Well, it probably started with the fact that I had Lyme disease. The main treatment for Lyme is Antibiotics ...lots of them. I took them for over a year. I became pregnant and though they thought the baby would be okay, they suggested I stay on medications during pregnancy to reduce the risk of Lyme transmission to the baby. While pregnant, I had vaginal yeast infections, and the yeast in the cracks of my mouth. I just kind of shrugged it off. I gave birth and the baby was fine, I did not pass on the Lyme. I pray that I did not pass on the yeast to her. About a week after giving birth, I developed another vaginal yeast infection and oral thrush. I also had cracks in my toes, athelete's foot. I was treated with Diflucan. About two weeks after that, I again got oral thrush, a vaginal yeast infection and thrush nipples as well, because I was breastfeeding. I was put on 30 days of Diflucan. Towards the end of the treatment, the candida symptoms came back full force and I wasn't even done with the Diflucan! I asked all my doctors and they said that Diflucan will always kill yeast, and that I must have another issue. I did not know about Candida diet or anything like that, and I was still taking Antibiotics . I had sinus infection after sinus infection, not knowing it was probably fungal, I took more Antibiotics . I had the pediatrician check my daughter and he said she has no signs of yeast, in her mouth or diaper area.

I got better a little bit, but then started having terrible symptoms of diarrhea, achiness, extreme fatigue, rashes, eczema on my fingers, hives, itchy skin, fevers, brain fog, confusion, paranoia, crying spells, shortness of breath, the feeling of "skipped" heartbeats, depression, weight gain, etc. I also had a vaginal yeast infection that wasn't cured by Monistat. I did feel worse after going to my mother's house which is very mildewy. I didn't know what the problem was. Some of these problems mimic Lyme disease, so I went back to my Lyme doctor and said I thought my Lyme problems were coming back and got MORE antibiotics. So...I really screwed myself there. It still didn't "feel" exactly like my Lyme disease did. I got bad diarrhea again. My general practitioner gave me a clean bill of health saying my blood counts are fine, he took a chest X-ray, checked me all over, ran many tests...nothing. The symptoms persisted. Early last week, I called the Lyme doctor who prescribes Diflucan if you get yeast overgrowth and I told him I had it. After taking one Diflucan, I experienced what I now know is die off. I had extreme chills and fever and felt awful. The next day I was very weak, but some of the symptoms died down. A day later I felt a lot better. Since I had a reaction to treatment, it really proved to me that this is Candidiasis. I started the diet, I have Candida Cleanse by NOW, which is Oregano Oil, Caprylic Acid, Cat's Claw, etc.

A couple of weird symptoms I've had....just wanted to see if anyone else had them...fevers, for one, these died down a little bit since I took the Diflucan. Next, I had excessive thirst and kind of a cotton mouth symptom, really dry feeling. I also had a swollen lymph node when I had the die off symptoms. Also, during this whole thing, I got fat. And I wasn't even eating a lot. I had no idea where the weight was coming from, my belly looked huge and I was bigger than I was when I was pregnant. Since I've addressed my Candida problem in one week I've lost 11 pounds without trying. I do not know if I have leaky gut syndrome.

Anyway, I took 3 Diflucan, and then I stopped. I have 6 more, but I don't think it's a good idea to take them, right? I ordered some Threelac, because I'm willing to try whatever it takes. This is just awful! This is worse than the Lyme disease ever was. And....I miss eating....I know I'm whining, and I'm probably preaching to the wrong choir, but wow, I miss real food. I'm starving all the time and I don't even like meat...and I'm sick of vegetables and eggs and nuts. My birthday party is this weekend, they're going to have macaroni and meatballs and Italian bread and cheesecake. This sucks! And then with Christmas coming....This is just horrible. Thank you for letting me vent. I do want to get better though, for my baby, I want to feel good and have energy again.