Hello.....I just didn't know where else to turn and decided that people with the same issues usually have the best input. So here goes....Last November I was diagnosed with Lymes. Was put on 2 rounds of antibiotics. Blood work after that showed now signs of Lymes according to doctors. I was seeing just a family practitioner. Before being diagnosed I had severe headaches...no other real symptoms...not even the "infamous rash" I was told everyone gets. Headaches to bad at one point it brought me to the ER. Anyway, lately my body has been really achy all over, feet and ankles, especially achillies tendon, hurt so bad in the morning I can hardly walk. Finger joints sore and swollen. Running them under warm water does help somewhat. Bending knees hurts. Started going to a chiropractor recently. He workes on my feet alot which helps for a day or two. I saw a neurologist twice who put me on Lortab for headaches, but will no longer prescribe anything as he says my symptoms are probably due to stress issues I've had previously in my life. Really, I don't feel stressed. My life now is straightened out more than it ever was. I started taking Fish Oil, 2400 mg. a day for the last 3 days. No change yet. Last blood draw shows no sign of lyme, so doctors are not really treating it. If no Lyme shows in blood does that mean it's gone?? Can there still be after effects? Sometimes I think it may be all in my head, but I have never been this sore in my life, and I am active. I am 48 years old, ride bike, and hike. I'm trying not to let this slow me down, but it's really difficult. I have been taking Aleve now, but it really doesn't help.
Can someone relate here? Any ideas would be appreciated. I feel so in the dark about all of this. I'm also very fatigued lately and have to force myself not to take naps all the time. I do not have any young children to run after, so that is good. I'm starting out here without a clue as to what I should do next. Thanks ahead of time for any info........