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Roxy Reclaimed Mama Bear navigating chronic illness, pain, and AuDHD with faith, resilience, and love.

Sharing my journey through travel, healing, home organisation, cleaning motivation, and mixed-culture family life. ✨️🌎❤️

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 4 of my time at a rehabilitat...
16/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 4 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme Disease.

I originally broke up day 4 into two posts - this is the second post for day 4.

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, I started during Lyme Disease Awareness Month - May. 💚

I was hoping to have completed uploading my Lyme journey in May but that did not happen. However I am still posting my journey, post by post.

For those who have been reading my long posts already, thankyou for all the support! 💚✨️

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts.

I will say that overall, my posts will make more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

My original posts reflect leaving Australia as Day 1 and decided to leave it like that to keep it authentic.

💚✈️💚✨️

16th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 19th June 2017

Its still day 10 of my lyme journey and I am just updating the second half of day 8 (friday)

I did try write it as one post but would have been way too long...

I was in such awe of reading a very special book close to my heart from last night and early morning. That I attempted to read with out my special glasses, it was really difficult and had to keep closing my eyes to rest them before i could complete a sentence at times... however as slow as what i was and with the struggle i was feeling trying to read, my heart was at peace reading just a small amount compared to what i did with the special glasses 😎💖

After lunch it was time for me to hit the gym lol.....i wish... but close enough. They decided since ive had a hydrojet massage and hyperthermia treatment, they wanted to see how i would go on a proper gym excercise bike...

I went weak at the knees when I realised what they wanted me to. Lucky for me the instructor could speak english and she reassured me that i only have to pedal at a slow rate, between 60 -70 and for only 12 mins.

The Lord gave me strenth because I did it!!!! I actually did it.

To most that is probably nothing but to me...its something to celebrate about it. I've had days where walking from my bed to the bathroom or famiky room etc was a challenge.

The bike i was using was right next to a window that overlooked a beatiful park.. i was pretending i was riding around in the park 😊

My heart did not give me any problems either an extra bonus!!! It still does walking up a flight of stairs but the fight is still in early days!

In the afternoon, i spoke to mum and my grandfather, was happy to hear his voice.

I also dedicated the rest of my free time reading the same precious book in the afternoon and evening. With the same struggles i mentioned above but totally worth it. 😊💖

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 4 of my time at a rehabilitat...
16/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 4 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme Disease.

I originally broke up day 4 into two posts - this is the first post for day 4.

Day 4 was when I expereinced my first Hyperthermia treatment.

Keep reading to see my original post that explains my experience

FUN Fact: Today is 16th June 2026 and day 4 of my Lyme treatment in Germany was the 16th June 2017!!

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, I started during Lyme Disease Awareness Month - May. 💚

I was hoping to have completed uploading my Lyme journey in May but that did not happen. However I am still posting my journey, post by post.

For those who have been reading my long posts already, thankyou for all the support! 💚✨️

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts.

I will say my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

My original posts reflect leaving Australia as Day 1 and decided to leave it like that to keep it authentic.

💚✈️💚✨️

16th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 19th June 2017

**Today is day 10 of my lyme Journey and finally updating day 8 (friday)

Woke up naturally at 5am! I didn't mind though and squeezed as much time as i could before breakfast reading more of this special book close to my heart.

Sadly returned the glasses after breakfast to reception.

Not long after that, it was time for my inhalation therapy for my lungs. Getting used to it now and felt like I actually breathed it right down to my lungs.

Straight after I had my first Hyperthermia treatment. Some of you may have heard of this treatment before on tv or I have personally told you about it.

What i was personally saying before is that you have a one or maybe two hyperthermia treatment sessions that requires you to be semi sedated and you are in it for like 6 hours, slowly raising your body temp to 42 degreess and maintaining 42 degrees for an hour and then slowly bringing temperature down.

It is risky and i was fully prepared to take that risk as the high temps kill off the lyme bacteria.

However the lyme specialist i was recommended to see from my Perth lyme specialist, feels what i descibed as above is just too risky and not worth it.

He has a different way of performing Hyperthermia treatment and that is to only heat the body to 38 degrees for 20 mins at a time and rather then just once or twice but nearly everyday while staying here. He has very successful results from it too.

