It’s a lot of effort to have someone watch the kids while I go to weekly appointments so I try to schedule them all on the same day each week. I also use the infrared sauna about 5 nights a week we are so fortunate to have found a great deal on one and squished it into our storage room. I’m absolutely thrilled to have been involved in the launch of this program and every day I pray that my brain allows me to be as involved as my heart is. Through BCIT, students get to do a lab course as well as a case study course focusing on lung cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. So in November, I returned part time for the new Health Sciences program (the only one in Canada) where I teach the Biology 12 (now called Anatomy and Physiology 12) course and facilitate pre- and post- discussion with BCIT’s PreHealth program. She actually recommended full time medical leave but I find so much joy in my job as a Biology teacher that I push myself to the max of what I am able to. It can be hard to admit that my autoimmune disease is in the severe category (systemic causing organ failure). Keeping track of it all is enough to make this Lyme brain spin for sure! Zach’s super helpful with keeping us on track and I’ve written all the amounts on my calendar, but I still mess it up often.īrain fog, severe exhaustion, and nausea have still been a struggle these past months. I’m so thankful that my Rheumatologist has signed off on returning to work on partial medical leave because my Lupus markers and symptoms have gotten worse this past year. After 2 weeks at the full dose (30 drops for me, 15 drops for the kids), we’ll switch to a different combo working our way up more quickly to a full dose for 2 weeks. with the kids increasing their drops every other day. These ones follow the same idea where I take 1 drop twice a day of each on day one, 2 drops on day 2, etc. In terms of herbal antimicrobials ( Nutrimedix brand), the kids and I have felt really good with Samento + Banderol for the past few months but we’ve also pulsed between those, Cumanda + Houttuynia, and Enula + Mora. Julie in follow up that I even knew that the buzzing, high strung feeling and stress was probably a herx! So I increased how often I was taking Burbur-Pinella, got in the sauna every day and made sure not to skip my CBD oil. My brain felt like it was all mixed up and I just couldn’t put the pieces back together. The week following my first round of IV antibiotics, I started to feel really anxious. I increased my probiotics during this period of time to a full pack of VSL #3 each day (450 billion). vitamin IV) and MAH (ozone) IVs to enhance the attack on microbes once their defence was down. For example, because the antibiotic I used is a cell wall buster, I did several Myers cocktails (ie. The antibiotics are always in conjunction with herbal antimicrobials, super probiotics, and LOTS of detox and immune support. The IV antibiotics are being used as a pulse therapy I do about 8 days in a row and then take a break. I plan to do another round of antibiotics this spring. It can be really overwhelming most of the time, but I strongly believe that the combination of conventional and herbal medicine is effective for me. I feel so fortunate to have access to such experienced Lyme literate doctors and (from what I’ve researched) some of the most effective treatment around. Attacking Lyme is definitely a dynamic process our approach is constantly changing. If you’ve been following along on Instagram, then you would’ve seen that in October, I did a round of IV antibiotics. Much has changed since I shared about my Lyme protocol here and here, and I’d love to share with you how I’ve been walking through this past fall and winter so you can get a sense of what this journey is like. Over the past ten months, I have seen such dramatic improvements and even though every day is still very difficult, I am encouraged to persevere. Julie) to discuss how my body is responding to treatments and make changes or additions. Each month, I check in with my Lyme literate Naturopath (Dr.
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