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Hi. I am a "newbie" here. I've had MRI's of the brain, cervical spine, x-rays, numerous blood tests done and everything comes back normal.
I have not been checked for LD. I have an appointment with my Family Dr on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of LD and go from there.
Up to a week or so ago they were sure I had MS or some other neurological disorder but all tests came back fine.
I have numbness/tingling in hands, arms, feet & legs.
Double vision developed about 7 months ago. Vision on some days becomes very blurred hard to gain focus. Unable to do much when this happens.
Extreme fatigue comes & goes without warning or reason
Depression is starting I think, not sure if it's due to not knowing what's going on or if it's just another mysterious symptom.
Bladder problems-corrective surgeries didn't help Plus many other little issues happening.
My main question is about the rash. I had a rash about a year or so ago on the inner part of my arm by elbow.
My first thought was ringworm. Asked Dr about it..he said dry skin Weird...in a nice little circle but hey ok your the knowledgable man.
Now after looking at the pics of rashes one of them made me remember one I had, but cannot for the life of me recall where I had it...I think on my leg.
It was like the one with the lady laying on her side with the rash on her hip & a card with the date on it.
Mine was almost identical of this..only thing is after a period of time it was like infected in the center dot area with drainage. Would this be typical of a LD rash?
Sorry this was so long just figured I get my details out. Not very knowledgeable at this time about much concerning LD.
I have received the 20 pg newbie stuff. Which I've been going through & highlighting stuff to ask Dr.
Also is there a place where theres a list of what states have high cases of LD?
Thanks agian for your time,
Lauri Michigan
-------------------- Lauri Posts: 4 | From Paw Paw, Michigan | Registered: Nov 2006
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Hi Laurie, welcome to lymenet, but sorry for your health concerns.
Your story is SO similar to mine! I'm still not diagnosed with lyme (get my test results back tomorrow - gulp), and have been diagnosed with "possible" MS (among other things) despite all tests being normal.
The symptoms that prompted me to seek help were numbness/tingling and stabbing pains. I also have eye problems, etc.
I would recommend, if you want to persue the possibility of lyme seriously, to get an LLMD.
For some reason I can't find the link to the CDC that has the stats for lyme occurences in each state, but if I remember correctly, I think I read that last year Michigan was #17 in the country.
Also, the numbers presented by the CDC are (by the CDC's own admission) probably hugely underreported.
Good luck, and keep educating yourself! You've found a great site with a wealth of information and very kind, generous people.
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Thank-you so much for the links for state by state info.
Right after I posted I ended up finding it.
I've printed this info & other pages of information to take to my dr this week.
I have a name & number of a LLMD in Michigan to call, but wanted to first discuss with my regular doctor so he is aware of what I'm planning on doing...whether he agrees or not.
Lauri Michigan
-------------------- Lauri Posts: 4 | From Paw Paw, Michigan | Registered: Nov 2006
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Lauri, glad my 20 page package has helped you.
There are stats there in lyme case maps RIGHT before the long list of symptoms half-way thru what I sent you.
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