Today was fairly uneventful. We stayed home from a birthday party because the kids have the remains of that cold our family passed around. I don't want to be "that" mom that brings my sick kids to people's houses. I hate that. I had so much to catch up with around the house anyway, since I was sick and out of commission for most of the week.
This is my third weekend on the cyst buster, Tinidazole (generic for Tindamax) The purpose of the cyst buster is to bust the cysts that the Lyme spirochetes form to hide from the antibiotics. Once Tinidazole busts them, the other antibiotics I am on can kill the bacteria. I just love the idea of those damn spirochetes being slaughtered inside my body.
Bartonella isn't giving in without a fight, I can tell you that. My eyes have been twitching almost non-stop all week. It's really beginning to drive me mad. My feet have been throbbing and I'm still dealing with brain fog and strange headaches. I woke up this morning at 4am with intense pain in the front and back of my ribcage. I've had it on and off for the last 2 1/2 years, but this morning was really painful. Taking a deep breath made it even worse. I wanted so badly to sleep in but at 6am I couldn't take it anymore. It hurts more when I'm lying down, so I got up and started my day.
Justin and I have traditional roles in our marriage. It just really happened that way; I always wanted to be a wife & mom, and wanted to be able to stay home with the kids. We have always sacrificed so we can live on one income. I've become almost obsessed with saving money; I'm not a crazy coupon lady, but I shop smart. I also almost exclusively handle the finances. I really enjoy it and become even a little anal about it, but I can't help it. We've been working through Dave Ramsey's baby steps (if you've never checked him out, DO IT!) we are almost debt free except for a small car loan. Unfortunately, after being diagnosed we had to put it on pause. My current medications and supplements currently cost around $300 a month. I know this doesn't seem like a lot, especially since I know so many people do not have insurance and have astronomically higher costs. I'm not naive enough to not be grateful. But it's still a lot for us. Couple that with me buying homeschool curriculum for the upcoming year, and this month is really tight. But we'll get through it. We always do.
That being said, I've got some free time right now with my business, Four Arrows Embroidery. If you're looking for gifts, or a little something for yourself, place an order! I get really busy from October - December so right now is a perfect time to order. I so happen to have two Lyme disease awareness necklaces ready to ship.
That's actually where I got the name for this blog. I wanted to come up with a necklace that represented Lyme disease, but wasn't so obvious that only those affected by Lyme would want to purchase and wear it. The thought in my head when I created it was "Lyme won't sink me." Hence, the name for my blog. I donate 30% of the proceeds to Lyme disease research. The rest of the proceeds goes to paying for materials and my treatment.
You can order yours here.
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