Sunday, February 25, 2007

Same old, same old

I'm 3 weeks into the antibiotic treatment and in the biggest herx of my life. It must surely have some significance. My Western Blots came back negative which I was told to expect given the length of time I've had this bug, but actually there were some positives hidden amongst the negatives in there, evidence of some infection somewhere.

And so I plod on. I'm sleeping about 16 hours a day and have no energy when I am awake. The joint pain, the sweats, the chills, the stiff neck, the headaches. the red rash, the stiffness, the muscle fatigue, the blurred vision, the fog, they're all there.

This time, however, it's different. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. At the moment it's just a pinprick but it's there and I can see it. The symptoms may be the same, magnified, but now they have a purpose. I hope they're going to make me well. Even 25% would be a big improvement.

Meanwhile I resign myself to more of the same. For the time being anyway.

If I'm not here much, you know why.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hope you reach the light at 100%, you deserve it Jas. Many Hugs.

Carol said...

I sure hope the herx doesn't last too much longer. It does sound like a good sign, though.

Sleep all you can.

Unknown said...

Thanks for your wishes.

Sorry, no I didn't get your email Angel. Will look out for it again should you want to resend it.

Love and hugs
xx

Unknown said...

Ahh I found it and have replied. Interesting stuff Angel.
xx