22nd May 2007
[QUOTE=EternalBliss17;2998035]HI Everyone,
Bill, what helped you get over the hump? what treatment? did you do any alternative therapy, too?
THANKS. : )
My doc put me on Vit-D3 supplements (initially 2000IU, raised to 4000IU recently), along with 6g fish oil, Tindamax (500mg /day), Cefzil (2x500mg /day), and Benicar (worked up to 3 x 10mg /day, now being increased to 2 x 40mg/day). It's been working out WELL so far, albiet slower than I like. In treatment with this regimen since late December '06. I'm at about 98% of normal, with some persistent minor symptoms. My CD-57 is rising, though it's not yet where we want it to be (that'll take some months).
My doc says that the low Vit-D test results are because I have so much inflammation in my body; the Lyme spirochetes apparently go into cyst form and create inflammation around themselves as protection from the antibiotics. You have to keep the Vit-D levels up, and the Benicar regimen seems to help with both reducing the inflammation and helps keep the die-off reactions down.
He's also had me on Boswellia Complex for inflammation, and some kelp to help my intestines heal from a bout with Yeast. I also use a yeast-inhibiting product called Fungal Defense, made by Garden of Life. I take LOTS of Acidophilus supplements as well.
Mindy, you said:
I did have the same burns on my hands from the doxy, but now am on 55+ sunblock and sometimes I even wear gloves if I'm driving around. It's just something else to add to the list.
One thing you might look into is having your windows coated with a film made by Llumar called UV-shield. It blocks 99.9% of both UV-A and UV-B, and may help with your sunlight problems. I have had it installed on both my vehicles due to a very close call with deadly skin cancer, but I recommend it for everyone else. It cost about $170 for a passenger car.
Bill, what helped you get over the hump? what treatment? did you do any alternative therapy, too?
THANKS. : )
My doc put me on Vit-D3 supplements (initially 2000IU, raised to 4000IU recently), along with 6g fish oil, Tindamax (500mg /day), Cefzil (2x500mg /day), and Benicar (worked up to 3 x 10mg /day, now being increased to 2 x 40mg/day). It's been working out WELL so far, albiet slower than I like. In treatment with this regimen since late December '06. I'm at about 98% of normal, with some persistent minor symptoms. My CD-57 is rising, though it's not yet where we want it to be (that'll take some months).
My doc says that the low Vit-D test results are because I have so much inflammation in my body; the Lyme spirochetes apparently go into cyst form and create inflammation around themselves as protection from the antibiotics. You have to keep the Vit-D levels up, and the Benicar regimen seems to help with both reducing the inflammation and helps keep the die-off reactions down.
He's also had me on Boswellia Complex for inflammation, and some kelp to help my intestines heal from a bout with Yeast. I also use a yeast-inhibiting product called Fungal Defense, made by Garden of Life. I take LOTS of Acidophilus supplements as well.
Mindy, you said:
I did have the same burns on my hands from the doxy, but now am on 55+ sunblock and sometimes I even wear gloves if I'm driving around. It's just something else to add to the list.
One thing you might look into is having your windows coated with a film made by Llumar called UV-shield. It blocks 99.9% of both UV-A and UV-B, and may help with your sunlight problems. I have had it installed on both my vehicles due to a very close call with deadly skin cancer, but I recommend it for everyone else. It cost about $170 for a passenger car.