LymeNet Flash: Should I seek Treatment?

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Posted by Katie W (Member # 38417) on :

I am 31 years old. Was diagnosed in 2000 and treated for Lyme with antibiotics. Live in Rochester, NY, not near any LLMD that I can see.

Since then I've started to have weird symptoms and my Dr. cant find anything wrong. Lyme titers are normal...

Im a student nurse with no job right now, so traveling and seeking a LLMD is not the easiest thing to do, but I dont know if I should really seek one.

Symptoms: consistent weight gain (no change in appetite, was very active at first)
neuro-shakes, twitches occasionally, memory problems...
exhausted all the time
intestinal problems (fecal has come back clear...)

Im sure there are more, I just cant think of them...

I just dont know if this is part of my depression or if I should really pursue seeing a doctor... Any info/help would be appreciated.

~Katie

Posted by dmc (Member # 5102) on :

seek a lyme literate doctor...

It could be any of the tick diseases.

print out the Lyme basic booklet from lymepa.org
here's the link http://lymepa.org/

http://lymepa.org/Basics2009_rotated_landscape.pdf

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

ABSOLUTELY!! Did I send you info on NY DRS???

Here is basic info on Lyme and coinfections. You may have bartonella also.. it often goes hand in hand with lyme.

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=088555;p=0

You could also find a Dr willing to sign off on a test thru Igenex Lab. It is NOT a titer test from a "lousy lab."

www.igenex.com Test #188 and 189

Costs around $200