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I just wanted to share some news and update my journey. Last Saturday, October 13 I noticed I was getting a scratchy throat. I had gotten a scratchy throat in the past so I didn't pay too much attention to it. However, it was worse on Sunday and by Monday had turned into a full blown COLD! I was so ecstatic! I have not had a cold probably in a year and a half - I'm thinking since early 2017 before I got sick with Lyme and M. (I started with symptoms of M in October of 2017.) My husband could not understand why I was so excited. I tried to explain that it meant my immune system was kicking in. To him this made absolutely no sense - if my immune system was so compromised why didn't I get every virus, cold, flu, etc. that I was exposed to in the last year? I tried my best to explain, but I did some research online and was able to show him that people with Lyme Disease rarely got colds or flu. On October 9, I had blood work and was anxiously awaiting my results. On October 16 I was able to view my results on line. Some numbers improved while others declined but most of these were with tests that I had been having issues with since I began blood work in April. I will be able to discuss these issues with my doctor and see if any course of action needs to be taken at my next appointment. Now for the good news. My CD57 (the test for level of immunity) is 140 which is 40 points above the test I had in August! My doctor likes to see it at 120 or above. This number plus getting a cold confirms that my immune system is definitely kicking in. Although I feel I am past the 90% mark, I am hesitant to say I am 95% just yet. After I speak with my doctor to address my concerns, and wait a few more weeks I think I will hopefully be confident enough to confirm the 95% but until then, let's just say I am beyond 90%. I still have some symptoms of M but I almost forgot - No Lyme bands for the third time. I don't know if this means Lyme is "gone" but I will discuss this with my doctor too. (However, for the few family members that do not believe in M, I will continue to say I have Lyme until M is completely gone.) I am beyond excited and so grateful for these positive results. I hope that I have encouraged you, as you have me, in this journey but especially those who have just started their journey. If I can do this, anyone can. Be positive and believe in yourself! I have many to thank but most of all - God, Our Heavenly Father. Have faith and trust in our Lord! I also want to thank Mel and his protocol who always reminds us to Never Ever Give Up! Mark 11:22-24 22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. I am praying for all of you in this journey. God Bless! Love, Donna |
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