i had my gallbladder out and now i'm sure it was lyme.
the hysterectomy was due to a ruptured cyst so that was an emergency and doesn't count.
but now i'm wondering if others have had surgeries which they later thought was lyme.
anybody???
Posted by GDP (Member # 18534) on :
I believe I have.
I had nasal surgery for a deviated septum and turbinate reduction this past summer.
My nose always felt stuffy no matter what allergy medication I took/take.
I don't see any difference, which leads me to believe it's lyme-related.
Posted by tdtid (Member # 10276) on :
I've had so many surgeries in the past but at the time, I just thought I was one of the unlucky people.
I always FELT healthy, but would have these sudden things go wrong and it would require surgery but then I would always have complications from it, end up in the hospital longer and be what they called an "extremely slow healer".
Since I thought I was healthy, I didn't give it much thought.
When I started having issues with chest pain though, that's when the five year battle of not knowing what was going on and the run around of all the specialists.
But I have had my gallbladder removed, my tonsils, my appendix, a hysterectomy, foot surgery and the list goes on, but after the surgery and long time healing, I was fine.
In hindsight, yes, I do wonder just how many of them could have been lyme related. I guess I'll never know since they tend to look for cancer but not spirochettes in the pathology reports.
Cathy
Posted by c3mom (Member # 16412) on :
Hi randibear,
I will answer for my mother who is in denial of
her Lyme. So, technically she doesn't have an
initial dianosis but...
She has had her gallbladder removed, she had her
tear ducts altered due to dry eyes and tonsil
removed. She is now in the process of having her
heart checked out because ever since she took that Cipro three
months ago her heart hasn't been the same. She
also complains about kidney pain- that may be
next. She takes other medications to compensate
for the effects of lyme. I'm sure more surgeries
are to follow! What do I do with her?
Char
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
i too had deviated septum and non-stop nose bleeds so had TWO separate septoplasty surgeries of nose and still have nose bleeds.
had many other surgeries as well.
Posted by tickedoffjan (Member # 15944) on :
I fully believe that the three sinus surgeries that I have had are directly related to lyme. I also believe that one of my foot surgeries that was to relieve joint pain was due to lyme was as well.
My appendix ruptured and who knows - lyme could have had a hand in that as well.
Posted by Tiramisu (Member # 15082) on :
Amanda, I hope you doc told you that the amount of endometriosis they find does NOT directly correspond to the amount of pain you experience. I also had 3-4 "small" implants found during laparoscopy. They were cauterized, and I was okay for awhile.
Now (6 years later) I'm considering another laparoscopy, even though I really dread it. I know there is a link between endo and lyme.
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