One really stressful incident and I am flattened.My Dad having the stoke.
I have lost so much ground.
I hope I pick up again soon.I had that awful fatigue today where you can't think anymore.Headaches day and night again.My wrists are getting worse and some kind of tendonitis in my hands and arms.Sort of like nerve pain running down the hands from the forearm and shoulder area.Hip clicking and soreness worse as well.

I am so exhausted,I can't believe it.It is like a bad memory coming back.

It makes me realise how vulnerable we are even when we do start to heal.

I have to go to the specialist in Sydney on thursday and shall be interested in what he has to say.

Very disappointing.Starting to think I shall be on IV's for the rest of my life just to control the lyme.

Anyone else had this experience?Big backward step with extreme stress.I have been trying to rest and it is not making any difference.

Any ideas appreciated.

I am under big stress again (relationship going down the tubes), and my only suggestion is to take it slow. I am treating myself almost as if I were sick again -- naps or lying down when needed, careful attention to diet, exercise but not strenuous, watch the carbs and caffeine, vitamins and supplements that work for me.

And... make sure I laugh. Big time. Every day.

This seems to be a vicious cycle of events each feeding off each other...chicken and egg sort of thing....

stress definitely lowers our immune system and so enables any pathogens to do us harm...

zman

Yes, I was a bit concerned about you when your father had the stroke. Uncontrolled Stress can put you right back to where you were really quickly.

Keep an eye on it, and be sure to take the time needed for you.

Worrying about the possibility of relapse will only add to the stress, so try to keep in mind that you are undergoing treatment, and you can control at least part of this with de-stressing activities.

Moderate exercise, expressing your feelings, healthy nutrition, boosting your immune system, and yes, anything that will make you laugh will all help to keep it at bay.

My best,
Melanie

I am now working in a wonderful environment. My colleagues are so supportive.

It's going to take a while for me to regain what I lost, but I'm going to hang in there.

I've had the same thing happen from stress. I had had lyme symptoms for many years and didn't know what it was. Then I went through a very bad time in a relationship (and work all at once). I crashed and burned and was eventually diagnosed. (Sometime after the post traumatic stress thing settled.)

The same thing a few years later while on IV rocephin, my dad passed away after a long illness. It set me back quite a bit, but I think the rocephin saved me from a much worse set-back.