Bridges to cross and a {Merry Christmas}...

Well... I'm officially on Christmas Break and it feels SO good to have a little time off work to really focus on family, especially after everything we've been through the past few weeks.

Jon and I met with his doctor this past Wednesday. The doctor started him on Doxycycline again and will start Metronidazole in 2 weeks. Jon will be on the Doxy all the time, and will do 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off of the Metro. His doc is hitting him hard, so unfortunately, Jon will more than likely get worse before he gets better. It's such a weird feeling hoping for an increase in pain, but if his body does start to Herx again, then we know it's working.

We also talked about the "next step" if things don't improve. If we are not seeing any improvement Jon will undergo more testing to see if there is a Co-Infection. Many times when someone is infected with Lyme, they will also have a Co-Infection such as Babesia or Bartonella along with the Lyme. We PRAY this is not the case, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. If you are bored and want to research Lyme yourself, here are a couple websites that we visit often.

IGeneX, Inc.  & ILADS

Please keep Jon in your prayers as we start up this treatment again. His doc reminded us that these are STRONG meds and can really mess up his gut. We are trying to be proactive, but some of the side effects are pretty darn scary. 

Of course when it rains it pours and all of the girls have also been sick this past week. High fevers, fatigue, loss of appetite and aches & pains struck the girls... and poor grandma Van Dyke too :( The girls are slowly getting better. Claudia suffered for over a week. Constance was hit, but it was short lived and Chloe is still fighting it, but is doing better. The doc at Prime Care said it could take 2-3 weeks before they were back to themselves. I'm hoping sooner than later, especially with Christmas being 3 days away. Hopefully we are all on the mend and healthy soon. It hasn't hit me yet and that's a good thing, because I don't have time to be sick... there's too much to do around here.

In closing I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!! Spend more time with those you love. Hug them all a little tighter and MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT!!!!

With love,
Jenn