Buhner Healing Lyme

• chronic fatigue
• nose bleeding
• blurred/ out of focus vision
• swollen/painful/ cold hands and feet
• swollen & painful lymph glands -especially under my left armpit
• coughing
• joint pain
• persistent cold
• insomnia (not constantly)

Given that you have tried so many things, including so many antibiotics, I would go at this slightly differently at this point.

Since you are experiencing no relief in your symptoms, even with everything you are taking, then I would stop what you are taking.

Then I would begin the following (in order of importance):

1) Every morning, first thing, make and drink the following:

Juice 2 pieces of fresh ginger the size of your thumb (you can use the pulp also by letting it soak in 8 ounces hot water for 4-6 hours, or overnight, then straining. This will give you a second cup of tea, just reheat it later).

Take the juice and add 8 ounces hot water, 1/8 tsp cayenne, one quarter of a lime (squeeze it and then drop it in, juice and all) and tbl of honey. Drink.

Do this 4-6 times daily. (If you get used to it, the cayenne can be increased to ¼ tsp.

This is intended to address cold hands and feet (cold in general), swelling, low immune function, poor circulation, and fatigue.

2) Poke root tincture (Phytolacca Americana) – people have varying responses to dosages of this herb. Some people can only do a few drops, others a teaspoonful, so start slow and work up. It will take some time to find your dose (probably). Begin with 3 drops 3x per day. Pay close attention to your response. If you tolerate it well, then increase the dose to 5 drops per day, then to 8, then to 10, and so on. My personal sense is that your dose is going to be somewhere between 10 and 30 drops but better to start slowly and work up.

Side effects of poke overdose look like this: at lower doses mental unclarity, spaciness, out of body feelings. However one of the problems you will encounter is that these side effects are pretty similar to your symptom picture. If you get a high overdose the side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. In my experience the herb is very safe and people tolerate it well.

Poke root is intended to help your lymph problem (primarily) but may also strongly affect joint pain, swelling, low energy, and immune function.

3) Teasel root tincture – begin with 3 drops 3x daily for one week, if there is no alteration in your joint pain increase the dosage to 10 drops 3x daily for one week, if no alteration in joint pain, then increase to full dropper of tincture for one week, if no alteration, then increase to 1 tsp 3x daily.

For joint pain, swelling in joints, and infection.

I have other things I can suggest as time goes on but I want to see how you respond to this first. In instances where someone has been taking so much stuff without effect for so long, I generally suggest stopping all of it and then working with a very few things intently, then adding more as the picture changes.

Given that this may be so focused, you may want to email me directly. Hope this begins the healing.