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Originally posted by AliG:
Yay me! It's not all in my head!
Ali

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Are you SURE???? I really had decided you were completely nuts!!

Welcome, as a REAL Lymie!!

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Originally posted by MarsyNY:
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been wondering why the lab calls this very serious TBD a "spring-time infection"

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Originally posted by Michelle M:
Your Mepron/Zith will work better with the addition of Artemisinin. Check it out.

Big gob o'peanut butter will suffice for your "fatty food" to take with your Mepron, iff'n nuthin else is handy.

Don't be surprised if it throws you for a loop for a while. Though technically it's not s'posed to cause a herx, it is known for kickin yer butt good for a while. Don't let that make you give it up.

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Thanks Michelle!

I've been looking all over for the Art. The health food store special ordered it for me. it should be in today. (I hope )

The peanut butter tip was priceless! The pharmacist said 24 grams of fat. That's really hard to do when you have no appetite.

As for the but kicking, is it kinda like this ?

I thought it would be good timing because my daughter was going back to school. Ha!Ha!....Wrong!

I forgot about trying to get her up, washed, fed, packed and out for the bus on time. The homework and 9 million papers to read, sign, etc. from the teacher, PTA, Principal doesn't help either.

Right now, I just seem to wish this was me all the time.

Thanks again for your great advice!

Ali

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Certainly nothing like Springtime in Paris! I had
been wondering why the lab calls this very serious TBD a "spring-time infection"

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I couldn't imagine why you had said that..LOL ! Now that I realize how bizarre my statement was, please allow me to clarify...

I had 2 tick bites in April. Tested IGG pos by Quest for "past" infection. Was sent to ID, who sent me for smears & cultures (Quest again). He told me "no current infection". I was unsure if "past" infection would have been from an illness 18 yrs ago.

I pointed out that, according to Quest, the smears can only accurately rule out active infection if done every six hours for 36 hours. IDduck didn't want to hear that. I heard more "blah!Blah!Blah!".

I told IDduck I was still ill, he said I "didn't look very sick", I would look "much sicker". (Has anyone here heard that before??) I went to LLMD.

I had very severe brain fog for my appointment (got lost a couple of times on the way there & everything). LLMD took lots of blood. I'm not sure what tests he ordered or from where. I forgot to ask.

The nurse called me with the results and told me Dr. said I do have active Babesiosis and it was likely a "spring-time infection". (Meaning I was infected during the recent tick bites and not during the past illness.)

I hope that clears things up. I'm sorry for the confusion.
Thanks for your support!

Ali

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Originally posted by liz28:
Try one course of Nivaquine chloroquine just to see if there is an effect. It only takes three days, and costs about $25.

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Thanks for the treatment info Liz. I thought treatments were either Chloroquine/Quinine or Azythromycin/Atovaquone. I've also heard about combining Artemisinin. I haven't heard about Chlor/Azyth/Atov.

I thought the reason for Azyth/Atov was less side effects. Is it the Quinine that causes the side effects? Do you know if others have used Chloroquine with Azythromycin and Atovaquone?

Thanks again for the info!


Ali

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Make sure you take mepron with greasy food
bacon -sausage -hamburger ect--

animal fat seems to work best--

Also take Artemisinin -its important

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Thanks Jay!

Ick, grease for breakfast. The Pharmacist told me 24 grams of fat. That's like 12 slices of bacon. I used to be able to do that with ease, in my younger days. Now it makes me nauseous.

I managed to get down a bowl of pastina today with a couple of Tbsp. of butter. i'll probably just get used to eating all the fat again, when it's time to stop.

As for the Art, I'm working on finding it.

Thanks again!

Ali

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