My doctor wants me to start the Candida Diet for the next 2 weeks

My doctor wants me to start the Candida Diet for the next 2 weeks because of my recent problems with severe fatigue and also because I've been on antibiotics for an extended amount of time which can weaken your immune system. Candida is an opportunistic fungus (or form of yeast) that is the cause all of sorts of symptoms including fatigue, weight gain, joint pain and GI distress. When Candida population starts getting out of control (which can happen with long term use of antibiotics) it affects your gut flora - a group of microorganisms that live in your mouth and intestines. It can weaken your intestinal wall and penetrate through the bloodstream spreading throughout your body.


As it spreads, it produces toxic by-products that can cause damage to your body tissues and organs - wreaking HAVOC on your immune system.

Candida Yeast infection Signs And Symptoms.

Yeast infection come with a different signs and symptoms. Often it may be difficult to see if you have it or not; you should be on the lookout for typical candida yeast infection symptoms and, in case you think that you might have an infection, it is best thing to arrange  an appointment with your doc.

Having a checkup with a professional medical expert may be the easiest way to confirm if you do or not got a candida yeast infection; your doctor will examine your  symptoms and also recommend right yeast infection treatment where necessary.

Do You Have Candida?

Everyone has Candida, and a significant proportion of us may have Candidiasis, or an overgrowth of Candida. Candida starts to cause trouble when there is some change in your body that allows it to overgrow. This change could be anything from a few courses of antibiotics, a prolonged diet rich in carbohydrates and sugar, or even something as common as a lengthy period of stress at work.

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So if you suspect that you have an overgrowth, the first place to look is your lifestyle to find what could have caused this imbalance. Antibiotics? Oral contraceptives? A diet high in sugar and carbohydrates? Alcohol and drugs? Stress? Or all of the above? Eliminating all of these risk factors is a crucial step in tackling your Candida problem.

Many sufferers of Candidiasis remain undiagnosed by their doctors and unaware of their condition. Unfortunately, many doctors don't recognize the systemic problems that Candidiasis causes and only treat the symptoms such as vaginal infection or oral thrush. Don't be surprised if your doctor thinks it's all in your head and sends you off with a anti-depression prescription. Some healthcare professionals don't believe in Candida, so you need to find a doctor with an open mind, or see a naturopath, homeopathic doctor or kinesiologist.

So I am about to embark on a two week very restricted diet - NO sugar, Very little CARBS, etc. etc. There is a whole list of foods that i can eat and those that I have to avoid. So I'm REALLY hoping that this helps with my debilitating fatigue. Then once we have that under control, my LLMD will begin treating my Babesia, then Bartonella, then finally back to Lyme treatment. No easy solutions but I'm willing to try anything. 

FREE AND EASY CANDIDA TEST YOU CAN DO AT HOME! (Now I want you to know that I have NOT tried this yet, (I plan to do it tomorrow morning!) So I'll reserve judgment as to how well it works. But I thought it was worthy of sharing: (**Update: Well, I tried the test and according to the instructions, it appears that I tested POSITIVE for Candida - shocker!) 

SIMPLE and FREE CANDIDA SALIVA TEST

How do you know if you have candida? This saliva test is a good indicator of candida and you can do it yourself!.

You may want to put out a glass of water in the bathroom or on the nightstand the night before you wish to do the test just to remind yourself not to brush your teeth prior to spitting into the glass.

Yes, we have seen people test negative for yeast with this test. If you do NOT have a yeast concern, your saliva should stay at the top of the glass and will eventually dissipate.

If you have candida, the test should look like this. You may have all or only one of the elements shown here. 

For a complete list of foods that you should AVOID and foods that you CAN eat, please see my separate page (link is at the upper left side of my blog at the top!) 

SEVERE FATIGUE!!!

So, It's been well over a month since I had that nasty sinus infection. It cleared up with Bactrim DS but I've been SEVERELY fatigued ever since. I have an appt with my LLMD tomorrow morning so hopefully she has some ideas on how to help. It is SO hard to be THIS tired all the time - I feel like I'm just dragging - all the time. Everything is a major effort. It must also be "Lyme cycle" time of the month - because for the past few days both my arms feel like they are being SQUEEZED (a very unpleasant feeling) and my elbow and shoulder joints are in Vice Grips. Feeling some bone pain in my legs too. Lucky Me! Sorry, this apparently is my day for whining. I am just so tired of being tired!!!

