OCD.............an excuse for Lyme!

Hey,

When I was 13 yrs old, I developed OCD, checking mostly, it did go away for a while. Then, it came back when I was in my 20s due to stress. Then it went away again.

Now, its back, the worst its been EVER! and it reared its ugly head a few months after been bitten.

I am an undiagnosed LYMIE, still waiting for serology test to appear.

I received the minutes report from my Infectious Disease Specialist this morning, and i really can't believe what she said. She believes that, due to the fact that I have OCD, it is causing me to DWELL on the notions that I have LYME, which in turn increases the symptoms that i THINK I have. I was also advised to take medication for said OCD as that would more than likely resolve my problems.

Regardless of what issues I had before I was bitten, the facts still remain.BITES, FLU, GRADUAL ON SET OF SYMPTOMS. Symptoms that I don't want. Do these people really think i want to be like this? No I don't.

This may sound harsh, and Im sorry if I affend, but I hope that they find that its Lyme, so I can give them a big I TOLD YOU SO. If this is what Lyme feels like, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

They just won't take me seriously, and I believe that this is the whole reason why I've not been given the right help. They think its in my head.

My medical history and the files they have are not helping me one bit.

Yes I left my infectious disease dr. in the dust when he gave me a script for a syphllis test. REALLY! He had already told me that although he knew I had lyme (from lab work) he believed I had MS also. and I had syphllis also?! What the chance of THAT. He just couldn't explain why I wasn't better after a few months of antibiotics because chronic lyme did not exist, or if it did it was extremely rare. Ugh. Do you know how many people this man is probably harming everyday. So sad. Stick to your guns. You know you. Don't let someone else tell you what you are feeling. Best to you.