I'm starting to see a shift in my labs. One of my tests...the Complement C4a was 5092.1. The normal value is 0.0-650.0. They retested it a few weeks ago and it's just over 1,000 now. The high result indicated a raging infection of some sort. So, it's definitely going in the right direction. I'm fighting anemia again and my mono numbers were pretty high a couple of months ago. That's why I have the unbearable fatigue. Those two things with Lyme, low vitamin D levels, and the contributing factor from my MTHFR gene all mess with my energy. Fun times. Also, I've seen that my fasting glucose is too low in the mornings. It's been as low as 58 indicating hypoglycemia, which also has a hand in the way I feel. My albumin and protein levels are also off, so we're going to have to fix that.
The past couple of months I have also seen a weird change in how the pain manifests itself. Over the years, off and on, I would have lumps under my skin that ran the length of my spine. My husband said it felt like pea gravel when he ran his finger over it. And...it HURT LIKE CRAZY! There were times he would rub my back and I would cry because it was so painful, but I knew it would feel better later. The difference now is that I have those little lumps over my ENTIRE body. They come and go without any rhyme or reason. When they're there, I know it. I can run my fingers over my forearm and feel how lumpy it is. So, the meds are making the Lyme very angry. That's good. I just have to keep pushing through.
One thing I have problems with is being around people or talking on the phone. It is exhausting. I always act like I feel fine when I don't and that wears me out quicker than a 5-mile run. Large places, like malls, are terrible for me. The sounds and smells assault my senses. I will never go somewhere like that in the afternoon. When I have to go out to run errands I go out in the morning and I'm home well before noon. It's difficult for me to talk on the phone most of the time. Even writing this blog is hard because sometimes I'm not sure I make sense. The brain fog causes such cognitive dysfunction that it's really hard to describe. A lot of times I'll write a blog post and sit on it for a few days before I post it so I can read, re-read, and do it again just to make sure it made sense.
I'm counting on next month to be better.