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I am getting married next month and i want to know if i should take this fact seriously or not? I have alot of symptoms and i have reduced down my ABX dosage to like 10 days max a month. Shall i worry about passing it on to my husband?
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I've always worried about this and like sixgoofykids mentioned, you'll get different answers from different llmds.
There is just no solid evidence either way.
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gwb
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I believe recent research is more and more convincing that, yes, it can be transmitted sexually. Do a search on lymenet as this subject has been discussed a lot here recently. You'll find many links that seem to back this up with recent research. Google it too and you'll find some new research on this very subject.
Not everyone agrees, of course. But I'm convinced, from the little research that I've done on this, that it can be sexually transmitted. My LLMD believes I got lyme disease from a blood transfusion from a botched surgery I had in 1994. So, yeah, I do believe it's not only possible, but quite probable. I wish it weren't so.
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- Sonee,
Do you still have a LLMD? Have you completed treatment?
Yes, it certainly may be sexually transmitted so precautions need to be taken. Also, it can clearly be a problem should a pregnancy occur. But, if treated and monitored, a baby would be in a safer place than one not monitored throughout.
So, if you've not yet completed lyme treatment, that is really important information.
I hope you can connect with your (previous?) LLMD, as since you are having a lot of symptoms that means lyme could be active.
Good luck - and no matter what, communication and patience will pay off. Take care. -
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I still have alot of symptoms from lyme that means i still have a big load.
My LLMD is Dr. S. I have not seen him for the past 4 months due to the financing issues.
I am actually leaving country for a while next month i called his office to make an appt before i go and he is all booked. So i can't ask him these questions. I do want to try to be pregnant one day, but first i need to focus on myself. If i dont heal heal for another 2 years then i want to try to get pregnant under his care and take abx throughout the pregnancy.
So it's an maybe maybe not thing with transfering sexually. I am so confused.
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Yes, it most certainly can.
Any woman/man who has it in a family and is convinced their family does "not have Lyme" because they are "not sick" does not understand the pathology of Lyme and it's buddies.
Lyme can lay dormant or never even activate(in a symptomatic way) in many many people.
It is speculated that a large # of people have had exposure to Bb just as they have been exposed to a slew of viruses, etc.
So yes, if you have it, It is likely your kids will get it, and your signifigant other.
It does not have to ruin your lives, it can be treated and like I said, many remain A-symptomatic their entire lives.
It has everything to do w/ genetics and immune system makeup and very little w/ actual time/date of infection.
Encourage healthy lifesytle habits in your family, and it will payoff in the long run.
Best
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I got lyme and babesia from my husband. He was bit in June of 2003 while I was pregnant. I did alot of reasearch on the disease and while I was pregnant we did not even kiss I was so affraid of getting it and givng it to my child. After the baby was born and he had been on abx for 6 months treating both diseases, and he was still on abx we became active again thinking we were in the clear. About a month after we became sexually active again I started getting severe headaches and went in to our LLMD and was tested. The Igenex test and babesia test were positive. I was put on abx for a little over a year, and have now been off since. We use protection now because we do not want it to go back and forth. I beleive we still carry the disease, but we've kept it in check, just as your body does with Chicken Pox.
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All i can tell you is what i was told. That the spirocetes have been found in semen and bodily fluids. But to say that lyme can be transmitted sexually would put it in the STD class and government would have to get involved. I would think theyd hate to think of it as an STD. Its hard enough to get some states to recognize lyme as it is. Until very recently the dept of health said lyme doesnt exist in okla. I bet that the 2 ppl my DH works with who are lyme positive would disagree.
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quote:Originally posted by Misfit: All i can tell you is what i was told. That the spirocetes have been found in semen and bodily fluids. But to say that lyme can be transmitted sexually would put it in the STD class and government would have to get involved. I would think theyd hate to think of it as an STD. Its hard enough to get some states to recognize lyme as it is. Until very recently the dept of health said lyme doesnt exist in okla. I bet that the 2 ppl my DH works with who are lyme positive would disagree.
