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So I was in the hospital 2 weeks ago following an amalgam replacement. I was put on the Z-pack for 10 days and I started feeling better. I went on a week long vacation to Las Vegas and San Diego.
Don't yell at me, but I had a few glasses of wine, I ate food I probably shouldn't have, I stopped all medications/supplements (except for probiotics), and I even had things like cupcakes and dairy towards the end of my trip. i got absolutely no decent sleep at all, but you know what, I enjoyed myself.
I don't feel great physically, and for some reason even though I ate a lot more food, I lost more weight (down to 109.8 lbs), my lowest ever.
Anyone else feel better when they do the exact opposite of what your lyme doc says to do?
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I lose 10 pounds every time I take a vacation... even though I eat plenty while I am on vacation.
I always wondered why.
Now that I know that mold was a big contributor to my sickness and that long term exposure to mold causes wait gain from toxicity, mucus build up and inflammation... I believe I can finally explain the weight loss while on vacation.
Btw, my house did not smell of mold or have visible mold growth in our living areas. Our relative humidity was low and our house was clean. It is in the walls... we have moved out and we are deciding how to remediate it.
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that would be awesome nspiker. I was totally just in San Diego!!! I'll be back soon I think, considering moving out that way.
momlyme, I am 109 lbs at 5'8''! I used to weigh 130 back in the day before i got super ill. so this weight loss wasn't my most favorite thing in the world.
i guess i did do a lot of walking and maybe i just felt more full than i actually was who knows. just weird to me.
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I am not overweight either... not underweight either.
It's just that toxins make you gain weight (scary if you are underweight and toxic). Toxins create mucus and waste... that has weight.
If you lose weight & feel better when away from home... I say it is time to look into your home as a source of the toxins!
My home was full of stachybotrys... now that we are out of it we are all feeling much better. Except that we don't have a permanent plan yet.
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well i didn't necessarily feel better because i lost weight. i think i felt better because i was having a few drinks and popping vicodin and eating whatever i wanted lol. perhaps it was a false sense of feeling better.
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My daughter felt much better 2 months after stopping abx.. She is finally putting on weight after always being very thin. She treated for a total of 7 months and now just on herbals. Going places with her now is like she's back to normal, Thank God...
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It is i sign that you are doing better.But stay on the path with food most of the time and do exercise a lot to get back to 100%.Vacation is the best what you can do for your health and combined with exercise i think is mor rewarding then meds,especially if it take place in the warm place like Las Vegas or San Antonio.I wish i can live all the time in one of this warm klimate places.
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I felt better when I took the abx break suggested by the llmd over the holidays. I went back to brooklyn (LOL surely not vegas) to be with my family and ate everythign I was not suppose to.
I did not have any alcohol, I was too afraid of its affects..why, I dont know? I had lyme all along and had not trouble with some Kahlua or a pina colada here and there???
I was able to laugh and walk around more than ever. I think it changes our view and takes our mind off our illness.
I should be upstate at my home right now enjoying nature (where I was tick bitten) but I have read so much that now I am afraid of my own home. My hubby who was just bitten again, is up there today trying to cut all the lawn down and spread the tick powder and spray around the house for me, but I am so afraid.
I need to step up my game now and get up there. It was always my respite and I do not walk in the woods or grass, just sit on my screened in patio and read and relax by the stream. That is my vacation and I always loved it..
Someone give me positive thoughts only and push me to enjoy my life again!!!
-------------------- Diagnosed with chronic neuro lyme 12/10 after 30 years of vertigo.2 tick bites in 3 yrs from upstate NY. Was on omincef for nine mths..zith and rifampin stopped.Remission~ All the pain and symptoms are back and I am not treating now with biaxin. Posts: 788 | From New york..queens | Registered: Nov 2010
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annier; Nature has always been my source of strength as well. I don't know which is worse; the fear of getting bit again or the fear of losing myself in not maintaining that soulful connection with nature; my dose of Biophilia.
But for me, I cannot live a life of fear and stop doing what brings me joy - even if it means my rate of exoposure goes up. I put on the tick spray, wear light colors, do tick checks and shower ASAP after returning home. I always feel so much clearer after being out in nature..
Yes, I do obsess over whether I got re-exposed or not after being out and it does take it's toll but for me there just is no choice.. I gotta be out there!
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Maradona you are in the midwest like I am, it's pretty depressing in the winter. I'm really considering heading back down south again, I just feel better when I'm down there.
It's nice to hear that this might be a sign i'm doing better. I'm still really tired but I actually am a little motivated to try exercising again. not going to over do it, but I really want to get my weight back. going from 125 to 108 is just ridiculous for my height.
Thanks for you words and I know you are right. I am so lonely in the city alone while I know my husband is up in the mountains cleaning up the house and getting it ready so I feel safe.
I need to get teh courage up again and feed on only the good words for strength. I bought so many sprays I will probably croak just from them!! The air is so much clearer up there and sleep is so much more peaceful. I am giong to get the strength and do it
Fyre..you are so right about this winter..even in NY it was horrible and I have been housebound and freezing since last year. I need to get upstate and sit out in the sun and feel its warmth again!!
I have the opposite issue. I follow this diet and all I do is maintain this overweight body. THe only time I lost 8 pounds was during my horrible reaction to rifampin. After he took me off the weight is back on. Nothign I do makes me lose it...maybe I need to go back to eating regular like you did lol!!
-------------------- Diagnosed with chronic neuro lyme 12/10 after 30 years of vertigo.2 tick bites in 3 yrs from upstate NY. Was on omincef for nine mths..zith and rifampin stopped.Remission~ All the pain and symptoms are back and I am not treating now with biaxin. Posts: 788 | From New york..queens | Registered: Nov 2010
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