My Lyme Disease is pretty severe.

This morning I went to the doctor that is treating me for Lyme Disease after going to a different diagnostic lab that performed the test she wanted. She told me I have a lot of Lyme factors in my liver. I have to go on a 28 day liver detoxification program involving a severe diet, the medical food mix Metagenics UltraClearPlusph and Metagenics AdvaClear capsules. Plus I will be on Doxycycline for another four or five months. The whole summer I will have to totally cover up to be in the sun. The food I have to give up is going to be difficult. No alcohol, no gluten, no dairy, no smoking of anything, no soy products, no sugar or sugar substitutes. Oranges and orange juice are out. Pretty much what I have lived on as a vegetarian for the past 32 years. Once the month is up I don't think I can go back to any of those foods until I get better from the Lyme Disease. The paperwork outlining my do's and don'ts included ordering a lot of special vitamin formulations from a medical grade vitamin company.
I am already so tired of it, tired of the aching joints and exhaustion, nausea and headaches. And whining here.
This feels as intense as going through the Chemo and Herceptin which went on forever. But not really, at least I am not bald. I have thicker darker hair so at least a positive came out of my ordeal. I am determined to get better, whatever it takes.
At least it is such a treat to see the President Obama whenever he is on after all those years of changing the channel whenever George Bush popped up. I never listened to his speeches or state of the union addresses. He was unbearable from the minute the Supremes gave him the election. Now to have such a superstar that you can really love as your President has a very soothing effect.