Green Smoothies!

So for the last several months I have been drinking Green Smoothies pretty much on a daily basis now. I developed these really weird food aversions after I got sick with Lyme and stopped eating raw veggies and salads. And I used to LOVE salads! I also couldn't eat cheese anymore which I used LOVE also! I don't know - so weird. Anyway, I was trying to lose a few pounds that one of my medications had caused me to gain (a WHOLE other story there!) and someone on one of the Lyme forums said his wife went on the Martha's Vineyard 21 Day Detox Diet.

I looked into it, and was really intrigued. Here was a really healthy diet and I figured I could pull it off. So I did it, and lost 15 pounds within 4 weeks. Hurray! Basically it was green smoothies all day and then veggie soups at night. You can be really creative too which helps you stick to this diet. (For more info you can visit their site: http://mvdietdetox.com) I also bought their book which really comes in handy and goes into a lot greater detail than their website.

After that, I continued drinking the green smoothies just because it was such a great way to get all your green veggies and fruits in a very EASY way! Now, I will say that in the beginning, I really turned my nose up at the thought of drinking something GREEN! Ick! i thought! Well, I began very slowly - at first I put lots of fruits and natural fruit juices in to make the flavor more sweet and then SLOWLY over time, I reduced the amount of fruit and increased the green veggies. I'm so proud of myself! ha ha!

(This is NOT my blender BTW!)

So just as an example, today's Green Smoothie was the following:
Handful of Spinach Leaves
Handful of Rainbow Chard
Small amount of Parsley
1 Avocado (gives it a really creamy texture that I like!)
A handful of fresh shredded coconut
1 chopped up fresh apple
Aloe Vera Juice
2 oz of Acai Juice
2 oz of my Blueberry flavored Calcium formula
1 Tbspn of my Multi Vitamin Formula (liquid form)
And then finally ICE! Lots of ICE!

Now I don't have a fancy blender (I'd LOVE to have the Blend Tec or Vita-Mix someday!) but until then, a regular blender works just fine. I usually add Digestive Enzymes to my Smoothies as well as any other supplements I'm taking that come in capsule form. (Oh, and sometimes if I have a banana on hand, I'll throw that in too - or use that instead of an avocado - both of them will give your Smoothie a creamier texture)

So Voila! The above ingredients made enough for 3 glasses of Green Smoothies that I drank throughout the day and are delicious! :)

Weird Rash on my Hands

When I first became sick with Lyme, I developed this really weird rash on my hands (along with all my other symptoms) and it has appeared and disappeared every month for over a year now. EVER SINGLE TIME I have a doctors appt, it happens to be in "remission" and is only a faint scar. I've never been able to show the doctors how BAD it gets! Have been trying to figure out if it's from Lyme, or Bartonella or something else. Would LOVE to know if anyone else has ever gotten this. It gets really red and itchy and recently it was the largest it's ever been. It starts out like a long lesion - almost like a "worm" (sorry that's the best way i can describe it!) then it turns into a full blown angry looking rash. Initially it was on my index finger and inside of thumb on my palm, but now it's moved to my middle finger and still on my palm. Sooooooo weird!!!

Lyme Patients need to take time out for themselves sometimes!

I have been living with this chronic illness for 14 months now and am always reminded of the person I USED to be before getting bit by a stupid little tick and now have this terrible disease called Lyme. I have been through more pain and suffering during the past year - more than I would wish on my worst enemy. Through some drugs that made me even MORE sick, to some that just made me want to die. So...with that said, although I am exhausted, tired and too weak to walk without a walker some days - I dragged my butt to the  Nail salon I've been going to for over 12 years and got myself a MANI/PEDI and head/neck and shoulder massage! And let me tell you, it was HEAVENLY! Just to be pampered for a few hours - i could almost forget about being sick and remember what life was life BEFORE Lyme. So I recommend this to ALL Lyme patients! Do something that is pampering and nurturing - get out of the house somehow and if you're like me, GO GET A Pedicure! LOL!

Every woman loves to be pampered!  Just think you get a wonderful foot massage, leg massage and it just feels wonderful.

