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Posted 9/19/2015 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
Seems like any time now I try and get my heart rate up and exercise or do a light shoot around outside at my hoop I experience air hunger flares once I get going and start to break a sweat , does anyone else notice this when they try and exercise since my other bab symptoms have gone away this still lingers and is worse the worse if I try and exercise , I had my red blood cells checked and they are fine
Posted 9/19/2015 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
Myeezy - are you still treating? How long have you been treating?
It may just be the last symptom to go.
Posted 9/20/2015 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, that happens to me as well. I often wonder if it because my blood is pumping faster and I know babesia affects the blood somehow. It's a very unpleasant symptom!! Hope it goes away for you soon!
Posted 9/20/2015 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Iv been treating Lyme since April and babeisa since June 17th and still treating both
Posted 9/20/2015 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
Bump anyone else any input on exercise and air hunger together
Posted 9/20/2015 3:05 AM (GMT 0)
Myeezy you and I are about at the same point with lyme. Definitely air hunger with BIG exercise. Big exercise is riding a bike or housework and definitely climbing the stairs. Not for swimming though. I breast stroke very gently and have the most marvelous time. Swimming has never been exercise to me. It is my zen place.
Posted 9/20/2015 7:38 AM (GMT 0)
I don't get air hunger but I do get a 'as-yet unidentified' form of dysautonomia when I exercise (even climb stairs :-(
I chalk it up to lyme and co. messing with the nervous system; wrong messages getting sent.
I posted before that I got a form of air hunger while falling asleep, but that's it. Do you get any other symptoms with it?
Posted 9/20/2015 12:13 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone dealing with this issue could be well served by thorough thyroid testing....not just TSH.

Lyme is famous for causing hypothyroidism. And, untreated/undertreated hypothyroidism can impede healing from Lyme.

Unfortunately, many doctors don't run the right thyroid tests. LLMD's seem to be a bit better.

TSH is a pituitary hormone and not a reliable indicator of thyroid function - especially when disease processes such as Lyme & Co. come into play.

Looking at TSH to judge thyroid status is like looking at the odometer when you want to know how much gas is in your tank.

Thyroid status is more accurately determined by looking at the actual levels of thyroid hormone that are available for the body's use:

Free T4 (T4 or thyroxine, free, direct)
Free T3 (tri-iodothyroinine, free, serum)

Healthy people have FreeT4 and FreeT3 levels well above mid-range and often closer to the high ends of their respective ranges.

If anyone tests with either/both levels lower than that, they would benefit from some thyroid hormone replacement.

I will gladly help any interested parties interpret their thyroid test results. I'm no stranger to thyroid issues since I've been dealing with them long before I got bit by the tick last year.
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