backslide due to exercise

[susie]

Last year my DD participated in a walk-a-thon which turned out to be a run-a-thon. She ran hard (for her) and symptoms did seem to ramp up for a couple of weeks afterward.

 

The school is having their walk-a-thon again soon and I'm wondering if there's anything I can give her to help protect against a backslide. The other variable is that we just stopped Augmentin this past Saturday and I've been holding my breath and waiting for the fallout from that. She's still on Azithromycin and rifampin.

 

Does anyone have any ideas for something I could do to protect her from the exercise? I've already begged her to just walk and not try to run, but she wants to do what the other kids are doing.

 

Also, does anyone have experience with when I might expect symptoms to worsen after stopping Augmentin if they are going to? I think it only took a couple of days for OCD to re-emerge last time we tried to stop, so I'm hoping that since we're now 3 days out that maybe that's a good sign.

[laure]

Last year my DD participated in a walk-a-thon which turned out to be a run-a-thon. She ran hard (for her) and symptoms did seem to ramp up for a couple of weeks afterward.

 

The school is having their walk-a-thon again soon and I'm wondering if there's anything I can give her to help protect against a backslide. The other variable is that we just stopped Augmentin this past Saturday and I've been holding my breath and waiting for the fallout from that. She's still on Azithromycin and rifampin.

 

Does anyone have any ideas for something I could do to protect her from the exercise? I've already begged her to just walk and not try to run, but she wants to do what the other kids are doing.

 

Also, does anyone have experience with when I might expect symptoms to worsen after stopping Augmentin if they are going to? I think it only took a couple of days for OCD to re-emerge last time we tried to stop, so I'm hoping that since we're now 3 days out that maybe that's a good sign.

 

 

I've read that exercise helps the antibiotics move more quickly along the neural pathway. My daughter is exceptionally active and I believe that is one reason she has made such amazing progress after being diagnosed with lyme, babesia, bartonella, rickettsia, and ehrlichiosis in June. She hiked everyday all summer, averaging 9 miles a day, and other than soreness sometimes, she just kept getting better, certainly ate and slept well! Perhaps your daughter was sore from the unfamiliar activity? Or she's allergic to pollen or ragweed and got a big dose of it in her lungs? This time of year we are adding daily claritin at night and occasional advil when her joints hurt from the disease... I do think most of the literature says exercise helps make the brain healthier by increasing blood flow which speeds everything along, creating endorphins, which helps with mood, and regulating eating and sleeping patterns.

[sf_mom]

Backslides will depend on how they are infected and how well they have dealt with underlying disease. General rule of thumb I've read: Bartonella 1 to 2 weeks, Babesia 2 to 3 weeks and Lyme 3 to 4 weeks. Same cycle you may notice with herx responses. BUT, if they have multiple co-infections it might be much harder to pick up on cycles.

 

My daughter was taken down on antibiotics about 9 weeks ago and within 6 days she was running a high fever and was a completely different child a few days after that. Needless to say we are re-hitting the bartonella hard again. Those that have been treated longer and more successfully might take months to relapse but you might notice similar cycles. If there is any flair's I would definitely be documenting for your Dr.

 

Wishing you all the best.... I too am nervous about the eventually rotation off antibiotics.

 

-Wendy