It's all adding up now

When my Doctor first mentioned that he suspected I had Lyme disease back in January I will admit, I was surprised.  He did a few tests right away and then he sent me home with a requisition for some blood work, and told me to come back in 5 weeks to talk further about it.

As I started to wrap my head around it, it began to all add up.  This could be why I wasn’t responding well to the physiotherapy and chiropractic treatments for my concussions.  This could be why my tonsils and lymph nodes were often swollen.  This could be why my neck was ALWAYS stiff and sore.  This could be why I have so little energy.  This could be why I experience all the shaking.  This could explain many of the the random trips to the hospital over the past few years with little or no answers.  This could be why….etc etc.

So by the time I did get a diagnosis I wasn’t shocked.

But I was (and am) overwhelmed by what lies ahead.  In Ontario and Quebec it is difficult to access experienced Doctors…due to controversy surrounding the treatment.  One of the doctors I may start seeing in Mississauga actually gave up his medical license after a lengthy battle to keep it…all because of his involvement in the treatment of Lyme.  He now practices under a homeopathic license, and continues to help people who so desperately need it.  The other Doctor I may be working with lives in upstate New York.  And she formerly worked in between Ottawa-Montreal, but she was under the pressure of losing her license and so she took her practice across the border.

Currently I am awaiting consultations with both of the Doctors mentioned above.  And I’ve begun working on boosting my immunity so I will be better equipped to face the treatment,  my current specialist has been very helpful in getting this going.

This was in no way an easy diagnosis, but we now have something more to work with.