And if you're on a tight budget like I am, there are places (Paris Nails in La Mesa!) that you can get a pedi for as little as $12 dollars! Yes that's right! It costs more for the whirlpool pedi ($15) but it's sooo worth it!. And you get a free foot massage with that!

Anyway, that's my post for the day! Remember to take time for YOURSELF and take a break from your illness!

Pain in areas of lymph nodes

So, I've been having this pain in my upper chest area and arms for the past 2 months. (I know, PAIN ON TOP OF PAIN!) The best way I can describe it is, the area around the top of my ribs to the inside of my armpits is VERY tender and sore to the touch. Also my upper arms are tender and sore. I've had Lyme for over 13 months but this just started happening a few months ago.

You know how when you have a bruise on your arm, and you press down on it? (Or when you were twelve years old and your bratty younger brother pressed down on your bruise and says "DOES THIS HURT?!!! LOL!) Anyway - that's what it feels like!

So I started wondering if I was developing Fibromyalgia type symptoms on top of Lyme. I've read lots of other posts about Lyme patients who ALSO had FM. I started a post about this on one of the forums and someone wrote back that there are lymph nodes in those areas.

I went and found a diagram of the lymph nodes and BINGO! all those areas are EXACTLY where I'm sore! So now I'm wondering if I have a buildup of lymphatic fluid or tissue or whatever it is that accumulates in those areas.

I'm researching ways to "Drain Lymphatic Fluid". One great way is to use a rebounder which I got for my birthday so I think I need to double my time on it every day! I've also heard that you can get Lymphatic Massages which can help drain fluid.

Anyway, I just thought it was really interesting and a topic that I will hopefully learn more about and can share with others.

Hugs!

Joint pain in hands? Here is a "handy" tip!

About 6 months after getting sick with Lyme, I started developing pain in the joints of my right hand. Especially my right thumb. The joints weren't swollen or red - just painful to the touch. This presents a great problem when chopping vegetables or using the computer. Sometimes my hands hurt so much I have to put ice on them. 13 months after getting sick with Lyme - now BOTH my hands have joint pain - but the right hand is always the worst. (I'm right-handed of course)

However, when my father was visiting here last year, he went to CVS and came back with this jar opener which I feel is THE GREATEST INVENTION EVER! :) I used to have such trouble opening jars and bottles but (and I know I sound like an infomercial here!) this inexpensive little device is wonderful! I know lots of other Lyme patients have arthritis like pain - so I thought i would share this with you. I think it was only 4.99$ at CVS or something like that!

Lyme Disease Epidemic in Virginia: "Largely Ignored"

Lyme Disease: Epidemic ‘Largely Ignored’
Governor’s Task Force on Lyme disease hears stories of loss, pain and frustration.

By Victoria Ross
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tricia Platas, a Springfield mother of four, sat in front of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Lyme Disease Task Force on Tuesday, March 24, clenched her hands together, and testified about losing her 9-year-old daughter, Amber Marie, to Lyme disease.

“It was a few months after her ninth birthday when we really knew something was wrong,” Platas said. “She woke up one morning in so much pain that she could not walk to the bathroom. This was a little girl who loved to laugh, loved to sing and dance, Amber was the light of our lives.”

Platas cried when she told the panel and 120 attendees how desperate she was to make the many doctors she saw with Amber to take her daughter’s “mysterious” illness seriously. In her frantic search for a cure, she took Amber to a doctor who strapped the little girl to a bed, and waved foul-smelling oils in her face. “Amber was screaming. I just can’t believe anyone would do that,” she said.

“I wanted them to treat my little girl right, so I wouldn’t always ask the right questions, or demand answers. I feel terrible about that,” she said. “You have to push for answers.”

Amber Marie Platas died on April 22, 2002, at Children’s National Medical Center.

Platas was one of 25 area patients and caregivers who testified about their experiences with Lyme disease at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield. They shared stories of pain, fear and fatigue with the eight-member panel of health department officials and legislators’ representatives. It was the fifth public testimony hearing about the spread of Lyme disease in the Commonwealth.

Led by Michael Farris, chancellor of Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, the task force will propose recommendations to the governor after its final hearing April 25. Farris’ wife and seven of his 10 children have been diagnosed with Lyme disease. The task force is comprised of physicians, wildlife officials, veterinarians and other experts.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 900 new cases of Lyme disease were reported in Virginia in 2009, a number the CDC acknowledges could be ten times higher due to under-reporting and inaccurate diagnostic tests. In Fairfax County, 250 cases were reported last year, according to the Fairfax County Health Department.

