2 Month Mark

Ok, I realize it's been a month since my last blog. I've been super busy with the holidays! Most of my free time these last 4 weeks have been devoted to getting ready for our company Christmas party, preparing for our own Christmas, and trying to rest in between.

I'm coming up on two months since my Lymestop treatments. A lot of people have been asking how I'm doing, so I figure an update is in order.

The first few weeks of November were actually pretty decent. I had more energy, my sinuses weren't quite as bad, and I was sleeping better. The best part of all is that I was actually starting to feel like myself again - something that I hadn't felt in 8 years, and quite honestly, never thought I would feel again. It was amazing because it just sort of came out of nowhere. One of my coworkers mentioned that it seemed like I was doing and looking better and I thought, "you know what, I AM!" My pain was still a problem, but even that had seemed to dissipate just a little.

It was at that point that I realized that going to Lymestop was the best thing I could have done for myself, and that I was on the right track. But all of us with Lyme know that good days don't last forever. Sometimes I get the sense that people around me forget, once I start looking better, that I can still slip back into misery with only a moment's notice. Even I forget that sometimes.

Two weeks later I could see my healthy days starting to slip away. My sinus infection was getting worse and worse. As soon as I get a sore throat and bad headache, I know I'm in for it. Thanksgiving came and went, and so did my willpower to stay away from the stuffing, which was probably another ingredient that lead to my demise. I was surrounded by sick people and other pollutants that really activate my illness, like smoke, seemed to abound. Worst of all, I was getting closer to my work event, so the stress level (even though I didn't really feel that stressed) put me over the top.

Earlier this week, I had a day where I was hit HARD. Toxin overload to the max. My body had never hurt this much. Every part of me. My back pain was the most intense it had been in months and the pain meds weren't doing a thing. I ached all over and felt like I could barely move. I could actually see the bacteria die off coming out through my skin. My throat was so raw that I started losing my voice and my head throbbed like crazy. I was naseous and couldn't stomach any food. My energy was gone and all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch and never move again.

Except that wasn't an option with a party to plan and execute! I detoxed like a mad woman every morning and night, which I think is the only reason I was able to get into the office and function every day.

Yesterday was the party. After 2 1/2 hours of setting up with my wonderful coworkers, I was already spent, and my back hurt so much I could barely stand up straight. But the show must go on, so I doubled up on pain meds and powered through. The party was a success, and I must say that one of my favorite parts of the job is getting to see my vision, along with hours upon hours of hard work, come to fruition.

I didnt get pictures of everything because I got too busy!

Thankfully the party was at a hotel this year, and I was able to secure a guest room to rest in once my duties were done, while everyone partied it up. And that's exactly what I did, heating pad and all. But the longer I laid there, the worst I felt - probably even worse than the day that I was initially hit with everything. This sounds overdramatic, but I seriously felt like I wanted to die. Just how worth it is all of this, I wondered. And I still had to tear down and clean up. A 14.5 hour event day is a little much for this Lymie these days.

Needless to say, I look and feel like death today. Plus I have a nice little case of laryngitis to top it all off. i ended up spending the entire day sleeping. So much for getting my Christmas errands done. I thought, on Tuesday, that my body couldn't possibly hurt more than it did then, but I was wrong. Even my fingers are sore and achy. So this weekend will be devoted to lying on the couch in front of my cozy fire and Christmas tree, and taking lots of detox baths! It may be a while before I recover from this one.

I have my follow up appointment at Lymestop on December 22nd. He will be checking my progress - to see what my body has gotten rid of, and what I might still have lingering, including new things he may not have discovered in my first round of treatments. I have no idea if I can expect to feel much worse again after this round, and I'm pretty apprehensive about that. We have a lot of traveling ahead of us, which has been especially hard on my body lately, and with all the snow on the pass, it's bound to be a not-so-fun driving adventure. But I cannot wait to spend time with my family for Christmas and do nothing but rest and enjoy their company.

I probably won't get another blog in before the holidays hit, so Merry Christmas to you all!