Our amazing therapist, who specializes in chronic illness and trauma, needed to go out of town for a personal matter, so we were unable to have our weekly session last week.
I don’t follow the Instagram account below, but the video popped up in my feed a while back, and I thought it was funny. When our therapist asks us during our next session how it has been going, we can tell her that we have been going with the flow. 🤣
In all seriousness, though, we are doing okay overall.
Here is the latest update . . .
Physical Health:
As a reminder, I am currently at 50% of the full dosage of this current Lyme treatment protocol. Over the last 10 days, I have tried varying treatment schedules, a few days on, and then 1 day off, etc. The only way to find the right schedule for my body is to try a bunch of options and see what happens. My body let me know that 0 days off between treatment days is not going to work, and I need to take 1 day off between treatment days moving forward. (At one point last week, I was carrying around my vomit bucket. Luckily, no actual vomiting occurred.) The frustrating part is that I am doing a great job of listening to my body and slowing down when needed, but there have been many times when my body has not given me obvious signs that I need to slow down until it is already overloaded with toxins. My body very quickly goes from “I am doing okay, thank you for checking” to “I am not doing okay, and you should have slowed down before now.” I constantly feel like I am just guessing and hoping for the best. I also always have to be ready for anything since there is a lot of uncertainty each day.
I am currently on Day 14 of treatment, and I am hoping that I can complete the full 21 days of treatment with only 1 day off between treatment days. If there are no additional detours, there will be 7 more treatment days with 1 day off between for a total of 14 more days. As I stated last week, it is possible that the build up in my body could cause more detours, so send positive energy and/or prayers our way.
Emotional Health:
I have been taking advantage of the nice weather and going outside for my short 20-minute daily walks instead of using the treadmill in our basement. Walking is super important for detoxification during treatment. My doctor doesn’t want me to exert too much energy, but walking at a slow pace is encouraged when my body allows it. (I have been going on slow-paced walks for years, so my body usually allows it for short durations.) And, walking is extremely helpful when my nervous system becomes dysregulated due to the treatment and brain inflammation from the toxins. The nice weather has made the walks extra fun!
The nice weather also gives me a chance to remind myself that I am outstanding. ❤️
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Brutal. Carrying around my vomit bucket. Always having to be ready for anything.
Beautiful. Listening to my body and slowing treatment down when needed. Nice weather. Walking outside. Reminding myself that I am outstanding.
Just another day of . . . This Brutiful Life: The Brutal & Beautiful Moments of My Life.
This Brutiful Life 