You lay down on a towel that appears to be draped over a bed with plastic covering. The nurse presses a button and suddenly you fall into the bed that is actually a water bed, except its designed that you fall half way down nearly so you are semi cocooned. A towel is draped over you to keep the warmth in. Its so relaxing as the heat just relaxes the muscles and you feel like you are floating but completly dry.

I personally kept on twitching during most of, it is appearntly a good sign 😊

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 3 of my time at a rehabilitat...
11/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 3 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme Disease.

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

For those who have been reading my long posts already, thankyou for all the support! 💚✨️

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, I started during Lyme Disease Awareness Month - May. 💚

I was hoping to have copleted uploading my Lyme journey in May but was unable to but still posting my journey, post by post.

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts.

That said, my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

My original posts reflect leaving Australia as Day 1 and decided to leave it like that and not edit.

💚✈️💚✨️

15th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 17th June 2017

Day 9 of my lyme journey and im finally updating day 7....

It was a public holiday so i didn't have any scheduled therapies. I Did start the day with some medicine that i have to take twice daily, which is designed to absorb as many toxins as possible in the intestines and flush it out of me :)

Apart from meal times, i stayed in my room. I was very tired and think the hydrojet and electrical stimulation plus the very easy bike peddling realeased toxins in my body.

I slept from breakfast to lunch, nearly missed lunch completely...i now set my alarm at 12pm just in case i fall asleep.

After lunch i had the energy to be awake and not have to lay down in bed etc. I forgot to mention this but because Thursday was a public holiday, the day before with the eye doctor. She allowed me to borrow a pair of glasses that appearntly allow me to see as if the muscles in my eyes were working. The only problem was i still require "normal glasses to read" and the glasses she gave me are strictly for reading etc as will be an overload for the eyes if i wore them to look around etc.

Soooo the only way i could benifit from them according to her instructions was to wear her special glasses and then mine over top..... its so the new fashion!!! 😂

Also if i needed to stretch my neck etc while reading, i strictly had to close my eyes or just simply take them off....

Anyway i was able to read a very special book on Thursday (day 7) that meant the world to me to able to read it. I actually dedicated most of the arvo and evening reading this special book close to my heart..

I also unpacked and made my room feel more homely and embraced the fact that i am hear to get better...

Just after dinner we had a beautiful lightening storm with really loud claps of thunder, heavy rain and cold winds too...

So glad i packed a warm dressing gown as my nana suggested... there summer is like our cool autums days... it's also daylight to 10pm!!

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitat...
10/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme disease.

Originally, I documented Day 2 across three separate posts. This is the THIRD post for Day 2.

I will let my original post speak for itself. However, I want to clarify that when I mentioned having significant nasal congestion in my original post, it was based on what the ED doctors told me after they performed a CT scan of my head. I had hit my head quite hard after falling when my legs gave out and I lost my balance.

This happened during the beginning of my body crashing, before I knew I had Lyme disease and before I even knew I had flat feet (although I found out about the flat feet sooner than the Lyme disease).

🚨 It is important to clarify that the inhalation therapy I was scheduled for was not part of the protocol to treat Lyme disease itself. However, the Lyme specialist strongly believed that improving a person's overall health was important, especially if it helped support the immune system.

Although paranasal sinus disease does not weaken my immune system, it can place additional pressure on it.

A major part of the specialist Lyme disease protocol was ensuring that the immune system was as strong as possible. He viewed my paranasal sinus disease as a significant distraction and additional burden on my immune system at a time when it needed to be focused on fighting the Lyme disease bacteria and its co-infections.

Since the rehabilitation centre already had this therapy available on-site, it made sense for him to arrange treatment using the breathing machine, which I believe was a nebuliser. 🚨

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

For those who have been reading my long posts already, thankyou for all the support! 💚✨️

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, and I couldn't think of a more meaningful time to begin than during Lyme Disease Awareness Month. 💚

Although it is now June, I am continuing these posts after having to take a break due to illness.

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts.

