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Spike, in order for us to help you; you have to help us who can NOT read your long paragraphs out by hittingthe ENTER key after each long sentence, and DOUBLE space between EACH paragraph please.

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Originally posted by spike23:

well,i thought i would update how things are going me,my rash is fading,but i feel like my glans behind my are sore,esp when i cough,

so im worried that i might have lymes disease and that the symptoms of lymes disease might be getting worse.

the doctor did change from just treating me for 10 days to to two weeks with the amoxcillin,no chage is dosage,still 500mg 3 times a day.

i guess my main question is there been enought time for me to to be devolping symptom like flu-like illnespain in joints,etc,

or is it too early for me to be getting those symptoms?

the sorness under my ears is the worth thing,i worried my glans might be swollen and that it might be a symptom of lymes.

ive had this about 2 or 3 weeks,can anyone give me some advice on this problem,i feel foolish worrying about ths,but i do.any advise would be most welcomw,thanks

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Spike, be sure when you find your LLMD that person is NOT a beginner LLMD. I went about 35 years w/OUT lyme treatment since I was constantly misdx! Lymetoo/TUTU in Vegas presently, went 40_+ years of not being correctly diagnosed!

You are worried, and have every right to be but YOU CAN BE CURED! Majority of us can not at this present time. We only hope for a REMISSION with quality of time left. You have that quality of time....use it well my new lyme friend! ok.

You've been given excellent advise above.

A shortcut on finding the other topic areas: seeking dr., general, and OFF TOPIC, go to the bottom of the screen where it shows ALL the posts. Look in the right hand corner, and you can chose another area there and hit ok! Saves me a lot of time this way.

Spike, again remember to hit the enter button often when you post ok for those of us who have neuro brain damage and can't read as is your long, continuous paragrahs.

Here is my copy/paste of newbies info in case I missed sending to you when you joined our lively group!

Welcome to this 24/7 LYME support group board!

Here's TREEPATROL's and Tincup's combination newbie links.

http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/029917.html

Print off the links then check them off as you read as you could spend several months reading all of this.

print & read Dr. Burrascono's 2005 info first; you will come back to this often.

Extensive info in Treepatrol''s newbie links about the meaning of WESTERN BLOT IGM/IGG test results from Igenex! Be sure to read or print this info IF Igenex tested you ok!


Also, see Cheryl''s extensive web sites on: LD DIAGNOSIS, SYMPTOMS, & TREATMENT ... wonderful! Read the area on CO-INFECTIONS! You could have from 1-12 other illnesses that tick is carrying...lyme, malaria, etc.

http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymediseasetreatment.html

If you are showing symptoms of co-infections, I would like to suggest being tested for co-infections when you have LYME western blots done. It isn''t cheap!! But if you are positive, you can treat the co-infections first, and then work on LYME symptoms.


EYE SENSITIVIES & NOIR, no infrared sunglasses info., 2-28-06 updated YES, I have what you have! Are you on doxy too? That made my extreme eyes

200% MORE sensitive than they we were earlier.
I learned a lot about eye sensitivity/lighting on
www.marshallprotocol.com board.

Look for AUSSIE BARB'S EAST FINDER and then eyes/sunglasses, etc. Wealth of info there.

I ordered the NOIR sunglasses. 2-26-06 corrected wrong email to:

http://www.noir-medical.com/noir_amber.htm
You will need 2% amber and 10% amber ... Style no. 901 and 910.
1-800-521-9746 TOLL- FREE

mention you have lyme and marshall protocol, they will give you 20% off!
I'm NOT on MProtocol, but mention it anyway. I was on their new board almost 12 months!

Also they have been kind enough to replace the SCRATCHED LENSES & BROKEN BOWS! How's that for service?

I don't drive often at night, but I can wear NOIR's 901 lenses at night while driving; it creates soft candle lights coming at me...tolerable. NOT to wear in town with all the action of people crossing where they shouldn't be, etc.

from LOU to Betty on LONG web links and Thank You Lou!:
"If you hit the return key in the middle of a link, I don't think it will be clickable anymore. An alternative that maybe Betty should be telling people about is the tiny url website. I have it on my tool bar at the top of the page and use it for
those incredablylongwebsiteaddresses.

All you have to do is ask tiny url to produce a short version, which it will do with a unique address, which you then use instead in your post. Works just the same when clicked! Here is the website, spread the word!

http://tinyurl.com/

3-1-06, fyi, I tried dragging tinyurl to my toolbar without success, so that''s why I currently have LONG addresses vs. short tiny ones! I''ll keep trying.

UNDERSTANDING HERXING REACTIONS
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=041517

Tincup''s explaination of Camp A and B, Steere vs. Burrascano, on short term antibiotics vs. long-term CHRONIC abx.
http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=021395

Tincup posted March 8, 2005, 2218
Lyme Disease Survey Responses
February 27, 2005 - March 9, 2005
1. How many doctors did you have to see before being properly diagnosed? 112 responses
Average number of doctors consulted before being diagnosed- 14
Answers ranged from 1- 120 different doctors
2. Have you had problems getting insurance to pay for doctors or treatment? 87 responses
Yes- 63 No- 24

3. Have you lost income because of Lyme disease? 106 responses
Yes- 99 No- 7
4. How much does it cost you (average) per month for Lyme related expenses? 61 responded
Average cost per month per patient-
$4,472.49
Low- $500.00 High- $21,492.00

5. How many different medications do you take per day? 77 responded
Average - 14 different medications per day
Low- 3 High- 25

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Originally posted by spike23:
thanks for the replys.here'the current situation with my rash.the rash is almost gone.all that remains is a small bump,proabably where the tick was at,im pretty suure it is.is this normal with lymes?i'm not in denial,im just saying we dont know if it's lymes,could have really just been irritation from the tick bite.so could someone tell me if it's usual to have a small red bump after the rash clears,and if theirs any chance its not lymes.im afraid you all are getting tired of all my questions,if so,i aplogise,thanks in advance

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Hi, Spike.

I HEAR you!

First of all, stop saying "Lymes" with an "s." And we're NOT getting tired of your questions. You're doing exactly what we all did - trying to talk yourself out of thinking there could be any possibility you might have gotten Lyme disease. (Notice there's no 's' on there. )

I have Lyme pretty bad in my brain. You might say I was a little 'hypervigilant' about my 14-year-old daughter. Didn't want her to wind up with a buncha brain lesions, migraines, heavy-duty antibiotics, and so forth. But didn't want to be paranoid, either.

So I ignore the fact I KNOW she's had ticks removed in the past. "No symptoms," I say to myself. "Don't be paranoid," I say to myself. Then she gets a tick on her belly that's bitten her twice. Maximum attachment time maybe four hours. We check him out: an ixodes pacificus -- (micro photographer nut here).

Daugher has a rash - like you. Not a classic bullseye but nevertheless a rash. For a couple weeks. It finally fades. Her knees begin to hurt enough that she starts to limp. I have MY LLMD draw her blood for IGeneX and she is CDC positive.

She treated for six months and today, there's 'nary a sign of Lyme.

Moral of the story: Don't put a lot of stock in what the rash looks like! Mine was not especially dramatic looking either -- 'bout the size of a quarter. But my tick carried a vicious punch.

If I had gone by how non-dramatic the rash looked, my daughter might not be walking today!

Better safe than sorry. You will NOT have this chance again. I speak from experience.

Michelle


Georgia's rash after a coupla weeks:

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