Please tell me I'm not alone

I've posted a few times on here, and everyone is always so understanding and helpful. I moved to CT from AZ approximately 2 years, and my life has never been the same since. We live in a rural area, and I did a lot of hiking, not knowing about Lyme disease, and to protect myself.

I was diagnosed with Lyme this past February, a lot of neuro symptoms in the beginning. Now I'm having back pain, and right front quadrant pain that my GI is baffled by. Just had my appendix taken out 2 weeks, because they looked abnormal, and thought that could be the cause....still have the pain.

I hate having bloodwork because whenever I do, something's wrong. I have candida come back high, low B12, iron overload, Epstein-barr, bartonella, mycoplasma, chlamydia, herpes come back positive.

This past week my LLMD ran routine blood test since my surgery, and now my WBC, RBC, hematocrit, and something other things are low.

The surgery seemed a lot harder to recover from than my past surgeries. I just feel defeated & depressed. And ask myself am I going to get thru this. And mostly scared.

I'm currently taking Ceftin & Azythromycin. My LLMD wants to add one more in the next month.

Someone please tell me that I'm not alone, and the symptoms and tests that I'm having come back are the "normal" for this horrible disease.

ksnin - my wbc count has been lower than normal for most of the time I've been treating lyme and co's.
(It wasn't before treatment started)

While my RBC and hemocrit have always been in range...I recently found out that my Ferritin level is on the low-side - 45 ...my Dr. likes it to be around 100 or more.

You aren't alone....these infections can wreak havoc with our bodys....and cause us to worry.

Hang in there....

((((hugs))))

Hi ksnin!-

You also just had surgery about 2 weeks ago. Your body is under a lot of stress to heal from surgery, and the constant battle with Lyme.

I have read other people's posts. A lot of times after surgery, this will "stir" up the Lyme bacteria even more after a surgical procedure.

I am so sorry to hear how much hard struggling right now.

Sending you many (((Hugs!)))) To get through this difficult time.

Best Wishes!

You are definitely not alone. We all have those times of feeling defeated, scared, and sometimes overwhelmed. Lyme and co's wreak havoc on our body's functions. As you know, everyday is different. We just have to dust ourselves off, get up, and keep going.

When you say, high iron, are you talking serum iron or serum ferritin? And how high is high?

If I remember correctly they needlessly took out your appendix and for that I am so very sorry. What an ordeal to go through surgery and find out that it was not necessary. My heart just aches for you.

But now you need to get strong and fight this fight.

You are not alone. We all fight to get well and I can tell you that it can happen.

Hang in there and you are in my thoughts and prayers. (((((hugs)))))

Yes it took me 8 weeks to recover from my port installation. ..that phentonal made me itch all over ...i look at the damage ti my shoulder spine , the muscle wasting and wonder if i can heal ...why am i trying ...you are not alone
1 ..transfor factor ,cats claw and collostrum may help wb c
2 i grieved for months when i saw the spirochetes. .our enemy has a name