Blog # 3, Day 5
How to go from 12 F to 107 F in 3 hours
It’s Monday and today is when the business end of the treatment starts. Deena’s morning began at 5:30 am with the “preparation” work for the upcoming 6 hour Hyperthermia treatment. I will leave what that entails to your imagination !!!
The temperature outside at 5:30 am was 12 F. I have had complaints from the metric followers of weather, so that is equivalent to -11 C.
3 hours later Deena is sleeping inside this yellow chamber where the temperature gradually raises to 107 F (42 C).
To be honest, I don’t really know what all the fuss is about. This treatment is right up Deena’s street - there is no one who likes sitting in the sun for hours more than her !
Remember, the name-of-the-game is to get the body temperature as high as possible to kill the bacteria that causes Lymes. The Clinics research over the last 30 years has shown that 107 F is the exact number for at least 2-3 hours. Interestingly if it doesn’t reach 107 F then it can lead to a worsening of the disease, as Borrelia will multiply.
UPDATE - Deena just came out of the treatment. Doctors say it went well. Supposedly she will be very sleepy for the next few hours.
Thank you for all your well wishes
3 comments:
Boom! What a start. Well done, Deena. Fingers crossed we are well on our way here 🤞🏽
Glad you are on the way! Love from London x
Deena, hope you had pleasant dreams at 107F/42C. I wonder if the heat led to dreaming of Caribbean Islands, saunas, trips to the Hamptons or even Brighton Beach (the original one, not the one in New York!). Wishing you a good recovery. Michael (shivering at 1 degree C) x
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