I'm new to the group. In mid-august I had a terrible cold, and I never completely recovered. By late August I was noticing that my eyes were tired and my vision blurry. I was also experiencing constipation that lasted a month but seems to have improved somewhat. I have been experiencing fairly minor pain in my left eye, as well as fairly significant pressure around that eye. Sinus CT was fairly normal. CT of brain appeared normal, and I will be following up with an MRI tomorrow. Over the last couple of weeks, my neck has begun hurting on the left side; it is stiff and sometimes cracks when I rotate it. My ENT is mystified, so he started Avelox, an antibiotic earlier this week, and I began feeling terrible. I stopped the antibiotics Thursday afternoon, as I was feeling extremely lethargic. My muscles were weak and achy. I'm now taking prednisone for the pressure in my head and ears. I have to yawn regularly to open my ears. I have felt lethargic in the past, especially on days when I felt the pressure in my head. No fever that I've detected, though I've sometimes felt hot. No rash noticed either. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Truthfinder
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What made you think you might have Lyme, Todd?
We have a bunch of people in my small town right now who must have caught your cold. A lot of them just can't seem to recover from it - it keeps coming back. I just got it about 3 days ago. It's a doozy. I feel almost human today, but I sure have a lot of gunk in my head and pressure in my ears.
I assume you have tried all kinds of other meds for the head/ear/sinus congestion?
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bettyg
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quote:Originally posted by toddm7777: Hello All,
I'm new to the group. In mid-august I had a terrible cold, and I never completely recovered.
By late August I was noticing that my eyes were tired and my vision blurry.
I was also experiencing constipation that lasted a month but seems to have improved somewhat.
I have been experiencing fairly minor pain in my left eye, as well as fairly significant pressure around that eye.
Sinus CT was fairly normal. CT of brain appeared normal, and I will be following up with an MRI tomorrow .
Over the last couple of weeks, my neck has begun hurting on the left side; it is stiff and sometimes cracks when I rotate it.
My ENT is mystified, so he started Avelox, an antibiotic earlier this week, and I began feeling terrible. I stopped the antibiotics Thursday afternoon, as I was feeling extremely lethargic .
My muscles were weak and achy. I'm now taking prednisone for the pressure in my head and ears. I have to yawn regularly to open my ears .
I have felt lethargic in the past, especially on days when I felt the pressure in my head.
No fever that I've detected, though I've sometimes felt hot. No rash noticed either.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Welcome Todd! I'll send you by PM, private message, my 18 pages of newbie links/advise/long list of lyme symptoms! Bettyg
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groovy2
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Hi Todd
You do have several lyme symptoms- Flue and crackie neck were my first symptoms--
Find NewBee link at the top of 1st the page- Read it- Start with DR Bs info- (easist to understand) Look at symptoms list-- how many of do you have?
Let me tell you that if you EVEN think you have lyme Take ABX NOW--Dont wait-
Dont be scaired of ABX -No reason -- Be scaired of having lyme--
Doxicycline seem to be a Very good ABX to start with-- If the disease has not gone to far it works- Most folks take 400 to 600mg aday-
If you have lyme time is Not on your side- Days count-Dont waste any-- Im serious--Jay--
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