I havent heard of this mc, but it does sound interesting. How far is the clinic from you...... I think......... you should look into it, since I know your history..........
hugs!

I don't know about ozone but I do know that hyperbaric oxygen therapy does help with lyme. The lyme doesn't like oxygen that much and HBOT basically floods the system with it. It can also help with fatigue and energy(basically your cells get pumped with oxygen so they are more active). Some people find that oxygen can help them as well, it's more common with babesia because the parasite destroys red blood cells.

hi mcslo, As long as you've had testing for co-infections, hyperbaric is fine to check out. Keep in mind, rarely people have severe eye complications from this. Also, hyperbaric is good for lyme, but feeds several of the co-infections that thrive on oxygen. A friend joined a women's lyme group about 8 years ago and @ 1/2 of the women went traditional antibiotics and western medicine and the other half went with non-traditional medicine. She said those who went with the antibiotics got better and the rest are still struggling. Also, that most of them, over the years had one or two "relapses" of lyme and went back on antibiotics for several months. For some reason, I am not having the traditional good luck with antibiotics, but I think it's because I have so many drug allergies. I WISH I could take doxycycline! Blessings on your path, I can't wait to hear what you investigate! Georgia

I am sorry, I just realized that part of the end of my post accidentally posted elsewhere. What I was going to add about hyperbaric was that one woman in the group I mentioned became VERY ill after hyperbaric and it was because the extra oxygen fed the co-infection she had. thanks, Georgia

I think oxygen does help. I drink ozonated water and am doing the One-Minute Cure, which involves taking food-grade hydrogen peroxide daily. I am currently taking less than when I started until I can do some detoxing. When I did the protocol more aggressively, I noticed I felt a lot better for a while.

RE hyperbaric oxygen. You must take vitamin E while getting oxygen treatments, to avoid oxygen toxicity. My hyperbaric technician made sure I did everything by the book. BTW, I think the oxygen treatments are great. It made all my painful arthritis disappear. Still lots of work to do RE my treatment. I will be getting lab tests, to see if I have Chronic Lyme. It is likely I do, since I have so many other problems. I have typical symptoms of M.S., I.B.S., Lupus variant, etc. I'm hoping the Lyme specialist I see, finds out I have Lyme. That way I can treat the Lyme. Hope you feel well!

Please email my #6 reply above. I forgot to check the original email space above.

My Dr said I have co-infections and wouldn't recommend hyperbaric.Some infections thrive on oxygen
My red blood cells are HIGH, white are low
Thanks for the replys

HBOT does not make infections worse. There are not enough LYME doctors that know about CHRONIC LYME DISEASE. Please know that if you have A or AB blood, typical Lyme treatment will not work as well for you as others. The remedies for you need to start with less potent remedies. It will take you longer to get better than other blood types. If you do HBOT, make sure you take vitamin E to fight oxygen toxicity. I have complete faith in my HBOT technician. He is top of the line! I have discussed your infection concern with him. It is simply not true. Take the vitamin E & get a 2nd opinion. I've had 40 treatments. I feel so much better! And believe me you, I'm in the fight for my life, since I was diagnosed with MS, LUPUS, IBS, SEIZURES, etc.

I think that just like everything else about these stupid infections, the ways our bodies respond are very individualized. I'm sure some people do much better with HBOT even with coinfections, and probably some people don't get much better, and some people even get worse.

It is a very very complicated system, the ecosystem inside our bodies. We are all going into this with varied genetic predispositions to have different immune responses and different systems affected more than others. Then you add on the fact that there are SO many different subspecies/variants even of the coinfections that they do know about. And of course there are coinfections that they haven't even figured out about yet (like the Fry bug, surely there are plenty of other nasty opportunistic infections that they will be "discovering" in years to come). It is no wonder that some people have had bad experiences with certain treatments that have then been very helpful to others (ex: antibiotics vs herbal only protocols).

We can all just share what we know from our own experiences and our own research. Unfortunately there are very few absolutely right or wrong answers that can apply to everyone equally when it comes to trying to figure out treatments. These diseases are just so complex and frustrating :(

hi there, it's been a while due to severe illness. I'm glad you got the co-infection checks. Several of the lyme co-infections feed off oxygen, so sometimes patients get so much better from the oxygen, but some patients get so much worse. I too, have some co-infections that prohibit the use of hyperbaric oxygen, but wish I could use it so badly. I think it is so wonderful that you are still well enough and willing enough to check out alternative options--inspiring!!! thanks, Georgia

hi there, it's been a while due to severe illness. I'm glad you got the co-infection checks. Several of the lyme co-infections feed off oxygen, so sometimes patients get so much better from the oxygen, but some patients get so much worse. I too, have some co-infections that prohibit the use of hyperbaric oxygen, but wish I could use it so badly. I think it is so wonderful that you are still well enough and willing enough to check out alternative options--inspiring!!! thanks, Georgia

Unless things have changed recently ---- most insurances won't pay for HBOT for Lyme. (It's called 'experimental' so unless your insurance is very liberal........)

However, HBOT has been used for a long time for other conditions. And it often helps them. The jury/evidence is out for treating Lyme with HBOT; many people will feel 'cured' right afterwards but might relapse later.

Does anyone know the co-infections that are suppose to thrive off oxygen?

If you're asking what bacteria like to grow in O2 then do a search for the bacteria (Bartonella henselae aerobic) and you'll be able to find them. (Bart is aerobic)

I think Lyme is partly aerobic partly anaerobic.

If you're looking for a way to cure a co-infection----- there are many other factors dependent on a 'cure' but that might a piece of the puzzle.