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Has anyone had pelvic or other GYN-related pain as the major symptom that eventually sent them to Lyme testing/diagnosis? Has treatment from a LLMD helped the GYN pain syndromes?
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trails
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GYN related pain is definitely part of my lyme make up. It is really awful.
I have severe endo and adhesions, cysts, the whole 9 yards. I had endo excised last summer, but I still have many problems.
The surgeon is lyme literate and has done some research linking lyme to Gyn problems.
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Hi, Some of my worst Lyme symptoms have been related to my vaginal and pelvic area. I have had what my gynecologist states is "lichen" changes due to the lyme. Since being on antibiotics for 2.5 years things are getting a bit better, but not fully out of woods yet. I know these can be particularly deleterious for women and some of my first office visits were to numerous gynecologists who were highly ignorant. It took me until I had an LLMD to find a gynecologist who was lyme literate, but even then the only real sustainable tx. has be abx. Take care, focus
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cantgiveupyet
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yep unfortunately that is where i am right now.
it didnt start out this way for me though..but now the lyme has settled in this area. i visit the gyn as often if not more then my LLMD.
Ive had bacterial vaginosis..and had to stop lyme treatment to treat that, then yeast...and now i feel like i have something else back again.
because of all this madness in that area i havent been able to stay on abx....its frustrating.
but i dont get cramps with my period anymore..the flow is lighter too. But i have a ton of lyme symptoms to make up for it.
I think the lyme likes that area, my llmd is not suprised it is hitting me there. My bladder is also under attack.
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