I wanted to post an update ...
Here is the link and Ill add the test results from a year ago below.
https://www.reddit.com/Lyme/comments/wpf2ze/recent_test_results/
I am going to try LDN beginning tomorrow. If anyone has advice on how to ramp the dose up or if there is a new protocol that works best, please share.
Recently I have developed what I am guessing is fibromyalgia. Or at least that is my best guess. The small joints of my hands and feet have been the biggest problem for me in the past - just a hot, arthritic feeling in those joints. Recently, however, my whole foot hurts. Its like a constant low grade pain, not like a pinched nerve. Assuming this is due to my Lyme infection. Would anyone have any insight to what could be causing this now?
Also - A doc gave me an Rx to doxy and IVM and HZQ a while back - she has a covid protocol and I took the IVM about a year ago for 30 days, then paired it up with doxy and it really did help my joint inflammation. Anyway, I may start taking doxy again, but wanted to check in with others here and see if there is a best protocol for any of those drugs, if I am going to start LDN.
Lastly - is there anything that can be done about EBV?
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The test came back and showed some very interesting things. It showed a past positive infection for Epstein Barr and West Nile. Has anyone had a pos result for a disease they didnt know they had contracted? Im not all that familiar with either of these.
They tested for IGG and IGM antibodies ... here are some of the results. I am still researching what these different antibodies mean. If anyone has had this type of test before please share how you read the results and what the proper treatment should be
There were others listed but can anyone tell me what I can take away from this? I did not realize there were so many variations
My symptoms are fatigue, memory lapse, and joint pain
LYME - Borrelia Burgdorferi
IGG +
Borrelia Burgdorferi p18 (DbpB)
Borrelia Burgdorferi p30
Borrelia Burgdorferi p34 (OspB)
Borrelia Burgdorferi p41
IGM+
Borrelia Burgdorferi B31 strain WCS
Borrelia Burgdorferi 297 strain WCS
LYME - Borrelia afzelii
IGM+
Borrelia afzelii DbpA
Borrelia afzelii OspA
LYME
Borrelia turnicatae (IGM+)
Borrelia Maritmia (IGG+)
Babesiosis - Babesia microti
Babesiosis microti WCS (IGG+)
Bartonella henselae 26 kDa (IGG+)
Ehrlichia chaffeensis (IGM+)
West Nile Virus (IGG+)
Epstein Barr Virus VCA gp125 (IGG +) test results showed very high levels
Epstein Barr Virus EBNA1 (IGG+)
Toxoplasma gondii p29 (IGG+)

This is an actual question I have because I never understood harvesting the little sisters. Yes, you do get more ADAM. But at the cost of actually having a happy life (like in the first game) or in the second game setting even more children free of the tyranny that is rapture (like the second game)? Why would you want to be seen as a horrendous dictator who takes ovedestroys the surface world (with Jack) or turn your daughter Eleanor into a monster (with Subject Delta)? I legitimately do not understand why a little more ADAM is worth harvesting the little sisters. If it’s because you need the extra ADAM to complete the game, no you really don’t? You can beat the game with the ADAM you get from saving the little sisters no problem. Or even no ADAM, depending if you want to go for maximum difficulty. I vaguely remember hearing that someone probably beat the game without any ADAM.
But besides that, they’re called Little Sisters for a reason. They’re kids with, most if not all of them under ten, forcibly mentally conditioned to see the world in a twisted wonderland and are seen as nothing but ADAM banks to all of Rapture. Literally everyone despises them (even the Lutz parents committed suicide because they saw their kid was turned into a Little Sister!) and no one in the games besides Tenenbaum seems to have any pretense or guilt about killing literal children for more of that ADAM stuff. Harvesting or saving the girls are entirely up to Jack and Delta’s choices.
When I played Bioshock 2 for the first time and I decided to harvest 1 little sister for an ending I really wanted, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the death animation for the little girl. And when Eleanor harvested me later in the game? I nearly puked because of how disgusted I was. I was thinking “that’s what happens to the little sisters when they’re harvested? Oh my god.” I am never ever harvesting a little sister again, it was just so not okay. And I read some comments on this reddit and YouTube videos that some people don’t hesitate to harvest the little sisters! Why?! They’re children forced to become something horrendous that they never asked for! If you choose to harvest the little sisters you’re turning into a child murderer! Fictional children but still!
Maybe it’s because I’m autistic and I’m more empathetic to things, and I’m just too sensitive or soft to it all, but I would seriously appreciate the input of harvesters to see if I’m missing something. Maybe I am too soft like Tenenbaum.

