Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
Update 5: 1 Year and 8 Months into Treatment
April 2021- November 2021 89 weeks!!! Can you believe it?! ONE YEAR and 8 MONTHS closer to recovering, rebuilding, and redefining my life....
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Mar 13, 2021
- 14 min
Update 4: 51 weeks into treatment!
Update 4
51 weeks into treatment
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Dec 20, 2020
- 9 min
Update #3: 39 Weeks Into Treatment
It has been 11 weeks since my last update. Long-term antibiotics are tough on the body. This disease is tough on the body. These last...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Dec 19, 2020
- 4 min
December: Update #3, Continued
December…… By Dec 3rd, my appointment to have my silver amalgam removed had arrived. The office had just finished a quarantine from an...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Dec 12, 2020
- 7 min
Let's talk SAUNAS!
Radiant Health Sauna: We all know that heat can feel like healing. There is a lot of reference and discussion of the benefits of sauna...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Oct 8, 2020
- 11 min
Update #2: 28 Weeks into Treatment
[Symptom Charts below] What the heck... I feel like I am in an epic time warp. That feeling where things are moving at a snail's pace yet...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Aug 20, 2020
- 7 min
Recheck #1: Summary of Discussion Points
*Disclaimer: Notes outlined below are unique to my case and disease profile. I have shared an edited summary of my Doctor's discussion...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- Jul 25, 2020
- 13 min
Update 1: 14 Weeks into Treatment
This disease is THE most complicated relationship I have ever been in!!!! It is abusive, selfish, needy, unreliable, inflammatory, easily...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- May 8, 2020
- 5 min
Part 1: I FINALLY HAVE A DIAGNOSIS
As some of you know, my health has been declining for a few years now, with 2019 being my most debilitating. It has been a journey of...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- May 8, 2020
- 8 min
Part 2: What is Bartonellosis? What's my Treatment Plan?
There is no set standard of care or specific protocol for battling Bartonellosis. It is very individualized to the host factors, presence of
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Part 3: How Am I Getting By?
Every minute, hour, day, week and month is a compounding expedition in patience. It is a fine line between tolerance, acceptance and...
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Battling Bartonellosis
- May 6, 2020
- 10 min
Neurologic Progression (2019-Current)
By the beginning of February 2019, I was FINALLY starting to feel back on track after suffering a multitude of "unexplainable" post-op...
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Dr. Nicole Vumbaco | DVM
- May 6, 2020
- 7 min
Muscle and Joint Progression (2017-Current)
Little did I know this incident and it's ensuing collateral would change my life forever: On January 24, 2017, it was early morning, and...
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