Someone PLEASE help?!

Okay, I am 18 years old and at my whits end with everything, and becoming very depressed.

First off, my mother was diagnosed with Lyme about 10 years ago and was treated successfully.

Recently (about 3 months ago) I had been having and pelvic pain (only an 18 year old male), also stomach pains. I went to my doctor and he ran a bunch of tests and said I have mono.

I have also been pretty socially anxious throughout my whole life, and was always extremely irratiable as a child.

Now I am starting to get joint pain in my knees, feeling tired all the time, sharp random/shooting pains all over body, in chest and underarms especially. sometimes I feel a bit of a rapid or faster heartbeat. Occasional sharp pains in stomach/aabdomen.

I have extreme anxiety about everything now (worse than usual), I also have problems getting to sleep, a white coat on tongue?, bad constipation, sometimes my eyes feel really dry or bug me, sometimes i see floaters, and sometimes I get tingling/numbness in my arms and legs. Brain fog. also I get very light headed at times. And have swollen lymph Nodes in neck and groin for months.

I also have a random sharp pain in my left shoulder blade that will come for about a day or so and then pass.
A few weeks ago (while on cipro) i felt as if all of my skin had a sunburn on it, when my clothes rubbed on legs, arms, and stomach/chest, it felt like a sunburn would, but there was no Redness/rash? For one random night I had burning in both calves at the same time that was there when i went to sleep and gone when i woke up. (my mother said she had burning in calves with her Lyme)

I also have long hair.. And I notice that whenever I wash it.. More and more seems to fall out . My shower drain gets completely clogged once a week now.

Also my whole life I've walked on my toes.. I had to have surgery on my Achilles tendons when I was 15 due to this. (read someone with long term lyme who said they had this)

All these other symptoms have just started to come during a very stressful time, during my first semester of college. I have not had a good diet (typical of a college freshman) and also i went through some very sad and stressful family stuff this semester before symptoms started.


Basically, my doctor just said I have mono and it will pass.. That was Months ago. I think it's something else.. Possibly Lyme??

Please If you think you can help. Let me know what you think. I am becoming very depressed and sad. I am only 18 and feel like my quality of life has all the sudden gone.

Hi Foutzman!!
Welcome to our forum!! I am so sorry to hear all that you've been through, but I'm sure glad you found us!

If you haven't already, it would be beneficial for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of relevant information, symptom lists and informative links that have been put together by our members here! Most of those who have read through it have said that it was very helpful!!

We also have a pretty good search function on this forum to help you narrow down your search for information from past posts. We must be our own health advocates now and the best thing to arm yourself with is knowledge about our infections and the different ways to treat them!

Have you talked with your Mom about this? If so, what did she say? If you haven't talked with her, may I ask why?

I would say that with your symptoms should be checked out by a doc who actually knows what Lyme and the co-infections look like. Here are some places we usually recommend our member check for referrals:

For information on finding a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD) in your area, please email our long time member, Dan's Mother at:[email protected]

You can email Stephanie at: [email protected] You can also go to: www.turnthecorner.org/ if you want to learn a little bit more about Lyme Disease.

You can also go to The Lyme Disease Association and search for LLMD's 3 times in a month. You have to register first. Here is the link:www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277&Itemid=74

You will want to find an ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society) doctor. The ILADS site is another great place to read to get you started on your Lyme journey. www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines_clearing_ilads.html

Let us know what you think after reading through the "New to Lyme?" thread. We are here to help you learn, answer as many questions as we can -although we aren't doctors - and to help you through this time in your life!

Thanks for the replies guys! Yes I have talked to my mother, and some of our symptoms are the same.. and she is going to have her family doctor test me for all sorts of stuff. Even though i know that his lyme test is very unreliable. Can i ask him to send it to IGenex? or will he not do that..?

I was just wondering if people suffering from this disease had similar stories, or thought that my case sounds like it is lyme disease.

Welcome to the forum. I know we can be of help to you so I hope you will be back often. This forum was a such a help to me four years ago and continues to this day. Of course as others have said, your symptoms really sound like lyme. I remember my first visit to the emergency room where I was told i was "only" suffering from anxiety, I went to Outback Restaurant after. I remember walking out of the restaurant and getting a stabbing pain in the back of my knee like nothing I ever felt before. We went from there to the pharmacy to get my rx filled and my ankle did the same thing. Thinking I was going crazy, I called my sister and ask her if she thought anxiety would cause these kinds of crazy pains.

Lyme is such a mysterious illness. Despite being told by many many doctors that I was not sick, I knew there was no way that this was "normal." My teeth hurt, my gums hurt, my joints, my back, my ovaries, I had a headache everyday for years, I was depressed, crying, anxiety ridden, etc. etc. etc. Yet I was told there was nothing wrong with me.

So hang in there. Today I feel fantastic. You can get there. Be determined but at the same time be gentle to yourself. It takes patience and hard work. My best advice is to research, research, research that way you will be educated and prepared with the right questions and answers.

Keep us informed and get to an LLMD.

Sure. It's different for everybody.

Thanks guys!! any other input/advice?

I agree with what yazzer said, but just a word of caution - don't overdo it with the exercising! Depending on what your body can handle, if you push too hard, it's likely to make things worse instead of better!

But in general, yes - exercise is wonderful! It keeps the lymph flowing!