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Just waiting to get on a server and still haven't decided what to play haha.
Casual as fook and like a bit of ranged so I'm thinking necro for the campaign and then sourc for S1.
Probably the only person on reddit that hasn't got a build, although I do have thw trophy, so there is that.

I want to be an evergreen plantdesiring the everday green foliage
but i can’t
unable to escape my monotonyShe tries to fill the void with other human beingsit’s fleeting
if Baphomet exists, She’s bleating.
i am already past her event horizonstuck in this all encompassing despairif god exists then i’ll make a prayer
Let me act like a evergreen plant
my orison was for naughtit seems that i forgoti’m in fact a deciduous plant
and it daunts me
i’ve come to realize that She was my demiseleaving me under watered, roots brittle and dryyet i still yearn for Her self-destructive behaviour that is me, a deciduous plant
if only i was a evergreen plant
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• If you are not using OAuth for authentication: 10 queries per minute

So users are allowed to get free access to the Reddit API that is more than enough for one user's worth of Reddit use.
All that needs to happen at this point is for Reddit app devs to modify their apps so users can set their own API keys. That way, each user can continue to use the app through their own Reddit API free access tier.
(A couple of Twitter apps are already using and/or being modded to use a similar trick to remain usable. So this idea is not 100% original. But it should be useful.)

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No matter HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES I block and report this stupid ass account, I am still flooded with these rage-making ads every fucking time I'm on Reddit.
Fuck that shit.
Maybe I'm NOT christian.
Maybe I'm not religious.
Or maybe, I grew up in the stupidly cultist southern Baptist culture AND THIS SHIT TRIGGERS MY FUCKING PTSD TO NO END.
I'm totally atheist. I think it is dumb as fuck to believe in a magical sky daddy who "guides" us/ "solves our problems"/ etc etc etc.
But if someone else DOES believe, OK. That is your right, and none of us can definitively prove if a "god" does or does not exist. And if believing in a "higher power" helps you be a better person, or even just to manage this shit ass existence none of us asked for, then fine. I'm not trying to "create more atheists" or whatever. I would never declare myself as some arbiter who knows how people should live and die,and/or how their moral compass should be adjusted. As long as they aren't hurting me or anyone else (which pushing beliefs onto others is, imo, a form of harming), then I say to each his own.
BUT.
Declaring themselves arbiters of other peoples' life/death/moral compass is about all Christians seem to fucking focus on. And I cannot fucking stand it.
And to my point, the reason for this rant, is that these stupid ass ads are a form of harm. I DO 👏 NOT 👏 WANT TO 👏 HAVE A FUCKING PANIC ATTACK 👏 EVERY TIME I GO ON REDDIT BC I SEE THESE FUCKING ADS AND AM IMMEDIATELY MENTALLY FLASHED BACK TO BEING MADE TO HANDLE POISONOUS SNAKES IN CHURCH, OR TO BEING MOLESTED WHEN I WAS 11 AT A CHURCH EVENT, OR ~ANY~ OF THE OTHER GODDAMN MEMORIES I HAVE OF THAT TIME.
I am not shoving my beliefs down other peoples' throats. SO STOP 👏 FUCKING 👏 DOING IT 👏 TO ME!!! 👏 👏 👏
I DONT WANT TO SEE MISLEADING STUPID ASS ADS ABOUT HOW "hE gEtS uS" or jEsuS iS tHe OnLy wAy" or FUCKING ESPECIALLY"jEsUs ChAmPiOnEd wOmEn"!!!!!
Fuck outta here with this shit, reddit. Quit fucking up my - and Im sure many other peoples'- mental health for the few dollars I'm sure some smug church is paying you to flood us with these goddamn ads.

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I feel like this is a major problem on the sub. Many people water down personal problems and refuse to recognize the problems of others. All of this cannot simply be corrected. Reddit doesn’t work as a supplemental remedy.
“you dont really exist” “your problems are an illusion”
While ultimately true, it’s extremely dangerous to say as a lesson. You don’t know how this will be taken. It’s problematic to put this into language at all because it can have a reverse effect and basically fuck up someone’s mental health.
Pay attention to the attention first and the lesson second.
It takes practice on yourself to help people in this way. Think of it like poetry instead of science. The interpretation is the key.
The most direct way of helping is through personal service. Be kind to people as if you’re attending to yourself. Don’t expect a reward or a compliment. This is the baseline.
Try volunteering instead of entry level material like Alan Watts. A year of helping those in need will render that stuff redundant.

