I'm trying to figure out my latest issue, and would like to know if anyone has had similar...OR if this is, or is going to lead to Bell's Palsey...

I originally had a tingling sort of feeling around my left elbow. This was the site of the original infection/bite. It has, with a moderate pace, migrated up my arm, neck and to my face/forehead. At certain times, mostly when looking into a TV or computer, the muscles @ my eyebrow area will tense up and then spasm/constrict. It will back off a bit, and usually do it again/continue. The other time this happens is when I am laying in bed.

I can also feel the arm, neck and face area trembling, like the muscles/nerves are going spastic. I have been just trying to ignor it, and eventually fall asleep, but I am extremely worried that it is going to progress to something worse.

Can anyone tell me what this is? The eyebrow spasm is making me think that it may end up causiing the eylid/brow drooping sign of Bell's...can someone that happens to have, or had Bell's, let me know if this is true, or is a sign?

then one morning i woke up but one side of my face did not i went to my dr who sent me to a neurologist. he did an mri and put me on 3 meds. an anti-malarial, a steroid and ?? something else. was over in a week! guess the big thing is getting medicine within 3 days of onset, so, GO.

Most of us get this asymetrically...if you're gonna get it don't worry too much cuz I believe it's just another stage of the disease...if you are on abx's stay on them if not get on some.

I don't know that you can prevent this symptom...I only know I had it and then it went away...the eyebrow forehead twitching thing is annoying I know...it subsided and only occasionally returns less serious and does'nt stay any longer than any other twitches and transient pains I get...

Hi and WELCOME! Get a LLMD or at least Dr that is willing to learn about lyme. Borrelia Burgdorferi is a clinical diagnosis, based on symptoms and on your response to treatment. Good Luck, bumpy road ahead.

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I had previously tested positive on the Lyme Screen in DEC (Neg WB).
30+ Burrescano symptoms along with that.

Was tested again in Jan by an ID Dr. (btw - the staff called and said "all is ok on your test, no further follow-up required")...and after receiving a requested copy in the mail I looked over it to find band 23 of the IgM showed positive.

When I discussed this @ the NC clinic, they said they consider me positive having that.
Apparently they "write off" band 41 because it's so ineffective of an indicator. SO...as happens often from what I understand, I fall into the "CDC Negative" group that is in fact positive!

The NC clinic pulled 23 vials of blood (fun!) testing everything from Lyme to Lupus to H-Pylori. Luckily they use IGeneX Labs too. Those results will stagger in over the next few weeks.

Thanks Treepatrol for all the links...I'm really glad you all are out there!