My wife was recently diagnosed with chronic Lyme so we're starting on the journey with which many of you are already familiar.
Based on my reading, I have a basic understanding of what to expect from long term antibiotic treatment. But with all the information available online it's hard to separate what's common from what is possible yet unlikely.
That said, can you please post about your experience with treatment no matter how insignificant? Even if it's just to say your treatment progressed without many difficulties.
Any insight is helpful but my wife and I are especially interested in understanding the following:
1) How much pain does the treatment tend to introduce? 2) How likely is it that candida will be a problem during and after treatment? 3) After treatment, what can we expect in the way of long-term/permanent side effects? 4) We've heard long-term antibiotic treatment is like firebombing your system (akin to chemo). Is that a legitimate analogy? 5) After everything you've gone through in treatment, what would you do differently if you could do it over again?
Thank you very much for your insight!
Happy to answer any questions if it's helpful to have additional context.
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
The answers you will get will be all over the map. Because people differ in their response to treatment, their symptoms, their outcomes, and their feelings about allopathic vs alternative medicine. Sometimes the people who have the most to say do not represent the majority. This is a self selected group of people, not a random sample. So you will still have to pick and choose what seems logical to your case and situation.
Good luck in your lyme journey. Hope your wife will be able to get the treatment she needs and improve. If she has had it a long time, you should be prepared for treatment to be lengthy.
Posted by faithful777 (Member # 22872) on :