Is there anyone here who is almost positive that they infected their partner even with wearing condoms? i am worried that this is a possibility and if i should abstain from kissing, having sex, etc.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
WITH a condom? Pretty danged unlikely.
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
There are people on this site who say it is contagious. But the fact of the matter is the jury is still out in the science area. Some say yes, some know.
"we don't know" is likely the correct answer.
Posted by jadams (Member # 28016) on :
My LLMD said to wear condoms b/c there may be a connection through intercourse but said not to worry about kissing.
Posted by katrinab (Member # 30330) on :
ok i can deal with that, but i thought no kissing would be horrible!! I am glad that i can still give kisses
Posted by ks90 (Member # 31737) on :
I'm kidding. Please don't take anything that comes out of my mouth seriously.
Posted by annier1071 (Member # 28977) on :
NO....if you feel better than use a condom. You will NOT get it from kissing, hugging, being close. As said the jury is far out on the contagious bit from intercourse. Dr R say it is not to go out and have some GOOD sex!
This always becomes such and issue on here. No one really knows so I guess use a condom until they truly find out, but please do not stop hugging and kissing. I did that when I first go to on here and it was just horrible. Thank God my doc told me otherwise.
God bless and live life and love.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
what's sex??
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
LOL, Randi.
Posted by philly78 (Member # 31069) on :
Hmmm. my hubby doesn't have lyme but I do and I am convinced my son has it as well. I'll soon find out.
Now, whether or not he got it from me...if he does have it that is...I don't know because I don't know how long I've had it. It is a possibility I guess, but we do live in an endemic area...we go camping...and we stay for a week in mountains every year in the summer. So, he could have gotten bit and I just didn't know.
Anyway, my hubby got tested and didn't have any positive bands...at all.
Posted by annier1071 (Member # 28977) on :
randi....Its that thing we used to have way back when lol!! Rip your clothes off, and not because we need a nap!lmao
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
oh i had that in college. way back when....LOL
Posted by Geet3721 (Member # 15751) on :
HAHAHA Randi!
Posted by IckyTicky (Member # 21466) on :
My LLMD and I are convinced that my husband got it from me. All three of my children have it.
Since he is not treating and I am, we use condoms.
Posted by we'll win (Member # 11112) on :
I believe that not only is Lyme contangious through intercourse, but from almost any sexual activity.
Posted by we'll win (Member # 11112) on :
And it makes one a bad speller. Please see earlier post.
Posted by philly78 (Member # 31069) on :
Since not everyone even remembers being bit by a tick, isn't is possible that both husband and wife could have been bit?
I'm just having a difficult time believing this is sexually transmitted. There are also very little credible studies done on this.
Posted by JunkYardWily (Member # 24271) on :
quote:Originally posted by we'll win: I believe that not only is Lyme contangious through intercourse, but from almost any sexual activity.
if that were the case the whole world would have lyme
Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :
If we thought it was sexually transmissible, we would have to explain why so many couples on here haven`t spread it to one another..
The ones that both have it could have easily been infected by the ticks and not known it. People should stop blaming themselves if their partners become infected.
Until it is scientifically proven, we need to stop speculating. Take precautions if you think you need to but don`t tell others it`s sexually transmitted when we really don`t know.
Posted by BackinStOlaf (Member # 23725) on :
AIDS passes thru 50% of condoms? Am i understanding that post correctly?
I really do not think that is true.
Posted by erikjh1972 (Member # 20964) on :
the saga continues.............
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by JunkYardWily:
quote:Originally posted by we'll win: I believe that not only is Lyme contangious through intercourse, but from almost any sexual activity.
if that were the case the whole world would have lyme
-amen
Posted by erikjh1972 (Member # 20964) on :
the saga continues.............
Posted by Geet3721 (Member # 15751) on :
I second that amen Lymetoo!!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
well at least aids is something i don't have.....LOL got everything else it seems...
Posted by payne (Member # 26248) on :
randi - got kids ? that was sex. Junkyard willy - the whole world may have it.
