I have just been recently diagnosed with LD. I am fairly certain I was bitten by a tick back in April, because I've been sick since then. I developed an Asthmatic Bronchitis in mid-May and the asthma part has never left. My PMD originally thought this was because of GERD, which is highly probable, but since I was diagnosed so recently with both asthma and LD I was wondering if there's any connection? Maybe someone out there has had the same thing?
Posted by David95928 (Member # 3521) on :
Several healthcare providers diagnosed e with asthma, prior to being diagnosed with Lyme. No more "asthma." David
Posted by ArtistDi (Member # 2297) on :
I went through the same thing with the asthma dx. They thought it was GERD or that I was just making it up because pulmonary function tests showed that I had lungs like an Olympian's early on. I had air hunger and antibiotics helped with it.
Posted by Melanie Reber (Member # 3707) on :
Good morning,
Yes, many LD patients have respiratory difficulties. Mine are worse when Bartonella symptoms flare.
Welcome! Melanie
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Wow! Your story sounds just like mine! I got another tick bite in April and got asthma soon afterward. Never had it before.
Dr also considered GERD as a possibility. Still don't know, but since treating the GERD, things are better.
I'm now suspecting mycoplasma. {?}
------------------ Do not take anything I say as medical advice. I am not a doctor, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express! oops! Lymetutu
Posted by LymeinPrincetonNJ (Member # 7696) on :
Mycoplasma! Now there's a reason I could be having difficulty breathing! I forgot those little buggers cause respiratory problems. I think they have to be treated with sulfa drugs, not abx?
oops!