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Hey everyone figured i would share my story. Last December i was in the state of New Jersey for a family reunion it was unusual warm for that time of the year. Come february i was sitting in a theatre and noticed the left corner of my mouth going completely numb, i didnt think much of it at the time. Then towards the end of March my body on the left side of my spinal column from my armpit down to my ankle goes numb. Cant feel anything not even flame accidentally burned my left hand severely. My right side was still normal, but then a week later i got drop foot on my right side and couldn't lift my arm above my head. Waking up every morning severely nauseated and sometimes vomiting. My right hand went stiff wouldn't work and curled up like an eagles claw grasping a salmon. Then my vision doubled soon after. Also right before the numbness on my lift side i remember both my hands burning. Currently my lower left side burns like it has icy hot smeared on it, it comes and goes. A few of my symptoms are fatigue, joint pain, neck stiff, brain fog, some headaches, knuckle joints stiff, knees stiff, skin sensitive burns with cold water contact, losing cognitive skills, orbs in vision, noise sensitive, hard at hearing, mood swings, charlie horses, forgetfulness, 5 brain lesions, 1 spinal lesion, 4 oblonial bands, elavated protein level on csf, legs kick violently in the morning, hallucinations for a split second, face flushing, acne, insomnia, redness on arms, popcorn feeling under skin, really thick blood it will clot really fast and clog test tubes, chest pain, acid reflex, muscle spasms, muscles vibrate flinch and move involuntarily, throwing up, runny nose, feel like i have the flu all the time, numb fingers, eyes sometimes hurt, wierd body itches feels like ants crawling on me. Thats most of it. My neurologist believes i have multiple sclerosis but he gave me 3 weeks of doxy at 100mg x2 a day. i have haddrastic symptom improvement with my hands turning normal again for awhile then going stiff again, but there alot better than what they were. I told him this and he wont believe it and refused to give anymore abx, i have an appointment with doctor chris in columbia who is an infectous disease doctor. im from missouri by the way and an avid outdoors man who has been tick bite literally thousands of times. What do you all think?

Squirrel, I am so sorry. You are way too young to be going through this. A lot of these symptoms sound like you could have Lyme with co-infections. Did you read the "New to Lyme" thread at the beginning of this forum? It is good to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible because Lyme is controversial in diagnosis and treatment. Many mainstream medical professionals don't believe Chronic Lyme exists but our experience plus the testimonies and knowledge of many Lyme experts say otherwise. My husband was diagnosed with ALS last summer, with symptoms for almost 3 years and we discovered through my research and testing that he is infected with the Lyme bacterium. To make a long story short, he is slowly getting better with alternative treatment. There are a lot of knowledgeable and supportive people on this forum so keep with us. Maybe you need to change the subject to something like "Needing advice" or "Experiencing bad symptoms". By the way, Infectious Disease doctors are notorious for not believing Chronic Lyme exists. Tread carefully and do your own research. If we had left it up to one of the top neurologists in Oregon, my husband would either be in a wheelchair or gone at this point. You have to be your own advocate when it comes to your health. Take care.