Yesterday was my first appointment with my lymes disease specialist (Dr. P) he is a very knowledgeable guy. Both him and his nurse have lymes disease so they personally understand what its like which is wonderful how they can relate. Our time yesterday went really well, I learned a lot about lymes that I never knew before.
They took more blood while we were there to test it to see exactly what the lyme has done to by body so that they know exactly how to fight it but for now we know that I will be on three different antibiotics for a year and a half up to two years if everything goes as planned. He also anticipates that I should start noticing improvements in two to three months.
Lymes Disease is a hard thing to diagnose and a hard thing to kill. When a patient begins treatment for lymes they get worse, when the medicine kills the bug it explodes leaving behind toxins which makes a patient herx. Herx to my best understanding is flu like symptoms, and increased pain in what already hurts for that patient.
My parents have been doing a lot of research and talking to many people who have the disease and have learned so much! One thing they have found to have really good success is light treatment, and another thing is positively charged water. The water we drink is negatively charged but if you positively charge it it kills toxins in your body. There are many benefits to it, my parents are buying the machine and our whole family will be drinking this water.
Our hope is with the extra things that we are doing my herx will not be as bad. They have also given me extra medicine for when I do herx that if you drink it will shorten the herx to about an hour. Also many patients can not handle the medicine orally and have to do IV treatments, we are praying against me having to do this and would love if you could join that prayer.
Finding out I have lymes disease was the end of one road and the beginning of another, each road has its own twists and turns, good times and hard times. Now its time to travel the road of lyme disease treatment. There are a couple verses I am claiming for this:
For we do not have a High Priest who can not sympathize with our weakness. But one who has been tempted in all things yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. ~Hebrews 4:15-16
We now have this light shining in our hearts but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure, this makes it clear that our great power is from God not from ourselves. ~2 Corinthians 4:7
I can be comforted through this battle purely by the Lord. 'He may not take all the problems away, but He will give you the grace to get through them.' (I can't remember what paster said this) Its a new beginning and I can tell you one thing... it will be good.
*That I would daily find my comfort in the Lord
*2 Corinthians 1:3-7 would be my life
*That I will be able to stomach the medicine
*That the Lord will continue to use this for good
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