Symptom question

Hi all,
I was bitten by a tick in 2010. I never had a rash, flu, or joint pain but I began developing some symptoms such as fatigue and anxiety/depression.

However, my most concerning symptoms are weight gain ONLY in the stomach area (makes me look pregnant) and yellowish/bright color after I wipe from a bowel movement (tmi sorry)

I'm just wondering if the weight gain in my stomach and weird stool colors are experienced by others with Lyme. I've personally never heard of sufferers having this.

Post Edited (Raging Bull) : 7/5/2015 10:59:13 AM (GMT-6)

Thank you. It's puzzling to me.

I am considering having it done. I'm a little concerned about my symptoms and I'm wondering if it's Lyme or something else. I heard of anyone having the stomach weight gain or bright stools.

Thank you, that makes sense. All my weight has gone straight to my stomach. My limbs are skinny but my stomach is fat.

I would be chasing other medical problems but since I was bitten by a tick shortly before these symptoms started I thought I'd research Lyme.

Thank you. You have been very helpful. I'm just worried about the "what its" at this point because my symptoms aren't "classic" Lyme disease symptoms. But I do have some such as mild brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, crackly neck.

Just confused at this point haha.

Hmm that's interesting. So you're saying you didn't have fatigue, joint pain, or rash?

No fatigue, or rash. Joint pain came after about 6 months after my symptoms started.

But, my initial symptom - the radiculopathy - is a symptom...but it isn't listed on the websites as symptoms to look for when you have been bitten by a tick...so I never searched further.


Fatigue still isn't one of my symptoms...except once when I herxed I had it for a couple days.

My main symptoms are pain, and nervous system issues.

Oh, and I forgot - feeling like a lump was in my throat was an initial symptom, too.

I've 'lost' some symptoms, but unfortunately I'm still stuck with one of my worst ones - the initial one - the upper left side of my back/shoulder blade area/left arm/hand - nerve pain/weakness.
And I get vibrations and chills in my body ...hate that one too.

But, I now sleep much better, the lump in my throat is mostly gone...it appears once in a while, though.
My anxiety, bouts of depression are gone.
I don't get overwhelmed as easy anymore.
My clavicle lymph node seldom swells and hurts anymore.
My foot pain was gone, but it came back recently - due to going off antibiotics because of high liver enzymes - or because I haven't treated bart effectively yet.

I think most of us have thought about other diseases, too.

I have thought of too many to list here...honestly I self-diagnosed so many times...

Regarding diabetes - do you have a glucose monitor? Have you checked your blood sugar levels..that one is pretty easy to test and find out.

If you don't have a monitor, just go to the Dr. and get a test.

Also, you should get the lump checked out - talk to your Dr. - maybe an ultrasound is in order.

I bet if you went in and explained the lump and where it is, you could get a doctor to order some type of scan.

I sounded crazy to myself!!! honestly...I told my husband in the first few months..."I feel l like I'm losing my mind!!!" I also said once, "I dont' know who I am anymore". Man, those were rough times. I still shudder thinking back on those dark days.

I'm fortunate that my Dr. didn't think I was a hypochondriac. And she could have - as she didn't really know me...I was a new patient to her - first appointment Jan, 2013....then april, 2013 the sh-- hit the fan...but she didn't once make me feel like I was a nut-case.
So, even though she didn't think of lyme when testing me for everything under the sun...I have to forgive her for being supportive this whole time.

Hahaha. Glad to hear both of your stories. It makes me feel better (and less crazy).

Traveler, what kind of symptoms did you have before you got better?

Girlie, I'm sorry you had to go through those rough times. I had a similar experience this past month, as my symptoms seemed have gotten worse. In the past, the fatigue, weakness, depression/anxiety and shortness of breath was somewhat manageable. Uncomfortable, but manageable. But now, it seems things have kicked up a gear. I have air hunger and chest pain more often. To an outsider, it might sound like anxiety alone, but it's more physical too.

This is also a tricky time to find an LLMD. I live with my parents and I'm only 22. They don't know about the common misdiagnoses of Lyme or the faulty testing for it. I can't really explain to them how often Lyme patients are misunderstood because it will sound crazy to them.

Even if I FORCE them to read articles and documents about the lack of diagnoses they probably will doubt I have something because of my past "hypochondria."

I think the best way to proceed would be to order a Western Blot test for myself. I'd probably have to do it without parents because they would honestly think i'm crazy

I'm also scared that something else could be wrong. I sometimes feel like a hypochondriac because I have all these weird symptoms without something to pin it on. I ask myself "what if I actually have cancer or liver disease or something else". Do these thoughts sound familiar?