A deer tick takes about 36 hours to transmit Lyme disease, according to the CDC. The longer the disease goes undiagnosed and untreated, the greater the chances are for brain, heart and joint problems.

“We’re here tonight to listen to people’s stories, hear their recommendations and advocate for more public awareness and education,” Farris said.

“Lyme disease is dramatically misdiagnosed, and there is too much denial by doctors that chronic Lyme does not exist,” Farris said.

Mikey Pedersen, a 14-year-old Vienna resident, told the panel that his case of Lyme disease went undiagnosed for a year despite seven doctor visits. He said doctors attributed his symptoms to growing pains. The delayed diagnosis allowed Lyme and co-infections to spread throughout his body causing rashes, severe joint pain, and fatigue.

Kristina Sheridan, a Vienna mother of a teenage daughter with Lyme disease, told the panel her family spent four years seeing 30 doctors, visiting seven hospitals and receiving more than 15 diagnoses before they found a team of doctors determined to get her daughter well.

She gave the panel a list of specific recommendations for the panel to consider, including spraying the edges of school fields and soccer fields with Permethrin, an insect repellant, to kill ticks as well as West Nile Virus.

"I've no doubt both my kids got bitten by ticks on soccer fields,” she said. Sheridan also said parents of children diagnosed with Lyme need to understand the process for Special Education Certification for “other health issues.”

“This certification provides families and the school with the flexibility needed to handle the waxing and waning symptoms, the additional days of absence,” Sheridan said.
Sarah Beasley, a 29-year-old Fairfax woman, told the panel that she is living proof chronic Lyme exists. In 2000, she was a senior at James Madison University and participated in Army ROTC for fun. But then she started having serious muscle and joint pains.

“As soon as each day was done, I’d limp to my apartment and crash into bed,” she said. “My whole life, I had been a six-hours-kind-of-sleep-girl. Suddenly, I would sleep for 13 hours and wake up feeling like I had been hit by a Mac truck.” After 10 years and more than 10 different doctors, Beasley, the director of a local education association, said she is on the path to wellness.

At the end of her testimony, she dumped out a large bag of medications, herbs, supplements and vitamins. “Please understand that it takes all of these to keep me going in the way that I need to function,” she said. “Without them, I will be that girl that is confined again to the downstairs couch.” She added that she wants the panel to encourage research and protect doctors who actually understand “this spreading, debilitating disease.”

“These heartrending cases of misdiagnosis, financial ruin, and social isolation are difficult to hear as we travel throughout Virginia,” Farris said. “But it is important to gather first-hand testimonies about the personal impact of long-term illness. One of our most important goals is to allow people to be heard.”

“I was so moved by all the stories given at the meeting that night,” Platas said in an interview after the three-hour hearing. “It saddens me to see how many people are still being made sick by this horrible little bug.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) attended the hearing, and has listed Lyme Disease Awareness as one of his priorities.

“We have an epidemic that we’re largely ignoring,” he said, adding that he hopes the panel considers that one of their recommendations should be to pass legislation similar to that enacted in Connecticut, where doctors are allowed to prescribe extended doses of antibiotics without fear of malpractice lawsuits.

“For Swine Flu, we went on full red-alert, but more people are afflicted with Lyme disease, and it’s time we take it seriously,” Herrity said.

Those who did not attend the hearings, but want to share how they’ve been affected by the disease may e-mail Farris at lyme@phc.edu.
(This article edited for content limitations) 

Dr. Oz gives Tips for Women Over 40!

Dr Oz: Plagues of Women Over 40: Sage Extract for Night Sweats

Dr Oz’s Ultimate Countdown Show started with the 6 Plagues of Women Over 40. Doctor Oz said that when a woman reaches the age of 40, your body is on a downward slide in which you may encounter 6 plagues that can rob you of your youth and vitality. Here are Dr Oz’s ways to fight off these plagues!

