First of all, I would like to apologize for my million posts. I have no one to talk to about this and have been stuck in my head.
I live in Nebraska and Lyme disease is obviously not prevalent here. I spent pretty much every day of my life until I was 18 years old outdoors in wooded areas. So I can definitely see how I was bitten by lots of different things. I have, however, never been east of Chicago.
Is it possible that I contracted Lyme in Nebraska? I tried to open up to my mom about this and she said that Lyme is not in Nebraska and does not think it is possible for me to have it. I tried to tell a friend about this and she did not believe that I could have Lyme either. I feel like I can't talk to anyone about this!
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[ 07-25-2015, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
It is EVERYWHERE. There is at least one other person from Nebraska. His name is "just don." Maybe you could send him a PM and say HI?
He's not on here a lot but he checks in from time to time.
I was Lymed in Texas .. "no lyme there" either.
Feel free to post "extra" things over in General Support. The board is kinda slow on the weekends.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
No need to apologize here!! You've come to the right place - discuss away! We get it here. Most of us have been told there's no Lyme in fill-in-the-blank.
I had fun with a doctor once - I knew he was going to say that, so I had 10 different Lyme brochures waiting under my coat, and when he said the magic line, he found himself holding all 10 of them within 5 seconds! From CA and across the country! And they are accurate brochures, too!
Support groups listed at the left with Support Groups - click on United States, Nebraska.
There's a good Lyme documentary film, "Under Our Skin" that anyone can watch for free I think on www.hulu.com.
To follow up on what Lymetoo said here re contacting Just Don - click on directory above, type in the screen name, click on one of his posts, then click on the icon of an envelope with a pencil to send him a private message.
Posted by SacredHeart (Member # 44733) on :
I got lyme here in Texas. Just because the population thinks it isn't there doesn't mean anything.
Texas AM did a study showing it is endemic here and then there was another article posted recently as well.
Posted by SacredHeart (Member # 44733) on :
My point being the infectious disease doctor dismissed lyme because, "we don't have that much lyme in Texas."
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Infectious disease doctors are useless, that is for sure.
Posted by 'Kete-tracker (Member # 17189) on :
Tell your Mom that there are atleast SOME cases of Lyme disease reported to the CDC in nearly *every* state. Though Nebraska is not "Lyme-endemic", like in the NorthEast, there have been several "confirmed" cases in Nebraska reported *every year* between 2004 & 2012, for example.