Wednesday, March 13, 2013

1 year since my 2nd round of IV!

I am so sorry that I have not been writing on here since the end of December but since then I have seen my Doctors. I have been to both my LLMD and my Integrative Medicine Dr. and I have been testing negative to active Lyme!! I have been negative since June 2012… so I couldn’t be happier.

 In January 2013 I saw them both and here were my results:  When I first started in January 2012 my c6peptide number was at 1.88(anything above .91 means that you have active Lyme in your system). My number now is at .62 so that was great news to hear!!!

But my CD57 number was too low... Low for this can be bad. The number should be between 60 and 360. My number is 27. So what this means is that my immune system is very compromised.  The other thing about this number being low is that I could relapse with the Lyme. I have been getting pretty sick a lot. I am actually home now with Strep Throat and have had a 102 fever on and off for 4 days. Overall, I am just hoping that my body can continue to fight this. With all the supplements and vitamins that I have been putting into my body I will only be able to continue to get stronger. Today- March 13 I am 9 months in remission!! J

Today- March 13 is exactly one year from when I started my second long term round of IV and Oral Antibiotics. If you look back on this day on my blog you can read how I was dealing with my active Lyme then- it was not good. I have really come a long way and I am forever grateful for that. thing about this number being low is that it means I could relapse with the Lyme. I have been getting sick a lot. I am hoping that my body can continue to fight this Lyme and once I put some supplants in me that my immune system will get stronger. I do feel week. So overall still happy - NO ACTIVE Lyme!! 7 months in remission!!!! thing about this number being low is that it means I could relapse with the Lyme. I have been getting sick a lot. I am hoping that my body can continue to fight this Lyme and once I put some supplants in me that my immune system will get stronger. I do feel week. So overall still happy - NO ACTIVE Lyme!! 7 months in remission!!!! Thanks for all of the support

What am I still dealing with? Well, I still have numbness/coldness on my right side. It has gotten better but it is still there. Nerve damage takes forever to heal so I am just trying to be patient. I have been experiencing really bad hip pain though and other joint pains. I have had manipulation done to help and I also continue to go to my wellness program at my PT. But from everything that I had if I am left with hip pain and numbness I would say I am lucky.

 I will continue to write on here and I am sorry that I have not been for a few months. I do update on my Facebook page daily/weekly you can friend me on Facebook at : Samanthas Lymelife. Or you can always email me at Samanthadawn1211@gmail.com. Thanks for all of your support and let’s continue to raise awareness.

                                             ** May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month**thing about this number being low is that it means I could relapse with the Lyme. I have been getting sick a lot. I am hoping that my body can continue to fight this Lyme and once I put some supplants in me that my immune system will get stronger. I do feel week. So overall still happy - NO ACTIVE Lyme!! 7 months in remission!!!!