Brain tumor, lupus, post tramatic stress syndrome from a minor car accident (all brought up in one sentence by 1st doc I saw)
Then I found my LLMD
Once I had the Lyme diagnosis, my private disability insurance from my previous job
sent me to a bunch of their own docs to discredit my claim!
From the insurance chosen docs I was told I didn't have lyme, but perhaps AIDS (from a Infectious disease doc)
from the neuropsychologist they sent me to: cognitive prob were related to a general low IQ and of course, no lyme disease. She also wrote in her report my hair was "unkempt"!
Hmppph!
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Gout, Bursitis....
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anxiety( 2006) , lupus(2007), Might be leuckemia(2007)( Low WBC 1.5 for 3 years) , Migranes(1993)( were the first ones, rhematologist said I do not have Arthritis 2005 ( test came negative) Send for Laparoscopy 2004 , Endoscopy 2005( pains moved around digestive track for a while), Colonoscopy 2006 , GERD, E coli, Hep B( they said was not active though)Physical therapy( HIPS off 2007), Adjustments recomended( was lyme in the joint).
They claimed the computer had caused neck pain and tightness....CALLED STRESFULL LIFESTYLE( Yes right having lyme sure everything you have to accopmlish request 500% of you and make you stresful).
FATIGUE 2003( depression -blah , blah blah due to the lost of my mother).
Always they try to find STRESSOR in life and blame it for every flare symtoms that lyme brings up.( so they want to handle Antidepresant as CANDIES 1995 and again 2003 and 2006).
DEHYDRATION -2006, vomiting , ER -3 times 2007, pale , shaking seisures( they included toxic-bacterial load).Never told me anything.Send me home.
One dr test for lyme -never mentioned LYME at all ( just covered HIS A** and did an ELISA) while my symtoms were PURE LYME.
MERCURY posioning while all organs were shut down -Said too late to do anything -permanent damage-nothing I could do on MARCh OF 2007.Fired them All
FULL Blown active nauro borreliosis -late stage with 7 coinfections ( have been bitten 4 times that I can recall -none had a clue from european Drs and USA doctor-complitly ignorant about LYME) Self diagnosed 2007-POSITIVE CDC western Bloot with many bands with 30+++as neuroborreliosis VERY late stage, babesia, bart , mucoplasma fermentas,ehrlichia , viruses.
Forgot No body could exsplain the headaches on 3rd grade , GOUT 1985 , knee arthritis 1990 , water in the knee - Migrane in 1993 pain and limping on 1996 no need of surgery in 1996-water in the right knee .Severe Neck pain in 1997 -and shoulder -bursitis....BOY I can recall more ...
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Oh GEEZE! This is incredible! Sad too!
But this is exactly what I need.
I hope to use some of this in an article.... no names will be used... so if I don't have your permission.. please advise.
I should have said that sooner... sorry! But I didn't know I would get so many responses like this.. so was not sure exactly how I would use the information.
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Depression Anxiety Osteoarthritis CFS possible fibromyalgia PMDD - Pre Menstral Dysphoric Disorder Poly - Cystic Ovarian Syndrome Flu Hypochondria
Basically started Zoloft due to anxiety over health issues - doctor felt that other than minor osteoarthritis there was nothing wrong with me.
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Oh! I forgot viral meningitis (in 1987) - LLMD believes that this was caused by Borrelia
and of course STRESS - It's always that, isn't it?
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Osteoarthritis Possible MS Possible Brain Tumor Lupus Possible psoriasis Bakers Cysts Anxiety disorder panic disorder depression ocd borderline personality bi-polar II migraine everything under the sun for 20 years except TBI's
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feelfit
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OOPS forgot
Stress
told that stress could give me everything but a baby!
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There are more, can't think of them all. You're welcome to use them.
My older son made a video game out of it called "Pin the Diagnosis on Mom" - doctors throwing different diagnoses. Good game. Bad ducks.
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...at 26 years old.. all in my head....and depression...
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First ER dr thought someone slipped me a sudafed(i was on vacation with my mother!)
Ocular migraines Herniated disc in neck Hyper ventalation Thyroid gone wacky photophobia dizziness Gerd Anxiety Depression Endocrine disorder(endo laughed) Stress induced illness- mind making me sick Lymphoma- it has to be hididng out somewhere we just have to find it. HIV- test negative but one LLMD felt this is what i had :-( i was so sick i didnt even care.
