I am currently a freshman in college, where I never thought I would be. I had undiagnosed Lyme Disease for over four years, and NO doctor could figure out what was wrong with me. In fact, none of them even considered the idea of testing me for Lyme Disease. I didn't even know what Lyme Disease was at the time, but I did know that I had gone to dozens of doctors each year trying to figure out why I was progressively getting sicker, yet there were no results to any of the monthly blood tests I got to try to figure out what I had. I became hopeless, depressed, and so sick that I felt like there was no hope. After going to some of the best doctors there are, even NIH (National Institute of Health) and having them tell me that all my blood tests didn't show anything wrong for the most part, I grew weaker and weaker every time. NIH, which is known to have the best doctors and is extremely hard to get into, said that I had DEPRESSION and that is why I was so sick. They sent me to a psychiatrist, where they diagnosed me with depression and wanted to give me medication to help that. Thankfully my parents wouldn't let me take them since they have so many negative longterm health effects. I knew that "depression" wasn't why I felt so sick, because my body and head where in indescribable pain, and I felt like my body was slowly shutting down on me day by day. Obviously I am going to be depressed after so many doctors, nutritionists, and people told me that they couldn't help me get better. I wanted to get better, but there was no answer to how to help me. FINALLY a natural, homeopathic doctor asked me for my symptoms and told me right away that I have Lyme Disease. Although the testing for Lyme Disease is only correct 50% of the time and is very costly, we decided to get that testing done. Surely enough, it came back positive. When I got that news, by life brightened up since after four years of not having an answer and doctors making me feel like I was crazy, I finally had a doctor give me an answer that would help save my life.
I then went to Lyme specialists where they wanted to put me on multiple heavy antibiotics for about two years! My parents didn't let me do this because antibiotics can damage the body, and there wasn't evidence to prove that this treatment was the best. I then went to a well known homeopathic doctor in Maryland, Nader Solimon, who treated me! But let me tell you, when they say that Lyme Disease gets worse before it gets better during the treating process, they aren't lying. I didn't think it was possible to get worse than I was, but I did. That is how Lyme disease works, and now I am pretty much cured! It took in total a year to feel completely healthy again, but it was worth it.
I am writing this blog to help people struggling with Lyme Disease. I have been through it all, and always wish I had other people to connect with and help me get through this process. Other people DO NOT understand what you are going through, and you may loose friends since they don't want to believe you or be there for you, but you need to stay positive and hopeful and know that I am here for you, your family is here for you, and your real friends will show as those who are willing to help you and be there for you will prove to be real friends. I lost about all the friends I had my senior year, as I became so ill that I missed pretty much the whole year of school. People made fun of me, bullied me, and talked badly behind my back saying that I was making it up to miss school and get attention. Of course that didn't help painfully sick me feel any better about myself and have hope, but my family helped me through it and I became very close with them. Stay strong my friends, and I will write tips on how to HEAL during this process.
Detoxification is the most important part of this process. What you put in, on, and surround your body with is so important during this time, so I will help you make the right choices and help your body feel great!
