Regrouping...

Yesterday was a difficult day...Peg was pretty discouraged that the most promising thing to help her was "out of reach" because of her blood pressure. And today, when she checked her blood pressure, it was down 20 points...go figure.

Our plan is this: we will try again tomorrow to do the HBOT. We will try to eliminate sources of stress, and we will pray that Peg's BP will not peak again. If her BP is within range, she can proceed with the HBOT treatment tomorrow. Even so, we are anticipating that there is a good chance she will not be within range, so we are prepared for that disappointment.

In the mean time, Peg has a doctor's appointment on Thursday to check into getting some medication for high blood pressure. She has resisted using prescription medications in the past (opting for alternative, natural solutions), but her naturopath said that limited and temporary use of a prescription medication may be the best thing in order to help her get into the HBOT. Several Lyme patients have had good results with Benicar, and it has relatively minor side effects compared to other BP medications.

Either way (if Peg's BP drops naturally, or if she needs to use a BP medication for a while), we hope to resume regular HBOT visits next week. Again, we appreciate your prayers regarding these steps of our journey.