tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post8453707833724090701..comments2024-01-02T05:27:31.360-07:00Comments on Lyme Bytes: Finding Healing Outside Of Man's MedicineConnie Strasheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16717029511098232885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-91580151863025568552010-01-26T11:12:58.554-07:002010-01-26T11:12:58.554-07:00Hi Connie,
Thanks for this great site! I have to ...Hi Connie,<br />Thanks for this great site! I have to say I was pretty bummed after reading your post. I love the G*D part, but the fact that no experts know anyone who is in remission 10 years was painful.<br />However, as I was thinking about it yesterday, there may be something in your question that is throwing off the responses. You said you knew a handful of people who were recovered 5 years, so you "upped the ante" and asked experts about 10 years remission.<br />But think about it, what was treatment or even knowledge about Lyme 10 years ago? It is relatively recently, that any kind of honest, somewhat effective approaches became known. So while I am open to the possibility I may always have to deal with this, I am open to the possibility, that in the coming years, with herbal, machines and acidophilus support, together or seperate from antibiotics, and co-infection treatment, that we may see more and more permanently in remission. that is my prayer!<br />Hugs,<br />Suzanne L.myheartsingzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218286830349479831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-12946411164050294472009-12-10T16:06:50.568-07:002009-12-10T16:06:50.568-07:00Hi Anonymous, This isn't a question that I ca...Hi Anonymous, This isn't a question that I can adequately answer in a brief email. You may want to read this blog and other Lyme sites to determine what treatment is best. I also encourage you to check out my latest book, "Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment" as it offers the treatment protocol of many of the best Lyme doctors. Many states don't have good Lyme docs; I would suggest contacting a local support group or ILADS.org for a referral. Many people travel to get good treatment. Hope this helps!<br /><br />ConnieConnie Strasheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717029511098232885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-49777687664145917882009-12-10T11:49:03.511-07:002009-12-10T11:49:03.511-07:00My husband has had Lyme since 1998, but was just d...My husband has had Lyme since 1998, but was just diagnosed in July. The most difficult thing we're facing is to know how to get him the treatment he needs. There seems to be a million different opinions about what does and does not work. We don't have an LLMD where we live, so what are the options to get treatment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-32565401340379320402009-12-10T11:03:50.547-07:002009-12-10T11:03:50.547-07:00Hi Renee,
Thanks for your thoughts! That is amazi...Hi Renee,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts! That is amazing that you have been able to maintain a family and work while having Lyme. It sounds like you have come to a place of contentment with where you are at in life. That is so beneficial for your healing, I am sure! There is much to be said about listening to our guts-I think God lives there, for sure!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br /><br />Connie<br /><br />Hi Denise,<br /><br />I think you would really like the book, Christ The Healer, because it offers some great insights into God's promises of healing. It sounds like you have taken a wise approach to your health that brings you peace. I wish I had taken this approach sooner myself!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Connie<br /><br />Suzanne,<br /><br />I agree that Lyme can do damage to the body, which remains long after the bugs are gone. Which is also why I have focused my hope more strongly on the spiritual path to wellness. Because whether we are in remission or not, if symptoms remain as a result of damage, we still aren't truly "well." Certainly we are better off than we were before, and I am happy that you have gotten to a place of remission. I pray that your body would continue to heal from the damage Lyme has done. It certainly sounds as though you are on your way. Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />Take care, <br />Connie<br /><br />Japanese Person...<br /><br />Are you spamming me?<br />I don't speak that language, sorry :)<br /><br />Connie<br /><br />Angela,<br /><br />There is so much grief in this disease, because we lose so much. I, for one, don't believe it's easy, or sometimes even possible, to be positive. Yet, it's interesting, because the more that I seek God, the more I am able to see the sunshine, and to believe Him for good things and a brighter future ahead. I cried nearly every day for half a decade--up until two years ago. God has slowly healed me of my grief (and is still doing so!) Now I laugh as much as I cry. The days are still hard sometimes but I no longer live in the same pit of despair as before. So I encourage you to grieve; it cleanses the soul, and can strengthen you to believe for better days ahead. <br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />ConnieConnie Strasheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717029511098232885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-88962527613274571362009-12-10T10:10:48.421-07:002009-12-10T10:10:48.421-07:00connie thanks for showing it is ok to grieve our l...connie thanks for showing it is ok to grieve our losses and suffering. The world puts presssure on us and those with other chronic illnesses to be "positive" all the time. It is nice to show that is an unrealistic expectation. i admire your trust in God.Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-88402815375569229272009-12-10T09:35:21.110-07:002009-12-10T09:35:21.110-07:00As someone in "remission" I truly believ...As someone in "remission" I truly believe that our Lyme symptoms are a result of what the spirochetes are doing to our bodies. Which are different in everyone. So after treatment is over... you are left with the damage that not only the Lymes has done to you individually but also the more temporary damage done by saturating every cell in your body with antibiotics. I think one of the very bad things our Lymes doctors do is to just release you into the wild when your treatment is over without the help to restore your damaged chemistry, which is going to be different in each of us. That has been my new battle since my recovery. And I am innovative enough to figure out some of my more permanent damages and "fixes" for them which are mostly holistic and mostly chemistry recovery from the antibiotics using megadoses of probiotics which some doctors do help people with but not usually to the extent they should. But there are many people out there too sick to help themselves. And much of our damage involves hormone imbalances and since western medicine fails to use bio-identical hormones and won't take the time it takes to investigate individuals since hormones are so complicated, people continue to suffer with the same symptoms they had with the Lymes even after their treatment is over and they are "cured." I am 7 years in remission, knock on wood, and I've never felt better in my life. But not without a handful of natural supplements everyday, customized to my damaged Lyme body.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740544928830056848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-52611286512546520542009-12-09T19:23:56.312-07:002009-12-09T19:23:56.312-07:00Connie like you I found that God needs to be the c...Connie like you I found that God needs to be the center of healing. I have suffered from Lyme for the past 8 years. I went 5 years before I was tested. Over the past year I becasme tired of the searching. I gave up on chasing the next remedy or doctor. I turned over my healing to God. I know He can and will heal me when He wants to. I believe that I have Lyme for a purpose. I don't know what that purpose is, but I know it is for His glory. I pray this: "Lord thank you for this burden you have trusted me with, I will try to be worthy"<br />Denise<br />Librarian with LymeDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558152346904668064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-44797060514404668792009-12-09T11:08:49.993-07:002009-12-09T11:08:49.993-07:00Connie
I am glad you came up with the admission t...Connie<br /><br />I am glad you came up with the admission that Lyme is probably with us forever. <br /><br />To say everyone can be "cured" put me into a mindset that I must be doing something wrong to still have symptoms and I must try harder which then put more stress on me....<br /><br />I am not saying that we should slack off treatments but like you stated,we should have some balance of life and Lyme, carefully assess cost vs benefit, chance of improvement vs chance of worsening and as you mention, trusting the "gut" which to me is a higher power's way of directing our decisions.<br /><br />Unknowingly I struggled with this for 20 years of my life and although it wasn't perfect, I managed a family and a career. But because it wasn't recognized earlier the damage is more severe and the last "insult" to my system put me near death.<br /><br />I am much better than death in a year's worth of treatment and that is enough for me at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72382737862000947.post-82037064158336846182009-12-09T00:54:13.511-07:002009-12-09T00:54:13.511-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com