Has anyone else lost weight?

man, i'm struggling here.. i'm already a skinny dude! i usually weigh around 180+ but now i'm sitting at 167.. i know the stress and anxiety and prolly doxy have played a roll in this.. but i really need to gain some weight back.. i've been trying to read up on what to eat and what not to.. but its hard to eat extremely healthy and gain no weight.. i'm just curious on what to do? any helpful links would be nice.. but i'm just trying to get at least 50grams of protein in me daily, but thats about it..

i use to eat junk food, and sonic every other night.. not anymore!

ok, thanks... i really need some weight back.. i look deathly sick... like a cancer patient that has been through chemo

i'm looking for anything that will build me back up, and not affect the lyme from stirring up..

some stuff i used to eat, i tried to eat it now, and i have weird symptoms from it... basically anything fried or sweet doesn't do well for me...

i know in the last 2 months everythime i eat. i have this awefull after-yast in my mouth. abd the only thing that has worked to remove it eating a few twizzlers. i'm not sure if anyone else goes thro this but its odd to me. and its not from a new med. this happened b4 i was placed on my new meds.

i have the opasite as i have gained weight. i dont eat much either. i cant eat a whole kids meal from mickyDs. so i blam it all on not being able to walk much at all. sometimes i am so bad off if i drop something blue has to pick it up for me. boy i'm so glad i trained him this..lol he is also my handrail if i am walking on steps that dont have rails.

i hope there are others here who can help you with this issues. if i could shave some of mine off and give it to you i would glady do it hehe

thats great news scorpio. lets just say blue out weighted me 3 yrs ago, i cant say that now tho..lol i so want to lose it but how when you cant walk. and like i said i dont eat much. i have been known to go 2 or 3 days without eating. i know thats bad for me but i cant help it.

again thats great news for you!!!

mcjane, btw welcome to the board.

i hope this passes for you soon.

scorpio,

now that i think of it my neighbor tho i think has lyme but her Dr wont test her for it. she has been dealing with her thyroid for a few yrs now. she had always stayed at the same weight tho. but in the last yr she is gaining now. and she is always in her yard working. she usealy has a day or 2 a a week that she is laid up in bed tho. almost never fails for her to work in the yeard and then she is in bed.

i also worry about her cause she falls a lot, and 1 time it knoted her out for awhile. she has a oppiontment with my PCP today to get tested, i just now remebered it.lol
i will call her tomorrow to see if they ran the test.

i used to be the one in my family who remeber all dates, now i cant remeber anything from 1 day to the next without looking, it sucks

lol night night sleep well, and remeber you can always edit your post to change it so no one knows..lol

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Hi James.  Many people who have Lyme lose weight for some time.  It should get better with treatment.

Maybe you can check to see if your insurance would cover a visit with a nutritionist.  Then you could learn about healthy meals and snacks with higher calories that will be individualized for your needs.  You can also try Google for healthy meals to gain weight and see what you can find.

i've lost weight too, which is surprising to me since I haven't skated at all lately, or done much of anything else, and I have been eating like a pig. I really thought I was going to be up 5-20, turns out I am down about 5.

Cajun, Ensure has 23g of sugar in the 250 calorie bottle. Ensure Plus 350 calories 22g of sugar.

Ticker, I haven't said anything about my having Lyme because after reading the many difficult and long term suffering other members are going through I should not complain, but here's my story along with some lab tests that you may understand, I sure don't.

Started with chills, fever, fatigue and tremors. 5/29/09 kept getting worse and on 5/31 was getting out of bed to use the bathroom and couldn't stand, just kind of slid to the floor, couldn't move. My husband couldn't get me up so he called 911. Ambulance arrived and took me to the ER. Temp was 103.6 BP was 60/40, was xrayed and told I had pneumonia, CT scan said no. Was given IV antibiotics for four days and then released with a Rx for Cipro. June 11th it started again, temp was 102 so I kept taking Tylenol to keep it down, but overwhelming fatigue and tremors never left, kept me bedridden. On 6/14 my husband took me back to the ER. They called in an Infectious disease specialist she ordered several blood tests. I asked if she was testing for Lyme, she said no so I asked if she would and she agreed. I was admitted to the hospital again and this time put on IV Doxycycline (betting this was because I suggested Lyme) Four days later she came to my room and said I had Lyme Disease. Next day I was sent home on oral Doxy for 20 days and just got another Rx from my PCP for another 30 days (100mg BID)........ How long should I stay on Doxy ??? Would really appreciate experiences............
Since day one I have had extreme fatigue and tremors, sub normal temp, feel cold even when it's hot outside. Not once have I had any of the other symptoms, headache, joint pain, brain fog etc. I no doubt have first stage Lyme and consider myself lucky, but cannot understand why I don't seem to improve and wonder if I will have this fatique forever
Below is what my hospital lab report says, maybe you can tell me what it means: Would like to also add that in a few days I will be tested for co infections: Babesiosis, Bartonella, Ehrlichioiosos and will do the WB again. Any suggestions for other tests very welcome. I feel blessed to have found HW I have learned so much.

lyme disease AB (IGG) WB positive
18 KD (IGG) band reactive
23 KD (IGG) band reactive
28 KD (IGG) band reactive
30 KD (IGG) band reactive
39 KD (IGG) band reactive
41 KD (IGG) band reactive
45 KD (IGG) band reactive
58 KD (IGG) band reactive
66 KD (IGG) band non-reactive
93 KD (IGG) band non-reactive

Lyme Ab 5.64
Lyme Disease AB (IGM) WB positive
23 KD (IGM) band reactive
39 KD (IGM) reactive
41 KD (IGM) reactive

Ehrlichia IGG <1:64
Ehrlichia IGM <1:20

EBV Comp IGM 0.76
EBV Comp IGG >5.00
EBV Nuclear AG >5.00
Ehrlichia Interpretation Antibody Not Detected

got alot of good tips from gracies mom today.. i just need like a protein shake that will work and won't stir any lyme up..

Thanks Cajun,
I guess everyone has a story to tell and all different some so heartbreaking it hurts to read them.
And then here I am so how can I complain that I'm tired, sometimes shake and feel cold, that's all nothing else not a single other symptom and if I had a bullseye rash I never saw it.

Many times when here I wanted to ask about 1st stage LD, what to do, how long does it last, when will I feel like myself again, am I taking enough Doxy 100mg twice a day, what else should I be doing/taking to get well, when will the fatigue and tremors go away and I've been sick going on 50 days and feeling a little better everyday, not much, but a little. Obviously I was diagnosed early and was tested at my request.
It pales in comparison to what I've read, made me feel foolish to even ask.

I had LD 10 years ago, was sick one day, felt great the next when a friend saw the bullseye rash on my back and I knew I was bitten, knew it was Lyme. Went to the doctor the next day started Doxy and was not sick a single day after that. Now I shudder to think what would have happened if my friend Margie hadn't of seen that rash. I would have never gone to the doctor and would be telling a different story today. I realize I was lucky then and since finding HW realize how lucky I am now.

I felt I had no room to complain, considering what others were going through in comparison.

I had no idea Lyme was such a vicious disease that can rob one of a normal life for years, maybe forever.

I will keep posting, I love this place.

Thanks again for making me feel welcome CajunGrl