The amount of people with Lyme disease and coinfections really is huge. Which makes sense because it is a vector born illness that is sexually and congenitally passed as well. This makes for a very common infection!
I was wondering how many people you know with it. Did they realize it on their own or did you help them find out it was Lyme? Are they healed or in remission?
Posted by minimonkey (Member # 8693) on :
I know about five, that I can think of offhand. Two were diagnosed after I told them to get tested... the others were not.
We are all still fighting to keep it under control, but are much better with treatment than without. I did antibiotics for years, which got me into remission, but it didn't last.
I now use the basic Cowden herbs, and just started Salt/C, which seems to be working really well so far.
I could go on and on... I know a ton of people with "fibromyalgia" and other similar disorders -- and my partner has "MS" -- but he had bullseye rashes on his butt when we first were intimate. We're treating him with the Cowden herbs, and they work better than the MS drugs do.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Quite a few over the years.
Posted by lymegal23 (Member # 28573) on :
I have met alot of people that have MS and Fibromyalgia, but I honestly have never met another person with Lyme and coinfections. My boyfriends mother's cousins has it, but I've never met her.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Wow... maybe they are all misdiagnosed.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I know many, due to support groups, also state conferences, meetings and events.
And some I helped find out they have it - always be open to helping someone if you suspect it in them.
I suspect most people exhibiting symptoms of MS and fibromyalgia actually have Lyme.
I usually query a bit for their history, like the obvious, did they ever have a bull's eye rash, what was the onset like, did it follow a stressful period in their life (often when the immune system is lower), etc.