If you get a new bull's eye and you are allready a Lymie and on antibiotics, do you feel worse?

Got a bull's eye about 10 days ago and lots of symptoms are now back and magnified, such as bad headaches, lots of face numbness, increase in memory problems. (Gee, don't remember what I did today.), increases in muscle and joint pains, and that all over-ishness I call it. Where it hurts everywhere. Haven't had that for a while.

Those Lymies that have been bit/reinfected while allready on antibiotics, what do you think?

You CAN get worse.

Alot worse!

A number of folks here have had this happen to them... and I believe Dr. B addresses this topic in some of his literature??

There are over 300 KNOWN strains of spirochetes.. and numerous strains of other infections that can infect you.

For example...

I got Lyme... was treated repeatedly... and was about 1/2 of normal... and on meds for a solid 18 months.. and during this time...

I went back to work and was bitten again while ON treatment.. and got 10 times worse.

At LEAST 10 times worse!

Thank you so much for your reply and validation, because I am pretty sure that is what is happening to me. I am getting that scared feeling again, with being hit so hard with more/severe symptoms. My gut tells me that my worsening is from the new bite. I don't know how much more I can take! I am headed towards being bedridden/couchbound again. I am not a happy camper!

So glad you got some good answers to your question. You know your body the best & when something has changed in a major way.

When you said you got a new infection, the first thing I thought of was wow-------that's another major challenge to the immune system.

I'm not well versed about the immune system, but here's what I've read:

The immune system is challenged. Then about 21 days after the challenge, it decides to go on vacation.

For how long? I don't know.

Not good. That's probably why you're feeling so rotten --- along with another possible strain, co-infections or virus.

(I read this in an unrelated book from a dentist, Dr. Hal Huggins,----the book, "It's all in Your Head.")

Anyway, your immune system works on a 7-14-21 day basis. You don't want any other major hits to your immune system now-------as if you didn't already know that!

Hope you'll be able to take things easy for a bit.

I think that's why patients get worse after surgery. The immune system is taking care of the newest "hit" & the Bb has a party.

On the bright side, maybe it's not a new infection. Of course, that's the hard part to figure out.

Sometimes it takes a couple of tries calling your LLMD before he understands & takes time to re-evaluate your situation.

He may be sitting back simply thinking that things have resolved themselves. Who knows?

Maybe this is a temporary setback. Wouldn't that be great?

We're thinking of you. You've come so far, you can overcome this, too.
Best wishes,
Jan