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"Thus the task is, not so much to see what no one has seen yet, But to think what nobody has thought yet, About what everybody sees."
-Schopenhauer
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Nothing...it was all in my head.
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Recurring Ear and Throat infections from childhood into adulthood
Growing Pangs
Bursitis for shoulder
Carpel Tunel
TMJ
Anemia 1993, 2000 & 2003
Scarlet Fever 2003 right after tick bite (re-infection)
Endometriosis 2003 (was told today by my Gyn that Lyme probably caused it!!! (she did a paper on LD in college she said...) Had to have total hysterectomy in 2007 at the age of 29 and put on HRT
Severe low iron of unknown cause 2003
IBS 2003
Anxiety disorder 2003 and 2008
Sustained Tachycardia 2004
In need of a psychiatrist by two seperate Neurologists 2008
2008 one neuro suspected MS and had tests run (MRIs) and when those came back clear then I was just told I had anxiety and needed a psychiatrist (even though my muscles were twitching non-stop)
I'm sure I would have had more profound diagnosis if Id gone to the doctor and complained...but I hate doctors! lol
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For 27 year old Daughter from onset to now.
DUCKS 12 years old- Headaches due to stress OCD Anxiety disorder Depression Fevers from unknown origin Knee pain due to Figure skating Hip Pain due to Figure skating ankle pain due to figure skating contant leg pain due to figure skating It was easy for the DUCKS to blame skating for aches and pains. constant sore throat,(never had strep) Mouth sores all the time so bad she could barely talk. Doctor never could figure out why. Fibromyalgia at 14 Chronic fatigue bone cancer Borderline personality disorder Lupus MS All in her head to get attention anorexia bulemia
LLMD
HLA DR4 Lyme Babs bart Erlic Myco HHV 6 CMV EBV
I am sure there are more it has been 16 years.......
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COPD aortic sclerosis adrenal hyperplasia anorexia nervosa was implied malnutrition psychosomatic tendencies drug dependence (since my symptoms worsened whenever I'd try to stop the Klonopin) ...and my favorite, menopause.
If these symptoms were primary menopause, all women over the age of 52 would be institutionalized.
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DUCKS
chronic fatigue syndrome;
excessive sensitivities to *****************************
LIGHTS, GLARE & REFLECTION...like looking directly at sun!;
noise/sounds ... all amplified!
chemical smells: perfume, cologne, hair spray, after shave, diesel fumes, cigarettes and especially on their CLOTHES!;
painful periods; hiatal hernia; irritable bowel/bladder syndrome; Headaches due to stress; Anxiety disorder; Depression; Fevers from unknown origin Knee pain Hip Pain contant groin/thigh leg pain TMJ constant sore throat deep coughing like bronchitus like sound! sinuses being plugged full-time
Fibromyalgia Lupus 3 times! All in her head to get attention
paralyzed vocal cord;
heart stress test showed blockage of 1 valve; had ballon test done...BALLOON NOT NEEDED!
LLMD dx *******
HLA DR4 Lyme HHV 6 EBV simplex herpes virus
allergic to gluten and casein foods
I'VE HAD CHRONIC LYME 38.5 YEARS; I'LL EDIT LATER WITH MORE!!
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Migraine with Aura
MS
Anxiety disorder
Sleep disorder
Low-blood pressure
Depression
TMJ
'Runner's knee'
Plantar Fascitis
Asthma
'Ringworm'
Cervical Pre-cancer
Arrhythmia
All that prior to the correct diagnoses
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CFS and fibromyalgia
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"myofascial pain syndrome," "pudendal neuropathy," "fibromyalgia-like syndrome," mono, "muscle imbalance causing nerve like pain"
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-migraines/headaches (had them every single day. This was during high school.)
-IBS (during high school and college)
-virus (of some sort. The doctor didn't know WHAT kind, but said it was some sort of virus and would just have to wait it out and drink a lot of gatorade.)
-tachycardia (now realize it's due to lyme disease).
-vitamin deficiency
-depression/anxiety
-"it's your spirit" (I guess what they really meant by this was depression/anxiety as well.)
-sinus infection (diagnosis from duck at ER. Gave me antibiotics for it that made me herx, which landed me in the ER again, feeling worse).
-------------------- One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. ~ Helen Keller
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Pseudo Mal De Debarquement Syndrome ("pseudo" because she'd never been on a BOAT. This was a particularly hard misdiagnosis to swallow because we had waited 2 months for an appointment with this hot-shot world-renowned vertigo specialist.)
