tickbite this may were identical to those of a cold,
lasted as long as cold symptoms usually last, and
were experienced by my parents too starting
a few days after I got them, so naturally we
all thought they were from an actual cold
rather than TBI's. But now I'm wondering if
they were more likely from a mycoplasmal infection
that I got from the tick and proceeded to give
to my folks.
What do you guys think? And is Mycoplasma curable?
Posted by minimonkey (Member # 8693) on :
Some mycoplasma infections present almost identically to Lyme, and can be transmitted by the same ticks (as well as person to person, apparently.)
Treatment for mycoplasma is similar to that for Lyme, but only certain antibiotics work: doxy, zith, biaxin, others. This, too, requires long term treatment from what I understand.
Many of us have mycoplasma along with TBDs -- I did.
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
Dont forget you can get coldlike symptoms with a herx when your body just cant deal with anymore die off it try's to eliminate excess toxins anyway it can sweat,headcold like symptoms etc.
I had that happen alot when I was having particular bad bad bad herx's.
Posted by adamm (Member # 11910) on :
Well how does acute mycoplasma infection usually present?
Posted by johnlyme1 (Member # 7343) on :
Adam, Your from WI too. I got Myco from the tic here in WI.
I ran into the same thing. I had a cold that would not go away and developed into pnenomia in my left lung. We cleared the infiltrate from the lung but I never really recovered. The same doc you see, ran myco lab tests and my levels were off the charts for myco.
Posted by adamm (Member # 11910) on :
Well, each of us only had our respiratory symptoms for a week, and
my parents never went on to develop any other symptoms.
Might these perhaps be signs that it was a legit cold?