April 11, 2005

ER Follow-up

I turns out that the liver toxicity is the focus now. I'm off all pharmaceuticals until my liver function is back up again. Dr G wants me tested every three to four days until my liver function is back up again. We went through all my supplements giving them a yay or nay as to whether I could continue taking them until my liver function comes back up again.

Dr G also wants me off the doxycycline - the nice cheap med that insurance will cover and that taxes my liver. She recommends intramuscular injections of penecillin once a week. After about three of these I might be able to inject myself at home. Evidently the injections are deep in the muscle for 7 minutes duration. This is also when the insurance companies start to balk. Bummer. I want my doxy. Who would ever have thought that Ms Organic would be wanting her antibiotics.

I found out about all this while at the Monday Night Macrobiotic Dinners. Dr. G called me on K's cell phone and I bolted out to a quiet place to talk. The rest of the dinner it seemed that people were asking me about Lyme or about the article I wrote about the head chef. By the time dinner was over, K was really angry. He had taken care of N all dinner long while I was chatting with people. This is one of those times that's rough. I totally understood why K was angry. And, I have so little contact with the outside world since I have so little energy to get out of the house. K couldn't talk to his friend tonight but they could meet for lunch during the work week. I don't have the luxury. We each have good intentions but child rearing is taxing and with Lyme on top of it, it's just tough on everyone.

On the plus side, one of the folks I spoke with has a business where his employees are exposed to ticks and he wanted my feedback on how best to protect their health and that of his clients. K suggested working at the beach instead of in land.

The other good news is the my energy is really up again. I attribute this to being off the doxy thus stopping the Herx which was triggered by my lowered immune system due to the drop in estrogen prior to ovulation and exacerbated by my liver problem. Sheesh! That seems to be a complicated chain of events.

And I was told that the editor of a magazine would like me to write some profiles at a week-long event. That felt good. It's hard to fathom that I could have a week away. Maybe K and N could come along.

Oh, and I found out about a local Lyme writer's group. Yippee!

It's late and I have e-mails to send and research to do so that's all for now.

Posted by LymeMom on April 11, 2005 9:44 PM

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