Flexibility is the Key!

Hello Family and Friends. Tomorrow is Wednesday and unfortunately we will not be able to begin the antibiotics. I (Dawn) am sad as I was excited to actually start attacking this bacteria and working towards better health. However, as with many things in life and especially a long-term chronic illness, flexibility is the key.

Since last Thursday we have dealt with many medication issues. In a way, it's a miracle that I am just now dealing with this, however we were hoping that I would not have too much trouble with the medication that I must take to get well. That has not been the case these last four days. For example, there is a supplement that my physician wanted me to take and I can only tolerate 1/8 of a dose. We tried to increase the dose this evening and it did not work. I am also struggling to find a probiotic that I don't react to. We tried one yesterday and I had asthma and stomach cramping so we are off to find a new one. I did place an order w/ a company today that promotes their product is well tolerated by allergic individuals. This one you have to keep in the refrigerator in order to protect the live organisms inside each pill. That is a comforting thought! LOL I have yet to adjust to swallowing live things even if they are in a capsule. :) I am also still having stomach issues that we need to get resolved before we take antibiotics. I have a medication that will help me do that, however I need to be able to take that one also without reacting.

So all in all, after not being able to ramp up on the medication I had posted on a previous blog, trouble with some of the supplements, on top of other complications, we are unable to start antibiotics tomorrow. It's getting trickier to find a day that Brian will be home so that can be our start date as Brian is starting school on Monday and this is when things get a bit crazy schedule-wise. I think I have explained before that he must be there in case of an emergency as I will be taking such extremely high doses of multiple drugs all at once. We are disappointed and frustrated to have some set backs, but that is what is to be expected with Lyme Disease. I have talked to many of my friends who also have been diagnosed with Lyme and that seems to be a regular occurrence for them.

We would just ask for your prayers. Please pray that I am able to take the medication for my stomach and that it works! Please also pray that I can take the much needed supplements at the dosages the doctor is requesting. Finally, our biggest prayer request is that I am able to take the new probiotic. I have to find a probiotic to take that I am not allergic to in order to counteract all of the good bacteria that will be destroyed by the antibiotics. It is a must and we can't start taking the medication without it.

Well, that is where we are today. We know God will provide the right medication for us, it's just the difficult task of finding it that can be frustrating. His timing has always been perfect and it's a good reminder for us to remember his promises that his eternal plan far out weighs the circumstances we are currently facing.