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Topic: Need LLMD in TEXAS (Houston or Dallas area)

meridia
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Member # 20609

posted

Hello,

I am 23 years old and was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with idiopathic transverse myelitis. While in the hospital paralyzed from the shoulders down, I was treated with IV antibiotics and steroids for the inflammation in my spinal cord, and I was tested for everything, including Lyme, but no cause was ever found.

Before becoming ill, I was a completely healthy college student. Now I am numb on most of the left side of my body, and I have chronic fatigue. Anxiety is a daily battle, I have random shooting pains in different parts of my body (mostly upper abdomen), and I have muscle spasms in my legs and arms. I also have to take medicine for over active bladder. I feel like a 23 year old senior citizen (no offense to the older members!)

I would be content with diagnosis if it was not for my experience with Lyme as a child. I was treated for Lyme when I was 9 years old. After a vacation in Arkansas where I was bitten by a tick on the shoulder, I developed a lot of the early symptoms of the disease. My pediatrician tested me for Lyme, but the test was negative. I was treated with antibiotics just in case and eventually got better. I never thought about Lyme Disease again until this mysterious disorder, TM, entered my life.

I was just wondering if this could possibly be Lyme even though I've tested negative twice, 11 years apart.

Posts: 13 | From Texas | Registered: Jun 2009 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

DEFINITELY COULD BE LYME!!!!! and most likely IS!!!!

Lyme tests are VERY unreliable when coming from the labs most drs and hospitals use. You need a specialty lab, like Igenex Lab in CA.

www.igenex.com Ask for test #188 and 189 .. the Western Blot.

I'll send you info.

[ 06-06-2009, 12:45 PM: Message edited by: Lymetoo ]

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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meridia
Member
Member # 20609

posted

Thank you!

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