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I will begin my 14th year of teaching this fall. Very cool. So, I am on summer break! Whoo hoo! And while, yes, teachers do work during break, it is still nice to have more freedom in my schedule. My Lyme treatment is still going strong, so having time to rest as needed is great. I have been on antibiotics since March 2013. My doctor changes my meds about every 2 months. Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, is one of the most complex and intelligent of the bacteria world. It can hide in the body when it is attacked by the immune system and or antibiotics. It can adapt to the antibiotics as well. Thus, the changing of the meds often. I should be starting a new round of antibiotics here soon. With the fatigue letting up a bit as well as the nausea, a few weeks ago my doctor was hopeful that I could maybe take a break from the antibiotics and allow my immune system to step up and do some work, but alas, no go. After bloodwork revealed that my CD57 cell count is still extremely low, I have to continue on meds. Lazy immune system! LOL
And while there is much controversy in how Lyme disease should be treated, etc., I don’t really care about the critics. I found my LLMD on MY OWN. I went to her out of desperation and because I was finally diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome after seeing at least 5 different doctors and specialty doctors no less. I chose her because she has an awesome reputation with CFS patients. The first thing she did, based on my symptoms, is test me for Lyme disease. No other doctor, including an Infectious Disease doctor, had even mentioned Lyme disease, and I tested full blown CDC positive after almost 4 years of trying to get an answer to my illnesses. So, yeah, I don’t care about the naysayers. They don’t carry much credit with me at all. Only the person who has basically saved me from worse is my hero! I will do whatever she tells me to as far as treatment goes.
Hope all is well in your world, hobbits! -B
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