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Hi everyone. I'm newly diagnosed with Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I also have thyroid disease, chronic Epstein Barr virus and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. I'm wondering if these other health problems could've been caused by the tick-borne illnesses. I have lived in a tick-infested area for 8 years and have been bitten several times. I never had the classic rash but my health has been slowly deteriorating since moving here. I'm wondering if I could've been bitten early on and these other conditions developed. Any thoughts? Thanks
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Yes, tick borne Infections affect every square inch of terrain in the human body, causing havoc and debilitating symptoms.
You can get better with a qualified LLMD, who will address all body functions. It takes commitment, life-style changes, hard work, lots of money and a large amount of time. There is no quick fix. It's quite a journey.
The world's top LLMD describes TBI's as a "Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome" ( MSIDS)
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You could be reading my history. I highly recommend finding an LLMD. This forum can help you locate one in your area.
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according to Richard Horowitz and Joseph burrascano ( 2 of the most respected LLMD's)
thyroid problems - usually Hashimoto's thyroiditis ( autoimmune attack on the thyroid gland) is present in a high % of Lyme patients.
other auto-immune conditions are common also one under-reported one is gall stones or gall bladder disease ( also auto-immune in nature - but PCP's rarely mention that )
in his 2014 Norvect presentation Dr Burrascano describes how 4 patients of his opted to have their GB removed due to ongoing issues. he arranged to have the GB tissue tested for Borrelia by PCR / Culture all 4 were infected
finally, bear in mind that testing for all of these tick-borne infections is poor - sensitivity, in particular, is often below 50% even for the best available tests and in chronically ill people this may fall well below this level. hence negative test results do not rule out infection. i mention this as - carrying one or more confirmed tick-borne infection puts your chances of having more very high. as such if your symptoms suggest others - eg Lyme(migrating joint pain, headaches, gut problems) or Babesia( re-occurring fevers, bouts of hemolytic anemia/odd blood work, purpura etc) then yu might wish to consider treating for these also - due to the poor test sensitivity.
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