Lyme disease. When will I start feeling better?

My SIL is dealing with this. She has had Lyme Disease for probably about 15 years before she got a dx. She has been in treatment fulltime for more than a year now. The amount of antibiotics she has taken is astounding. She still feels really bad all the time. Hopefully, in your case is was caught soon enough that your treatment/recovery will not be as difficult as hers has been. She has mentioned that it is expected that she will feel worse before she feels better because as the Lyme spirochetes die and are expelled, it's very painful.

didn't MaryMary have this, plus several of her children??? I'm sorry you are dealing with this. My co-worker had it, it is very hard to detect. He told me he'll never be rid of it, but it goes into "remission" - and he also tries to control it with his diet, because he feels better (ie, no gluten, etc)

My mom has had Lyme disease for 16 years now. She had it for 12 years before finally being diagnosed and 4 years later is finally doing better. She still has some symptoms, but most of them have gone. Since you haven't had it long, antibiotics usually are helpful within the first month or so (if you know for sure that is how long you have had it.) otherwise after that they don't really do much, just kind of mask the symptoms. My mom had to start taking herbal supplements and that helped her tremendously. Diet is also a big thing with Lyme; gluten specifically is really inflammatory and causes a lot of joint pain.

As Redsquirrel said, you can expect a herxheimer reaction as the bugs die. Look up "Lyme herx" if you're feeling game.

I was diagnosed nearly 5 years ago but had been sick for 14 years before that. Hopefully "early" detection and treatment sees you in a much better place. Along with my antibiotics (and lots of probiotics at a different time of day) I take many supplements to help my immune system fight this off, some herbal stuff that works with the antibiotics to kill the bugs and I avoid gluten, dairy, sugar and alcohol because they're harder for the body to process and contribute to the high levels of inflammation I'm already dealing with.

To help with the herx, I take Epsom salts baths, drink alka seltzer gold and lots of water throughout the day. I do better the day after I've had some gentle exercise and hence try and get a (often slow) walk in if I can. Your doctor may have other suggestions for you. Obviously I'm just a random stranger on the internet, not part of your medical team so these are just the things that work for me.

Wishing you a swift recovery.

That's right, it was Mary Mary. But was it her who had negative tests?