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Posted by a2sprague (Member # 11125) on :

I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2002 at age 19, and now on the doorstep of my 24th birthday, i am revisiting the site after almost 5 years. I, unlike many diagnosed with late-stage lyme disease, have continued to live a normal life. I was treated for 10 months with tetracycline and biaxin and plaquenil, and made tremendous improvement. I was never able to make a full recovery and regain complete function, but as time passes I often times forget i still suffer from certain nuerological aspects of the illness. When i was first diagnosed, very few doctors were literate when it came to the disease, but now i see alot more are starting to come around, which certainly is promising. Anyways, years ago when i was suffering from a more debilitating version of this disease, it was always inspiring to hear stories about people recovering and being successful. Although i was never able to regain full function, i was able to graduate from college and I am currently half way through my masters degree in Clinical medicine, in other words on my way to becoming a licensed physician assistant. The best advice that i can offer for those of you just learning to deal with your symptoms is learn to live with them, because although you should make progress, lyme disease is something you rarely ever fully recover from. The hardest part of the disease for me was the psychological aspect of it, getting over the "why me" questions and realizing that no one outside of my family and the others afflicted with this debilitating illness cared about how i was feeling, that just because i was sick didnt mean the world was going to give me anything. I understand that the disease affects all of us differently, but I encourage you all to challenge yourselves, to realize that although our paths may be more difficult than a healthy individuals, the path is still there. I am forever in debt to the people who answered all my questions and concerns five years ago, and please if anyone has any questions, feel free to email me, i will do all i can to help.

Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :

welcome; i'll pm, private message, you my newbie links/advise for using this board.

sorry, i could not read your post at all since it's solid block text and this neuro lymie of 37 years can't read or comprehend your style of writing. [Frown]

Posted by meg (Member # 22) on :

Welcome back a2sprague,

What was your name years ago??

You should post this in the success story link
Success Stories

We need to hear how others cope with this disease and success' are always cherished, as well as remissions, no matter how long.

Are you still under treatment? How is that going?

Don't be a stranger, come back and keep posting [Smile]

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Hey there! Wasn't your name the same as now...maybe slightly different??

If you have time, go back and edit in some SPACE between every sentence or two so everyone can read it.

Thanks so much for stopping in and saying hello! I"m SOOOOO glad you will soon be a Physician's Assistant! I'm sure you'll be able to help others escape the torture of chronic lyme.

[group hug]