During my last consult, after talking about the constant pain and tightness in my shoulders, neck and jaw, my herbalist suggested I see a chiropractor to make sure nothing "mechanical" is going on. It worked out that Justin had just started seeing one so I made an appointment with him and saw him last week for the first time. He confirmed that everything from my mid-upper back and up was very tight. He said all of the muscles in my shoulders, neck, and chest are working together very hard just to hold my head up. This makes a lot of sense, because I have so much muscle weakness in my shoulders. He adjusted me and gave me some ideas on how to stretch certain muscles and how to fix my posture.
I'm honestly feeling relieved and encouraged after seeing him. With Lyme, you get so used to doctors not finding anything wrong (even though you know things aren't right) that it is actually nice to how concrete proof of what's causing your pain. I'm wondering if all this was causing inflammation which is why the Lyme bacteria has migrated to this area. Either way, between the herbs and chiropractic care, I'm hoping I can get over this fight.
I have been feeling much better since starting the new bottles of herbs for this month. They do not have houttuynia in them, to give my body a break since I was herxing so much. I'm feeling back to my 90% better self, which is great. It's crazy how just one herb can make me feel so terrible! I used to think herbs didn't work, but I've definitely changed my stance on that. They're incredibly powerful, and have major killing power for bacteria.
Today Justin is going to see a new Lyme doctor. They are in the process of un-enrolling our insurance, but thankfully they were able to get him in for his initial appointment before the process is finished. I'm going with him, and I have a folder of lab work from the last 3 years to bring along. He is desperate for sleep, it's been two years of this severe insomnia. He's seen doctors, a sleep specialist, had a sleep study done, and no one has been helpful except for our last Lyme doctor who prescribed a sleep med. Unfortunately, after the first week it lost its effectiveness and she refused to prescribe anything else. We are putting a lot of faith in this doctor today that he will help him.
Last night, I went to Pound class for the first time in two weeks. Walking by the gym, seeing everyone running on the treadmills, really depressed me. I miss running, and doing weights, and building muscle. I was able to start working out more regularly at the end of last year, and then in December things went backwards and I've been struggling to get back there ever since. But when I think about what's holding me back, it's the muscle weakness in my shoulders. If we can fix that between the herbs and the chiropractor, I may soon be ready to start exercising more.
I'm getting back on the healthy eating train. I fell off in December and have been struggling ever since. I'm at the point where I'm done feeling crappy. I'm also going to start adding in some sort of daily physical activity. Justin decided to bike every day this month, even on the days he was exhausted and felt terrible, he still got out there and did it, even if it was only a half mile. Watching him reminded me that I need to stop reverting to the "all or nothing" mentality. I get stuck feeling like it's pointless to exercise unless I can go all in, but even doing a little bit of something is better than nothing. Exercise is so important for my mental health, maybe even more than my physical health. I'd like to go back to yoga, but with the muscle weakness I can't do downward dogs or anything similar so I end up having to skip a lot.
I'm honestly feeling relieved and encouraged after seeing him. With Lyme, you get so used to doctors not finding anything wrong (even though you know things aren't right) that it is actually nice to how concrete proof of what's causing your pain. I'm wondering if all this was causing inflammation which is why the Lyme bacteria has migrated to this area. Either way, between the herbs and chiropractic care, I'm hoping I can get over this fight.
I have been feeling much better since starting the new bottles of herbs for this month. They do not have houttuynia in them, to give my body a break since I was herxing so much. I'm feeling back to my 90% better self, which is great. It's crazy how just one herb can make me feel so terrible! I used to think herbs didn't work, but I've definitely changed my stance on that. They're incredibly powerful, and have major killing power for bacteria.
Today Justin is going to see a new Lyme doctor. They are in the process of un-enrolling our insurance, but thankfully they were able to get him in for his initial appointment before the process is finished. I'm going with him, and I have a folder of lab work from the last 3 years to bring along. He is desperate for sleep, it's been two years of this severe insomnia. He's seen doctors, a sleep specialist, had a sleep study done, and no one has been helpful except for our last Lyme doctor who prescribed a sleep med. Unfortunately, after the first week it lost its effectiveness and she refused to prescribe anything else. We are putting a lot of faith in this doctor today that he will help him.
Last night, I went to Pound class for the first time in two weeks. Walking by the gym, seeing everyone running on the treadmills, really depressed me. I miss running, and doing weights, and building muscle. I was able to start working out more regularly at the end of last year, and then in December things went backwards and I've been struggling to get back there ever since. But when I think about what's holding me back, it's the muscle weakness in my shoulders. If we can fix that between the herbs and the chiropractor, I may soon be ready to start exercising more.
I'm getting back on the healthy eating train. I fell off in December and have been struggling ever since. I'm at the point where I'm done feeling crappy. I'm also going to start adding in some sort of daily physical activity. Justin decided to bike every day this month, even on the days he was exhausted and felt terrible, he still got out there and did it, even if it was only a half mile. Watching him reminded me that I need to stop reverting to the "all or nothing" mentality. I get stuck feeling like it's pointless to exercise unless I can go all in, but even doing a little bit of something is better than nothing. Exercise is so important for my mental health, maybe even more than my physical health. I'd like to go back to yoga, but with the muscle weakness I can't do downward dogs or anything similar so I end up having to skip a lot.
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