Hi All,
Sorry I have
been MIA for a few weeks now! So many things have been going on in my life. Saying Peaceout to this PIccline!!!
Soooo. The
PICC is out!! The PICC came out on Wednesday, June 20, 2012!! I am very happy
that I do not need to drive and sit for 5 hours a day now!! We did have a
Hawaiian party at infusion! It was a fun way to say goodbye to my friend. I will
truly miss the Lyme Friends that I have met. I know without their support I
would not be where I am today. I pray for you all daily and hope for us to stay
in touch! <3
So, overall
since August, I had 98 Days of IV Rocephin and 70 Days of IV Vancomycin. I have
3 battlescars ( Piccline scars) and a mental scar for life. I know I will
forever be a Lyme Warrior but I am hoping this girl is in remisson.
My third Piccline battlescar!!!
How have I
been feeling? Well Physcially.. I am doing 90% better than I was last August.
No more walker, wheelchair, brace, Tens… ALL me! My gait is still off a little
but not as bad as it was. I am having back/hip/knee pain on my right side. I
knew I would have some problems b/c think about it? I sat for almost a year and
when I did walk all of my weight was on my left side and my gait was always
off. So I am not trying to get my body realigned. My hip and back are so bad.
My PT has to adjust my hip every visit. My hip pulls forward causing me to have
back pain. I do hip exercises daily to help the hip stay in place. I will need
to keep an eye on this incase I need to see an orthopedic dr.
Mentally.. I
have some good and bad days. I still have headaches and dizziness as well as
ear pain. Also, at times I have confusion. I forgot how to wrap a present! I
was staring at a box and wrapping paper-it was really scary how I forgot how to
do this.
I am in bed
sometimes and it really stinks. I feel that once I have energy and do
something.. having a really good day. The next day I am bedridden paying for
the day before. I guess I need to understand that just because my PICC is out I
am not 100% healed. I have learned it may take up to 6 months-1 year to really
feel good again. I am slowly learning this.
So overall I
am just taking it easy. I am no longer on any antibiotics but I am on many
supplements and Celebrex and Neurotin. I am also starting to detox. I do meet
with my integrative medicine Dr. next week and my LLMD on the 24th
of July. I am hoping I do not need to be put back on oral antibiotics but I
guess we will see….
I am looking
forward to living my life again and feeling like “me” again.. I am praying for
the day the I wake up and feel 100%!! Please friend me on FB at Samanthas
LymeLife. I update that daily J
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