I feel great again, have traveled abroad, can work hard physically, my aches, chills and sick days are a fading memory. So is feeling toxic from all of the Doxy I was taking. I could actually taste it in my saliva at all times. Yuck. I got so that I could not face plain water as it reminded my body of the Doxy pills and I would involuntarily dry retch. For the longest time I had to add a bit of fruit juice to any water I drank to tolerate it.

Last year someone in this forum asked if anyone ever gets better, and I was concerned when no one could give her an answer. It scared me. I began to think that I would always feel sick which was discouraging. But, I kept up with the horrid medicine, and decided after reading someone's suggestion about it that I needed to do more physically, to get some excersise, so I did. It was hard, but, I think it was the key to my getting better.

Maybe I will have a relapse, or get Lyme again, but for now I am so grateful to feel well. I feel like dancing up my driveway to our barn each evening, I'm so glad to be my old self again. It's made a huge difference to my family as well. They were all so worried.

I just wanted to give some encouragement to those going through what I did last year. It was a relaspe from my original infection the spring before, which I now know was not treated quickly or aggressively enough. You will get better!

I have also been doing great! Don't have a barn, but I can dance up my driveway too!

You are right about keeping active...it's a push, but once your up and going, you do start to feel better!

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Wishing you continued success!

I found out later that I had torn my rotator cuff also.

I ended up having to take early retirement as not to loose my health insurance.

I do believe the stress of not being able to work, made the lyme much worse. I do believe the lyme made neck and shoulders worse. Only because I don't have as much of a problem now.
The pain was so bad from the kind of p.t. that I was getting...I would walk around my couch for a half hour. It took my mind off the pain.

One doc wanted to operate, butI decided to get a second opinion, and he said strength exercises and seeing a p.t. that he himself went to would help.
I'm feeling so good...I haven't made the appt.

I do stretches now, and haven't gotten into any other type of exercise because I'm catching up on my yard and house that got neglected!
When I get things caught up around here...I would like to get into some exercise group.

A few years ago, friends asked if I wanted to do yoga, but my balance wasn't up to par.