6. Mid-Life Weight Gain Cure L-Arginine

Dr Oz said that women over 40 often get Mid-Life Weight Gain because your metabolism decreases by 5% every 10 years. You do not get more fat cells, it is just that your blood supply keeps providing nutrients to your fat cells so they grow bigger and bigger. You may also see an increase in cellulite. Dr Oz said that the average female gains 12-15 pounds during Menopause. But you can avoid the Mid-Life Weight Gain by taking the Metabolism Booster called L-Arginine Powder, which you can get for $30 at health stores. L-Arginine helps your body to burn off calories and to maintain muscle mass. L-Arginine is an amino acid and is found naturally in nuts or watermelon. Dr Oz said that if you are going to take the L-Arginine Powder, you should take 2 grams 3 times a day. I loved Dr Oz’s watermelon popsicle idea for kids, where you put a piece of watermelon on a popsicle stick instead of sugary popsicles!

5. Iron for Exhaustion

Dr Oz’s 5th Health Plague for Women Over 40 is exhaustion. Iron deficiency and Anemia often cause exhaustion. Dr Oz suggested that women over 50 take 8 mg of iron a day and women under 50 should take 18 mg of iron every day. You can also eat iron rich foods like red meat, shellfish, orange juice (which increases iron absorption), and apparently even a tiny bit of vodka!

4. Magnesium for Bloating

Dr Oz’s 4th Health Plague for Women Over 40 is bloating caused by fluid retention. Your intestines have cells that usually absorb water, but at the age of 40 these cells change a bit and as you add water, the intestinal wall grows and you get more and more bloated. Dr Oz said that by taking 200 mg of magnesium every day you can reduce bloating. Besides, we should be taking Calcium and Magnesium anyway!

3. Folic Acid for Memory Loss

Dr Oz’s 3rd Health Plague for Women Over 40 is memory loss, which is often caused by Homocysteine and may even be linked to Alzheimers Disease. Dr Oz said that Folic Acid destroys Homocysteine so that it cannot make your arteries inflamed. So eat foods with folate in them like spinach, papaya or chick peas. Dr Oz suggested eating 2 servings of folate-rich foods every day.

2. Dr Oz’s Calcium Cocktail for Bone Density

Dr Oz’s 2nd Health Plague for Women Over 40 is bone density. After the age of 40, fractures become more common. Bone is strengthened by calcium and minerals, but as you age, your body cannot replenish your calcium and minerals as quickly as it is lost, so your bones become brittle. Dr Oz said to take a daily Calcium Cocktail of 600 mg Calcium, 400 mg Magnesium and 1400 IU Vitamin D, which makes sure the calcium goes to your bones.

1. Sage Extract for Night Sweats

Dr Oz’s Top Health Plague for Women Over 40 are Night Sweats. Your body uses sweat naturally to eliminate heat from your body. However, with night sweats, your system gets kicked into overdrive for no real reason. Dr Oz said that Sage Extract is a cure for Night Sweats. You just put some Sage Extract into a glass of water that you drink, and Dr Oz said that you can do this for up to 3 months to regulate your body’s temperature.

Dry Skin Brushing for Detox!

One Great Whole Body Detox Tip: Dry Skin Brushing

- By Brenda Skidmore

Did you know that your body’s largest organ, theskin, is responsible for about one fourth of the daily detoxification needs that are required by your entire body?

One of the easiest, and most inexpensive, ways you can help your skin do the job it was designed to do by nature, is in learning how to dry brush your skin.

Dry skin brushing is a sort of spa like method that gives its participants numerous health benefits. It is good for people that have dry, flaky, and even normal or oily skin.

The many positive effects of dry skin brushing are not widely known, yet its health enhancing protection of your internal health, and overall skin appearance, can make it a pleasant part of your daily, natural health care routine.

When you use the technique of dry brushing,your skin will soon begin to feel much softer, smoother, and free of unsightly dead skin patches, and you will also be able to maintain your skin’s natural healthy glow. Using the awesome exfoliation properties of a naturalbristled brush, loofah pad or textured wash cloth you will rid your body of dry, dead skin cells, resulting in fresher, cleaner and younger looking skin.

Although picturing a dry brush going over your skin might not sound too pleasant, in actuality, it is a very soothing and relaxing experience, if done properly.

This old technique will aid body circulation, letting your body more readily rid itself of excess toxins through your skin. Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymphatic system which begins the detoxification process.

