Tiny cherry angiomas?

Yes, this is somehow related to lyme or bartonella.

I have them too.

I've been trying to burn them off with the tip of a pin. It hasn't been working too great.

Hi Sebreg

it's bart for sure... I have a lot of in my chest, it's supossed mediated by EVGF. In inmunocompromised people it's manifest like angiomatosis but in inmunocompetent it's residual. Check tour EVGF (endothelial vascular growth factor) if it's high, 100x100 sure you have bart.

Wop! Same to me jajaja 3 times higher and two positives IgG bart hens and Quintana.

Yes, but people is wrong with babs. Babs cause it when there is thrombocitopenia purpura and it's sometimes fatal. I agree more with bart.

I just wanted to clear the air about this topic. There is no one pathogen that causes cherry angiomas. They are a result in the breakdown in glucose transport through the cell membrane usually due to a G6PD deficiency and dyslipidemia that blocks the glucose transport. This causes bursts of insulin and hyperinsulinemia. This isn't what you read about each condition, it's less severe. It is a metabolic problem that is often in adults due to epigenetic shifts. It just so happens that the G6PD mutation reduces the pathogenic replication of protozoans. Eating fewer simple sugars and less fats can be beneficial. I already advocate greatly reducing protein intake so that pretty much means we can't eat anything without it causing us problems.

Taller Now,


Bartonella is a confection of lyme disease.


But, some people do get bartonella by itself.

Not only ticks carry it, but cats do too. If you're bitten or scratched by a cat who is carrying it, you can get sick.

Looking at your signature line - you have several health issues....have you ever been tested for lyme disease by a reputable lab that specializes in tick-borne disease testing?

(I'm wondering if the arthritis, spondylitis, migraines, osteoporosis could be lyme and co's)


Any other medical issues?

Georgia Hunter,
Please post when you can, your research and insight into these infections and how our bodies work is so helpful to many of us.

Its people like you who will help to figure this all out .

I m praying you keep searching for more answers so we will get a breakthrough.

Take care

OriolCarol said...
Educate yourself on bart infection.

Wow!

I am playing chess, you are playing checkers. That is not a knock on you, we are just thinking about different things. Anytime you would like to have an educated talk about bartonella, if I have time, I'll teach you something.

My attitude has not been correct.
I am sorry. I apologize to Georgia Hunter and the other participants.
I'm going to delete the messages.

Hi ExhaustedGirl1, yeah a lot of this stuff can be hard to pin down. I see though that you had positive band 31 which is specific for lyme. That is a good sign indicating this infection is likely at play. What kind of symptoms do you have? there is an incredible spectrum of manifestations in terms of disease presentation.

Often times, it's not one thing but an accumulation of clues that help give a clearer picture (I think Horowitz's book shows this in action by the various case examples).

I bring this up often, but I think the provocation method is a good indirect way to gauge if and what underlying infections are at play. Ie, if you take anti-protozoals and herx that is a sign that babesia/babs like organism is at play. If you take meds that are specific for bartonella and herx that is a helpful indicator pointing to bart. Granted not everyone herxes, but many do. Sometimes people herx quickly and sometimes it can take a bit of time.

Hi sebrag-- thanks for your compassionate reply. I'm thinking of also adding this to my other thread about my symptoms.

A lot of my symptoms are specific to my pubic area... and it's unfortunate that they started about 2 months after my first ever sexual encounter of receiving unprotected oral because that sent me into a still-present spiraling fear of herpes despite several negative tests.

I've created these lovely diagrams haha
/imgur.com/a/207ZhC3 this is the first thing that appeared on my inner thigh. Then everything else started. I was convinced this was herpes. This lasted for a month and a half and itched.

/imgur.com/a/Qvo5J8O I also had this rash on my torso, it still itches often but isn't visible.

I found the images labeled "lyme" on a dermatology website.

Present:
-pubic area irritation, itch, rash. Hair has to be shaved clean all the time or it's unbearably uncomfortable.
-watery vaginal discharge (consistent for 2 months and now happens once in a while), mostly odourless be I think it has a bit of a sickly smell
-goopy brown spotting in between periods on occasion
-irregular menstrual cycle
-rashes on torso (pictured, but also others that come and go)
-muscle aches usually in groin/pelvic area (waxes and wanes)
-Inner thigh itch (waxes and wanes) Antihistamines seem to help this somewhat
-extremely sensitive skin, almost starts bleeding when scratched. Irritated by clothing
-hair thinning (I think this has slightly improved but it was terrible. I upped my ferritin so maybe that helped)
-feeling like I have a fever but temperature actually normal or below average (waxes and wanes)
-clumsiness, less articulate, some word recollection difficulty (not very severe, maybe just stress)
-nauseated after doing simple exercises (10 push ups, planks)
-round puffy face
-feeling of burning skin accompanied by redness when pressure is added (waxes and wanes) Sometimes it's just my bum, sometimes is all the way down my thighs /imgur.com/a/ABWWUh0
-nerve pain from waist down (waxes and wanes)
-back and neck aches(waxes and wanes)
-fatigue (used to be worse, but I work at home now so maybe that helps)
-occasional tinnitus (used to happen a lot upon standing but has relaxed since)
-legs constantly falling asleep (this has always happened but I feel like it's become more frequent)
-feeling of a sore throat coming on but not actually sick (happens about once a month)
-extremely itchy nose (not allergies as this does not go away on antihistamines)
-easily imprinted skin (indents from clothes, seats)
-flashes in my eyes when I shut them to go to sleep at night (rarely)
-heart beat skips (anxiety?)
-occasional uncomfortable urination
-tiny pin prick cherry angiomas on upper arms
-slightly blurry vision
-itchy hands and feet, had some pink dots on my feet (rarely)
-easily tipsy from alcohol (not always, but often I’ll feel buzzed after just a few sips of wine. I used to be able to drink a lot with little effect)


Past:
-slight weight fluctuations (gaining and losing 7 lbs)
-sugar cravings
-swollen feet, blister far more easily
-anal itch,fissures
-bug crawling sensations on skin
-what felt like the start of an ear infection, lasted for about a week
-strange pressure noises in ears before bed (rarely)
-minor light and sound sensitivity


My adrenal function is fine, normal liver function, hormone tests so far seem to be pretty normal, all STIs negative, I sleep through the night no problem (even oversleep but I've been like that for a long time), magnesium plasma normal (want to get an RBC test), B12 normal, calcium normal, negative lead blood test, negative toxoplasmosis, normal morning cortisol, negative stool tests, negative EBV, negative CMV, negative West Nile, normal CRP, negative autoimmune tests

I have low vitamin d (not sure the #), had low ferritin that I've now leveled out with supplements.
I also came back with a low reactive (1:64) IGG for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Murine Typhus. My lyme western blot results are in my signature, as you saw.

I've been bitten by at least 4 ticks growing up in Ontario, Canada. But this started when I was working in California. The house I was staying at did have a tendency to have some creepy crawlers.

Post Edited (ExhaustedGirl1) : 8/24/2018 4:29:12 PM (GMT-6)

Georgia Hunter said...

OriolCarol said...
Cherry angiomas can develope by angiomatosis. In hiv patients it's more severe and it manifest systemically... in competent people is more benign but it's caused by a proliferation of blood vessels, condition that is know in Bart infection. Nothing to do with glucose transporte.

This is the exact reason I don't post more. I would suggest educating yourself on advanced glycosylation end products, dyslipidemia, and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

You don't post more because someone might have a different explanation/idea...etc than you?

I hope you do continue to post....you have covered some good topics in the past and it's obvious that you have spent many hours researching.