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To start with, I have a family that doesn't believe in going to doctors. You'll see why this is a problem.
When I was a child, I would go to summer camp in Southern Illinois. One year, I came back with a tick embedded in my shoulder. My dad removed it but didn't think anything of it (this would be in the late 80's) In 1988, I had an attack of Bell's Palsy, one whole side of my face quit working! I was taken to my doctor but I don't recall any treatment. It went away on its own, but to this day (I'm 37) my face still is uneven a touch and I get muscle twitches around my eyes when I'm tired or stressed. I also remember a time I had a very strange outbreak of fluid filled lesions on my legs (again, no doctor and they went away) In my high school years, I struggled with depression and fatigue, many many ear infections and headaches that lasted forever. One particular one lasted over a month, my doctor suspected the flu (?!) and prescribed antibiotics and lo, it went away. In the past 5 years, I've developed psoriasis. At least, I think it's psoriasis, it responds to treatments for it (no insurance - can't afford a dermatologist) Emotionally, I'm very anxious and depressed, prone to outbursts of intense anger. From 8th grade through high school, I became very overweight and remained so and it's very difficult to lose weight even with diet and exercise. I constantly get a stiff back and neck, I have very poor sleeping habits.
I stumbled on the symptoms of lyme disease and I started to wonder. I perused some of the threads of late-diagnosed people and I started to worry. I want to get tested but I have a huge problem. I have no insurance. I live just outside Chicago. Are there any places or resources you could suggest to help me out?
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