Has anyone really gotten better from Bartonella?

[trintiybella]

I really need to hear some stories of healing. I am quite down today..

[SSS]

Yes, I am A LOT better.

 

In fact, I'm late for my workout :-)

So quick:

I'm off antidepressants, calmer, more at peace, no more daily headaches, etc. etc.

[rowingmom]

Yes. Recovery is possible. I know our daughter was not as badly effected as yours, we weren't dealing with too much OCD. Just a little, but large amounts of motor/vocal ticcing, bone pain, headaches, raging, brain fog, an inability to think or plan anything for herself, extremely low threshold for frustration. Any frustrations would set off screaming, hitting, pounding her head. I can't imagine what her reactions would have been if she had been older and more aware of the cutlery drawer.

 

After 2 years of abx, mostly for bartonella, but some for lyme too, her bartonella titers are half of what they used to be. If I didn't know that she was still testing positive, I would think she was cured. Happy, helpful, outgoing, able to get along with peers. She comes home from school, sits down and completes homework without me having to walk her through every step. There is no longer raging at the slightest frustration. In fact, sometimes I will try pushing her buttons just a little bit, and she handles it very well, very maturely. She makes her bed and sorts her laundry every morning. Brushes her teeth, gets school things organized and is out the door for the bus ON TIME. EVERY DAY. Without me having to mention a thing. Two years ago, I could not even imagine being in the place we are now.

 

We are still treating bartonella, but with herbals now. She is herxing a little from them, and I develop anxiety every time that happens, but they are all appearing to resolve after a couple of days. I really don't want her back on abx, so I am hoping we can keep the infection at bay with our present protocols. Only time will tell. I imagine bartonella will always be lurking so we will have to take special care of her immune system by eating right, continuing with detoxing and supplementation, but that's OK to me now.

 

I used to panic, thinking what if we don't manage to kill every last bacteria? But now I know that's not even possible. Nobody is aseptic. We all have bacteria. We just have to make ourselves healthy enough to deal with them.

[trintiybella]

Thank You. I needed to hear that. Can you tell me the combination she was on for the bartonella?