Round 6 begins

So, I am moving on. I am officially off antibiotics and trying herbal supplements. Stepping off the mainstream medical track and embracing the "alternative" side.

The protocol I am following is called the L-protocol (Cowden Protocol). It is an incredibly extensive 6month protocol in a 36 page packet where I have to sign off for every dose I take. It's a gradual program where the number of pills and drops you take increases, making memorization impossible. I drink water with drops of herbs in it 1/2 hr. before breakfast, then again during breakfast and then after, I do the same thing at lunch, dinner and the 1 dose before bed. I am also taking pills - digestive ones from last treatments (theralac, s.bilardi (sp?) and acidophiles) as well as new ones that I can't remember.

Essentially the new treatment will be easier on my insides, less toxic for me overall but might cause a herx reaction (flaring of symptoms as the lymes bacteria die off). But it is super confusing and time/compliance intensive.

It makes me tired and overwhelmed to think about - I need to re-think everything I do, carry around with me the visible and heavy amount of medication. I have to get used to keeping track of a whole new protocol. I am sick of new protocols, it's like starting a semester again - it takes a couple weeks to get used it.

And granted it's only 6months...