So in 2005 I was diagnosed w/LD in California. It was through my university health center and the only reason they caught it was that I had the typical bulls eye rash, but they never found the tick.
I honestly don't know what tests they ran, but they ran two of them. The first one came out positive. The second one had about 8 or 9 different ways it could be positive or negative and I was negative on all but 1. They gave me 2 weeks doxycycline (sp?) and never retested or even saw me again.
I have continued to have chronic fatigue, though I only sleep 12-13 hours instead of 18-19 like before. My body temp runs low now, my back and some joints still hurt, and I am starting to believe that I may still have lyme. I also get these really bad migrains. I used to get them once a year, I am averaging them once to twice a month now.
Is it just in my head that I may still have it? Any suggestions? I am in California and most people want to believe that LD is not in California so there is not a lot of help out there for those with LD. I am just tired of not being able to function without tons of sleep. So if anyone out there knows of a LLMD in CA, I would appreciate the info!
Posted by h8lyme (Member # 11765) on :
I am not a doctor, but I am guessing that you have Lyme. There is a widespread belief on this website that you can never be rid of lyme completely, but you can put it into remission for long periods of time.
You need to get to an LLMD so you can get it into remission before it starts really getting bad. And if you don't get it under control soon, it will get much worse.
I'm not trying to freak you out, but it is much easier the sooner you take care of this. As it stays in your body for longer periods of time it does more damage and gets deeper into your system.
You'll find plenty of support on these boards, just make sure that the LLMD that you go to is known by at least someone on this board and is well informed. Information is the key to getting better.
Posted by Meg (Member # 22) on :