Going for second opinion

[cobbiemommy]

Need a little help here ladies and gentlemen. We are taking our son to a second LLMD for a second opinion. After all that has happened, I am very skeptical of accepting any one doc's opinion. DS, 11, in taking Flagyl for Lyme and possible coinfections. Can we test for Babesia, Bartonella, and Mycoplasma while on antibiotics? Can we test for HHV6, etc? Also, I saw the head shake tic today. This is the tic that he got right after IVIG that we had never seen before. It went away about two weeks after the IVIg. I wonder if this tic, along with a headache and shoulder pain means that he is herxing. Any ideas??

 

Cobbie

[sf_mom]

When did you start Flagyl?

 

We recently had a huge herxing response to Alinia (cyst buster, anti-parasitic, antibiotic) and revisited almost every TIC since sudden on-set plus a few extra things. Its been about 8 weeks now and things have 'almost' completely settled out... it takes time. Our LLMD said on average two years for a child to recover from Lyme. But, always good to get a second opinion.

 

When you have these flair's focus on detox. We use Bentonite Clay (1 cup at bedtime) and Bur Bur (10 drops in a.m, 10 drops in p.m. with Juice)

[Iowadawn]

SF Mom-

 

I've looked at a picture of Bentonite Clay--How in the world do you get a CUP of that down the hatch?? Aaaaa---what's it taste like Fruit Loops??!! I have this image of it turning into a giant clump of sticky clay in your insides. A CUP!! I am new to this detox & need to explore our options---that my boy will take. Just had to give you a little cr*p! Oh--that's what the stuff is suppose to help you do!! Heeehe Dawn PS: I really do want to know!!

[KeithandElizabeth]

Dawn: You are funny!

 

My son will not drink the bentonite clay ( I have always been envious of the fact that Wendy's son will drink it right down) and we therefore use charcoal pills instead. They are supposed to work in a very similar fashion of binding the toxins and taking them out via the colon.

 

After our meeting with our nutritionist today, we are doing 6 charcoal pills every night now followed by 6 (50 billion unit) capsules of probiotics.

 

Elizabeth

[sf_mom]

We actually call it 'Yucky Stuff'............... If you can imagine me chasing him down every day saying 'Hey, you have to drink that yucky stuff'. Thankfully, he is used to it after 8 months of drinking it daily.

 

For the twins, we mix it with Kefir and Juice and then its not so bad.

 

-Wendy