off. This is a very painful disease and it should be taken seriously. I’m not sure about the mold connection though. That’s the only toxin that has steadily improved, or lessened, in the last year for me. Thank you for mentioning the kelp. I’ll try that.

Zimica said...
I forgot to mention, for the pain a doctor recommended to put a cabbage leaf on the breast when I go to sleep and wear a bra so it holds it. It is an old folk medicine, and actually women use it nowadays too. She said to rub some alcohol on cabbage leaf, not sure why, I guess to soften it and make it release the juice better. Vodka will do, or some sort of strong spirit.
I tried this twice, yes, I think it alleviates the pain, but the problem is by morning you get a really nasty smell from the cabbage lol. However if the pain is bad it's worth giving it a shot.

Thank you. 🙂