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Has anyone gotten Lyme Disease, gotten early treatment and then gotten well?

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Posted 7/18/2011 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
I see nothing but Lyme horror storys on-line. Hasn't anyone gotten timely treatment (for early, initial symptoms) and then been lyme free there after, that is, back to normal health with no later or chronic symptoms?
Posted 7/18/2011 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
I do know of people who had early aggressive treatment and are well. However, it is hard to get aggressive early treatment without a swollen knee or something like that.
Posted 7/19/2011 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I know of at least 3 people who have gotten early treatment and have had no further problems.
Posted 7/19/2011 5:04 AM (GMT 0)
Last year, I caught it pretty early on when I noticed the dreaded bulls eye and soon after, throbbing knees and joint pain. It cleared right up within a week or so after taking a months worth of Doxycycline. I was fine for the rest of the year. Then this year, I recently caught it AGAIN! I think I had it for a few months before I fully realized it. I didn't have throbbing knees or a target/bulls eye "cues" to go by this time around, so I didn't give it much thought until I had tingling, foggy brain etc. So I'm back on Doxycycline and hoping that I'll soon be feeling great once again soon. But realistically, I have a feeling that it's going to be a longer ordeal this time around.
Posted 7/19/2011 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
I think it's a matter of timing and personal body chemistry/genetics. Catch it early and treat and you may be forever fine. Or, if genetically prone to one of the effects of Lyme, you might have to manage it more over the years. Catch it late, some people still may be fine with treatment but the risk rises that treatment/management is more prolonged. PLUS, the coinfections can complicate even these possibilities.

So, on a scale of 1 to 10, some people are affected only at a level 1, some are affected at a level of 10 but most of us are in the middle somewhere. At least, that's my take on it.
Posted 7/19/2011 1:39 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter, my grandson, my neighbor, several of my friends have all had their Lyme caught early and are fine.
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