Teen puts hope in U.S. disease treatment | Welland Tribune

I just cried when I read this. Please tell people her story.

"She was screaming, she was in so much pain,"....

http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/06/12/st-catharines-teen-puts-hope-in-us-lyme-disease-treatment

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They are indeed here

Take care this summer.

"The disease works in such a way that it can go dormant in your body for long periods of time, only to 'awake' and cause a number of symptoms, including palsy, heart problems, vertigo, arthritis, and many more. In Canada, we use the western blot test that does not detect the spyrocete while dormant. In the U.S., they use a much more accurate test that can detect traces of the disease — dormant or awake."

http://www.niagarathisweek.com/opinion-story/3838658-deer-ticks-are-indeed-here/

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Self-administering IM Injections: A How-To Guide

HOW TO SELF-ADMINISTER IM INJECTIONS:

Below is a link to a Lyme forum with an excellent list of tips on how to self-administer e.g. Bicillin injections as part of a Lyme treatment regime.

"These tips are NOT from a doctor-----but from a collection of people who have been either giving themselves the bicillin LA injections, or have a friend or family member do it."

Always check everything with your doctor first! You use information from this blogpost at your own risk.

Hints on doing less painful IM Bicillin injections:

http://www.lymeneteurope.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=126

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES:

How to Z-track:

http://www.nursingcenter.com/upload/static/592775/Take5_Ztrack.pdf

Watch this video - excellent for a step-by-step guide on how to self-inject an IM injection into your thigh.

Proper IM injection technique:
http://youtu.be/kl1uMWOIgck

Bicillin - the facts:

BICILLIN L-A (PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE) INJECTION, SUSPENSION [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=3a4a1c30-dd47-4eb2-9a6e-22063962c0c3

MY EXPERIENCE AND ADVICE (Use this at your own risk.):

My first injection was lumpy and very very painful. I though I must be doing something wrong, and after doing a lot of reserach found that I was: I injected a too-cold paste, too quickly into a tense muscle.

Here's how I got rid of injection-lumps since then; this worked for me, and resulted in painless injections, but might not work for everyone:

1) Take Bicillin IM out of fridge at least an hour before injecting to let it warm up to room temperature. (I do mine just before bedtime, as my body will be most relaxed thereafter, for at least 8 hours during the night.)

2) 5 minutes before injecting, hold injection (suspension part) closed in fist grip in palm of hand to let the thick liquid warm to body temperature (with cap and not needle still on), while keeping the injection in a vertical position, and shaking it up and down a few times and hitting my closed fist with my other hand to cause impact shock in order to shake the pasty substance into a less viscous state. Do this for at least 5 minutes.

3) Inject in upper thigh in stead of hip, rotating legs. (Don't forget to first swab injection area in circle movement from inner to outer ring with alcohol swab.) Use a different spot to inject into each time.

4) Let legg hang loose, foot only slightly touching ground, while relaxing all muscles as much as possible.

5) Just prior to injecting, use fingers to shake thigh muscle from side to side a bit to further relax the muscle.

6) Push the  2" needle (not shorter - especially for bigger folks) in all the way, to get deep down into the muscle and avoid injecting into fatty or dermis layers, using the z-track method (google this, it helps with leakage, by sealing off the "hole.") (Remember to first pull back on the injection plunger for 10-20 seconds - aspirating - after inserting it, prior to pushing out the liquid, to check that you are not injecting into a vein or artery or blood vessel. If you had, blood will show in tube. Release needle, remove, and start over.)

7) Inject very very slowly with an even motion (20 sec at least). Take your time.

8) After all liquid has been injected, hold the needle in, still, for 10-20 seconds, then pull out slowly, while keeping other hand ready with sterile alcohol swab.

9) Immediately upon removing the needle, press firmly down on the puncture mark with alcohol swab, and hold it there for at least a minute.

10) Then replace the swab with a plaster / band-aid, but continue to lightly press down on the injection site for another minute or so.

11) Walk around in a normal fashion for a while (as long as you want to or can stand to, then go lie down to sleep.

Using these tecniques, I , consequently, have painfree and lumpfree injections.

I hope this helps somebody. I will re-post this with an earlier post about Bicillin on Facebook, as well as here on my blog so everyone can access the info.

Additional info:

http://medicalchests.com/content/intimidated-injections

http://www.drugs.com/cg/how-to-give-an-intramuscular-injection.html

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RAISING AWARENESS:

Summertime is ticktime. Protect yourself and your family.

