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Posted by payne (Member # 26248) on :

I am at like 4th yr of treatment,

LLMD thinks my inmune is trying to kick start
as I seem to be herxing for 2/3months ?
I really don't know how my body continues..
Torture.. the good fight. [Razz]

Posted by payne (Member # 26248) on :

saving up for bicillin first of yr.. [shake]

1st - yr herxing usually for 2 weeks,
every 2 months

2nd - yr herxing for 1 week,
every month

3rd - yr herxing 4 days.
before every full moon

4th yr herxing 2 days.
every month.
on the 15th -20th
question was what's your longest HERX ?? [group hug]

Posted by BoxerMom (Member # 25251) on :

My first year of treatment was an unrelenting herx. I wanted to die.

I was crazy infected and made incredible progress during that time. Wouldn't want to do it again though.

Since them, I'm a daily herxer, with duration decreasing as I get better and better.

Posted by Carmen (Member # 42391) on :

I hope your doing lots of coffee enemas and liver suport boxermom. Herxing really stresses the liver.

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

I swear I herxed every single day for at least 18 months. I never had "good" days. Took two years to turn the corner, another 2 yrs to get well.

HANG IN THERE!!

Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :

You don't even want me to tell you how loooonnnnggg my herxes went on.

Pam

Posted by surprise (Member # 34987) on :

Sometimes, you get so used to feeling crummy, and it goes on for so long, it becomes your 'normal',

and until you start to feel better, get some distance from the
'crummy', only then can you look back and realize you're improved and recovering.

Kind of like being in a bad relationship for a duration- you get used to it, and only after it's over and you are in a lighter place, do you realize how bad or unhealthy it really was.

Posted by BoxerMom (Member # 25251) on :

Good answer, surprise.

Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :

I would say from Aug 29 until now.

I had a hornet sting, it flared up EVERYTHING, and since then I have been feeling worse; well worse than before the hornet sting.

Although the six and seventh week of IV abx were worse than I have ever been, on abx or no abx.

Sorry this is scattered.

Posted by droid1226 (Member # 34930) on :

coffee enemas. this is the difference between me laying in fetal position sick or up walking around. especially in a big herx.

Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :

I had no herx my first time treating Lyme

With reinfection, I had 1 day while taking doxycycline.

I just started treating Bart and my doc said that I might herx, so we'll see,

Posted by Ellen (Member # 42834) on :

12 months. The herx just kept going on and on, so we stopped my second round of abx after 12 months of treatment. Makes me wonder how long it would have taken to abate on its own. Guess I'll never know.

Posted by MADDOG (Member # 18) on :

Five Foot eight,my whole body was herxing.

MADDOG

Posted by lax mom (Member # 38743) on :

The first few months of treatment was one continuous herx. I was in bed 24/7 then slowly started to wake up.

I assume I cannot tolerate enemas. I tried a simple Epsom salt enema and was a shaky mess. (but I have problems with my common bile duct sphincter so it's probably not a good idea to force my liver to push out glutathione with a coffee enema)