Health Update: Still A Lyme Girl
This past month has been hard for several reasons. However, amidst all the confusion and loss, I began to notice big differences in how my body handled the stress of this winter and last. By this time last year, I had had one bout of bronchitis, and was well on my way to a second. I coughed my way through most of last year's winter, and slept through much of the rest of it. This year, even with multiple things going wrong, my body still hadn't collapsed the way I've come to expect. The thought snuck in: maybe I don't have Lyme anymore. I thought about being free from Lyme on my way to the specialist yesterday. What would it be like? Of course, I'd have to keep it a secret for a few months, just until they confirm it. The excitement of the possible diagnosis pulled me through the cold walk from my car to the specialist's office. Nicole worked through several different issues I've been having, prescribing a round of progesterone and, of course, vitami