After 14 years of having babesia...I finally tested positive on the Bowen test. All this time I've never been treated for it. I have been treated tho for lyme. My question is about bruising. Since I've been ill...I have had those funny round red bruises. They would come in clumps and only periodically...like in a cycle.

Now that I'm being treated with artemsisin and malarone....along with doxy and Biaxin...I am experiencing what I think is massive brusing...the small round ones and big huge ones that don't seem to be going away. I'm not slamming into things or falling down, etc.

My question to you is....someone else said this to me.....can being treated for babesia cause like a herxheimer of bruising for months?
Would love to hear the experiences of others. Thanks so much

I had a spinal tap done on Friday just about waist level. Now about 3 inches below the spot are 3 round bruises, each about size of dime, at least they look like bruises. They could be EM rash, but hey I can't twist and bend my neck around and get close to see what they really look. Asking my kids, they just say oh it's nothing.

I used to get tons of mysterious bruises, especially when on abx, now only a few. I start ketek and flagyl in a few weeks. I know I am getting, but sure confuses me when I see bruises and yet know there is no way I could bruise myself in my sleep, b/c they weren't there before I went to bed.

Take care,

My mate is being treated for lyme and babs and suddenly started buising badly.

I read something about a vit K dificiency here. Sure enough when I looked on the net long term abx use prevents the good flora in the intestinal tract from making vit K. It also comes from green veggies, which he doesn't eat enough of.

He started taking vit K and a probiotic blend that is supposed to work better last week.

Too soon to tell if it has helped.