Last night Christopher went to bed with a rash on his chest. It looked prickly and he was itchy. Now the questions begin. Is he herxing... or is he having another allergic reaction? What is a herx you asked - A Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction (often called a Herx for short) is the reaction that your body gets when there is a spike in die offs from the Lyme disease and associated co-infection bacteria.
So is he having die off? If he is than it's ok to have the rash. But if he's having an allergic reaction it's bad. And us, his parents and his dr have to figure out what it is. This makes treating lyme, and bartonella so very difficult. The unknown. The questions. It's almost like playing Russian roulette. An allergic reaction could be fatal. but a herx.... that's ok, though it doesn't go without risk either.
My word, I just want a break. why. my son will never be the same again. ever. why didn't they treat him :-(
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