I was hovering over the sink pouring salty water up one nostril. My husband was staring on in horror as the water fell out of the other nostril. I was doing my best not to laugh for fear I would choke on the water and spit it everywhere.
“You know, you do a lot of strange unattractive things,” He said. “Good thing you are already married.”
I promptly made him shove my little ceramic pot up his nose! “Now we are even.”
I’ve been thinking about all those strange things that are new to my life since I started treatment for Lyme. I decided to make a list of the top 10. You should too, be sure to share!
1. Enemas, oh this was not my favorite thing to learn! My first one ended up being more of a coffee bath than anything else. Now they are no big deal. Actually I hardly need them any more, I’m not sad about that.
2. IVs, I had never had any sort of IV before. I was so paranoid when I had my first one. I was sure I was going to die from the air bubbles in the tube!
3. Worms, OK so I knew there was a possibility that I had them, but honestly I didn’t need to see them!
4. Blood Draws, this isn’t strange and it was the first time I had blood taken. BUT, now I know which vein they should use. They always insist on trying the veins in my elbows no matter what I say. The vein is on the inner side of my left wrist, on the upper not he under side. They always end up there and I get to say, “I told you so!”
5. Pills, more than I care to count. Not just pills; powders, drops, clay, herbs, ABX…. My grandpa looked at my box of pills and potions and remarked, “You take more pills than I do!” He takes a lot of pills. I take more.
6. EMF, so I was super skeptical about this. I did have some issues with my mobile phone, but nothing I thought was abnormal. Two months ago I started having major problems on my computer. If you know me at all, you know I live behind my computer! So I ordered some EMF thing-a-ma-dos. It wasn’t a miracle, but it was a HUGE improvement. I still suffer if I overdo it, but now I can work for more than a half hour without my face freaking out.
7. Oxygen Compressor, oxygen tanks are for old people right?!?!?! Well I don’t have a tank, I have a compressor. I needed it when I moved from sea level to 6,000 feet last month. I was glued to the thing every morning. I couldn’t even get up until I’d spent at least an hour under it. I didn’t buy a medical grade one, too expensive! Mine does the job, it just takes a little longer than my friend’s fancy one. It helps me sleep too. I don’t know if it is the O2 or the monotonous droning noise.
8. FAR Infrared Sauna, I really like this thing! I use to use it at night thinking it would make me sleep better. Now I use it in the morning to help me start the day better.
9. Neti Pot, I always thought these things were strange. I didn’t understand how they worked until I tried it myself. I thought the water would go up my nose and come out my mouth. I was scared when my doctor recommended it, but now I like it.
10. Naps, I take a lot of naps. I like naps! I might take a nap, get up, and then go take another nap. I might go take a nap right now!
-Ashley




