Legions of Lesions: in the trenches

I’ve changed my ‘protocol’ significantly. I’ve learned a lot since first writing these posts. I’m finally on a better track with it. I have a long battle still ahead, but have found some good artillery to help in my ongoing war with it.

It is complex, although some things that do help are simple to do. I’m not yet able to write a thorough post on my experiences and what I’ve learned as far as what helps, what doesn’t, and my experiences of both success and epic failure as I’ve learned how this ‘enemy’ responds to various attempts to stamp it out (or simply cope with the misery it causes).

In the meantime, if you suffer from lesions like this (or Lyme and co-infections), here are a few key things…
– Alkalinity: check your ph level (you most likely need to raise it significantly).
– Increase your sodium intake (assuming there are no medical reasons to prevent you from safely doing so).
– Magnesium lotion is phenomenal. You’ll want to take magnesium supplements, as well.
– Supplements: there are several that help, and several I feel are mandatory. Magnesium, chelated iron, biotin, NAC (n-acetal-l-cystine), ALCAR, vitamin B Complex and C are some essentials.
– Baking soda (make a paste with either a carrier oil, like coconut oil or castor oil, or witch hazel or peroxide) also helps tremendously. Taking a teaspoon of baking soda in water daily also helps.
– Essential Oils/Extracts: Oil of oregano is another excellent treatment, as are black walnut oil/extract, rosemary oil, cat’s claw, grapefruit seed extract and others. Some of these types of extracts/oils can be taken internally, as well…you can blend your own tincture in a carrier oil.
– I highly recommend InspiredNutrition.com’s Ultimate Bio-Fibrin and their Monolaurin. That combo breaks down bio films and then attacks the culprits. I take this daily without fail.
– Soaking in Epsom salts is also a great help, as is saltwater (get in the ocean if you can; I have a saltwater pool at home…if neither is feasible for you, creating that environment in a tub will still help).
– Colloidal Silver: does help but I found it wasn’t enough without addressing other issues (especially my ph level, which needs to be raised considerably, as does my sodium level) and deficiencies.

There is more you can do…I will do a thorough write up as soon as I am able to do it justice. I can’t stress enough how crucial ph level can be. I had no idea before this how drastically it can affect you.

If you are fighting this, you’ll need to understand the Herx reaction…not only what it is, but what it means in context of your improvement. There is a good write up on Herx here.

I’ll be posting a much more detailed version as soon as I am able to handle doing it (may need to work on it in tiny bits over time and publish the post when it is complete). As far as jewelry making, it it will be quite a while before I can attempt that. I am also stalled on finishing up the remaining outstanding orders and/or refunds. Those will still be addressed, but I have to deal with my health first. My acetone levels were so high I’m lucky it didn’t kill me…the smallest tasks, like brushing my hair and basic rudimentary hygiene, are more than I can manage without help. I apologize to everyone who is still waiting. I am still unable to respond to any messages about any of that, either…and it is critical that I avoid stress of any kind so that I can have a decent shot at recovery. I realize that’s unfair to anyone who is waiting…but bear in mind that this whole situation and what I’m suffering through also isn’t what you can remotely describe as fair, either. Life is unfair and damned hard sometimes. All I can say about that stuff is I will get it all dealt with as soon as I am able to do it.

Meanwhile, back to my battle…