That said, my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

My original posts reflect leaving Australia as Day 1 and decided to leave it like that and not edit

💚✈️💚✨️

14th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 17th June 2017

**For anyone who gets annoyed with my forever typos, please read below 😂

Today is day 9 of my lyme journey and I am still behind on my updates.This is my last update on day 6, in my defense it was a very full on day and days 7,8 and today will be short posts in comparison to day 6....

After my electrical stimulation therapy and lunch. It was time for next scheduled appointment, this rehab place is actually pretty big and had bit of walk but the view i had while walking in the windowed corridor above ground was beautiful.

So i dicovered it was appointment for my eyes and got very excited because my eyes have really gone bad lately, despite the fact that i do wear glasses and had a checkup about 6 months ago. Anyway she confiremed what i was told back in Perth, the script for glasses is still fine but its actually some of my muscles in the eye that are no longer working and some destroyed for close distance.

The bad news is the one that is destroyed, will always be destroyed. The good news is for the ones that have just stopped working is due to the lyme bacteria that entered my eyes, little sh*ts they are!!

Anyway, this is the reason why my eyes are so blurry when reading whike reading glasses. Also explains my forever spelling mistakes in my posts etc and also that sometimes i will be writing something but my eyes are so blurry i have to stop and then start again but still blurry, i may not have noticed exactly what i typed and my flow of sentances may not exactly make sense.... please bare with me as yes i do know how to spell and form a sentence 😂

Getting back to the good news is that once i kill the lyme bacteria and with some special training i can regain function of those muscles again and they will be able to compensate for the ones that are destroyed too without any major strain on my eyes.

She has recommended bi focals for now as will help alot until i restore my close distant eye muscles. 😎

After that i had Inhalation therapy, that requires me to breath air in through this tube and blow out with my nose for 10 mins straight. It smelt and tasted horrible and took forever for me to get used to. Its to clear my lungs and nasal congestion that i also have bad, to the point if i bend down i feel like my head will explode with the pressure of having 80% of my nasal cavities filled with mucus.... i know gross and ewww...

After that was another therapy that required me using bike pedal but i sit on a proper chair. The pedals move very slowly and move for me. Its to start stregthen my muscles again and try to release the bacteria hiding in my knees. Was only on it for 10 mins.

After dinner i made something special for sahara in the crafts room. Was asleep by 8:45pm...was completley shattered.

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitat...
08/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme disease.

Originally, I documented Day 2 across three separate posts. This is the SECOND post for Day 2.

I will let my original post speak for itself however after I did my own research, the below what I talk about was dedicated to help with the stiffness in the body. Stiffness can happen with chronic Lyme disease.

I can say that after a few times, I could feel a difference in my stiffness.

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, and I couldn't think of a more meaningful time to begin than during Lyme Disease Awareness Month. 💚

Although it is now June, I am continuing these posts after having to take a break due to illness.

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts.

That said, my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

💚✈️💚✨️

14th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 16th June 2017 - hence it says day 8

** Day 8 of my lyme journey... I had such a full on day on Wednesday (day 6) that i havent had a chance to update all that i did to help me fight my lyme disease and get my life back!!

After i video chatted with my daughter, it made my day but it was only 10:20 in the morning. I had to rush for my next treatment scheduled at 10:30am and i do not want to be late for anything in Germany!!

I honestly had no idea what my treatment would be as my schedule is all in german... All i know is to know i have to be in a certain area of the rehab centre and at what time. Thankfully the areas are number coded and they have signs with numbers and arrows throughout so no dramas finding where i have to be.

Getting back to i had no idea what was scheduled for me, it said " ULTREIZSTROM " now i really was clueless but thought maybe some form of UV light therapy...

Once escorted to the private therapy room with a therapist that can not speak a word of english... i see a massage table and a chair and some electronic device lingering in the corner.

With her made up sign language, she asks me to take off my top and sit down on the chair...I am still wondering what is going on and i notice her steriise some suction cups that are attached to the electronic device and then she immediately attached them my upper back, 2 on each side.

Now i have had cupping before that you see in the asian massage parlours and it felt like that alittle, so i am thinking its some form of hi-tech cupping device....

NO No and NO its not that all!!!! Its ELETRICAL STIMULATION therapy, that i discovered once i felt the electric currants zap through my shoulders and upper back.

