Next Tuesday will be four weeks since I started treatment for Lyme. I can’t believe it’s been that long already.

I am seeing some improvement in symptoms but it’s nothing drastic. My symptoms just aren’t quite as often or when it does happen, the episode isn’t as long as it was before I started treatment.

The NP still believes I am a candidate for the PICC line but she’s not mandating yet that I have to go that route. She said it’s possible in the future that she’ll basically require it but for now, as long as I see some improvement, I can continue on oral antibiotics.

One thing is for sure and that is that Zofran is my friend! I’m having more and more trouble with eating because things just don’t sound good. It reminds me a lot of when I was pregnant and so nauseous during the first trimester. The only difference is that now I can’t just eat whatever sounds good to settle my stomach thanks to the Lyme diet. But at most, I only have eight more weeks before the oral antibiotics come to an end.

I suppose that would be the blessing with the PICC line – the meds would go straight to my bloodstream so the gastro effects should be lessened dramatically. The bad thing is that a lot of people have to stop working because the herx from the IV meds can be much more dramatic. And I definitely can’t let that happen. The other problem is that I have a severe reaction to adhesive so she said that could also be a problem with the IV.

Time will tell. For now, I’ll take the small gains that I’m getting. I have started getting some visual disturbances like blurriness and floaters. But I’m hoping it’s temporary as it’s obviously not good if I’m developing new symptoms while on treatment.

Only two more weeks of work and then I’m off for nearly two weeks of vacation. She was thrilled to hear that as she said that rest is imperative to recovery. So I plan to do absolutely nothing for those two weeks!