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ADD Environmental conjunctivitis Multiple chemical sensitivities TMJ
Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue IBS and multiple GI problems Insomnia RLS Anxiety Anemia Spondylitis of neck and back Depression, including Post Pardum Depression enlarged spleen Chronic Sinusitis gallbladder removed (stones)
Adrenal Fatigue T3 T4 conversion problems heavy metal toxicity Candida
-------------------- Bart Henslea 1976 Fibro/CFS/arthritis 2004 Lyme diagnosed 2007 3 1/2 years treatment with oral combos, Cowden, IV roc. BW herbs. Off all abx in 12/10. Feeling good. Posts: 647 | From NY | Registered: Dec 2007
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HOLY COW!
If this wasn't for real I would laugh looking at this list from you all!
But imagine the awful way we've been treated.
My article is only XX number of words.. and just using the symptoms you've listed I am already up there!
But keep them coming cause I am also trying to find the most common ones, etc.
chronic gastritis (5 times I think in 7 years -- most likely from Bart) tremors from anxiety/depression pseudoseizures Parkinson's (by a psychiatrist) somatization disorder post-Lyme autoimmune disorder
Bea Seibert
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19 year old daughter patellofemoral syndrome 2002 mononucleosis 2003 possible depression 2003 chronic fatigue syndrome 2003 Lyme disease 2004
28 year old son colitis migraines through high school learning disabilities worse in high school 2005 started with hallucinations, fortunately I knew this could be Lyme disease due to my daughter diagnosed with Lyme in 2005
me 52 years old getting older 2004 everyone gets tired 2005 fibromylagia 2006 started Lyme treatment 2008
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Post traumatic Stress Disorder.
Fibromyalgia.
Hugs,
Geneal
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anxiety disorder
depression
TMJ
hiatal hernia
rheumatoid arthritis
maybe Sjorgens (sp?)
"some autoimmune thing"
adrenal fatigue
CNS problem "due to trauma going back to the crib" right!
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Depression for 25 yrs. Carple Tunnel both wrists~Surgery right only Tennis Elbow/Tendonitis Anxiety/ Panic disorder Osteoarthritis, Spine & Knee Possible MS Fibromyalgia Migraines with auras "Just a cyst", Many times "Just a rash" Many times "Just swollen glands" a few times Spinal Stenosis Ankylosing Spondylitis Sacroliliac Dysfunction,{Hip area} Facet Joint Dysfunction {Lumbar Spine} Degen Disk Disease Restless Legs Sciatica Herniated Disks Sjogrens Symdrome Raynauds Syndrome Sarciodosis {sp?}~Had biopsy Chronic Sinusitis Chronic Broncitis Tooth grinding Chemical sensitivities Allergies Ibs Low thyroid~~But not low enough to treat! Vision ~~said it was hormonal due to age {40 at the time) Chronic fatigue
Horrible PMS & Female problems , pelvic pain for 10 yrs{First bite, 20 yrs ago in the thigh!!} Normal Ultrasound.
Gall Bladder Pain-Normal Ultrasound
Long lasting sore throat & Hoarseness that turned out to be a large Vocal Cord Polyp.
Lupus & RA ~~Were ruled out
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its all in my head syndrome
1st tick bite late 1980's, was NOT a bullseye. It was a huge purple bruise like mark.
Duck said it was a bruise. Derma duck said it was a fungus, and treated with steriods.
2nd Tick bite 2006, marked the same, but was raised & swollen with a faint outside ring...
Duck said it was "just a possible BUG bite". Rheummy said Tick bite, let's test for Lyme.
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"I see a theme here of many suffereing from anxiety and panic disorder. I always wonder if anxiety/panic is a caused from the illness or was there before and made us more suseptible to an illness."
I can't vouche for anyone else, but I can say this... before I came down with this crap, I never had panic attacks, depressed thoughts, crying spells, mood swings, or any of the other hundred odd symptoms that have come, gone, rotated, changed, sometimes hourly over the past 18 mos.... Symptoms that are so real and specific at times that you would swear you have a particular affliction, even the drs think so, only to have the tests come back negative.
I cant speak for anyone else, but I know the exact day it all started, and Ive been tracking it ever since.. every 28-30 days, just like clockwork... almost too predictable.. I dont think anxiety is that predictable, is it?
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I was cut loose by my LLMD today. Symptom free since December. So, now you know . . . long-term antibiotics can relieve all of the above listed ailments.
Shesh!!!
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