Thank God/dess for small miracles...
Two nights ago I was lying awake -
In extreme pain -
Again -
Severe burning pain through my piriformis muscle
(right butt cheek)
And radiating down through my hip, thigh
And to my lower leg....
Very, very concerned that this hadn't resolved
In over two months...:
(Chiropractor,
Two Lyme Specialists,
Neurologist,
Acupuncture,
Physical Therapy,
Homeopathy....
All visits that have their place
In the comprehensive and multi-faceted approach
To healing in this rocky terrain
Post-Lyme
(7/15 Diagnosis),
But.... Why wasn't it getting better?
Again?
I prayed to the my mother and father
To show me the way -
A Way -
Guidance in Some Way.
I figured I would be going into PT yesterday after work
To express concern over ....
Abnormally developing cells along this most recent flareup -
And, to me, abnormally developing cells means....
Cancer? Of some form? (There are so many.)
But, instead I had good news to tell at PT -
Having learned something new, yet again:
Yesterday morning, it was tolerable to walk -
Much better than it had been
As I'd tried to get into a comfortable sleeping position the night before
With such burning pain in my right butt cheek.
So...
Rather than take my morning dose of ibuprofen
(or naproxen that I'd been trying most recently),
I .... didn't.
I figured I'd take some
If the pain became intolerable
During the day at work -
Walking back and forth across two schools.
(I've had more OTC pain meds in the past two months
Than I'd had in the past year or more.
Thought it was helping. I think it was, at one point.)
Lo and behold!
There was no burning pain through the day,
And which I'd been experiencing for weeks now.
Didn't use any, all day yesterday,
Nor any today so far.
I mean, I was achy and sore,
And had to walk slowly at the schools still
Or it got worse, but -
What a difference!
I see the light at the end of tunnel...
Soon mowing again?
And speed walking?
IN SUM: Anti-inflammatory pain meds were not helping the inflammation and dis-ease of the nerves associated with this flare up (sciatic, femoral), and, also the piriformis (also see Piriformis Syndrome) - and they actually were MAKING IT WORSE.
***************************************************
Thank you, Robin Soule,
For the link to the Rawls MD Webinar, "Decoding Lyme",
Which I attended Wednesday evening.
Dr. Rawls also wrote the book,
Unlocking Lyme,
About has personal experience with surviving Lyme Disease.
There is too much to review here...
I took seven pages of notes.
But, long story short,
The most important way to live
With one of the many Lyme species' infections (at least 16?),
Is to improve the strength of the immune system for the individual -
With an emphasis on restorative measures
(in addition to symptomatic and/or heroic).
Lyme doesn't affect everyone the same way,
As is also the case with other chronic immune disorders
(Lupus,
Fibromyalgia,
Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Multiple Sclerosis,
ALS,
Alzheimers,
Parkinsons).
Something standing out in my mind right now
Is the research that shows
The entire microbiome spectrum is found in both healthy and diseased bodies,
But is more dense in a diseased body.
I strongly recommend learning more through
And about Dr. Rawls
Through his website, etc.
If there is interest,
I will go into more specifics for a restorative health approach...
(recovery essentials, gut support, microbiome balance, neuro inflammation, brain restoration...)
Wishing you wellness,
Until next time
(Really trying to have just one final entry sooner than later -
A mini-book....
We'll see.)
--Lisa ;)
