991 – Blogger Log
It has been over 1 ½ years since I stopped taking antibiotics and began this alternative , unorthodox detox and natural healing process. Many times I questioned the efficacy of the treatment, but when I accidentally came across a post that I published over a year ago that listed my symptoms that have improved , I thought that it’s time to start tracking and logging these improvements.
In doing so, it’s probably wise to backtrack a bit and recapture my earlier experiences first. So please bear with me while I bring things up-to-date.
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Winter 2009 : It has been 4 years of daily intravenous antibiotics and there doesn’t appear to be any end in sight. Even though I am a foolishly optimistic person, I am feeling desperate to try something new.
One of my IV League buddies, Barry, has been having some success with an ex-Soviet doctor, Maggie, who lives in CT. Through deep/painful massages and herbal teas, she has been able to detox Barry and rebuild his immune system. He claims his arthritic pains have diminished along with several other LD symptoms.
I have tried so many different types of treatment, what’s one more.
So one morning, Barry and I took the 40 mile trek to meet Maggie. When we arrived at her home, her driveway was a sheet of ice. Since my worst Lyme problem was my rigor mortis-like log legs, walking on the ice into her home was impossible. I desperately clutched the parked cars in her driveway and carefully inched my way into her home. Even though I had run a marathon a few years ago, this day I was like an old man afraid to fall and break a hip.
I stumbled into her kitchen and sat at her kitchen table. At this point, I thought to myself, “Barry, what the hell are you getting me involved with now”. There was nothing in this home that slightly resembled a Healing Facility or a Lyme treatment center.
At this point, I expected a well-dressed man to walk out of the shadows smoking a cigarette telling me I’ve just entered the Twilight Zone. Instead, a pleasant middle aged woman in a frock and broken English greeted us. Barry, in his frat-like demeaner exchanged platitudes and laughs with Maggie. He introduced me and we all sat.
Sharing in the jocularity, I strategically weaved my Lyme history into the conversation. Maggie then began telling me stories of several of her other patients who were much worse than I that are better today because of her treatment. She added that she believed she could help me. Cynically, I reflected back on all the physicians over the past 10 years that insisted the same. They had all failed, yet not one offered my money back.
After about 15 minutes of talking, Maggie and Barry walked to the back room for his massage.
I heard a lot of slapping going on in the back room. Sounds painful I thought. I jokingly asked myself, is this an exorcism? A blood letting? Either way, it’s Voodoo and for the next 40 minutes, I was thinking about how to get out of here gracefully.
Spring 2009 : It has been a few months since I first met Maggie. Barry has been going regularly to her for biweekly massages. He also drinks her detox teas religiously and now happily swears that his chronic Lyme pains are completely gone. He is also jubilant that the dexterity in his hands has returned enabling him to finally be fully productive in his Auto Body Shop.
Me on the other hand, have worsened to the point where I can no longer get to the doctors office for I.V.s without falling in the office walkway. When I fall, I then have to crawl to the steps to get back up. I did try having the I.V.s administered at my home, but my situation is quickly deteriorating. Any cynicism I may have about Maggie is now overcome by desperation.
Maggie’s icy driveway certainly has melted by now so I schedule an appointment.
Initially, Maggie requires 5 straight days of 40 minute massages so she can familiarize herself with your body. I guess this strategy is some sort of low cost Soviet x-ray equivalent. Whatever it was, I was amazed that she was able to massage my muscles and tendons and accurately diagnose which limbs and digits I was having the most problems with.
Following the 5 days of massages, I began gaining some mobility in my rigor mortis like legs. It was small progress, but with nowhere else to turn, I was convinced the treatment was worth pursuing.
For the following weeks, Maggie continued her massages. She also provided some custom made detox teas to replace all the antibiotics I was taking. The thought of giving up all the drugs I had become dependent on was terrifying.
Summer 2009 : First of all, being off antibiotics after nine years feels amazing. Some energy has returned; my intestines are functioning again; and my weight has come down. Sure, compared to the plethora of Lyme symptoms I still have, it still feels dramatically better. And best of all, it gives me hope.
But, the most amazing improvement I’ve experienced in this short period of Maggie’s treatment is being able to sleep through the night. For twenty years, I have been sleeping only 2 hours each night due to intense sleep apnea brought on by Lyme. Because I’ve always pushed through my pains and obstacles, I just dealt with the lack of sleep. I’m sure this exacerbated the Lyme. Regardless, waking after that first full night of sleep is like an orgasm that lasts the entire day.
So now in only thee months of biweekly deep tissue massages and Maggie’s customized herbal teas which I was drinking twice a day, I was becoming a true Maggie Meshki believer.
Fall 2009 : The treatment is progressing slowly. Maggie reassures me that after 9 years of antibiotics, it is necessary to give the treatment some more time. She believes this is especially true since the detox process takes time and that recovering naturally after 19 years of having Lyme disease also takes time.
Of course, when people tell me to just be patient, I get even more skeptical. So I make a concerted effort to ask a lot questions about Maggie’s other patients.
