Lyme and accelerated aging

I have always looked young for my age. And the first couple of years having lyme...no change really.

But the past 2 years..OMG

I guess it's gone for good? The backs of my hands...the tops of my feet...and of course my face.


I do have the Great Lakes Collagen that I haven't been taking...but I doubt if consuming it will work.
I also take Vitamin C

I try to tell myself it's not important...it's just vanity.

But, it was who I am.... at work people thought I was lying when I told them my age...now they be like "uh huh - she's old AF" lol

Girlie said...

newuser22 said...

Girlie said...

But the past 2 years..OMG

I do have the Great Lakes Collagen that I haven't been taking...but I doubt if consuming it will work.
I also take Vitamin C

The same exact thing here. I looked fine for my age until last 2 years things are totally changing. Face, skin. I looked 5 yrs younger to my age, no I look 5 years older of my age.
I tried Collagen and Vit C. Not done any good. Lyme is robbing the looks, aesthetics, and skin.

I have low estrogen levels...maybe I should be supplementing with bioidentical hormones...not sure I want to do that though.
I think estrogen contributes to healthy skin, hair...etc.

So, yah I've literally aged 10 years - since I also looked at least 5 years younger than I am...and now I think I look 5 years older. of course hubby says I don't...of course he does...lol

this pisses me off most, most significant damage from this b***h called Lyme . From handsome attractive, it has turned me in to aged and unattractive, out of shape. Lost the pride in my looks.

Post Edited (newuser22) : 4/21/2018 7:29:27 PM (GMT-6)

The other day I was noticing how old my hands look. It's a shock. I used to look younger than my age too. Really stinks.

It robs you of your best assets, skills, potentials. If you're a smart guy, it will rob you your smartness. If you are a high energy guy, it will rob your energy. If you have lookes it will rob you of your all beauty. If you can sing, it will rob your voice. Shania Twain lost her singing and voice to Lyme. Lyme is a b***h. Turns you into eating breathing wood log without any life zest.

Yup - can totally relate.

Haley - me too - I had no signs of perimenopause...and then lyme hit me and my hormones tanked.

Haven't had a period since.

Thankfully, I looked prepubescent before I got sick. Now, I definitely look my age and even older. I avoid looking in mirrors these days, I don't even recognize myself. I notice other people with Lyme hardly look sick, but I definitely look ill and have many visible signs of the illness. Primarily, every inch of my skin and hair have been destroyed. I don't think I will ever regain my looks, which perhaps is the universe's way of teaching me a lesson since I used to be incredibly vain and worked in industries, such as promotional modeling, where appearance mattered. Thank god I decided to capitalize on my other skills or I would be broke and out of work! I hope to find a way to embrace my flaws as they tell the story of the battle I'm fighting. It's not easy though...

I’m on antibiotics.

If the herbals are working for you - I’d just keep it going if I was you.

I have freckles so I don’t know if I have liver spots.


I also didn’t have a cellulite problem - but now I have some on my upper legs.
Time to throw my bikini out I guess.

10LymeB brown spots can also be melasma. It is believed to be related to hormones and tends to present itself in pregnant women, but I have had issues with it for a long time. It is next to impossible to treat.