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Show was on 8/22/2007 early evening. A replay of the show aired at 1000 PM MDT. Would appreciate any comments on this show and how it relates to neurolyme and other tbd's.
Wouldn't waste the board's time, but the description of the entry of the strepto? bacteria into the CNS was identical to my own theory of how the Lyme bacteria attacked my low back then spread through my CNS.
The show: A loading dock employee was brought to ER because of ascending paralysis. He was able to struggle into the hospital but within moments the paralysis spread up through the arms then finally prevented respiration.
First test was a spinal tap which was checked for Lyme (sarcasm on: why in the world would they check that?) and Guillain-Barre which were both negative. (for G-B they checked for protein in CSF?)
Next test was an MRI which showed severe disk degeneration. Also found a growth in the spine formed because of the bacteria which invaded through the degenerating disks as the dr. explained: the bacteria takes the easiest route into the spine which in this case was the degenerating structures surrounding the spine.
Turns out the employee had self-treated a boil without proper abx, then the bacteria entered the CNS and the ensuing growth impacted virually all the nerves in the spine.
This is pretty much the exact theory I came up with (on my own + internet research) for my own condition.
Through several MRI's, I have been diagnosed with Tarlov Cyst disease at S2-S4 by the Dept. of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. Could it be that the invading Lyme bacteria were encapsulated in cysts inside the sacral-spine by the immune system? Thus those cysts are impinging on the nerves which exit the CNS then form part of the Sciatic nerve? This would certainly explain at least parts of my condition.
I have tried to explain this theory relating to my condition to dr.'s but get only blank stares in return.
The fact that this transmission of bacteria into the CNS may be a valid theory seems very significant to how Lyme can enter the CNS.
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I dunno on your theory but will mention that lyme caused major lower back problems was followed by neurolyme that is causing muscle wasting. Of course, I had plenty of neurolyme issues before that, it just seemed to have changed its behavior for some reason. The old skinning burning or freezing and stabbing sensations went away, and now I have muscle wasting. If it is true that asymmetrical neuro symptoms means peripheral nervous system involvement, then that is what I have. But my question is whether there really is a wall between peripheral and central nervous system.
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In summer, 1992, my initial infection caused severe low back pain along with the normal lyme symptoms. According to the ER dr. on this show, strepto? bacteria gained entry to the spinal canal through degenerating structures, in this case degenerating disks. The pain that I experienced in 1992 was probably the spirochetes drilling through the degenerating disks into the spinal canal. I can only guess that the never-ending symptoms of pain and other neuro symptoms are because of the bacteria still residing in the CNS.
If the immune system reacts to the bacteria by forming Tarlov cysts, those cysts can also impact the nerves before the nerves emerge from the spine. One of my cysts is about 4cm X 2cm X 2cm so it could cause problems in the sacrum (S2-S4).
I won't waste any more space or any more of my energy since I'm apparently the only one who thinks this is significant.
And since my LLMD has closed his practice, my hopes for any help of any kind are forever dashed.
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Well, you just posted this a couple of hours ago. Don't give up yet on a reply that you find more useful than mine.
You sound depressed. Got company there as my doc retired too.
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When I was in my acute phase of lyme (also in 1992), I had severe lower back pain with spasms that were so bad, I couldn't stand up.
I could barely get in the car to get to a chiropractor and the adjustments did nothing.
Back then, I didn't connect it to lyme, but have since read that this is one of the symptoms.
After your post, I'm wondering if this is a weak spot for me, although I haven't been diagnosed with disc problems in lower back, just in the neck I think.
When I'm herxing, my lower back will bother me, but never as bad as back then.
I don't have your scientific knowledge, but I'm wondering if it isn't the other way around--the chetes caused the degneration for you.
I probably didn't have as serious a case as you, so maybe mine didn't progress as far as yours.
Just a thought--maybe I'm way off base in understanding what is happening with you and what the show implied.
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Pardon my ignorance about this, but if the ketes can cross the BBB (blood brain barrier), then don't they have access to the spine anyway - the whole CNS?
Or is them some mechanism or barrier between the brain and the spinal cord?
I hope those aren't dumb questions.....
But I do believe the Lyme bacteria finds the weakest areas to attack.
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Cave, what kind of test determines they're in your cerebral spinal fluid? Is that when they put the needle in your spine to get fluid?
Is it done in the hospital and is it really painful? sounds like it would be.
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SouthernCO, Anything's possible, but I think it's more likely that bart or another bacteria would do that rather than lyme.
I have a lot of cysts too, but I don't think it's from lyme.
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