I am curious to know how many of you or your loved ones had mono and lyme disease as co-infections?
Or diagnosed with mono that never resolved and later diagnosed with lyme disease?
Thanks, Kristi
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Mono at age 17. The Lyme was most likely contracted about 9-10 yrs prior to that.
Posted by CherylSue (Member # 13077) on :
Mono at age 5. Lyme contracted in my forties. EBV titers still activate now and then.
Posted by ladycakes (Member # 12619) on :
I had Lyme before I had mono, but I wasn't all that sick. After the mono, my health took a SERIOUS nosedive, and that's actually when I finally got correctly diagnosed with Lyme.
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
My bloodwork negative for CMV and EBV months before new tick bite.
New Tick Attachment/Bite November 2012
Positive for EBV and CMV in the months following tick attachment.
In my opinion, EBV and CMV ARE/CAN BE coinfections.
Along with several other viruses. Let alone other bacterias. Tick guts are like garbage dumps.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
One of my sons had both at once. He was very sick for a few months
Posted by Carmen (Member # 42391) on :
Ive found that MMS is very good for Mono or EBV and there is also an herbal prep called Monobrex that is effective for some.
Posted by 2plustwins (Member # 43084) on :
Thanks for all of your input.
I've been reading Dr. Harowitz book. I wanted to see what the connection was with mono / EBV and Lyme Disease was on here.
Personally, I'm not sure if it is time to see a Lyme specialist or not. I'm waiting to see if the other specialists can figure out what is wrong.
But, I'm tired of waiting. Though, I haven't waited as long or been nearly as sick as what I've read from many of you.
I just don't know if my illnesses could be from a tick bite or not. I've been bitten by a tick before, but just don't remember how recent it was to my mono and pneumonia in April of 2013 or the second round of mono in October. It may have been 15 months prior.
Anyway...thanks for all of your replies! Kristi
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
The best outcomes are when you tx early
This disease is horrible-it really screws up your life
It is really worth getting the igenex test-but im not sure if you need a doc for that-texas is one of the hardest states to get help
Its not impossible-i have afriend there and can probably get doc names