I need help badly.

HoustonHelp said...
I need answers to my health and can’t seem to find them.

I’ve had debilitating brain fog for nearly 12 years. I literally woke up one morning and my life was changed and hasn’t been the same since. I was up late the night before drinking energy drinks and beer and wonder if I messed up my brain but maybe not since I’ve been to countless doctors and my blood work is always fine.

Symptoms include: feeling disconnected and spaced out, difficulty concentrating and focusing, poor memory, speech not as fluent, light sensitivity, tired all the time, poor sleep - I’m just not myself anymore and mentally a different person. My symptoms are strictly mental and not physical as I’m able to still occasionally workout and do things. I don’t have physical pain.

You could have lyme or not have lyme. You won't know until you get tested by a reputable lab such as IgeneX as others suggested. Find a reputable LLMD (lyme literate medical doctor) who will take a blood sample to get tested.

When I was a drinking alcoholic I had the same symptoms that you listed. I finally had enough and quit drinking and went to AA meetings. My last drink was 36 years ago.

Build-up stress by itself can bring out lyme symptoms as well as other chronic illnesses.

I hope you feel better,
Denise

HoustonHelp said...
Thanks for the response. Must I go to an LLMD now or can my PCP do the initial paperwork?

If you’re pcp is willing to do the paperwork - for Igenex - that’s fine.
But you need to take the results to a LLMD or LLND

RainyCloud said...
>>>>>>>> "But you need to take the results to a LLMD or LLND"

That hasn't been my experience. My doctor just gave them to me, no LLMD needed. They aren't exactly hard to interpret. It just shows you if you have Lyme or not and which bands you have.

True - unless it’s negative but has Lyme specific bands - and HoustonHelp doesn’t know which ones they are.

And… if he wants to be treated with abx.

Before you do that HoustonHelp, can anyone confirm if immunoblot is as accurate as the western blot?

I've done western blot IgG/IgM and it was really helpful, I don't think they had immunoblot at the time.

Just want to make sure you get the right one HoustonHelp.

The Immunoblot IgM and IgG is a good test. Did you mean IgG (not IgA) ?
And also the IGXSpot - consider that one too.

They are similar to Armin Labs tests.

When you get the results you can post them here if you want help deciphering them.