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I have a general question about Lyme disease.
I was bitten by a tick approximately fifteen years ago in Westchester County, NY.
Had the bullseye rash but the tick had fallen out on its own.
Went to a general MD who told me not to worry unless the rash spread upward.
He put me on Keflex for a week.
Except for some unexplained fatigue and perhaps some cognitive issues from time to time I did not have any symptoms either immediately after being bitten or over the years.
To make a long story short,about 18 months ago I developed some unexplained neurological symptoms(muscle twitching,muscle weakness,vision problems etc.etc.).
Without going into further detail can Lyme disease remain dormant for that long and then suddenly emerge?
Had other diseases ruled out so far and had the basic Lyme disease test which came back negative.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Beverly
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Hi retpony,
Welcome to LymeNet.
So sorry you are having these symptoms, but hopefully you will be feeling better soon.
Yes, Lyme disease can remain dormant and then suddenly emerge. Lyme disease is a clinical diagnosis as the tests are not 100% accurate. I suggest you seek out a LLMD. If you would like some information regarding a LLMD, we need to send you an PM or email.
Hang in there.
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geniveve
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find a doc who will send your blood to igenex ASAP.
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welcome pony. i was going to sned you a pm, private message with my newbie links/advise BUT you did not enable us to send important info.
you'll NEED this so folks can email you by PM a name of llmd, lyme literate md in your area/state!
we do NOT POST PUBLICLY ANY NAMES. so do not post last names; only LAST INITIALS!
pony, please EDIT MY PROFILE and change that to ENABLE PMS and also change it to show the LONGEST PERIODS OF TIME FOR SEARCHING vs. their default ok !
pony, majority of us on here have neuro lyme so can't read solid blocks of text like yours, so please break things up into paragraphs of 5 lines or so so we can comprehend and read.
you can do this by clicking on PENCIL ICON in your posts like above. this opens up the TOPIC LINE AND TEXT AREA.
i'd like to suggest you change yours to:
newbie and here's my story **************************
now go to your text and break it up into paragraphs. hit enter key twice after each paragraph. do this until you are done.
go to left hand corner and mark the box to RECEIVE ALL REPLIES sent to your home email box.
click EDIT SEND and you are done!
please do this on all posts/replies.
now go to my post here, and click on 2nd icon, letter w/people....that's a private message.
send me a pm asking me to send you my newbie links/advise on how to use this board, etc. let me know that you have edited your post too and i'll come back to read it then to see if i can add other stuff different from others.
in newbie links i have a lot of info there about getting igenex western blot igm and igg blood tests done! welcome; you'll learn a lot here!
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5dana8
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Hi repont
Sorry to hear your are not feeling well.
Yes. Lyme can remain dormant for a very long time. I also second the suggestions to find a LLMD & also get tested at ingenex. Here's their webb site . www.igenex.com
Lyme tests, even the best ones are not fail proof. Lyme disease still remains a clinical diagnosis. There are many reasons why you can still have lyme & test engative. Here's a link:
Good luck to you & hope you can feel better real soon Dana
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W E L C O M E ! ! ! ! ! ! !
You are in the right place~!!!!!!! Best wishes, Sarah
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