The rest of the story... The account posted by Rob Allen comes from my website, http://lymesupport.com (a.k.a., http://oikourgos.com/trisha).
An update of my account and other family members is on another page there. I am doing very well and never need anything for Lyme symptoms any longer. I keep it on hand for occasional use for colds and other viruses and as a preventative when one of us is exposed to something. I have not had a triad of Lyme symptoms for years. Once in a while when the weather's cold, my bones or a couple joints might ache, but these arthritic symptoms have largely subsided since I gave up coffee (even decaf). I still credit colloidal silver with resolving the last of my stubborn symptoms. I recently attended a Lyme seminar where a doctor was asked, "Can you ever completely get rid of Lyme disease?" His response made sense to me. He said he knows many patients have apparently completely recovered, whereas others who seem to have recovered end up relapsing in a time of stress. He said when someone gets Strep throat and takes antibiotics, this does not completely rid him of the bacteria that causes it. But it brings the count down to a level where you can co-exist with it and not have symptoms. Likewise, with Lyme disease, the borrelia bacteria is not completely killed by anything.This just isn't possible. Whereas it is initially a systemic and active infection, one can get to the point that it is controlled and recognized by his/her body and he/she no longer need antibiotics. Once in a while, there's a little localized attack (i.e., in a joint, or maybe forgetfulness or some other symptom) but the body responds to it like it would to an immunization. Far less a bother than the full blown infection was. I think CS saw me through that phase of recovery; I was still fighting active infection, but within weeks, the symptoms nearly all disappeared except for the Feb. attack and the random triads of symptoms over the next several months. Please, everybody beware, there are other tick-borne illnesses with which a Lyme victim is also co-infected with, challenging the immune system even more and stalling recovery. These include ehrlichiosis, babesiosis and bartonella. I believe there are a couple others too. So if you have Lyme disease, make sure you are screened for these other diseases. Also, there are various strains of Lyme (borreliosis) and the various cycles plus your response to the toxins they create when they are killed off can be anywhere from negligible to absolutely awful. For more information, go to http://lyme.org , homesite of the Lyme Disease Foundation. My website is not updated on each of these other diseases yet. And beware; there are a few national Lyme organizations that exclusively represent doctors who think nearly anyone can be cured in 2 weeks with antibiotics and anything else is quackery. Don't bother with those kinds of sites for gathering info on Lyme disease. Nancy, founder, Tick-related Illnesses Self-Help Alliance
