Lyme Life
My Soul Searching Journey Through Lyme Disease
Lyme Treatment at Paracelsus – Week Two, Part Two + My First Whole Body Hyperthermia Treatment
As my Lyme Disease treatment days continue at Paracelsus, my daily journals get longer. Week two had a rough ending. On Friday I met with Dr. Rau who explained more of the results, I left his office feeling sad and broken, then that afternoon I had my first (and...
Lyme Treatment at Paracelsus – Week Two, Part One
As promised ...here are more of my daily journals from my four weeks at Paracelsus for Lyme Disease treatment. Incase you've missed the last few posts you can go back and read more about my time at Paracelsus by clicking on the links below: Lyme Disease Treatment: A...
Lyme Treatment at Paracelsus – Week One
Throughout my four weeks of therapies at Paracelsus to treat Lyme Disease I’ve been trying to keep a daily journal to share. Many people have expressed their interest or questions about what I am doing here, how it is going and (of course) if it is helping. The short...
Crossing the Ocean for Lyme Treatment: My Assessment at Paracelsus Clinic In Switzerland
I stressed out about how to pack for this trip for two weeks before we left. Who knows what to bring for a one month stay at an out-patient clinic while getting treated for Lyme Disease? I surely didn't. I've also come to learn even though I brought one bag... I...
Lyme Disease Treatment: A New Year, A New Continent
I suppose my natural tendency towards this change would be inevitable. From the time I was 17 I suffered from really severe acid reflux. We found out I had a hiatal hernia, wide esophageal junction and a tear in the sphincter that separated my esophagus and stomach....
Every New Beginning Comes from Some Other Beginning’s End
A few things have happened since my last post. The biggest of those is that my IV Central Line was removed! This alone has brightened my mood considerably; near the end every day with that line felt like it was creeping up into my throat and strangling me. I did my...
Lyme Disease Treatment: When You Can’t Keep Going
After 16 months of IV antibiotic treatment for Lyme Disease I can’t keep going. Physically or mentally. The mental struggles I’ve been having have gained force, anxiety, depression … not to mention herx reactions to the treatment itself. I am done.
Lyme Interrupted – Living with and Coping through 14 Months of Lyme Disease Treatment
Days blend into months and months go by in a flash. I’ve found that I have lost concept of what month it is. August should have been an easy month to keep track of with so many birthdays and anniversaries in our family (six birthdays, two anniversaries). Although...