Another great bonus of dry skin brushing is for its ability to minimize the appearance of cellulite on the buttocks and upper thigh area, which is a concern for many women. Even though you cannot completely eliminate skin dimples through dry skin brushing, these problem areas can appear much less noticeable. Stores of toxic fatty tissue are often the culprit behind cellulite, and dry skin brushing helps to rid the body of toxic waste, so it makes sense this would also be a great cellulite fighter and weight loss enhancer.

Something else that people find, is that dry skin brushing helps with boosting their immune system response. Since the body’s lymphatic system is stimulated through dry skin brushing, toxins are excreted from the body, resulting in a healthier and more efficient functioning immune system.

Even your muscles can achieve a better tone through dry skin brushing, and it also helps byallowing fat cells to be more adequately spaced within the body. By using the brush in a brisk manner, it will aid in the stimulation of nerve cells, giving you a greater state of mind and body. Dry brushing, in simple terms, stimulates blood flow to the surface of your skin.

Dry Skin Brushing: Here’s How

There is nothing especially difficult about dry skin brushing; all you have to do is follow these easy steps:

1. Buy yourself a bristle brush that is made of natural fibers, since it is less harsh on the skin than synthetic ones, and won’t harm people that have delicate skin.

2. You should dry brush your skin before you enter the shower or bath, since the skin needs to be dry for this procedure to work. This is how dead skin cells and toxins are effectively taken off of the body.

3. When starting the dry skin brushing technique,begin with your feet, brushing them completely and vigorously in a circular motion, thenmoving upward to the ankles, calves, thighs, tummy, arms, and hands. Be sure youbrush towards the heart, using easy strokes on areas of sensitive skin, and stay away from the nipples or face. OUCH!

4. Then you need to get into the shower, so that all of the dead skin cells are washed down the drain with warm water. Use a cold water spritzer at the end to aid in blood circulation, then dry your skin good with a dry towel to help further with circulation. Finish off the process with anatural oil based moisturizer for your skin such as almond, coconut or olive oil. Try to apply something that you would not be afraid to eat.

Be aware that some people have certain health conditions that should not use dry skin brushing. People that have diabetes, high blood pressure, eczema, psoriasis, rashes, skin that is broken, non-healed wounds, or skin infections should avoid this skin and internal health care strategy.

Dry brushing the skin before bathing has been used as a method of whole body cleansing that has been practiced by various cultures throughout recorded history. Turkish bath rituals use a rough cloth mitt, known as a kesa. In ancient Greece and Rome they would use an instrument called a strigiles which was shaped like a curved spoon to scrape the skin before bathing. Ayruvedic practice of garsana massage is a dry massage using a silk or wool glove.

No one likes to look at unsightly patches of dry or flaky skin, particularly when the weather is hot and you want to wear more body revealing clothing. While the ritual of dry skin brushing may seem like a strictly female skin beautifying regimen to most males, I can assure you that men would also reap the long-term health rewards of a good internal body cleansing. But, they will have to purposely choose to give this simple health strategy half a chance.

There really are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to how often a person should dry brush their skin. But like anything else, you must do it often enough to experience any long-term health benefits. Some advocates of this practice claim that you must do it daily. The best rule of thumb, in my opinion, would be to just to plan on doing it every time you expect to bathe or take a shower, now matter how often that may be.

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Brenda Skidmore can attest to the many positive results natural health cures bring to human health. Along with the many medical professionals, whose published works she has studied, it is her sincere desire to empower others by sharing this important health information. To improve your health today visit: mywater4life

Finally over the 4 week sinus infection!

I've heard that Lyme patients are especially sensitive to sinus infections and before getting Lyme - I'd never had allergies and any type of sinus issues before. Well, I got sick 4 weeks ago with what I thought was just a cold but it was the WORST cold I'd ever had in my life! My whole head was so congested, I couldn't stop my runny nose, I had pressure in my face, forehead and my ears were so clogged I couldn't hear as well.

I was tired ON TOP OF BEING TIRED from my usual Lyme exhaustion and was just RUN DOWN like never before. When my mucous started turning yellowish green (sorry for the visual!)

I finally went to my Primary who diagnosed a sinus infection and put me on two weeks of Bactrim DS. It's been a week on the new antibiotics and I'm feeling much better (at least with the sinuses!) I wonder why sinus infections are so common with Lyme patients!