I saw a new Natropathic doctor yesterday. I went to see him because my Christian counselor suggested the possibility of neurofeedback helping others with similar issues. I had a brain mapping done last week and was seeing the doctor yesterday to see how many treatments he would suggest for me.
He actually never answered that question. At the time what he said all made sense to me, but now that I look back it feels like he wants to delay it so that he can become my primary care doctor.
He took my history and looked through my labwork. He's the first Doctor to diagnose me with Lyme. Up to this point it has just been my nutritionist using her Asyra machine. (which was amazingly accurate). He believes that Lyme is a pandemic and should be addressed even over COVID...which is currently where everyone is focusing on.
He said based on my symptoms, my history and my labwork I have chronic Lyme. He wants me to do what my other Natropath recommended...Cowden Protocol. I bought it previously, but then when Jane tested it with the Asyra machine she said I didn't test well for any of it and that it would all make me sick (which is what I felt at the time before she started treating me). One of the big issues with Cowden is that it's about $300 a month. Ugh. After 3 years of chasing after symptoms we've depleted our savings. Our insurance won't reimburse supplements. In my gut I also don't want to feel worse before I get better...which is what most Docs treating Lyme will tell you needs to be done.
I will continue to give Jane's treatment (my nutritionist) and her protocol a full year before I seek any other path of healing for this chronic infection.
It's fascinating to me to consider that I have a chronic bacterial infection that won't go away. What other types of bacterial infections follow you long term like this?
The results of my brain mapping showed that I had a small amount of anxiety and depression showing (which he said is common due to the effects of this longterm sickness). He also said my brain looked "tired and fatigued", that it's hard for me to focus for a long time on something as my brain gets tired. i absolutely agree with that.
I'm going to take the fact that he won't start me on neurofeedback as a sign that I just shouldn't do it and that God in His providence has another path for me.
One thing that's hard in this is that so many people have so many different opinions. My first Natropath suggested the "true cellular detox". My second Natropath put me on biocidin, itraconazole as well as a few other things. This doc wants me on Cowden. He says that the success rate on Cowden is extremely good...something like 80% of his patients get 80% better. The thing I would say about that is that I know three women who have all done the Cowden and it didn't help any of them (some of them were his patients). I'd feel better knowing people who have done it and actually had success with it.
For now I'm off to resting as this morning has wiped me out and I have a big day ahead of me (teaching 2 piano students and going to my son's performance tonight).
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