I was curious if anyone has heard of/had trouble with nerve paralysis caused by lyme & co, other than the Bell's Palsey?
I have a relative with partial paralysis of the diaphragm, resulting in lost lung capacity. We're wondering if a TBD could be the cause - especially since there are other odd symptoms too.
Any personal accounts or references to published material would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
"Bell's Palsy of the Gut" and other GI Manifestations of Lyme and Associated Diseases
Virginia T. Sherr, M.D.
PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY � April, 2006
=========================
Also consider the direct connection of lyme (and other tick-borne and stealth infections) to various neurological diagnoses such as "MS" & "ALS" -- I hope your relative can be assessed by a good LLMD.
Cpn might also be considered: www.cpnhelp.org -
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I wouldn't put anything past Lyme.
Posted by Kristen J. (Member # 24566) on :
Sent PM
Posted by 2young2dieMom (Member # 25434) on :
I sure hope its a Lyme symptom,I have 30% decrease in function in breathing. Might be ALS, but I'm hoping its lyme although I don't test positive. Glad to see someone else has the same symptom.
Posted by WendyK (Member # 18918) on :
Finally remembered the name of the nerve - its the phrenic nerve that isn't working. He's got a 20-30% decrease in lung function as well.
Posted by cozynana (Member # 34270) on :
My dad had a loss of function of his diaphram and weakness of legs. He also had a heart pulse in the skin between the thumb and pointer finger. He was diagnosed with CIDP or CDIP I can never remember. He was in very critical condition until they figured it out. He had to have IVIG transfusion (lack of a better word). It took him almost 1 1/2 years to go from being bed ridden to walking again. He has neuropathy and sleeps with a sleep apenea machine. I have Lyme and always wondered if his was really CIDP or Lyme. He wonders the same. But, he has stayed stable for the past 3 years after the IVIGs and doing much better compared to where he was. He also had paralysis of his bowels when he was bedridden.
Posted by WendyK (Member # 18918) on :
On top of the nerve paralysis, its all the other stuff that is making me try to convince him to look into testing/evaluation/treatment - so tired, jumpy legs, sore soles of feet, sarcoidosis - it just screams bartonella at me. I'm trying to find all the good published information I can to convince him to make the leap...