help on confirmtion lyme diagnosis

Why not seek out a Naturopathic, Homeopathic or other Holistic doc then? No antibiotics have to be used to treat even these infections if you don't want to use them.

***Playing "devil's advocate" here:
Have you had symptoms of Valley Fever all along? It's a fungal infection (I've had it as well) If not, what makes you believe you have it now?

Histoplasmosis is also a fungal infection - are you showing signs of it still? Have you had a chest X-ray lately to check for it?

Do these two fungal infections cover all of your symptoms?

Well, if you wouldn't mind reminding me of how you were diagnosed with Lyme? By test or clinically?

Why not make sure that those fungal infections aren't what you are dealing with? I'm a big supporter of making sure that you are treating for the right things!!! It would be fairly easy to make sure that you don't have one of the other conditions you are concerned about with X-rays of your lungs, "spit" tests, and even blood tests. You would have to be sure that they don't just tell you that you have "an infection" - they need to be specific as you want to rule out those fungal infections.

I lived in Arizona at the time that I had Valley Fever back when I was in high school - like 1979 or 1980 - so I don't really remember too much of it, as Lyme and other infection symptoms were a large part of my life as well - but I do remember taking the anti-fungals since I had an extended course of them at that time. The docs were convinced that Valley Fever treatment would take care of all my issues - nice thought, but of course it didn't work.

The problem is that Lyme likes the lungs of some of us as well, but it's bacterial not fungal. I had severe bronchial infections (always "almost" hospitalized) twice a year for a very long time, so I know what you mean. Fortunately, I've never had a blood clot found though.

And the rash can be from "cat scratch fever" - which is Bartonella - among other things - some of which I have never heard of before!
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000881.htm

Just remember that it's a truly rare ID doc that will even acknowledge Lyme when it should be, so that responsibility will rest on your shoulders. The only ones that will acknowledge Lyme willingly follow ILADS treatments for Lyme disease.

If you decide you should get treatment for any of these, remember that herbs are quite effective and are more than strong enough if the right ones are used. You will need to be sure that you have a well-experienced Herbal practitioner/Homeopath/Naturopath though.

LOL! Well, I'm a wealth of something!!!
I hope that I helped some.

One would think that as long as I've been at this I would have a blog by now, but I spend most of my free time either on here or helping others by email - LOL!

I used herbal protocols that are not the usual ones used for these infections - they were chosen by my Practitioner and I pouring over many protocols and talking about them together, and then she chose the ones she thought would be best for me. She had never knowingly treated for these diseases before, so it was quite a challenge for her - but obviously she did well!

I intend on going through my records later today (I have to go out with my Mom today first) and I will post what I did a bit later today - I hope that's okay.

Very true, Garden Peace!!
Sorry all, my Mom walked me into the ground...again!! LOL! I'll get on this, I promise!

But a word of warning, it's not like we followed a clear cut plan - things changed, rapidly sometimes, and so treatment changed to continue to help my body. This is why I have always hesitated in posting what I did for my Babesia - it was highly tailored to suit my needs at the time.

These infections and the depths that it can take a person is enough to shake even the strongest of faiths!

And don't think of it as loosing your normal life, more like putting it on hold while you heal.