Berry - Mild neutropeniaⁱ could be caused by a number of things.  Would wait three weeks and then get another CBC to see if anything has changed.   Your WBC's could just be busy fighting off some other issue plus the CAP and CpNⁱ. 

Since it's approaching winter in your part of the world, you might just up your probiotics, wash your hands more and stay away from babies and children if you can and those who otherwise might be sick for a little extra insurance..

Daisy - Husband on CAP 5/07.   Roxyⁱ, Diflucan round three 4-4, Rifampin, Bactrim DS, Mepron 4-6, Prednisone, Novantrone, Doxyⁱ, Azithromycin, Flagylⁱ, Minoⁱ

Berry you are welcome.   That is what we are all here for, and as your experience grows you will be passing that information on to others...

Michèle (UK) GFAⁱ: Wheldon CAPⁱ 1st May 2006. Daily Doxyⁱ, Azi MWF, metroⁱ pulse. Zoo keeper for Ella, RRMSⁱ, At worse EDSSⁱ 9, 3 months later 7 now 5.5 Wheldon CAP 16th March 2006

The CPnⁱ Handbook page for Doxycycline http://www.cpnhelp.org/doxycycline_patient_infor lists ringing or buzzing in the ears as a possible side-effect of doxycycline.  It also says to talk to your doctor if it is troublesome, severe or doesn't go away as treatment goes on.

I've had tinnitusⁱ since I was 21 (prolonged exposure to gunfire without adequate hearing protection) so if doxycycline or the endotoxinsⁱ were causing me to have ringing in my ears, I'd never know it.

CAPⁱ for M.S. since 8/2007. Currently: 100 mg Dox. (2 x day), 250 mg Zithⁱ (3 x week). Third pulse metronidazole completed 12/27/2007.

Hello, Berry-

I have all the symptoms of bilateral labyrinthitis, that is to say, imbalance, vertigo, tinnitusⁱ. It's particularly interesting as it isn't present in the early morning. It comes on about mid-morning and worsens during the afternoon. I think it may be due to haem precursor release, because it's eased (but not eradicated) by 80mg propranolol. I think it will eventually go, as affected cells die out. Stress worsens it enormously.

Here's a good site on labyrinthitis: http://www.labyrinthitis.org.uk/

D W - [Myalgia and hypertension (typically 155/95.) Began (2003) taking doxycycline and macrolide and later adding metronidazole. No medication now; just supplementsⁱ and IR sauna. Morning BP typically 105/75]

Berry, my ear (left) has buzzed for about a year... it's very annoying and sometimes sounds like a "whooshing" or as if bees are swarming in my ear. It's funny, as it is only my left ear. Occasionally I do have ringining in both ears.

When I became ill with this the first time (Nov. 06, before CPNⁱ was discovered). I was given Omnicef.... I thought I was getting well.. and then I came down with SEVERE vertigo. Personally, I think the antibiotic sent the CPN running and it is in my ears (LoL) I have been on CAPⁱ now since March of 2007 and still have this going on. Just within the last week, though, both of my ears have been feeling "itchy" deep inside and and they keep popping (like when you are on a plane). Maybe the abxⁱ is finally reaching that area...I hope so as it does get annoying! :)

 

Jeanne ~CPN 4/2007; HHV6, EBVⁱ, CFIDSⁱ/FM- diagnosed '07; IBSⁱ, prior kidney infectionsⁱ, food allergies, hypothyroid (RAI for Graves in 1998), Adrenal issues (hypo); prior bronchitis/sinus problemsⁱ. 200 mg/doxyⁱ daily & 250 mg AZITH M/W/F, supplement

I've had several ear sensations (always the left ear). I've also had tinnitusⁱ in the past - before treatment, and when I first started treatment. The sensation I had was of hearing planes flying directly overhead. Now I live in London so planes do fly, though not directly overhead, and not constantly. This was constant - there's a jumbo jet hovering over your house. Turns out it was the traffic in the distance magnified to sound like a jumbo.

I say that because I also noticed a distortion/magnification of base sounds - e.g. when watching tv / listening to music.

Thankfullly all gone, though I still get the inflammationⁱ in the ear during die off. I like the endotoxinⁱ lymph gland explanation because thats what it feels like to me.

CFSⁱ. Infected CPnⁱ 01-06. Started CAPⁱ 03-07.
Currently: Roxi+Doxyⁱ. 6 Pulses done. Welchol 2-4xday. Sauna every other day. D 7200IU

Head ringing, ringing in the ears, tinnitusⁱ... I was talking online to Ines who is the German lab worker who was contaminated with Samonella endotoxinⁱ in a lab accident. She seemed to think that endotoxin collects in the lymph glands behind the ears. This could be the reason why we get tinnitus with an endotoxin dump. It is one of my sure signs---along with digestive upset, chills, aches and headaches. And don't forget cold hands and feet. From what I understand it only takes a tiny amount of the stuff to set off fireworks in the body.... Raven CAPⁱ since 8-05 for Cpnⁱ and Mycoplasma P. for MSⁱ and/or CFSⁱ

Welcome Berry,

best wishes for a steady complete recovery & getting your life back.

 

CFIDSⁱ/ME 25yrs, FMSⁱ, IBSⁱ, EBVⁱ, Cpnⁱ, (insomnia - melatoninⁱ, GABA, tarazadone, temazepam, novocyclopine, allergy formula, 2 gm tryptophan), Natural HRT peri-M, NACⁱ 2.5 gm, 6-07 Doxy 200 mg day pm, Azith 375 mg M/W/Fday, 10-30-07 3rd pulse 2 X 250 mg 2day

Good Morning, Berry.  Well, my take is that you have enough indication  that you may well have both C.Pn. and Mycoplasma to consider it so and go from there.  The wonderful combination of the Wheldon Protocol antimicrobial agents is that the cover a fair number of possible pathogens that can be major contributors to an extremely diminished quality of life.

One of the keys to working the process, as has been stated by many of the folks here, in the past postings, particularly in the blogs of folks is that we need to realize that there is generally not an instant cure, which I believe that you know, and that the process is harder for may of us particularly within the first 2 - 6 month and this can be very discouraging. 

Occasionally, I entertain similar dark thoughts about will this work for  me?   Then I say to my self well, how were things working before I started?  I say not very well at all.  Then I say, what other options do I have?  I say, none that I know of that will take care of this declining state of disfunction.  Then I say, I believe that those folks the have worked and reported the process here are telling their truth. I also say to  myself, and there are some that have gotten weller faster and have not told about it, and I say there are some the were not willing to go through the agony of making themselves sicker feeling to get weller and have stopped and like are still left feeling sick.  Then I ask myself am I doing this protocol safely as reccomended?  Which it sure looks like you are.  Also you are at the one month mark and some of your cells are beginning to evict the uninvited bacteria and you are likely to be feeling a bit worse now again and that is difficult.

So I am wondering if you are truely ready for the next step of the Tiniⁱ? Or are you pushing in the race to the finish line?  Maybe you are ready, I only ask to give you some perspective that we do as much as we can as fast as we can, but don't want to figuratively fall on our faces and stop.

Can you say a little more about your initial symptoms and your current syptoms.  What were you initial chief complaints with your life that had you seeking help?

So wonderful to see how this is site is reaching all around the planet!

Louise

Louise, USA, Northern New England. CPnⁱ, Bb(Borrelia B., Lyme,) CFS.     Started CAPⁱ 6/24/07 Doxy400, NAC1200.  Currently 9/24/07, Doxy 200 mg, NAC 2400 mg.