Battle Scars

Hello my peeps. I hope you are well. I continue to fight the good fight. I’ve been experiencing jitters for about a week now. That is my technical term for feeling like I drank a ton of coffee, only I have not;-) It is a horrible and frustrating sensation. My assumption is this is happening due to the synthetic T3/T4. I’m about at the end of my rope with the thyroid hormones and I’m about to ask to be weaned off depending on how the next labs look. We’ll be retesting labs again in the next week or so. My nerves feel fried and I’m exhausted, needing to sleep many hours. I may have overdone it this month as we have been on the go all month with the exception of this weekend. Thank goodness I had nothing planned for this weekend because I obviously needed the sleep and even after sleeping a ton I just don’t feel rested. The rest of the summer is pretty packed full of activity too, so I’ll have to do a better job at getting proper rest and relaxation. I’ve also had severe diarrhea off and on for about the past 2 months. I’m sure this is adding to the exhaustion as well.

After the reaction to the Lyme treatment, my doc had me stop the treatment and begin a detox of Liver, Kidney and Lymph. She has me slowly working up to a full dose of the PEKANA Basic Detox Remedies. I’ll be at a full dose next week and will remain there for probably 2-3 weeks. Then we’ll restart the MC-BAR-1 Lyme/co-infection remedy. I’m nervous. Here is a look at what I’m left with after the first try. 

Vitiligo patches on forearms and hands

These are my battle scars/vitiligo and they are here to stay unless I’m lucky and they fill in with pigment like they did when I was a kid. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks and destroys the melanocytes. It is essentially a lack of melanin in the skin. Melanin is what gives our skin color. I’ve had other spots of vitiligo show up recently and I’m wondering if it is the combo of me being on Cat’s Claw (also for Lyme) and being exposed to the sun simultaneously. I started the Cat’s Claw when it was still winter and exposed to the sun far less. I haven’t had any hives like I did while taking the MC-BAR-1.

I have a new theory after participating in a live webinar with Dr. Marty Ross. He is a Lyme expert in Seattle and he answered another person’s question during the webinar about sensitivities. When individuals like myself are super sensitive to all types of things (food, environment…) they often have a defect or mutation in MTHFR. Here is a link from Dr. Ross: MTHFR: Lyme Byte 

MTHFR is a gene that helps us synthesize folate as well as aids glutathione in the detoxification process. MTHFR mutations or defect are very common. I’ve asked my doctors if this is something we should consider looking in to. I’ll keep you posted.

My regular Naturopath will be back part-time from maternity leave in the middle of July. I’m looking forward to having her at the helm of the ship again. That is not to say that my Lyme Naturopath and my D.O. have been doing a wonderful job at moving things forward while she has been on maternity leave.

I hope everyone is enjoying summer. Remember to get rest and don’t overdo it. There is always a ton of great things to do in the summer and it may be tough to say no. Take it from me, it is best to say no so that you don’t hit that wall and end up in bed and missing out on all the fun. I’m still trying to recoup and I have a massage scheduled for tomorrow. I’m hoping this will provide some relief for my nerves and the persistent exhaustion. Until next time, I wish you good health!