Just wondering about other Lymie’s struggles getting over Covid?? Did anything help? I’ve been down for 11 days now.. gotta get back to work, but am so tired/woozy/intermittent low grade fevers, sore glands.. it’s got to be a Lyme reaction!? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I have friends who do not have Lyme who have been hit really hard by Omicron.
One gal, age 36, got it in June and had planned to go to grad school fulltime and work parttime as a nurse. She can only handle school parttime and no job.
Her mom, age 66, also got Covid in June and still sleeps most of the day.
Seems like Covid hits different people so differently just like Lyme does.
Sorry I can't give you a Lyme reference, though.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I think taking lots of Vit C is good against viruses. Vit C offers electrons to free radicals and helps quench them and their damage. Take it to bowel tolerance.
Also taking Vit D is comprehensively good. I do 5000IU daily. Good to get our Vit D blood level up to at least 50 or 60, and that can be measured.
I also take Host Defense mushrooms - that's 17 dried mushrooms in a capsule - mushrooms are great for boosting WBC natural killer cell activity against viruses. I take 2 capsules in the am and pm 5 days a week. I've been very well. We can also just eat a lot of mushroom variety.
Posted by maryc (Member # 4904) on :
quote:Originally posted by LymeBitesCO: Just wondering about other Lymie’s struggles getting over Covid?? Did anything help? I’ve been down for 11 days now.. gotta get back to work, but am so tired/woozy/intermittent low grade fevers, sore glands.. it’s got to be a Lyme reaction!? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
I tested positive twice in 2 weeks, I have finally tested negative. However, I have Lyme & EBV and I am going into my 4 week. I feel just like you? Any help
Posted by LymeBitesCO (Member # 51838) on :
On Monday I am getting a new procedure they’re offering (of course insurance doesn’t cover) now, intended for “Long Covid” symptoms.. but Long Covid is so similar to Lyme and “Post Viral syndrome”, I’m going to try it.. desperate times, eh? It’s called a “Stellar Ganglion Block”, where they give you an injection in your neck, supposed to help headaches, fatigue, brain fog, systemic inflammation type issues. We’ll see!!
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
LymeBites—Please keep us updated on how the Stellate Ganglion Block works.
I wonder what is in the injection. A numbing anesthetic?
Best wishes for improvement.
Posted by Bartenderbonnie (Member # 49177) on :
Fascinating new treatment LymeBites CO! Please provide sucess story when you finish as I heard this treatment could possible help chronic Lyme patients too. Good for you!
So many will robustly discuss the side-effects of the vaccines yet totally discredit the effects of the covid virus itself and the destruction it is causing to millions of the population still affected.
Long covid patients are unable to work and have a poor quality of life. We need answers. We need treatments.
Here is an interview with Dana Parish and Amy Proal (PhD Chief Officer of Long Covid Research Initiative) sponsored by Bay Area Lyme.
They discus the possibility of latent infections becoming activated and the covid virus being found in bodily tissues.
Makes sense that if Hyperbaric Oxygen can help chronic Lyme it can help Covid Long Haulers.
Phoiph, have you been able to avoid Covid? Not many have avoided Covid.
And how are you doing with your tick borne infections?
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Yes...it is helpful for Covid19, Long-haul Covid, and Post-Vaccine Injury.
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Yes, I have avoided Covid, and remained healthy, gratefully.
I have been well for about 10 years.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
My Eustachian tubes haven’t worked since I got Lyme. I bet the pressure of the chamber would make that an excruciating experience. 🙁
Glad to hear that you have avoided Covid, Phoiph. I have also.
Do you have your own chamber for treatment? Guess I am asking if you still use the Hyperbolic treatment upon occasion?
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Many people with Lyme have (or had) eustachian tube issues (including myself), but by going very slowly they are almost always able to work through this.
There should be no pain in your ears when doing mHBOT.
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Yes, I still have my own chamber, and although I do not need to use it to stay well, I still elect to use it a couple of times a week.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
Thanks, Phoiph mHbot is the low pressure?
Guess I should ask these questions elsewhere as I have hijacked the thread. Sorry.
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Yes, mHBOT stands for mild hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Mild treatment is considered 1.5 ATA or lower. Home chambers go to 1.3 ATA max as per FDA.
Please feel free to join us on the Mild Hyperbaric thread.