Cara Hurley
An Athlone secondary faculty trainer trying to find a remedy for her debilitating Lyme illness returned house final month after three weeks of intensive remedy at a clinic in Germany.
Auburn Heights resident Cara Hurley had arrange a Go Fund Me web page in late December to cowl the prices of her costly remedy abroad, and over €21,000 was raised by the enchantment from greater than 500 particular person donors.
Cara, who’s out of labor on sickness profit because of the results of Lyme illness, which she contracted whereas on vacation in Greece in 2019, attended the Fachklinik clinic with oncologist Dr Alexander Herzog in Nidda/Unhealthy Salzhausen, on the outskirts of Frankfurt.
She stated the remedy she obtained there was very robust and included hyperthermia, which heats the physique as much as 42 levels in an effort to kill the micro organism, Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme illness.
“They put me into this factor that appears like an oven, made out of tent materials,” defined Cara.
“It has all of those sizzling lamps and so they put you in there for about 4 hours and warmth you slowly. It induces a false fever so your physique, your immune system, is like, ‘battle, battle, battle.'”
Cara was additionally given intravenous remedy to be able to assist detox her system. She returned house three weeks in the past and shall be persevering with with remedy from the clinic in Germany within the coming months.
Whereas she has seen a rise in her ranges of power since getting the remedy, Cara stated it is too early to say, at this stage, whether or not or not it has been efficient.
“It will probably take six months, and to this point it is solely been three weeks, so I am unable to say that each one of this labored but,” she stated.
“I do have much more power, and I am going for walks, however I do not really feel like I am disease-free but.”
Cara stated she additionally lately had mercury fillings eliminated by a holistic dentist in Dublin after being suggested that the mercury within the fillings can have an effect on the immune system.
“These are all of the issues that Lyme illness sufferers undergo to attempt to heal their our bodies. I am doing every part I can to attempt to get higher, as a result of this has been happening for too lengthy now,” she stated.
She has an appointment within the Mater hospital in mid-March with Dr Jack Lambert, an infectious illness marketing consultant who treats power Lyme illness sufferers, and is hopeful that her situation will proceed to enhance within the weeks forward.
“In the mean time it is nonetheless actually robust. I’m enhancing slowly, nevertheless it’s not excellent news but. I am going to need to see how issues fare over the following two months,” stated Cara.
