Hi Connie thanks for thinking of me!! The doctor was successful in proving that my initial test was a false positive and confirmed that I do not have lyme or any other disease. The weekend after the first visit I started my new blood pressure medication. I have also stayed on all the vitamins now including Olive Leaf. When I returned for the results, I am not feeling anywhere near as bad as the past several months. I have only had two episodes in February and have slowly resumed my work outs. This is something that I thought a few months ago I would never be able to do. He is not sure what I have/had but his exact words "as a disease specialist, you do not have lyme nor any other disease." He has sent the test results to my primary care doctor and ordered one additional test "Tilt test" because he said my blood pressure is doing abnormal things when I change positions. The chest x-ray was normal as well. In this process and everything I have learned about lyme in the back of my mind, I am still skeptical, which I did express to him, but he made it very clear that he didn't see any more need for testing for lyme. The only reason I have not acted on my skeptism is I am getting better every day, not worse. I feel like I am still recovering, but from what still not sure. If it was blood pressure which is more normal than it has been in almost 7 years, the diet that I have stuck too religiously, or the vitamins, I am not sure....but I am not stopping one single thing just yet, not as long as I continue to get better. Right now I am taking things day by day, and praising God for the gift of each one, and am hopeful they continue to get better daily. If not, I pray for the strength to get through it. I hope that I am to do what he wants me to do with this experience, which at the moment, I am still not sure what that is, but it's too life changing to ignore. |
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take my supps and get on with my life! 