It was painful but bearable and was for 10 minutes..... Thankfully they removed the scheduled " ultreizstrom" from my schedule today and tomorrow

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitat...
08/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting Day 2 of my time at a rehabilitation clinic in Germany, where I gave myself the best possible chance of fighting Lyme disease.

Originally, I documented Day 2 across three separate posts. This is the first post for Day 2.

In this particular post, I talk about my experience with the Hydrojet treatment that I had on my second day, where treatment really began.

At the time, I didn't fully understand just how important lymphatic drainage was in helping the body heal. I certainly do now, and I am so grateful that lymphatic drainage was incorporated into my treatment plan to give me the best possible chance of fighting Lyme disease.

Something I didn't mention in my original posts was that, while I was there, the Lyme specialist doctor was not as strict with a gluten-free, sugar-free, and dairy-free diet as I had been at home for the previous five months.

That said, the food provided for breakfast, lunch, and dinner was generally very healthy. I did give in to eating some wholemeal bread and yoghurt during my stay.

I can proudly say that I never bought a single sugary treat from the café, although I did later manage to obtain some healthy snacks, which I will document in a future post.

I also want to point out that I did not start my infusions on day two but I did pick up my schedule of all the different isolated treatments I was scheduled for within the rehab centre to work together for overcoming the Lyme Disease.

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, and I couldn't think of a more meaningful time to begin than during Lyme Disease Awareness Month. 💚

Although it is now June, I am continuing these posts after having to take a break due to illness.

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I will be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts. However, if you're mainly here to follow my treatment journey in Germany, you don't need to read them first.

That said, my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time I wrote these posts, I considered leaving Australia as Day One of my journey. However, I have now changed that and consider Day One to be the day I saw the Lyme specialist at Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany.

💚✈️💚✨️

14th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 15th June 2017 - hence it says day 7

**Day 7 of my lyme journey.... yesterday on day 6, I woke up with a positive attitude at 5am naturally!! Chatted to another really good friend (perks of being 6 hours behind my home timezone) to pass some time bfore walking to the blood test room.

In germany only drs can take blood from a patient so was greeted by a very happy and friendly NO english speaking Dr but is excellent at hand signals that i am rapidly learning. Was pricked in the arm this time, slightly better then the hand!

Breakfast in the dining hall is interesting, its buffet style but literally of differnt kinds of hams and sausages and cheese, chopped onions and shredded raw cabbage, whole gherkins and tomatos, some relishes and different kinds of breads......

That is for dinner too becuase its the same buffet at dinner time except with shredded beetroot as well... according to others, it never changes!!!!

Lunch time we get a choice of a cooked meal but have to choose a week in advance. I choose my meals today.

Afrer breakfast, it was time for my EKG and was performed by the same dr who took my bloods. Just want to point out their EKG's are done differntly, rather than havibg sticky tabs placed over the chest area that hook up to the monitor. They have suction cups that they just sterilize and place on chest area. You just press ONE button and instantly all the suction cups are removed and no sticky glue residue left on the body like it is back home.

EKG must of been good as was given the thumbs up!! Dr also gave me these special drinks to have once a day, to build up my immine system.. they taste fruity.

Immediately after i was scheduled to have hydrojet therapy... You seriously need to Youtube "hydrojet therapy" to fully understand what i am talking about... its a massage table basically but the base is like a water mattress. When you lay down on it, you feel like you are floating on water. There are lots of hydro jets in the base of the table that can tell where your body is lying and gives you a deep tissue massage on your neck, shoulders, all of the back area including lower torso plus the entire legs...it's pretty high tech and is desinged for lymth node drainage and to open up the muscles.

I was on the hydrojet massage for 15 mins and was amazing. With my eyes closed i kept on thinking i was floating on the ocean, espicially when you hear the water gushing near your ears...

My highlight for the day was video chatting with my baby girl.💖

More updates to come as still behind!

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting my very first appointment with my...
06/06/2026

💚 I Am a Lyme Disease Warrior 💚⬇️

Throwback to my original posts from 2017, documenting my very first appointment with my Lyme disease specialist in Bad Driburg, Germany.

