mold?

I'm feeling a tiny bit better but still loosing weight, which no one can explain. My other bad symptoms are a burning throat and appetite fluctuations.

While I definitely have lyme, I'm thinking that something else is going on. I tested negative for Bart and Babs, but doc thinks maybe Bart.

After almost 3 months of treatment, I should be able to gain a pound and have it stay on.. arsenals tested ok and thyroid.

I'm thinking mold. My weight has been the same for 9 years prior to falling ill in Dec.

I've lost weight too, and have a hard time getting it back ...

I think I absolutely have bartonella ( past positive blood test, red lines and dots of skin, burning pain and super bad irratibility and emotional stuff )

For years, I had been around moldy environments and never seemed effected ....

But I have been giving this a lot of thought - and trying to use some common sense ...

As I mentioned, mold never really seemed to bother me - and, for example, neither did strawberries .... But now, when I eat strawberries, I feel dreadful ... maybe mold is similar - once a person gets a tick infection, we develop a hyper sensitivity or exaggerated immune response because the bartonella or lyme has caused a dysregulation and altered our methylation ..

Of course, mold is worse than strawberries - I'm just using it as an example ...

The best we can do is treat the infections while keeping our bodies in the best fighting condition

Louise, what makes you think mold ?

Ok I have lost 17 pounds in 3 months. I started to gain some back but it just all melted off. Most days I'm able to eat what I normally would., I have eaten a big Mac to try to gain, only to weight less the next day. I'm off abx too.

I googled toxic mold sickness and appetite and weight loss were big symptoms. Also inability to gain, and throat issues.

I worked in a building a few years back that had mold issues near my desk. Someone complained and they brought in a remediation specialist, so maybe it's been in my system and "activated" with the lyme??

I'm thinking mold is part of the puzzle because with lyme treatment my temp which hovered around 95-96 is now back to normal, but weight and throat continues to be a huge issue..

My CD57 is much higher than alot of people here, it's like 62 or 67 I can't remember, but very sick so something else is in the mix.

Thanks tano,
Except no fever, headache, swollen glands, lymph nodes or pain. Possibly because, I have burning sensations all over my body, mostly hands and feet. My throat isn't sore like when you have a cold, it burns. I'll explore Bart and mold a little further.

Bartonella can cause abnormal gut motility, which can cause acid reflux. Acid reflux can cause sore throat & swallowing problems.