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Posted 4/10/2011 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
For those of you who experience these 2 terible combination R A and Lyme I have the next question: Treating Lyme with antibiotics will solve the RA issue?

Is there any case when this happened?

i know that treating lyme is a lengty process and this can help the RA evolution.

Posted 4/11/2011 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
Falling Water,
I don't like to openly tell someone they are wrong with the info they have posted, but in this instance you are. RA and Lyme are two different diseases.

Although, Lyme Disease can most certainly 'open the doors' to other auto-immune disorders like RA! Also, RA can sure keep the immune system busy so that Lyme & other tick--borne infections can get a good foothold.

There is such a thing as Lyme Arthritis. This is nothing like RA, as RA factors can be measured in the blood, just like osteoarthritis can be. If I remember correctly - with Lyme Arthritis though, you will not have any arthritis markers in your blood, but will get to have all of the 'benefits' of arthritis is if is allowed to continue without treatment - joint swelling, pain (loads of it!) and even the twisting and turning of fingers and toes!

I know about Lyme Arthritis because I live with it. If you have information contrary to what I have, Falling Water, please list your information sources so that this can be discussed properly.
Posted 4/12/2011 7:21 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your reply.
I use to say I have RA and Lyme because of the blood tests specific for each one.All the blood markers are positive for RA so I cannot mention that is not RA.There may be a conection between these two.

I heard many people said " When you treat Lyme, the RA should go away" but I haven't find any person who experienced this.
I'm treating lyme and the RA didn't go away, probably it takes longer than I was hoping.
And now I experience twisting of my joints, swelling , pain.
My question now is if is enought just to treat lyme and hope that RA will go away or take care of both RA and lyme?
Posted 4/12/2011 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
HI Hasek,
That would be a question I would suggest you direct toward someone else who is dealing with the two different conditions. Our main moderator, Cajungrl, lives with both of these, I would suggest that you start a new thread with her name in the subject, so that she knows to look at that post.
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