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Avatar f tn There are two Virginia Sherrs in Pennsylvania who write about Lyme. One is a psychiatrist (retired, I believe) who has written stories about how she got Lyme and was told by various MDs that perhaps she had a psychiatric problem. The other one is a GI doc and wrote this article to explain what Lyme + Bartonella do to the gut. Burrascano's Advanced Topics paper also talks a bit about Bartonella. http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf Hope this helps! P.S.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with more than six sites of tendonitis/bursitis following an unknown "flulike" episode in 2007. Prior to that I was in no pain, had no history of trauma or repetitive stress injury and was healthy aside from frequent infections. I now have been diagnosed with: - Bilateral Trochanteric bursitis and ITB syndrome - Baker's cysts/bursitis behind both knees - Bilateral Gluteal bursitis/tendonitis (not sure if that's correct term - ischeal bursitis?
4939681 tn?1361299299 Thank you for that link. And a sarcastic thank you to the FDA for FINALLY putting that warning out! Since at LEAST 2001 people have had terrible and long-lasting and sometimes horrible side-effects from the use of those drugs. I don't know if people here remember the anthrax scares after 9-11 when several high officials were sent anthrax in envelopes. "Tuesday, September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks.
Avatar f tn Here is a great article about food interactions with drugs sometimes used to treat Lyme and coinfections. I have been on a few of the meds listed in the artIcle, and I was unaware of these conflicts, especially dairy / calcium with the tetracyclines (Doxycycline, Minocycline) & fluroquinolones (Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin). It also mentions that caffeine, and therefore chocolate, can interfere with some antibiotics, but then doesn't say which ones. http://health.yahoo.
Avatar n tn //www.lymediseaseblog.com/lyme-disease-symptoms/ http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html Lyme's Disease >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease Misdiagnosis of Lyme's Disease >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-nJDHVD8QQ Thailand staying healthy >>> http://www.letsgo.
Avatar f tn Well after the positive lyme test, their daughter refused to accept the lyme diagnosis and treatment for lyme. Why ? Because she was already addicted to painkillers and I think the lyme disease had by then affected her decision making (as well as all of the drugs she had been taking). This young woman had been taking so many painkillers, that when the producers and camera crew arrived at her apartment to film her, they found her unconscious on the floor.... glass shattered around her !
Avatar f tn Are positive Lyme Disease Titers registered in the chronic stage of the disease?
Avatar m tn Many docs say it is, but there is a substantial minority opinion that Lyme is a much more complex disease than run-of-the-mill infections and requires much longer treatment, because the Lyme bacteria have particular characteristics that allow them to evade a short course of abx: the Lyme bacteria have a very slow reproductive cycle, and antibiotics are effective mostly when the bacteria are dividing, therefore a longer course of treatment is called for, as is done in tuberculosis (usual treat
Avatar m tn I was tested for lyme disease over a year ago by my family physician. Test results came back negative. I was reading an article in a magazine concerning symptoms of lyme disease and everything listed as symptoms I seem to have. I am trying to find a specialist in my area who is knowledgable in this area. Should I have another blood test done to see if things have changed?
Avatar f tn And what I meant by doing another western blot is that ive read sometimes doctor give you a trail run of antibiotics if they are not sure if you have Lyme Disease and it might produce a positive IgG if I did have lymes disease...
Avatar m tn like this because I stay very active and eat well. Does it seem possible that I could have Lyme Disease even though my tests have been negative?
326184 tn?1348809108 If you have Lyme disease, can it cause lesions in the brain..? could it be Lyme disease? Is a test for this done when ms is suspected or does it have to be ask for? Thank you in advance for any responses.. I have joined many different areas on MedHelp under cantsleep2007..
Avatar m tn He has been on Doxycycline for a week now, even though his results for Lyme were negative. Is it normal to have negative results if you do have Lyme disease? Is it normal for a fever to last for weeks. When can he expect to start feeling better? Any info or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
362692 tn?1248639193 Hey, come visit with us over at the Lyme Disease forum. Sounds like you could use some company. We've all been through the mill and can perhaps give you some information from our collective experience. There is a recent book called Cure Unknown by Weintraub that I highly recommend -- it describes what people have gone through trying to find a diagnosis and treatment and the mess that the scientific and medical communities are in about Lyme and its coinfections.
Avatar m tn Welcome to MedHelp Lyme -- Sorry to hear what you are going through -- you are, in my not-medically-trained opinion, having symptoms that could be associated with Lyme disease. Many MDs are not familiar with the broad range of symptoms that may appear in a Lyme infection and often cycle seasonally and also every few weeks (it's different in everyone). That is, I think, part of what makes it hard for docs to recognize Lyme when they see it.
Avatar n tn Lyme disease is a bacterial infection carried by ticks that may also carry other diseases. The tests and treatments are different for the various diseases. I am not medically trained and it may be possible that all the Lyme bacteria can be killed by the immune system and we just dont know it has happened, but there are so many people sick with Lyme that I would get treated just to be sure. Did your son's doctor advise against treatment?
Avatar m tn t uptight or stressed out at work, and she DEFINITELY is not depressed. She thinks it might be Lyme Disease, and I did a bit of searching, it seems to be what she's having? My question is, is this lyme disease? And if so, what treatment should she take?
Avatar f tn I know it could be far-fetched because he did not have a bulls-eye rash anywhere on his body, that he could have been bitten by a tick last October, and now he is showing signs of Lyme Disease??? We were with family whose dog was diagnosed with Lyme Disease about 2 months after that hiking trip in October?
Avatar f tn Hopefully you will have some luck and success getting tested for Lyme - while your symptoms don't have to be Lyme, they could very well be Lyme (not to forget co-infections). You may need to find a Lyme dr. to interpret the results if they aren't definitive enough for a non-Lyme expert to read. Good luck and let us know how you're doing.
1640442 tn?1302449164 CALDA is the California Lyme disease association, and if you search for them on line, they may have some leads for you on a Lyme specialist in your area, or if no one is in the central valley, then you may have to trek to LA or the Bay Area.
Avatar m tn So I have been bitten by many ticks in my time - I live in Scotland. I have never noticed any rashes or flu like symptoms after infection either. However, recently (years after I have been bitten), I've developed some symptoms I believe are suggestive of lyme or co-infections. It started with anxiety 2 months ago (which has now pretty much gone). It then progressed to dizziness and breathlessness for around 2 weeks - I sometimes still get occasionally dizzy.
798555 tn?1292787551 And my adrenals are probabley a little messed up too. And the BIG and- I am have been treating lyme disease [antibiotics] for 1 year (thats not uncommon) which can mess up everything in the body. Of couse the endo is going to just up the erfa thyroid with out thinking about anything I just laid out here, because they think like robots. And then throw in lyme and he will stare at me (just my guess).