Diagnosed 2009, Infected lonnng time ago---- Posts: 17 | From NC | Registered: Feb 2010
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dmc
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print out the green booklet from http://lymepa.org great primer of tick diseases and great list of the symptoms they can cause.
good luck...the VA doctor stink when dealing with lyme. If they (military docs) lable you with something else (my lable was/is MS) take it...It helps with getting a higher disability rating.
It didn't matter that all I wanted was to get better. Just play their game.
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littlebit27
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DMC-that's the military with any situation-just play their game. Take what they give you and RUN!!!!
But that also seems true in the real world. For pain purposes if someone would DX me with fibro or RA maybe I couldn't control my pain without being made to feel like a drug addict.
Tomiss-Yeah it definitely sounds like you were infected while in the military. I would be willing to bet that MANY if not MOST of the military is carrying Lyme disease, symptomatic or not. As much time that is spend in the field or shooting ranges covered by trees I wouldn't doubt it at all.
Get to see that LLMD and get some longer treatment.
And post lyme syndrome is CRAP. I would be really leary to go to a doctor who's office told me they treated post Lyme syndrome. Or an office (that I called the other day) that keeps referring to it as LymeS. I wanted to scream there is NO S!!
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