Something positive

So, it's been something like 6 weeks now off the antibiotics. Yesterday I started my 2nd remission period since my drug holiday. Finally a break from all the hell! I'm so happy! Last time I felt pretty good for a little over a week and I hope this time will be similar. Oh, how I wish it could last a little longer... or just last forever... (a girl can dream)

One thing about not being on the meds is that I can have these remission periods. Usually, the longer they last is an indication to my progress in fighting this disease. So, it appears that I'm making pretty good progress, since prior to starting the antibiotics I didn't really have any remission periods. Yeah, 3 or 4 weeks from now I'll probably be feeling pretty awful, but that's how it goes. On the meds, I just felt more level. No extreme highs or lows. Sometimes it can be worth it to have those really great days though.

Also, I still have a pretty bad candida (yeast) problem. It's mostly in my mouth and throat (Thrush). My mouth and throat hurt and it feels like I've got a million canker sores. I've been taking Diflucan every day for a month and still... Yes, I should have been better at avoiding sugars of all kinds, since yeast feeds off sugar. But, the ironic thing is that when you have a yeast problem, you just crave sugar like you wouldn't believe! Plus, how do you pass off jelly beans or chocolate bunnies?

Once I get this yeast problem under control, I should start feeling so much better. Yes! I guess I didn't realize how bad it was. So, a lot of this extreme fatigue/exhaustion, weakness, skin problems & irritation,... has been from this systemic yeast problem I've had. So that means that I'm making better progress at killing the lyme bacterias (and those co-infections) than I thought.

I'm still taking the homeopathic vials. My nurse says that it sounds like they are really working. That's awesome news! I hate them, but if they're helping me, then I'll stick with them. I think I'm getting used to them since my herx reactions are getting lesser and lesser.

It was only 5 days ago that I felt so unbelievable awful that I called my dr and asked if I could go back on the antibiotics. Wow, what a difference a few days makes! I guess when I called, I was at my breaking point after 3 weeks of hell. My dr wants me to finish my vials and get yeast problem under control first before restarting my drug regimen. Sounds reasonable. So, probably around mid-June I'll be restarting.

In the meantime, I'm going to do my best to avoid sugar, eat nutritiously, take lots of pro-biotics, sleep lots, and try to stay focused and positive.