Their must be tens of thousands, who never have, nor ever will know what's ailing them.

I had a friend who had lyme, that had forgotten how to turn off a sink. They thought he had alzheimer's. Someone decided to do a lyme test, and they found it. Today, you'd never know he was sick a day in his life.

Keep posting on the forum in your down times. There's always folks here that care, and will help.

It's easy to get overwhelmed when all you want is to be "normal."

Quick hint, most of us lymies have trouble reading more than 4-5 lines of type that aren't spaced. You'll typically get more responses the more concise you can be.

I know my eyes blur and it takes great effort to read anything, but especially when the text is all bunched together.

Remember to be thankful for the things that you have- like a diagnosis! I know for me that nothing compares to the misery of not knowing what was wrong.

It's hard to know what to expect, each person reacts differently to each treatment.

One thing that has helped me- my Dr had me type a list of my "primary" symptoms when I was at my worst. Now, looking over it, I realize how many symptoms are gone. Yes, the symptoms I have are more severe and horrible, but the list is much shorter. I find that encouraging.

Consider yourself hugged!