The Faces of Lyme: Christina

Two years after receiving breast implants, Christina started experiencing neck pain. Her symptoms continued to increase until she was taking pain killers and anti-nausea medication every day for eight months.

Clinically, her Lyme and other infections were under control, but she was still not feeling well. This is when she decided to have her breasts explanted.

One month after explanation, she is no longer on pain and anti-nausea medications. She contributes this to having her breasts and all foreign materials removed from her body.

Christina speaks openly about her decision to remove her implants, how that has affected her self esteem, and what still scares her going forward.

The Faces of Lyme: Cynthia

“So crazy that there is something out there that can rob people of their personality”

Cynthia blamed herself for feeling miserable. She thought she was carrying something negative in her heart. She worked on her mind, spirit, and body connection, but was not getting any better. Depression and anxiety were unbearable, so much so that she began having suicidal thoughts.

8 months into treatment, she was feeling hopeless, not sure it was working, but slowly over the next 3 months she started to feel better. Almost a year into treatment she shares her story including: what sickness has taught her, what she does to practice patience, and where she would still like to see improvement.

The Faces of Lyme: Mason

“If anyone told you this would be easy…they’d by lying”

Go getter, high energy, on-the-go these are the words Mason uses to describe himself. After moving to San Diego, he noticed these characteristics fading away. He attributed it to starting a new job in a new city, but after 2-3 months of extreme fatigue, he knew something else had to be going on, so he went to the doctor.

18 doctor’s appointments later he still did not have an answer. He heard everything from chronic fatigue, arthritis, fibromyalgia, allergies, mold….

Eventually his symptoms landed him in the ER for three days. After being on IV antibiotics for 24 hours, he noticed his energy dramatically increased. Rightfully so, he attributed his feeling better to being on antibiotics. With the knowledge that antibiotics helped him feel better, he became his own advocate and sought out other doctors who would listen to his story.

In this video, we discuss one of the main symptoms of Bartonella, why we use Bicillin so often as a treatment.