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Posted by canefan17 (Member # 22149) on :

She was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and tomorrow she wants to meet up and ask me questions (as she heard I've researched Lyme/MS and their potential relation)

Any key points to bring up?
I'd love to print her off some info or LLMDs with evidence of Lyme in MS patients. Anyone have any info?

Or even better... anyone here diagnosed with MS only to later test positive for Lyme and treat and get better?

What should she do first? Get with an LLMD and get tested? What if false test? Etc etc

Thanks guys

[ 06-18-2012, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: canefan17 ]

Posted by LymeXtu (Member # 24590) on :

Check out some articles by Tom Grier, he is a microbiologist from Duluth that was told he had MS.

He was very sick by the time he found out it was actually Lyme disease.

I think he started the support group in Duluth and has written some really good articles.

He is well now ( after treating for Lyme and other infections ) he is doing research and lecturing.

www.wisconsinlyme.net/p/tom-grier-microbiologist.html

Posted by LymeXtu (Member # 24590) on :

Another one from Minnesota that is now well after getting proper treatment.

Was also told she had MS.

I forgot to post the link, here it is:

www.michelleonlyme.org/

[ 06-30-2012, 12:11 AM: Message edited by: LymeXtu ]

Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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Please share this thread with her. Many articles here on the topic and frequency of occurrence.

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http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=117839;p=0

Topic: Could MS be misdiagnosed Lyme?
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Posted by dmc (Member # 5102) on :

me...dxd MS in 1988 found out Lyme, Bart, & Babs in 2003.

scroll down to #5 of the educational videos
http://www.newhaven.edu/unh/lyme/index.html

If you download & print out the GREEN lyme basic booklet (on the right side of the page) from http://lymepa.org

http://lymepa.org/Basics2009_rotated_landscape.pdf
the fist disease listed on the "have you been diagnosed with..."
is Muptiple Sclerosis.

Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

Show her this symptom list.

http://canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html

Here are the entries that The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has for MS.

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=multiple+sclerosis&btnG=Canlyme+Search&domains=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canlyme.com&sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canlyme.com

Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=rare%20infections%20mimicking%20ms

http://www.bjmp.org/content/bacterial-infections-and-pathogenesis-autoimmune-conditions

http://owndoc.com/lyme/multiple-sclerosis-is-lyme-disease-anatomy-of-a-cover-up/