She tells me about A. who was much worse than myself. A.’s LD had gotten so bad, he had no feeling sensation anywhere in his body and he could only crawl around on the floor. One of the top hospitals in Boston could not determine E.’s problem and wanted to perform brain surgery. Outraged, his wife took him from the hospital and brought him to another hospital in western CT. There, they also could not identify the cause of his problem. While he was in this Ct. hospital, things had gotten so bad, he was given his last rights. Again his wife took action except this time word surfaced about this woman in Woodbury, CT. who seems to perform miracles. Maggie spent the next year treating A. at which time feeling began to creep back into his body. Today, E. has fully recovered and is once again able to cut down trees and move heavy logs.
Another patient, B., was an older gentleman who also had LD. His LD severely affected his respiratory system. His breathing was so impaired that he could only walk a step before he needed to stop and rest. Again, Maggie spent several months repairing B.’s immune stem so that he could combat the disease. Today, B. breathes dramatically better and functions like he should for his age.
Over the coming visits, she shares many more success stories. Additionally, when I get a chance to meet these people, I ask them several questions to confirm the stories and to get a feel for how long it may take me overcome my situation.
I think to myself, if they can persevere with much worse, than I can too.
Winter 2010: Things are still progressing nicely. One of the big improvements I have experienced recently is the use of my fingers. Taking advantage of this, I decide to start up this blog and share the ten years of LYME knowledge I’ve gathered thus far.
Another interesting development is that other Chronic colleagues from previous doctors are learning of my success and beginning to seek out Maggie’s treatment as well. Since they have not had the same paralysis and nerve damage as I, they seem to be healing much quicker. Of course, I am very pleased for their progress. For me, I remain optimistic.
Spring 2010: Just when I thought that I was reaching the finishing line…
All the muscle cramping and knotting throughout my body has significantly loosened up. I own a fair amount of exercise equipment in the house and my workouts have increased to 2 hours a day.
Lame as the workouts might be, it is a big improvement. Where I once could not peddle the stationary bike at all, I can now do a very slow 30 minutes. I can also do 15 minutes on the treadmill, though still holding the rails.
Strange as it might seem, I can finally stand upright and I feel confident that I will walk without assistance soon.
OH WELL. Whether it be impatience, over ambition, or just Murphy’s law, after getting dressed one morning, I tried to walk. I began falling and pinned myself against the wall in the corner of the room. My leg and knee were bending in the wrong direction in order to ffall properly. Desperately trying to hold myself from falling, I knew that my knee would break if I dropped to the floor. For about 40 minutes, with my knee in excruciating pain, I held myself up trying to figure how to get to the floor.
Exhausted and no longer able to hold myself up, I twisted my body some and just collapsed down. I managed not to break the knee but did tear the ligaments.
So much for walking…
Could you please tell me her full info first and last name w adress and contuct number, I really appretiate!
Many thanks
Mimi,
You can give Maggie a call at 203-266-4707. She is generally very busy with other Lyme patients, so if she doesn’t answer immediately, try again later.
Rob
I have tried to calling her so manny times, but no succses,
I really need to see her
someone online send me her address but am not sure if that is right, 34 mountain Rd woodberry Ct…. I would like to send letter to my story and see if she can help me before I will show up. If u can help will thank you so much… This is my email bird27jn@yahoo.com
Many many thanks
Mimi,
She operates by herself and is swamped with extremely sick people as you can imagine. She has had such terrific success with some of the most extreme Lyme patients, including myself, that I am trying to help her expand to help more people.
I will try to contact her to expect your call.
The address you have is correct.
Rob
Thank you so much Rob I am so thankfull,
hopefully she will help…. You mantiined herbal teas in your blog what is Maggie meshki tea? It’s her brand or???? Ohh and is meshki her last name?
I know it seems like Voodoo, especially for those chronic patients that have tried traditional antibiotc treatments, but the combination of medicinal massages and proprietary detox teas have significantly improved some severely crippled LD patients.
The teas are in the process of being patented. Today, she makes them herself. You can understand that I am not at liberty to share the ingedients, but it’s all natural and non allergenic.
Being very crippled, I was the biggest cynic. I spoke to several of her patients before agreeing to be treated. Some of these people were so bad hat they had attempted suicide at one time or another before finding Maggie,others were even worse. They all recovered tremendously and now feel they owe Maggie their life. That said, the following has improved signicantly for me since treatment:
Severe spasms and twitching;
Dizziness;
Mental clarity;
Use of much of my arms and legs;
Insomnia and sleep apnia;
Muscle stiffness;
Sitting upright in a chair;
Breathing;
Swallowing.
My very elevated liver enzymes became nearly normal shortly after treatment began; and
My high cholesterol is under control.
Please keep in mind that I have nothing to gain from this referral.
I wish you the best,
Rob
Thank you rob I will be asking Mrs meshki, when I call then.
Sabrina,
I am still playing catch up on the Blogger Log page. Please keep in mind that 20 years of having LD and 9 years of antibiotics has done a lot of irreparable damage to my nervous system.
My legs have not fully regained their strength, but I can stand upright now where I could not before. My mental clarity is as sharp as ever. My sleeping habits are terrific and my kidneys have healed.
I remain optimistic. Healing naturally is a slow process. Especially when it comes to nerve damage.
Rob