Let me just start off by saying my re-scan appointment went well! It was much more of an encouraging appointment than last time. The specialist could see my hard work, & the progress I’ve made. I still have a long haling journey ahead of me, but s-l-o-w progress IS happening.
My gut IS healing. She could tell that my stomach is finally able to start absorbing food/nutrients & that it’s not just sitting and fermenting in my gut. My appetite is coming back, I’m able to start gaining muscle AND my stomach has started growling when I’m hungry. I didn’t realize how big that was until it starting happening & I realized that it hasn’t happened in YEARS.
While I *did* make progress with the Lyme medicine, I DO have to take another round of it. Bummer. There are many sub-types of Lyme, & the main type we were focusing on (Borrelia) has cleared up. HOWEVER, another sub-type is showing up (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from deer ticks) & needs to be addressed. So, I will be taking another round of the Lyme medicine to work on COMPLETELY kicking all the Lyme out of my system. We still think this is a contributor to all my fatigue. I am just VERY glad I *do not* have to take a specific Lyme medicine that is 10x stronger than the other medicines.
She encouraged me to make a goal for myself and start working towards a 1k, 5k, or 10k Run. I told her not to worry on that, that I have that goal set for next June! Trenity, are you ready to start training?? 🙂
So overall, she was happy with the progress I’ve made, but did note several things that I still need to work on. All of which is targeting my extreme fatigue. It’s a little frustrating STILL seeing SO much that my body needs to heal on. I wish I was seeing a bit more/faster progress with me giving it 110% of myself every day. But as someone reminded me recently, “the worst thing about a long, drawn out fight is having to wait, but don’t lose sight of your goals, & don’t let slow progress bring you down”. So here’s to me keeping the forward progress going, & “kicking bum & taking names”. 😉 Thanks Stacey!
THANK YOU for all of the prayers and messages of encouragement of late. It all means more than I can say. The isolation has been getting to me, and the simple messages honestly make my day. Thank you!
“Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
-Isaiah 46:4
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