updates

Thank you all for your sweet comments, prayers, emails, etc in response to our news last week. It has meant a great deal to both of us.

We had a lovely, quiet getaway last week. Just what we needed. Couldn't escape feeling so yucky, but we did enjoy the change of scenery and time for Spencer to take off of work and REST.

Spencer has been treating Lyme for a week and a half now. So far, he's tolerating the antibiotics okay. A few glimpses of possible die-off reactions here and there, and he's been a bit more tired than usual, but nothing major, thankfully. We sure do hope things stay this way for him throughout treatment. We both feel like we're walking on eggshells, trying to avoid waking a slumbering beast...

I continue to struggle a great deal. Pain in my joints, bones, and muscles has been especially severe this past week, leaving me quite miserable and irritable. Pain medication dulls it a little, but I'm still very uncomfortable and desperately wish I could escape my body. We're struggling to get me to gain any weight. I've become a pro at gagging down food even during severe nausea, but I get full so quickly and have a poor appetite, so we're having to work really hard to ensure that I eat enough.

I've been taking Cipro for 3 weeks now. I've read that it takes 1-3 months to treat Bartonella, but in some instances, it can take a great deal longer. We're hoping and praying we'll see some sort of improvement sooner than later, but are also trying to remain realistic that it does take time.

As I read over this post, everything sounds rather dull, whiney, and dreary. Despite the gloomy tone (really, I'm just very fatigued), we're actually doing okay emotionally and spiritually. Exhausted and often overwhelmed, but okay. We've had a lot of good talks lately and are at peace knowing that our loving God IS in control. We're not in this alone.

Oh, I have an appointment with our doctor this coming Monday (3/30) at 11:45 PST. Prayers would be greatly appreciated as always :)