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Posted by 3greatkids (Member # 3838) on :

I have been herxing big time this week,mainly HEADACHES.

I took some pain meds. got my trusty ice pack and tried to sleep it off.Well, in the middle of the night I woke up and ouch, my head was even worse.

Well, my ice pack was hot,so I went to the freezer for a bag of peas..theses work great if they are wrapped in a towel.

I woke up this AM with strawberry juice running down my face,on my arm,all over the pillow....I picked out the wrong bag in the middle of the night and grabbed anything cold...At least I got a good laugh from this.

I know this sounds so stupid but anything to laugh about when you herx helps.

P.S. The headache did go away..YEAH.Maybe strawberries do help better! Take care

Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :

Thanks for giving me a good laugh, but I do hope you are feeling better.

Herxing stinks!!!

Posted by cbb (Member # 788) on :

Thanks for sharing!
Having a sense of humor can really help us through the difficult times.

Glad the strawberries worked.
Hope you're feeling better now & can enjoy the weekend.

Posted by 3greatkids (Member # 3838) on :

Thanks! Yes I feel much better,after a week long headache...really knocks the wind out of me..but I quess that med.is doing it's job.

I posted a question on tick bites in medical, can anyone offer advice? I just noticed this bite on my daughter.Starting with pimple in the middle? I have never seen that before.

Posted by Corestar (Member # 5980) on :

Hi 3Great Kids,

Thanks for your reply to my "herxing!" So you're the one who grabbed the strawberries in the middle of the night. I loved that. You're so right about a sense of humor. When I asked God many years ago for more of a sense of humor, He sent me my husband! I haven't been the same since.

I have a doctor who specializes in Lyme and I had to wait six weeks to get an appointment with him.

I do hope you continue to get better every day and thanks for the support. I so needed to hear from someone who knows!

Posted by 3greatkids (Member # 3838) on :

Strawberries smell better but the peas work wonders! so do the bed buddies you can get to microwave.Glad to hear you have a good LLMD..that is big part of this battle.Hang in there,read everything you can,and ask all you want...anything to help you while you BEAT this awful stuff!!

Have that hubby lift your spirits on those bad days too...that's great !!!!

Posted by Stella (Member # 3119) on :

YOU should be granted an HONORARY MD!

Glad your "alternative" worked wonders!

Thanks for the laugh.