Last week, I again caught a virus infection. I think that the explanation for this recurrency is the very narrow relation I have with my 1-year old daughter. I spend full time with her on a parent leave and she has caught, I'm sad to say, numerous bacterial and viral infections in the respiratory tract. Four antibiotic treatments over the last couple of months is a little bit too much, I think? Last thursday I took her to children's department at the hospital and urged for some serious testing, just to rule out other possible causes to her oversensitivity.
As if it wasn't enough with bugs in the family - I discovered an erythem on my right hip two days ago. Uhuh, I immediately recognised that little fellow. First a tick bite and then some transfer of tick saliva or gut content and you encounter Borrelia burgdorferi. It's also called Lyme disease and the more your read about it, the more disgusting you will find this blood infection. I went to the doctor and had the usual 10 days of standard antibiotic treatment (Kåvepenin or phenoxymethylpenicillin). I tried to argue for a longer treatment period, since this bug grows very, very slow. The effect of penicillin is to stop growth and it's only effective in the growth phase. Some expert physicians on Borrelia claim that you need at least 6-8 weeks of treatment! But the physician said the he had to follow their policy. I will probably extend the 10 days to 13-14 days by saving one (of the presrcibed 3 pills every day) pill at irregular intervals. The training has been cancelled for some days now and I will regain very slow due to the infection but I believe that some extra pulse and working muscles = increase of blood flow will help the cure.