This was Day One of my special Lyme disease treatment journey in Germany—something I have absolutely no regrets about doing.

If you've only just found my page, here's a little background about who I am and what this page is all about.

I've decided to openly share my fight with Lyme disease, and I can't think of a more meaningful time to begin than during Lyme Disease Awareness Month. 💚 (Although it's now June, I'm continuing these posts after having to take a break due to illness.)

I also live with multiple other health conditions, which I'll be speaking openly about as well. 💜✨

For a long time, I kept much of my health journey private. Now, I'm ready to share my story with the world. 🌏🌍🌎

If you'd like more insight into why I travelled to Germany for treatment, feel free to read my previous posts. However, if you're mainly here to follow my treatment journey in Germany, you don't need to read them first.

That said, my posts will make much more sense if read in order, as they were written to flow together as part of my experience.

I am probably starting to sound like a broken record now but I truly believe that if I had spent an extra night resting in Frankfurt. I would have been in a much better frame of mind when meeting the doctor and would have been able to take everything in more easily.

However I did my very beat, despite being exhausted and overwhelmed.

I was able to have a short rest and speak with my Mum before my appointment, which helped.

I'll say it again: if you're considering making this journey—or one similar to it—do yourself a favour and spend at least two nights in Frankfurt before continuing on.

I also just want to point out that the clinic had wall paintings scattered all out and it somehow does really help with calming the nerves down when anxious. 💚🦋

The green wall with the butterfly is the background of desk where you can sit down and take your own blood pressure and check your weight for your records anytime you want. We had access to this area 24/7 that also served to be the waiting area to see the Lyme specialist Doctor or get a blood test and ECG done.

🚨⚠️ Disclaimer: My treatment took place in 2017, so I cannot guarantee that the same treatment plan is still available at this clinic today. However, if you're interested in learning about what I did, these posts will provide a snapshot of the treatment that worked very well for me. 🚨⚠️

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below. ⬇️

My original post below is raw and unedited. You'll notice spelling and grammar mistakes that reflect the condition of my mind, health, and eyesight at the time.

At the time of my treatment, I considered leaving Australia as day one but I am now changing to whem I saw the LYME Specialist at the Vital Kliniken in Bad Driburg, Germany as Day One.

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13th June 2017 (however written and uploaded on the 15th June 2017 - hence it says day 7)

**Day 7 of my lyme journey... I am still very behind in my updates but should catch up today :) its important to me that i make my journey public as never thought in a million years ago i would have to travel to a foreign country for medical help.

I mentioned earlier that i felt very isolated and fighting back that tears. I saw my lyme specialist and my consultation went for 1.5 hours! He had another Dr as well during the consultation at the beginning it felt like i was in a job interview with so many questions! The drs then started the physical examination and checked all my reflexes, any pain in pressure points on certain parts of the body.

Appearntly my reflexes are not normal indicating lots of bacteria hiding in my knees etc. When he touched with hardly any pressure on pressure/trigger points, i literally screamed out in pain.

I started to feel silly though when they started to ask me do things such touch my nose with my finger and do it with eyes closed. I've had to do that before when i suffered brain concussions after falling randomly a few times last year. However I've never had to walk on the same spot with eyes closed, knowing 2 drs are watching me, felt very awkward!

Good news is that the reason they got me to do silly things is to ensure that i do not have any pathological problems that could mimic some of the lyme syptoms. I do not have any pathological problems.

After that my dr then took blood for more testing from my hand and was advised i will need to do a fasting blood test the next morning 😢

By the end of the consultation, i knew in my heart i was in the right place and just have to push through for myself and my family that i love so much, i cry everyday for them. 💖💖

I had dinner immediately after and met strangers who now have become my friends. We all suffer lyme disease and have come here from foreign countries, as the clinic deliberately seated us together. We all speak english and i am the only Aussie girl. There is 11 of us in total and that includes some of us have got loved ones with them to support them through this. I am not the only solo though and as a group we come from Australia, Ireland, Sweeden, Germany (speaks english and wanted to sit with us) and Mexico!!

My sadness faded away and know i have the mental strength to cope through this God willing. Will update what i did yesterday soon ☺💖💪

The pic below is the waiting area for my drs room and my first blood test!

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