Doctor's Results
I think my lab tests came back okay, but it cost $150 to talk about my furthering treatment with my Lyme doctor (I just spent that much earlier to talk to him this month). I am staying on my antibiotics, going to use Young Living frankincense and oregon oils for the pain in my feet, take Valtrex in a large dose (I might have something viral contributing to my problems, plus I have Epstein-Barr which could be reactivated in some way, much like I just had happen with the chicken pox virus), and I am going on some herbal tincture called BLT. It's a bit cheaper than A-Bart. I am going to stay gluten-free for now and do the other supplementary things I'm doing to try and get better. My doctor thinks if I start losing weight again it's a sign I'm getting better. He thinks I have mostly fluid and inflammation -- not fat. Which is why working out constantly and dieting in extreme amounts (such as the HCG diet where my dinner's "vegetable" would be assigned as a pickle, etc.) didn't make me drop a single lb. I'm going to weigh myself infrequently for now and try not to take it too personally, whatever I weigh. Same with my measurements. And sized clothing...