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Just started seeing an LLMD. only had consultation yesterday. i will ask her all these questions next time i see her but for now ill ask on here
technically what stage of lyme am I in
November of last year I got diagnosed with early stage lyme. they said it looked like i had it for a few weeks.
i had NO SYMPTOMS. i felt a little ill three days after the blood test. which i believe was my first actual symptoms. just flu like. then i went on 200 mg of doxy a day and I felt totally fine. no symptoms at all. stayed on doxy until april. so i was on 200 mg of doxy everyday for like 6 months.
remember during this whole time i was symptom free
april, may , june, july, and august i was on NO DOXY. and still felt totally fine. no symptoms
then BAM. beginnign of last month i started feelign light headed and not well. just out of it. it was very gradual but very reminiscent of my early lyme symptom i had that one day before the doxy last november
i tested positive on the western blot for IGM 41 and 23. and IGG 41 and 23. which is what I had been positive for the whole time. i also had a test for coinfections and it came back positive for bartonella IGG only tho.
techinically what stage is this.
i feel like i have mono nucleosis. tho i am negative for that.
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well true. my out of it sypmtoms always get worse when I take the second dose of 100 mg of doxycycline. so now im detoxing for a few days,and thats making it worse alot.
im trying to tolerate 200 mg a day of doxycycilne
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In all honesty as crazy as this sounds. is there a possibility that what i really have is mono? and not lyme. or am i just being crazy .
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We(lymies) DO usually test positive for Epstein Barr virus which causes Mono....
For me it's part of the game of lyme & co.
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quote:Originally posted by lymegal23: In all honesty as crazy as this sounds. is there a possibility that what i really have is mono? and not lyme. or am i just being crazy .
You could have both ... but you tested negative for mono, right? I didn't have mono but had all the symptoms you describe. It can be Lyme and bart.
Don't overthink it. Keep working on your meds, detox, rest, exercise, diet, etc. Try not to worry so much about the details. Write things down that you want to ask the LLMD at your next visit.
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