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Topic: Hawaii Lyme Military

hookster84
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Member # 43769

posted

I have had a lot of symptoms in the last year and most recently it feels like my head/neck and feet vibrate and last night my chest.

My lyme test through the military has comeback inconclusive today and they want to draw more blood and the test won't be back for 2 to 3 weeks. I am starting to get really freaked out and not sure what to do. I go to the doctor tomorrow and not sure what I should say to them.

I think I might need to take leave and go to an LLMD somewhere back in the mainland, but I might have to pay for it on my own dime because it won't be through the military doctors. Does anybody have any advice? Is is very likely to die from lyme?

Posts: 14 | From Hawaii | Registered: May 2014 | IP: Logged |

lpkayak
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 5230

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There was a support group helping military on here awhile ago-it might help to find them

Im not military but have tried to help sime vets who got bit in basic training and also in europe

This was a few years ago and very hard to get good help thru va

Silverwolf on here might have some advice

About 15 yrs ago my first kayak instructor left hawaii for north east cuz there were no llmds therr

Dont know if it has changed

Good luck and keep educating yourself here. There are some things you can do without llmd...but it is best to have one asap

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Lyme? Its complicated. Educate yourself.

Posts: 13712 | From new england | Registered: Feb 2004 | IP: Logged |

hopingandpraying
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 9256

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Check Military Lyme Support at:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MilitaryLyme/info

Maybe they can help you.

Posts: 8981 | From Illinois | Registered: May 2006 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

Welcome! Hope you can find the help you need. Keep us posted and feel free to ask more questions right here!!

Here is a ton of info on Lyme and its coinfections:

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/88555?

It may be very hard to get help in Hawaii and from the VA, so be prepared to self-fund. Most insurances will not pay for treatment, so we all understand what it's like.

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--Lymetutu--
Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96222 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

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