Just a word of caution with regard to doxycycline and all tetracycline derivatives: my son was prescribed a very low dosage of doxy for extreme acne. He lost his vision and developed what is known as "psuedo-tumor." This condition occurs very, very rarely and it is when the metabolism is altered and the body behaves as if a brain tumor has developed. This causes an increased production of spinal fluid within the brain and along the spine within the meninges and causes extreme pressure.
For my son, the pressure within his brain caused a 2-week migraine that was treated at the ER as a "virus," and he was sent home. Three days later, he lost his vision and was sent to an opthamologist who knew, immediately, what it was. His rods and cones within his optic nerve had ruptured and hemorrhaged which caused his sight to fail.
We should be very, very cautious about all treatments: holistic and allopathic, as well as all other practices.
My son has regained as much sight as he's going to and has a permanent "cross-hairs" disruption within his field of vision.
One step at a time, JamieT - one day at a time. Beating a parasite infestation takes time, patience, and diligence.
Brightest blessing to you
JamieT, I am so sorry you're in such distress.
I know that you're trying to do everything that you can do manage this situation, and it is a dreadful one, indeed. But, this is temporary - keep telling yourself that it's temporary, even if it seems like you'll never get better.
I'm very familiar with panic attacks. I've gone to the emergency room in ambulances on a few occasions when I honestly believed that I was having a cardiac arrest. In every event, it was a panic attack. Breathing became rapid, I was dizzy, my chest felt like it had been placed in a vise, and all I could think about was what my son was going to do if I died, suddenly. I haven't had a panic attack in about 4 years.
I wanted to share that with you because I'm reading that you aren't experiencing support. At all. "Manly man" doesn't cut it, sweetie. When a partner is in distress, the other partner does their bit to help their partner rest and recover. Stop doing anything for everyone else. Child care? I'm interpreting that as your being a stay-at-home-mom? If so, is there any family that can come in and help you? Are you afraid to ask for help? Do it. Ask someone to come in and take over. You deserve to take care of yourself.
Along with this list of protocols, I will also gently recommend that you get involved in some intensive counseling to help deal with the anxiety of being this sick. It doesn't mean that you're crazy - it just means that you're not in a position to do a whole lot of self-care. And, at this specific time, your needs supercede those of everyone else. And, this means seeing to your protocols, your nutrition, and as much REST as you can manage - call someone and then tell your spouse that you "need" him to step up to the proverbial plate. Your emotional health is directly related to your physical responses, and it is an imperative that everyone understands this fact. "Chilling" after work is out of the question. He can do laundry, he can clean, and he can get involved in helping you to recover by doing something. I know what you're describing and I'm not going to go into that matter, right now. At this very moment, you DO need help, and you need to be very assertive about this, specifically.
Brightest blessings to you and keep telling yourself that you're going to be just fine, in due time. For whatever reason, this has occurred and all things happen for "A Reason," even if we cannot imagine what "reason" could possibly exist for us to endure such pain and anguish. So...........try to focus on the moment, on your recovery, and your mantra is, "This is just temporary."
JamieT, I also wanted to add this caveat when we're facing such dreadful situations. Many times, we really overload our bodies by flooding it with many different things that are not only way out of our regular routines, but foreign to us, as well. We do these things with the belief that a barrage of things will wipe things out, immediately. They won't It just stresses the body to the point of breaking.
Any type of parasitic infestation requires time, patience, diligence, and courage. Rest, support, and encouragement are also tremendous factors in how we recover.
I don't know if you have any coping mechanisms or techniques to help you deal with the anxiety, but now is the time to put those into practice, if you do. Also, being assertive about your own needs will go a long, long way. "I need..." is perfectly reasonable to tell someone.
When I thought that I was going to die from the effects of Rhuematoid and Psoriatic Arthritis and the low-dose chemotherapy that is typically used to treat symptoms, I was without help and didn't believe that I deserved any help, either. You absolutely are worthy of having some help through this, and this means having a family member (mom, auntie, some other FEMALE) or friend to come in and help you during the day, and the spouse can take over when he gets home.
JamieT, I am so sorry to read about your journey.
I will make suggestions from my own experiences and try to explain them in the best way that I can.
If you take the parasites with you in a container, whomever you visit will be able to identify them. My son believed that he had roundworms and brought the specimen to the doctor's - it turned out to be toilette paper. That is not to suggest that what you have discovered is to be ignored. Absolutely not!
Also, please, please, please try to examine the facts rather than predict or expect that people will think you're nuts. Looking to self-diagnose using online information can be very, very dubious, at the very least. If you don't want to see an allopathic practitioner (and, I "get that"), then save up the funds to go visit a Certified Doctor of Holistic Medicine. Make certain that the practitioner is certified.
Diatomaceous earth can be very, very dangerous. The "powder" is really a container of diatom skeletons that have very, very sharp skeletal structures that mutilate tiny organisms like aphids and fleas. Breathing this material can tear your lung tissue to ribbons with no remedy to undo that kind of damage. To ingest diatomaceous earth could be equally hazardous. Keep this in the forefront of your mind: just because it isn't manufactured doesn't always mean that it is "safe." That's why we seek guidance from trained individuals who know all about these approaches.
Finally......the things that you've experienced might require some emotional guidance. Extreme trauma can lead to a host of physical reactions, chronic illnesses, and diseases, including various types of cancers. So, having typed that, I would strongly encourage you to seek out a professional counseling therapist that specializes in trauma and PTSD. Between being pregnant, being harassed, and suffering the loss of your brother-in-law, there is enough there to tip anyone's apple cart.
I am a strong advocate of emotional well-being - read my CureZone blog, "Coping With Betrayal." We all experience horrific things that occur, and we just don't always have the means, tools, or techniques to help us process these events, and to find that emotional balance and calm.
Before you do anything else, contemplate counseling therapy and visiting a practitioner with your specimens in hand. Fear is the one thing that can beat a person down: fear of ridicule; fear of belittling; fear of shame; fear of being labeled; and so forth.
And........perhaps, right now may not be the best time to try to start up another business. Unless you need the income, it might be the Universe suggesting that you might want to involve yourself in some self-care. And, that may involve dealing with post-partum psychosis - MANY women suffer from this in silence because they're fearful of being locked up or institutionalized. That doesn't happen without extreme cause.
Brightest and most sincere blessings of comfort and encouragement to you, JamieT. You're not crazy, and you're okay.
You're absolutely right and I stand corrected. Learn something new, every day! :-D