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Posted 5/22/2015 12:44 PM (GMT 0)
Monday night - extremely tired passed out earlier than usual.
Tuesday afternoon- sick feeling coming on. Feeling weak overall.
Tuesday night- Chills, headache, fever of 103, stiff neck and lower back, loss of appetite, and sore throat. EXTREME dizziness when standing up that slowly fades, but not all the way.

It's now Friday my temp has lowered to 102 but, I still have all my same symptoms. Haven't had the energy to leave the house. Usually don't get the chills until later in the evening as the day goes on.

I went to my doctor and got tested for strep, UTIs, etc. all negative. I tried explaining to him that this could be a Lyme flare and he said "oh no.. It couldn't be chronic Lyme, that's VERY rare. and that there has been "a lot" of folks coming in with similar symptoms to me.

So how can I tell if this is my lymes, or just some type of virus!


Keep In mind. I found a LLMD and was successfully treated in 2014. In two months it would mark a year of remission with no major flares Oher than random fatigue that I could tough out.

Post Edited (Gabe1018) : 5/22/2015 6:47:07 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/22/2015 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Gabe - So sorry this is happening after you've been symptom free for 10 months now.

So, you haven't seen your LLMD about this? I'm assuming the Dr. who told you chronic lyme was very rare was NOT a LLMD.

If you haven't talked to your LLMD about it, I think you should especially if you don't see resolution in a few days....
It could be a bad flu virus, though.
Posted 5/22/2015 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Well, to be completely open and honest about it, if I were to have those symptoms suddenly come on me, I would assume Lyme and restart treatments - just to be safe. If it's nothing more than a virus, then it won't do you any harm.

Do you use abx or herbals to treat? Abx for viruses won't help, so if you use abx and you get relief, then you know it's not viral. If you use herbs, then the herbs could potentially be supportive enough to still make a difference in the way you feel.

I think the doc you saw isn't qualified to help you out on this one though!! Chronic Lyme is anything but rare - and it's getting worse as more docs tell people that!!
Posted 5/22/2015 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the response. I rolled my eyes at him when he said that. I was so upset. He actually gave me the reference to a LLMD that I am a patient of now. He wouldn't write it for me, he could only say the name. It's all very political. It's honestly rather annoying. My LLMD and myself have agreed to wait a few more days to see what happens. I take a lot of immune building supplements. Back in the day when I was really sick I took my self to the minute clinic to only be told I have an "ear infection" amox was given. Then after nothing changed I did my blood work for lyme, and the first time I took the test it came back positive. My general practitioner prescribed me a week of doxy. I called him back and asked for 3 more weeks of it. He was hesitant, but I told him that a week isn't enough from the information I gathered. After that I was given Flagyl for a week for something else that came up. That medication made me all kinds of weird. I actually cried when I realized I cooked my steak too long. I had these weird outburst of emotions for no reason. I laugh looking back on it now.

So I really never had a real protocol. I just had things kind of fall into place.. I'm sure it could have been better, and possibly more effective, but from what he says. Those abx are usually cycled and or combined.


What I'm trying to get at though is if there is anyway to recognize a flare from the flu or a virus.

Post Edited (Gabe1018) : 5/22/2015 12:35:21 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/23/2015 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
The only way I know of is that a virus will run it's course in 2 weeks or less - a flare will last much longer.
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