The outdoor a/c unit in our roughly 3,000 sq ft home in the southeastern U.S. is kaput. We've had four different contractors give us estimates, and the results are all over the place. They are all licensed, insured, and seem honest. But I realize there is a sales aspect here (not a pejorative), and I'd really like some input from Reddit.
The house is a split level with three separate floors. The upper and bottom floors sit on top of each other, and then the middle floor is on the other side of the structure. It sits over a large garage that definitely ends up taking a lot of the cool air. The thermostat is on the lowest floor (none of which is below grade)
1 - The first estimate is from sort of the Walmart of HVAC companies in our metro area. They were out several times over the past month trying to fix the system, to no avail. Then they sent an engineer, who recommended replacement of the outdoor unit. We just bought this house in the winter (yes, sucks), and it turns out there is a mismatch in the system - outdoor unit is a 5 ton Goodman, but the evaporator coil is only rated to 3.5 tons. The indoor furnace is an off-brand unit that is also not compatible with a 5-ton outdoor unit. Forgive me if I'm misusing terms here.
Anyway, like I said, the first company recommended replacement of the outdoor unit (with another 5 ton), evaporator coil, and some additional work for a total of around $8k.
2 - the second company came out and said it didn’t make sense to replace only the outdoor unit, given that the indoor unit is fairly old and in fair (ie not good but not exactly bad) shape. I mentioned that even when the system was working (more or less), the air floor upstairs seemed weak, and it was a few degrees warmer up there.
He recommended replacement of both the indoor and outdoor units, with a 4-ton a/c, and a variable speed indoor unit (both Rheem). And then he recommended that we zone this system three ways, placing a thermostat on each floor. Our duct work is, apparently, already largely compatible with a zoning system, though this company wants to install two new return vents. They quoted us for both a 14.3 seer ($17,500 total) and a 16 seer ($22,500 total). Both variable.
3 - the third company came out and agreed that the work suggested by No. 1 (replacing the outdoor unit and coil only) wasn't economical. They also recommended a zoned system with a 4-ton outdoor unit and three separate zones (Trane). They didn't think they need to do anything to the duct work or add any returns, etc. They did quote me for a 14 seer, single speed unit with no zoning for just under $9k. Then they also quoted a 14 seer, single speed zoned system for $12k, and a 17 seer, variable speed system for $14,5.
4- the fourth company also agreed that No. 1's recommendation didn't make sense. They recommended a 5-ton, zoned system with two zones (top floor and bottom floor). Also Trane. They quoted me for a 18 seer full variable speed zoned system at $18,5, and a 15 seer single stage zoned system at $13,5. If I pay cash, those totals drop to $17k and $12,5k, respectively.
I've also talked with my dad, who is a general contractor. He has far more knowledge re: HVAC than I but is by no means an expert. He said he didn't think a zoned system was necessary, and that if it tends to be hotter upstairs (where we sleep), we could just move the thermostat to the top level. He recommended a variable speed system and said we could just leave the fan on low at all times...his view was that this would help distribute the cool air throughout the house. He also said there was no reason to go too high seer wise, as it likely wouldn't end up being a financial benefit in the long run.
So now I'm trying to decide what to do. I grew up in the north and now live more or less in the deep south. I like it cool when I sleep...like thermostat to 70 at the highest cool (although I've only ever had older HVAC systems). My wife feels the same way.
It does seem to make sense to replace both the indoor and outdoor unit if we're going to do this work. It also seems like a variable speed system would be the best choice. And then I think I get my dad's point about seer - it seems like so long as the system has variable speed capability, there isn't any reason for me to go over 14-15 seer. So really, I think I'm trying to decide between 4 ton and 5 ton, and whether to have a zoned system. But I would definitely welcome your input on any of that (include input designed to disabuse me of any of the ideas I expressed in this paragraph).
I get the feeling that I can call any of these companies and talk with them about changing things up - removing the zoning component, using a lower seer that still offers variable speed, etc.

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