Wednesday, March 14, 2012
When I last spoke with my Lyme doctor, she wanted me to have my Safety Labs repeated; which I had them repeated last Friday, the 9th. My liver enzymes were elevated & my white blood count was low. I was supposed to re-start antibiotics this past Monday, but she wants me to wait another week before doing so.
In the mean time, she started me on 4 more supplements: Zinc, NAC, & the shark liver oil & lithium orotate will be here this week. I will have my Safety Labs repeated again this Friday, the 16th & depending on the results, I will either re-start my antibiotics for 2 weeks this Monday or if the reuslts are the same, she wants me to take the shark liver oil & zinc a few weeks before re-starting the antibiotics. I hope I can re-start them soon; it's hard to go through & deal with, but it will be a step closer to getting better! :)
In addition, my Lyme doctor is concerned I am experiencing symptoms of Dysautonomia. Therefore, she wants me to see a cardiologist, whom I see this Friday the 16th. My body is not regulating my body temperature properly--I am either extremely cold or extremely hot--most of the time I am extremely hot, & it is hard to cool my body down. I also have continuous light-headedness & cannot stand for longer than a few minutes without getting dizzy. There is also some nausea. I hope the cardiologist is able to help me in this area because it is very hard to deal with on a daily basis, epsecially while trying to take care of my lil' man. :)
So, that's pretty much what is going on over the past week or so. I did get to go in Walmart this past Sunday, the 11th, for a short while with Tim & Bailey. I had to sit up front while they checked out, but I was at least able to go in & slowly look at the Easter stuff :) And Monday I was able to fold a whole load of laundry & put it away; I had to do it slowly & I became Really hot, but was able to successfully get it done :) So, it's baby steps, but I hope I will soon have more strength & energy to be the Christian, wife, and mother God has created & saved me to be! :~)
About Me
- Heather Francisco
- God crossed our paths on 4-21-06...we took our time to officially start dating--we prayerfully started dating in the Summer of 2006, got engaged on 5-19-07, and God united us as one on our wedding day, 12-15-07. Exactly 1 year later, 12-15-08, we found out we were expecting our 1st child, Bailey Josiah, who was born on 8-3-09. God has blessed us beyond measure with such a precious son! We are so thankful for each other & for the amazing opportunity to raise one of His precious children. Little did we know, that a short 4 years later, we would be living out our vows, "through sickness & in health"...we hope & pray that this struggle with Lyme is going to be temporary, but right now are just taking it one day at a time, trusting God each step of the way. "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9...."Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Psalm 30:5b
hey Heather-I've been thinking about you...this post made me emotional, because I remember what it was like when I was going through things & needed help taking care of my son. I'm so sorry-you're still on my prayer list & I'm believing things WILL get better!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather, I found your blog on a google search for Anne Walch. My wife is currently seeing her for thyroid and possible Lyme. We were both wondering how your Lyme treatment worked out? My wife has seen Anne once. She is the best we've been to out of 8 doctors! SO I was wondering what to expect with the Lyme treatment and how impactful it is. My wife has symptoms very similar to yours, but she also has Hyperthyroid. We suspect it was brought on by Lyme. Testing next week.
ReplyDeleteHope your doing well and healthy and happy