Living in Sulphur, OK for 20 years we are well aware of MANY people who have lyme disease. The doctors, politicians and everyone in that county try to keep it hush hush (don't want to scare people and hurt the economy). But the hundreds of people who have been bitten by ticks in the Chickasaw National Park (including my wife and son) know better.
The infectious disease doctor in OKC looked at my wife bulls eye rash and told her it was an "age mark" from getting older. These idiots should be sued for malpractice. It'll never happen because they have the IDSA, CDC, AMA and insurance companies on their side.
The blood of all of us who have suffered with this disease is on THEIR hands! Lyme disease is rampant in OK--PERIOD!
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Gwb, I am in OK and my pcp told me the same thing in O8. No Lymes in OK! He nearly laughed at me when I asked for a Lymes test because I was so sick. My sister who works for a vet insisted I get that test. He was so shocked that I tested positive. By then I was very sick. He then treated me with just 28 days of Dox and deemed me cured. What a joke!
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I lived in stratford for 6 yrs. Loved the park in sulphur. My kids great grandfather graduated from davis. Big football player. Ill stop hijacking now. I dont think the cdc has updated their info on okla...it still shows only ONE reported case. I know better. We have an EXCELLENT and very well informed woman that runs the oklahoma support group. The lady knows her stuff. Too bad im not aware of a physician as learned in this state. Me? Im new to all of this. And i dont even know if my test was positive or not! Theyre going to have to PROVE to me that i dont have it. Had the rash etc. Guess well see.
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Misfit, It's not so much the CDC hasn't updated their info in OK, the doctor's aren't reporting it, therefore the conclusion is "there's no lyme disease in OK". Hogwash!
Yes, the lady you speak of who runs the OK support group is a wonderful person. In fact, it's time for another meeting. I think I'll email her and see when the next get together is. I'd like to meet some of the new members who have recently joined.
Can you pm me and tell me who you are seeing for treatment since we don't have a LLMD in OK? Who did you recently get tested from and what test did they give you. The test you want is the Western Blot by Igenex.
There's a PCP in OKC that will work with your LLMD. He's semi lyme literate. I don't particularly care for him and stopped seeing him, but at least he will work with other LLMD's and seems to believe that Lyme does exist in OK.
JS in OK, who are you seeing for treatment? PM me and let me know as I'm curious who you're getting treatment from. The LLMD most Okies were seeing was Dr. W in Denton, but he was called before the medical board due to a complaint filed against him and things didn't go his way. He decided to call it quits and retire.
Kinda sad because he was previously a OB/GYN who had decided to dedicate his full-time practice to Lyme patients. He and his wife had the disease and decided to treat others with the disease. He wasn't the most knowledgeable and experienced LLMD around, but he was learning and doing the best he could.
More and more LLMD's are being investigated and many of them are going to say "the bleep with it" and get out of the business. Who can blame them?
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OK, here is my two cents on the passing Lyme sexually.......Lyme is a spirocete, right?
Syphillis is a spirocete bacteria right? So if both are spirocete bacterias and Syphillis is transmitted through sexual activity and the spirocetes in Lyme are seen in semen and bodily
fluid. Common sense tells me it can be spread by sexualy activity. I have read opinions from both sides and I Have to think Yes it can be transmitted sexually.
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Common sense is sometimes the best science there is. Science is a great thing--when it's done with integrity and without bias. The problem, when it comes to Lyme disease, you won't find many in the medical field who have the integrity to admit this disease is the epidemic it's become. They're too biased to accept the truth. They lack integrity and as a result people go on suffering because they got their heads up their "you know where". It stinks! Pun intended.
A big part of lymes job is to spread to more hosts. Remember how good it is at being sneaky !
Why would it ignore body fluids that are exchanged ?
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- You know, even candida can be sexually transmitted. Even if just for that reason, protection is key. -
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GWB, I am seeing Dr W in Denton and have one more visit with him at the end of this month. Because of the Tex Med board, I have to seek treatment elsewhere. I have an appointment with Dr C in MO in Aug. I am so ticked off at Tex not to mention OK!
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