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Topic: Lyme Meningitis?

Beffers
Junior Member
Member # 46819

posted

I've been feeling terrible all day - headache, achy, severe joint pain and extremely tired. Barely able to get out of bed all day.

Now I have a fever and my neck and shoulders are absolutely killing me. Don't want to be paranoid but is it possible I have Lyme meningitis?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

[confused]

Posts: 5 | From Baltimore, MD | Registered: Oct 2015 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

Try to relax and get some rest. If you still feel poorly tomorrow maybe you could see your doctor. Could be the flu also.

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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TF
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 14183

posted

Lyme disease flares approximately every 28 days. So, mark on the calendar "bad day" and your symptoms. Then, watch for a pattern.

The flares can last a few days.

The flares can be scarey, but most likely you will see improvement after a few days. Then, another flare in about 4 weeks.

See Burrascano's symptom list, page 11: "Symptom flares every 4 wks."

Also, "the classic four-week cycle of waxing and waning of symptoms" near the top of page 7.

Bad neck pain is a classic lyme symptom. So are headaches and the rest of the things you have named.

I had neck pain and headaches daily for about the last 3 months before being diagnosed. Plus, I felt totally awful with lots of other symptoms. Still, I don't believe I had lyme meningitis.

If it is meningitis, you will not get better but just worse. I doubt that is what is going to happen.

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