Think about it ? the end of mankind, the same way man kind started- SEX
My LLMD really was intense about my sexual partner being infected, she's been with me 20 yrs and we don't even kiss now.. try loving someone like that, it not sexual anymore its LOVE.. whats sex got to do with it...? children. Meanwhile as the world turns, my children are worried i may pass it onto my grandchildren, life gets old real quick when no touches you, hugs you , kisses you !!! if a tick passes it through their salivia, why cant you... Is it passed from animals to animals..? like has your dog had lyme and pups did too? God. . . . Bless the children, and unload the burdens any mother that carries the guilt of this, its the CDC that did this. and pharma.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
never had kids, never been pregnant (and never wanted to either)... my babies were a chocolate lab, a maine coon and a russian blue cat....
i think lyme can be passed any way, such as simply drink from the same glass, sex, etc. there's just too many undocumented cases of people who cannot figure out how they got it. and of course all those people who never saw a rash or anything, etc.
Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :
I agree with randi, if it's possible for it to be transmitted sexually then we have to consider all the other ways we must be spreading it around.
Posted by Shahbah (Member # 28735) on :
Sex is a huge part of therapy!!! Don't punish yourself more... lye is not contagious, come on... is MS or lupus contagious? No so is lyme...
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
I think it's scary that you can possibly get lyme through a mosquito bite. How many people get mosquito bites throughout the year?
I am a magnet for mosquitoes. I am convinced that is how I got lyme!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shahbah: Sex is a huge part of therapy!!!
= another amen!! If I couldn't hug and kiss my husband I would want to just die. Forget it. Touch is HEALING. To deny yourself that is to deny LIVING .. to deny LIFE itself.
Posted by Laura_W (Member # 31491) on :
Agree with Lymetoo.
Touch!!!!
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
People need to stop living in fear.
There is NO / ZERO / NONE / NADA ILADS endorsed evidence indicating it is transmitted sexually. At the lyme event I hosted a few weeks ago, the VP of ILADS said many times multiple members of a family are infected because they live in teh same area and are exposed to the same vectors, etc. (they all play in the same yard.)
And..if by some remote chance it was contagious, everyone on here is now smart enough to recognize symptoms and get proper treatment for their lovedones ASAP. The big issue for people is when they don't get a proper diagnosis and roam from dr to dr. That won't happen if you know about lyme.
We seem to have this conversation each month. I would like to end it. It spreads fear when ther eis no proof. If ILADS comes out and shows it, then I'm all for it. But until that time...live your life. It is the key to getting well.
[ 05-26-2011, 02:54 PM: Message edited by: bcb1200 ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
AGREE, bcb!! We don't need to rehash this over and over....but I'm sure we will.
It's ridiculous to leave out LOVE while going thru this disease!!
Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bcb1200: [QB] People need to stop living in fear.
There is ILADS endorsed evidence indicating it is transmitted sexually.
Bcb, where can we get this information?
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
Typo...there is NOT ILADS evidence.
I have corrected above.
Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :
Thanks, that's what I thought.. Posted by CherylSue (Member # 13077) on :
It would be a lot more prevalent if that were the case (transmitted sexually). I think a good immune system keeps it at bay.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by bcb1200: Typo...there is NOT ILADS evidence.
I have corrected above.
- MAN! I was wondering!!!! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by chiquita incognita: I remember reading about a study in which it was proven that those who have love and social connection in their lives, also have greater immune resistance.
- There ya go! Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
"People need to stop living in fear."
"It's ridiculous to leave out LOVE while going thru this disease!!"
i thought this thru many years ago when my kids were just starting to date...
i KNOW there are sooooo may ppl out there who HAVE lyme but don't know they have lyme and they are not BEING CAREFUL-whether it is the air they breathe out, saliva, blood they give or something else..."
i decided it is not worth the guilt it would lay on my kids to TEACH them they may be contaegious...they were going thru hell as it was
i stand by my decision today. and agree with the two quotes i started this post with.
i also agree about "love" and happiness strengtheing the immune system
Posted by Kramberry (Member # 34032) on :
Are coinfections always transmitted too? Like if your partner has lyme and bart could your partner just get lyme? Or you get both too?
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If I couldn't hug and kiss my husband I would want to just die. Forget it. Touch is HEALING. To deny yourself that is to deny LIVING .. to deny LIFE itself.
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