If so, what do we do if I'm approved for IvIg and the doc says I need to go back on antibiotics at the same time? The IvIg is to recharge the immune system and help rebuild nerves so that you reverse neuropathies. Both of these will be almost meaningless if I still have Borreliosis (Lyme), Bartonella, Babesia and Rikketsia (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) ravaging my system. So, it makes sense to attack those during the IvIg treatment and hope for some real healing. However, the insurance company has already stated that I'm cured and won't cover further treatment for Lyme. So, we'd have to pay for that ourselves.
Therefore, I'm thinking that we should hold onto the FSA money.
That said, no one is claiming that any of this is going to cure me. Those Lyme spirochetes are facile at hiding out and re-emerging. More and more in the world of Lyme Disease, we are facing the reality that "cured" may not ever apply. What you can do is treat well enough that you can manage it. One known effective management tool is FIS.
Here are the claims of general health benefits of FIS:
Health benefits
Detoxification: Infrared saunas remove the toxic material of the human body through sweat and urine. This improves the human metabolism.
Improved blood quality: The blood quality improves due to removal of toxins. The average oxygen level of blood improves over the long term.
Skin improvements: The skin is deep-cleansed. Dust and dirt gets removed from deeper inside your skin.
Joint pain removal: The far infrared sauna, being a dry sauna in nature, helps one to get rid of joint pain.
Soft heating effects: The soft heating effect of the FIR sauna provides you a long term benefit on your overall health, including your cardio-vascular system (heart and blood system). As a result you enjoy a longer and healthier life.
Infrared sauna is different from regular saunas. It uses infrared energy as the heat source:
Radiant heat is simply a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion, without having to heat the air in between. Radiant heat is also called infrared energy (IR). Our sun is the principal source of radiant energy that we enjoy daily (some more so than others).
Have you ever been outside on a partly cloudy spring day of about 50 degrees F. and felt quite comfortable until the sun was suddenly obscured by a cloud? Although the air temperature had not had time to drop, you felt chilled, as the cloud would not let the warming infrared rays through to reach you.
Infrared heat penetrates more deeply into the body and raises core body temperature, which is not accomplished by other heat sources. This better stimulates sweat glands and lymphatic systems and circulation. For Lyme sufferers, the lower temperature of a FIS is key, because we become heat intolerant. While summer used to be my favorite season, I can no longer tolerate the light nor the heat. A regular sauna is torture. The second key benefit for Lyme sufferers is that this deep core heat helps the body to release toxins as it sweats. The Lyme spirochete releases neurotoxins which damage the brain and peripheral nervous system. Detoxifying can be key to winning the battle of nerve damage.
If I am to live with Borrelia Burgdorferi in my body, a far infrared sauna could be key to minimizing symptoms and maximizing functionality. In the long run, its an excellent investment in my health. One could argue its a wise investment in good health in general, but it certainly looks like it could be particularly necessary for me.
So, what's more important? Getting all the antibiotics to go with the IvIg treatment or getting the sauna for long-term symptom management? These are the types of choices I have to make all the time, as we've been nearly bankrupted by this disease and the cartel-like power of our insurance industry. I'll likely wait until I know whether the IvIg approval comes through before hunkering down and facing the decision definitively.
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