MANAGING LYME DISEASE

DIAGNOSTIC HINTS AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR LYME AND OTHER TICK BORNE ILLNESSES

Sixteenth Edition Copyright October, 2008

JOSEPH J. BURRASCANO JR., M.D.

FULL PDF AVAILABLE AT: http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf

More information:

CanLyme.com

ilads.org

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Trouble in Never-neverland

On TWN channel 19 SHAW, a reporter for The Weather Network in Calgary reported today that camping and parks generate in excess of $380 000 000.00 (yes! three-hundred-and-eighty million CAD) in revenue annually for the province of Alberta (Canada).

One has to wonder if this is a contributing factor to the 🐒official position🐒 that it is highly unlikely to contract Lyme in the province, that there are no borellia carrying ticks here!

Did you know: all ticks know that they are not welcome in AB!

Right before that tick-carrying 🐃deer, 🐶dog, and 🐦bird crosses the BC / AB border, the tinyticks fling their little bodies right off of their dinner-ride, and disappear into 🌠Never-Neverland.

THINK AGAIN! Read here: http://lymeontario.org/files/138/209-Scott_et_al_2012.pdf

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What is herxing? Find the answer here.

What is Herxheimer Reaction?

This is one of the best articles I've come across on the subject of "herxing."

https://chronicillnessrecovery.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161

Excert:

"Herxheimer reactions are an unavoidable and necessary result of Inflammation Therapy (IT).

Patients who respond to IT report periodic exacerbation of their symptoms as an apparent direct response to Benicar and pulsed antibiotics. This phenomenon is known as the Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction and is often referred to informally as herx or herxing.

Herxing is believed to occur when injured or dead bacteria release their endotoxins into the blood and tissues faster than the body can comfortably handle it. This provokes a sudden and exaggerated inflammatory response....When the intraphagocytic bacteria are killed by the immune system, the cells they lived in also die (apoptosis). As the immune system tries to clear up this cellular debris, it releases a host of inflammatory molecules which, along with the toxins released by the bacteria as they die, cause a rise in symptoms in the area in which the bacteria are being killed."

Read the full article here:

https://chronicillnessrecovery.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161

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Who knew these famous folks fought fights like these?

"LYME DISEASE:

Ally Hilfiger – socialite / daughter of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger – In Aug 2011, at the age of 26, Ally spoke out that she had been battling Lyme Disease for 19yrs & was misdiagnosed for 11 of those yrs.  She underwent antibiotics for 7yrs and said she had been feeling completely better fora  full year now.

Jami Lynn Sigler - Actress – The “Sopranos” actress contracted Lyme in 2008 in New Jersey and was hospitalized when her legs became paralyzed.  “It was such a life-altering experience,” she said. “I realized it could all be taken away in a moment.” Sigler was treated with antibiotics and recovered completely.

Alec Baldwin - Actor – Alec has discussed his experience with Lyme disease with the NY Times, saying his symptoms return annually.

Richard Gere – Actor – Richard had to delay filming Autumn in New York with Winona Ryder when he contracted Lyme. “This is one scary disease,” he said. “I felt as though every ounce of strength had gone from my body. Within hours I could barely lift my head from the pillow.” He was diagnosed and treated quickly.

Yolanda Foster – reality show actress / married to songwriter David Foster - Yolanda recently came forward about her serious battle against Lyme Disease.  While receiving an award from the Lyme Research Alliance in April, the fitness and healthy living fanatic said the disease had turned her from a “tough cookie” into “a shell of the woman I used to be.”  She is now doing much better after receiving treatment.

Let’s hope more people keep speaking up, so all our voices get louder!"

From:

http://blog.healclick.com/celebrities-battling-illness/

With thanks.

More info:

CanLyme.com

ilads.org

Lyme Awareness will be spread in Canmore today, Wednesday, June 5th!

Lyme Awareness will be spread in Canmore today, Wednesday, June 5th!

Elevation Place (the new Recreation Centre) will house an information table throughout the day & evening.  (Railway Avenue)  Here you will find brochures from the LDAA and other Lyme organizations as well as other informational materials.

The award winning documentary, "Under Our Skin," will be shown FREE that evening at Canmore Public Library.  (950 8 Ave)

For more information:

CanLyme.com\

ilads.org

albertalyme.org

http://m.phys.org/news/2013-06-classic-microscopy-reveals-borrelia-bacteria.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

Retrieved and updated from LDAA newsletter with thanks. More here:  www.albertalyme.org

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