Thank you so much for your replies. Very helpful! Could you explain to me what you meant by using the search engine on this site? Also what "people on the board" means. I guess I'm really trying to find out if I can avoid the antibiotic treatment or if it's inevitable at some point. I am so sensitive to medications! Can't tolerate most antibiotics without neurological side effects (shaking, twitching, loss of balance). I also get itchy and often have to take allergy meds along with the antibiotic. I just don't think I would do well. It sounds like people have tried and given up. I'm beginning to wonder if anybody has ever completed the antibiotics successfully!