Luna Tail

My goodness.. when I actually think I might have all three of these things, it makes me sad! But I guess they tend to go hand in hand because they deal with the immune system and good and bad bacteria in my body.

So I had another appointment with my doctor yesterday. Had to drive an hour to get there, again, and an hour back. But it’s worth it because it’s just so nice to have a doctor that sits with me and explains the test results (of tests he didn’t even do) and takes into consideration possibilities that main-stream doctors just chuck out the door or laugh at.

So anyway on my Western Blot I got from my regular family doctor close to my house, which was done by LabCorp (Burlington lab location), I had bands 41 and 23 positive. So I guess band 41 is kinda generic and can suggest antibodies for various things not just Lyme. But band 23 is more important. It’s the IgG P23 band that is present… though I’m not sure the difference between the IgG and the IgM I need to read more about that.

Also, my Epstein Barr Virus test, EBV, came back with positives all over it. Granted this test is from April, and I just got copies of them now… but it’s interesting to see all the antibodies I have that are produced against EBV… aka Mono. I wonder what the test results would look like now.

The doctor is still thinking I have Candida too. And since Lyme is also a possibility, he’s treating me for Candida, with the Diflucan, and I’m to remain on that. He’s also treating me with antibiotics. I have to get that prescription filled, I forgot it at work last night and didn’t want to come back. I’m also still on probiotics and the Candida diet. The diet isn’t so bad anymore… I’m getting used to it, my sugar cravings are gone, though I still like to eat every couple hours whenever I get hungry. I eat just enough to fill myself up then I’m fine for awhile again. I’m also going to be on diet supplements… well, a multivitamin, that is. Which will be good. I got some free samples from his office that I’m going to try out.

He also gave me a Vitamin B shot… B6 and B12. He said that could make me feel better quickly. I do feel a bit better than I did yesterday… but not like a miraculous better or anything. I still think I’m maybe 20% or 25% better than I used to be.

My neck still hurts and cracks, it was the thing that started this pain cycle off a year and a half ago… actually, two years ago. So as I get better I hope that pain will go away, as well as my fatigue and sore throat and stuffy nose. I’m really tired of breathing out of my mouth every night. Ugh. And I’m really tired of feeling like crap. I do, I think, feel better than I have in many months, so that is a good thing.

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