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The term "Cure"is pretty conflicting when it comes to Lyme.
Understand that if you have co-infections, and/or other infections such as Candida, viral, parasites, etc., it becomes an even more difficult disease to treat.
Because of the nature of the sprirochete, its ability to change form in order to protect itself; its ability to hide within our own cells, and its ability to lay dormant in our body for years, it is very complex to treat.
When you get sick with lets say Strep throat, you are given 10-14 days of an antibiotic. Why, because of the replication process. That bacteria breaks down and replicates ever 18 minutes or so (give or take a few minutes its been a while since i heard the exact number). But the 10-14 day abx course, is sufficiant to destroy the bacteria.
With Lyme, it can take 12-24 hrs for replication, and then it can go right into dormancy if need be. Once dormant, it does not break down, therefore it is NOT vulnerable to the abx.
If it chooses to enter our cells (b cells if i am remembering - its early bare with me), then it goes undetected there for however long it needs. Again not vulnerable to abx or our immune system.
Compound this with co-infections like Babesia, which is difficult to detect and treat itself, it can take potentially years to effectively push the disease back and put it in remission.
You also have to realize that Lyme is like a gateway disease. It comes into our bodies, and if it can, it will tear down our immune systems and make us vulnerable to all sorts of other bacterial and viral infections - not to mention those that are dormant in our systems already.
This is why it is KEY to treat the whole body. Immune and adrenal support is very important. Eating foods that our bodies are designed to process. Drinking more water...removing the refined sugars and processed foods...
When you have Lyme with or without co-infections, you are fighting a war on a cellular level. Some people are lucky in that they have a very strong immune system - and they can fight it. But many more of us just dont have that.
That is why I tell people not to focus on the word CURE. You first want to focus on BETTER, because better is a step in the right direction.
Once we get better, we get Even Better, and that leads us to Remission. We strengthen our bodies to care for itself, and we can keep the disease at bay. Baring reinfection or trauma or illness that could trigger relapse.
Hope this helps some...
Christine
"What MD Junction means to me is a place where i can feel like im not alone. As someone with something as rare as hydrocephalus, it feels like im the only one in the world with it. When i came to MD, its like everyone has it. It doesnt feel like im alone. And that people need to hold up a sign to say what i have, because people know. And they understand. I can get questions answered from people who have been through it rather than from doctors or people who only can tell you from a physical standpoint. THat is what MD junction means to me." (tomboykimi)
