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Posted 8/16/2013 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
 

I was thinking of all the crazy things doctors said to me when I first had lyme disease.

A neurologist had me get a M.R.I. of my brain. When lesions were found he said they were from depression or maybe... menopause!!

I told him " sorry that diagnosis has already been used."

nono

If you have any funny stories please share.

 

Posted 8/17/2013 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
Oh I have one! So I went to a Neurologist and had an MRI with contrast done. They found some small lesions (dots) in my brain. I think it was three throughout my brain. The neurologist said that they were "brain freckles" and that it was nothing to worry about. I swear, that is what she called them.

At that time I was glad she thought it was nothing. Now I know that it was the beginning of Lyme affecting my brain.
Posted 8/17/2013 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
I also have "unidentified bright objects" on my brain MRI. Can you elaborate on how they indicate Lyme affecting the brain?
Thanks.
Posted 8/21/2013 2:11 PM (GMT 0)

Funny stories? idea

I was finally ready to tell my GP what I have: 'I have Lyme Disease and Bartonella' - response: 'What did you say? Bartonella, can you spell that please?'

Then a few weeks later, his back-up when my regular GP was off on a holiday: 'I have Lyme Disease and' (didn't let me finish) - 'what's that again, Lyme? I have heard it before, but can't remember what it is'


Posted 8/21/2013 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
Oh the ridiculous stories that can be told...

When I was in high school, my mother was taking me around to all sorts of specialists, trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I was intensely fatigued all the time, I had consistently swollen lymph nodes, and my hands shook constantly. I was only 15! The one doctor we traveled an hour to see? He laid his hands on me for about thirty seconds, then proclaimed:

"There's nothing wrong with her! It's normal for her age, and she'll grow out of it."

Ha!
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