wait quietly: what will they think of next?

February 22, 2009

what will they think of next?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. I'll admit it is rather funny.

Take a look at all the other microbes. Me oh my.

3 comments:

DeedieLynn said...: Pathetically amusing, I guess.; February 22, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Rochelle said...: oh. my. goodness. can't. stop. laughing. hurts. to. breathe. too. funny.; February 23, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Jennifer said...: I've seen those before on amazon.; February 23, 2009 at 5:27 PM

lyme definitions

llmd = Lyme-literate medical doctor.

abx = antibiotics

herx = aka Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction or "die-off reaction" - or, sheer MISERY. When spirochetes are killed off, they release endotoxins. The body is flooded & overwhelmed by these toxins & the dead bacteria, causing inflammation and a great increase in symptom severity.

Borrelia burgdorferi = the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease.

spirochete = the phylum of bacteria that B. burgdorferi (Lyme) belongs to. Spencer & I think it's a cool sounding word, so we often use it. ie: ugh, these dang spirochetes! I wish they would all DIE!.

Bartonella = a Lyme co-infection

Babesia = a malaria-like illness that is also a Lyme co-infection.