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I was diagnosed in October 2012 with Lyme. I have been seeing a llmd since November. We decided to have my wife tested for Lyme. She hasn't really hasn't had any tell tell signs of Lyme, but I wanted her to check out clean. Last week she was diagnosed with Lyme. Now I'm scared for my children, especially my new little baby girl. She is only 4 months old. I really need some direction on what I should do now. My wife doesn't have symptoms, but tested positive. My baby girl is healthy as far as we know, but I feel like she probably has it since my wife does. How do families deal with this when several family members have been diagnosed. It is hard enough for us to afford my treatment, now I'm scared that we all need treatment. Please help with any thoughts or wisdom you can share. Thanks!
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Sorry to hear that you have multiple family members with lyme and co. Glad to hear you caught it early in your wife and perhaps daughter.
With treatment you all should thrive.
If you have a good LLMD I would get you all in a.s.a.p.
Just to help you see that there are options many people have succeeded in using self directed treatment especially if there are members of the family who are not symptomatic(they can do research, keep on top of things). Do not let $ prevent treatment. There are ways.
There are great books, and the community here is very informed.
Some families opt for rife or photon treatment as one machine can do the whole family. We treat my son, his step-mom, and her two babies with one photon device. Not saying that's what you should do, just letting you know there are options.
All the best. I'm sure there will be others here to help you find your way too!
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I have family members who have tested positive and are asymptomatic. Don't assume the worst.
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It is not always a sure thing that a baby will get infected even though the mother is during pregnancy and was untreated. It can happen, however, and you should keep an eye on her development and general behavior. If you are seeing a lyme doctor, he/she will have some experience and advice regarding the baby.
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There is a very good LLMD who has addressed this on some past Webinars and on his website.
He says that unless you are symptomatic, he would not treat. He said many people are able to manage fighting off LD with their own immune systems. For some reason, some of us get sick and others do not.
I would discuss with my LLMD if I were you - as he might have some suggestions for keeping the immune system strong for your wife and little one.
Sending prayers your way that you will get better soon and your family will not be stricken by this awful illness.
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I have lyme, my 2 kids have lyme and coinfections and my wife is indeterminate. I'm not going to sugar coat it: this disease can take a toll on you and your family mentally, physically, financially, socially, etc and when kids are affected, it can impact the ability of a parent to work and can affect their ability to get proper schooling, etc. That being said, the best advise I can give is to keep a strong relationship with your spouse and keep striving towards reaching small goals. If you have faith, practice it and prioritize things in your life.
Do you have an integrative doctor that will treat that takes insurance?
Best wishes
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I am sorry your family is dealing with this, but it is good you are checking everyone out.
Lyme can be passed through both pregnancy and breastfeeding.
I will send you a private message with information on a Lyme pediatrician.
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He says that unless you are symptomatic, he would not treat. He said many people are able to manage fighting off LD with their own immune systems. For some reason, some of us get sick and others do not.
- I agree.
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My doc says the same thing. I wouldn't freak out over it. If your wife isn't showing symptoms, I wouldn't treat. Baby either.
Honestly, I think tons of people have lyme and don't even know it. Many people don't know about chronic lyme, and many simply won't accept that it exists. These people go under the radar all the time. I went untreated 45 years. I was fine through the first 35 or so years, but kept getting bit, so of course I started getting more and more fatigued. I just thought everyone was tired.
There are other methods of treatment, herbs, rife, etc. Not everyone does well on abx.
You can do things to help protect your family, like research vaccines for children (some are unnecessary and do have metal in them). Limit their exposure to toxins, chemicals, etc. Give them real food, gluten free, and limit sugar. If you can, give them organic food as practically everything else is genetically modified (bad news for lyme patients, and everyone else for that matter).
Gluten free is necessary especially for lyme patients. You can also limit their exposure to EMFs (Dr. K is right about how bad they are for lyme patients, much less everyone else).
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quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo:
quote:Originally posted by dbpei: [QB] There is a very good LLMD who has addressed this on some past Webinars and on his website.
He says that unless you are symptomatic, he would not treat. He said many people are able to manage fighting off LD with their own immune systems. For some reason, some of us get sick and others do not.
- I agree.
Me, too
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I have Lyme, my daughter and I could almost guarantee my wife has it. My sister and 3 nieces had/have Lyme. My mother, father both got bit, with my mom showing arthritis. My mother-in-law just came down with Lyme.
My sister-in-law & her daughter got bit.
Funny thing about treatment. I have watched my niece & daughter, who are 1 year apart. Both got bit playing in the backyard at around the same time.
My niece got treated for 4 months & my daughter for over a year. Despite their difference in treatment, I see a very, very gradual decline in both their health and symptoms. It is as if initially ABX work great, but very rapidly they become useless.
Some strains & combo of bacteria are just hardy and difficult to treat. I think the bacteria have been around humans long enough now, that they just feel at home. Killing them would mean killing your own cells and body.
This is in stark contrast to the many stories I hear of bites between 15-20 years ago, that were cured in a few months. With one of those people that I cannot believe made it alive & is still living 18+ years later.
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