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Well, most of my life I have had many odd medical problems that were not deadly but did cause me lots of pain. Recently my mother and I have decided to look at them as one problem, and not just a countless number of different problems. When we did this, it all started to point to Lyme. I can practically check off every symptom on the list minus the rash... which is scary. If I have Lyme, I have had it for some time... at least 10 years. I am soooooooooo incredibly tired all the time, feeling like I am in a total fog, unable to think or speak clearly sometimes, my joints burn and pulsate every day, sometimes getting so bad I can't walk/I am stuck in bed (these are my 3 most bothersome symptoms), I simply can not imagine living another 10 years like this, let alone another 40. (Recently I have started getting dizzy spells that are pretty intense... never had those before.) There is SO much different information out there on Lyme, I don't know what to make of it all. So I decided to come here and hear it from the folks that know best.
If any of you out there would be willing to share your stories with my, I would be so incredibly thankful.
I am knowledgeable on the science of Lyme, but with so many different symptom lists out there (some list symptoms I have that are pretty rare, some lists dont have those symptoms...), and the difficulty of finding any substantial information about chronic Lyme, I just feel lost in a sea of information. What symptoms are more commonly associated with Lyme? How Chronic Lyme commonly treated? How was/is it for you?
If anyone can help me out, that would be SO incredibly wonderful. I am just so confused and slightly frightened...
Thank you for your time... Have a wonderful day! ) -Sleepy Sky
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Geneal gave you the best advice, especially where you are now.
You need to get tested. While Lyme is a clinical diagnosis (symptoms) getting a test may well show that you have Lyme, and the Western Blots (IGG & IGM) will show long term and/or more recent infection.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you get WB tests through IgeneX labs. They specialize in Lyme testing and are the most accurate. If you go to a lyme literate doctor, you may want to be tested for coinfections which can also make you feel terrible. I tested positive for Mycoplasma Penetrans and Babesia.
Go to the Newbie Links here and read all you can. You won't be able to absorb all of the information, but just read as you can and that will help so much.
So sorry you are going through this but am so glad you found this site. It may save your life!
Blessings, Janet
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Sounds like it could quite possibly be a TBD, could be something else but could very well be a TBD perhaps BABESIOSIS which is spread out all over the USA and has different strains- the dizziness and brain fog and joint pain and all your symptoms are Babesiosis symptoms as well as Lyme- I would get to a LLMD and have a thorough Differential Diagnosis and get evaluated- Best wishes, Sarah
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