A month ago I had my iron levels tested, and they came back low.
Since then, I've been having a lot more muscle and joint pain (actually, it's been increasing for months, but more so in the last 3 weeks or so).
My Dr thought it could be related to low iron.
I got my blood tested again, and this time my iron came back high (it went from 7 to 41) and my TSH came back high although my T3 was normal.
My current doctor (who is accepting of Lyme and has had some guidance from an LL ND but is not an LLMD) is planning to wait 6 weeks and re-test.
I know Lyme disease can screw with your thyroid, but I don't know how. I am trying to decide if I should just wait the 6 weeks, or if I should pay to return to my previous LLMD (stopped seeing him because he and I thought I was in remission 4.5 months ago).
Last time I saw my LLND (prior to the latest blood test) she said she had no idea what was going on though.
I also have some tingling in my legs and burning feet, but that could be because I just added Grapefruit seed extract to my program to combat yeast (On the advice of the LLND)
Posted by Nicole_Denise (Member # 20620) on :
Oh yeah, and I also have been having huge stomach problems- which maybe could have screwed up my iron test (I fasted, but maybe I digested so slowly it was like I didn't?)
But no one is sure what is going on iwth my stomach either
Posted by little_olive (Member # 28063) on :
Oil of oregano lowered my iron and gave me stomach issues? Any experience with that recently?
A lot of this sounds like it could be bartonella related, but I'm probably biased since I have two strains, lol! Did you treat that efficiently? Most need at least one year of treatment or relapse is inevitable; it's a terribly persistent bug.
Hope you find out what's going on!
little olive
Posted by Nicole_Denise (Member # 20620) on :
I haven't taken any oil of oregano.
When I was in treatment, my LLMD thought I had bartonella. He treated me for that for about 5 or 6 months- but then I was on antibiotics for lyme for another 1.5 years.
The more I read, and the more I trust my gut, the more it seems like bartonella, but then I think that maybe I'm just seeing what I expect to see? Especially since my LL ND hasn't known what to make of it
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