
Lyme Disease Support Group
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. It is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks.

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Okay.... my chiropracter just had surgery so has someone filling in for her. Today I went for the second time. She was talking about infrared sauna, and colonics, and all of the "chemicals" I am putting in my body, and she is saying that all of my symptoms are related to hormones and maybe i am too high in the estrogen. So, I tried to take what she said with a careful mind, and use what I want and no way will I have a colonic... but under everything she was saying I felt she was silently disapproving of the lyme diagnosis... my treatment (which I made clear I would not stop)... and I don't know... it just made me angry. I don't want to have to listen to all the other things I ought to do every time I go in there... 4 more weeks til my own chiro is back. I don't know. Am I being pig headed?
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I don't think you're being pig headed or overly sensitive. After so many nay-sayers that lymies deal with, it's hard not to read attitudes or beliefs into reactions. I'd say trust your instincts!
It's amazing how some folks can go right to the heart of any problem with so little input. It just must be magic:)
SCREW 'EM.
Use the chiro for their particluar area of expertise, and through out all the other garbage your ears get filled with.
Not as precise as my usual posts, but am a bit yucky today.
You are not pigheaded, you had better be stubborn - otherwise you probably would never had the moxy to get the orrect diagosis, yes?
Hugs :)
I don't know a lot of chiropractors, but the ones I have gone to are pretty strongly anti-prescription meds. I believe chiropractic has helped me over the years; but I also know that prescription meds have helped me too.
They don't treat infections. And, the body, no matter how well the spine is aligned, can't fight infection on its own.
I am using a spine adjustment board at home, between chiro appts, that has been helping me get the kinks out in the month between my appts. Let me know if you're interested in info on it; it might help you reduce the number of times you have to subject yourself to this person's BS.
That info-mercial about the total body cleanse, also gets me to pause for a few minutes to listen. I worry about what the pills may *plant* in there to prove it's working, but still - I like the idea of cleaning house, so to speak.
I was nervous during the first few, but it got easier as time went by.
However, raising body heat (according to Dr. Singleton's book) is supposed to help kill Lyme.
And my current LMD says that an imbalance in hormones can certainly add to the symptoms, but she doesn't want to do anything with these until I'm doing better with Lyme. I think that this chiro was off base on this one, as she hardly understands the complexity of Lyme and doesn't know you as a patient. My chiro will just state when he's out of his depth, thankfully.
As for the colonic, nope. Not that others don't have really good and valid reasons but, for me... nope. The end. ;) (LOL! NO PUN INTENDED THERE, EITHER!!!) aiy yai yai!
Do NOT let her cast doubts on your diagnosis. Lyme is not called "The Great Imitator" for no reason. If it were me, I'd be looking elsewhere for treatment until your regular chiro comes back, especially since she (it would seem) took her disapproval out on your poor unsuspecting neck and back. Give us her address, we'll all go find her and show her her "Hormones." Grrrr, so mad for you!!
I read your colon regenerates itself every other day without this procedure. So, unless there's some pressing reason for it, bowel out!
(Yeah, I spelled it wrong for a reaction!)