Hi - I'm actually not close to Lutherville but I am in Maryland and am looking for an LLMD. There's another one closer to me but is waay to expensive and has a 4 month waiting list for new patients....
Hi Gracietiger - I had posted a few weeks ago about menstrual changes and have since talked to both my lyme doctor and my gynecologist and this is what I was able to come up with: I am on yasmin for...
Someone can probably clarify this - but the way my dr explained it to me (in basic terms) was that it's a measure of the strength of your immune system. The higher the number the better. If your...
*correction, I had mono 15 years AGO...
Thanks Villi Phanatick! That was reassuring. I know that I have lyme - I had all the symptoms, I herxed while on abx (multiple times), and I live in an area where lyme is endemic and I used to spend...
I just wanted to clarify something: I read on a different forum that the western blot shows antibodies for other things besides lyme like the epstein barr virus (ie mono). This made me worried but I...
"IgM antibodies appear first and are followed by IgG and IgA. Levels of IgM (early) antibodies usually peak 3 to 6 weeks after infection. IgG antibodies appear somewhat later, becoming detectable...
Hi Dorit - My doctor just called with the results this morning so I'm not sure exactly what bands were positive. He always orders the western blot IgG and IgM. But I just never have heard anyone but...
Yes - that's what I've been told. But my dr said that I tested positive for "early antibodies" which he said indicates a new infection. What exactly does this mean? Is it possible that "early...
I started abx in September, my doctor tested me again in November and it looked like the lyme was improving. I went off abx at the very end of December. I was feeling fine. I've been working out like...
Hi Constantina- I was wondering if you relied on any books or online information when changing your diet. Did you use any guidelines or websites? I'm interested in learning more about this and was...
Good luck to both of you and I hope you find some relief soon! Best wishes~...
Hi everyone - Something that I've been thinking about, as to whether lyme can be transmitted sexually - since there is no "proven" statement on this theory, I have been thinking if two partners both...
I am having bloodwork done next week to check on the status of my lyme treatment. I'm currently off abx but my dr suggested we do more bloodwork and go from there. I have not been tested for an...
Both of my parents are being treated for hypothyroidism -however- my thyroid levels are fine and were checked recently and over the summer. Actually, before I found out it was lyme I assumed it WAS...
Hi LupnerRN - basically I started feeling like something was "not right" in April 08. I have always been kind of a gym rat - but I kept it going over the summer. I was getting gradually more fatigued...
That has been my philosophy as well - working out and eating well. In fact, I think that the reason that I wasn't more sick by the time I was diagnosed was that I was in really good physical shape...
Thanks for the advice peacesoul! Do you use herbs or supplements? (if so, which do you recommend?)...
I thought I was 100% - I was feeling A LOT better a few weeks before going off than I was through all the herxes and what not. I was feeling really optimistic that I had beat it and bloodwork I had...
Hi Peacesoul - usually I only get lightheaded while working out if I am REALLY pushing it. But when I passed out it was different and I felt sick for the next day or two. I believe it was related to...
Hi ticker - I would say I was actually sick and really not feeling well for 6 weeks before I got tested. The endo tested my thyroid (all levels as well as cortisol levels, prolactin, etc) at the same...
I know - I am SO LUCKY for that doctor. Before I got the results back I was like - "this is crazy, I can't have lyme. I'd be waaay more sick." I'm in Montgomery County MD - lyme is SO common here...
Hello, Thanks for responding. Peacesoul I stay hydrated and eat plenty - the symptoms are similar to how I felt before antibiotics. Ticker, I started feeling bad last Spring - I passed out at the gym...
Hi Dowa - I had a little bit of weight loss but I believe that it was from the lyme sort of indirectly. The first time I lost weight it was because I couldn't keep anything I ate down while on doxy -...
I was never checked for co-infections but I don't have any of the co-infectoin symptoms... I didn't even have lyme AS bad as some other people on this forum. I believe it was caught pretty early by...
I had the same type of feeling - I had pain in, what felt like, the space between two of my ribs on my right side. It didn't feel like a muscle or bone pain - it was really weird. I asked my dr to...
I went off antibiotics a few weeks ago (after 3 and a half months). For the first week or so after the abx, I felt OK - I've been trying to work out 4 times a week even if it's just for a little bit....
Hi Jennie - I remembered that we both posted on previous discussions about birth control in relation to lyme. If you take hydroxycut, it can weaken the effectiveness of your birth control. Just an...
WHOA. Ok so after looking into this I've ready conflicting things. Lyme may or may not be sexually transmitted? You're right dorit, it is better to be safe than sorry. We started using condoms as...
Thank you all for the responses. It's so crazy that lyme really does wreak havoc on ALL your organ systems. The thing that really confuses me is that while I was on antibiotics, my period seemed...
Hi - yes I saw that thread, very interesting and kind of scary. I actually made an appointment with my gyn about this and am anxious about it. I do have some of the symptoms of endo but more symptoms...
I have sort of always had heavy and irregular periods. To help with this I went on yasmin birth control in 2006. That has helped regulate and lighten them. I was diagnosed with LD at the end of the...
jennie48 - believe me, we've all been there. I had a pretty bad new years last year (no throwing up, but crying to my boyfriend) - and I didn't even have lyme then. Don't beat yourself up about it -...
Just thought of this after reading an earlier post about vitamins. As far as vitamins, minerals, and herbs go - are there any that you should avoid when you have lyme disease? I vaguely remember...
On that note - are there any vitamins, minerals, or other herbs that you should NOT take (or avoid) when you have lyme? thanks! :)...
Sorry if this was not clear - the Thank you goes to hezzer926!! thank you!...
Hello- A couple weeks ago you answered a question I had about chronic lyme with this response: I had wondered this too. I was only sick for a month before my diagnosis. However, according to my LLMD,...
all of a sudden on week 7 of antibiotics I have gotten really really achy and sore joints - like worse than before starting abx. Toes, wrists, knees, hips, back, thumb - you name it. Does anyone have...
Hi Marylandgirl - I was considering the LLMD in Germantown but after speaking to a couple friends who were treated for lyme by their primary care dr - I figured I need a primary care dr anyway and it...
Wow - thank you both for your responses. That is the thing that really drives people nuts I think - that no matter how much research you do on your own and no matter how many people and doctors you...
... is there a way for doctors to tell how long you've had lyme disease? for example, would some kind of blood test be able to indicate how long it's been in your system? I never have had the EM rash...
Hello, I had the same type of burning sensation - but in my chest and stomach - while on doxy. I was the same way, I really was not tolerating doxy well at all. I couldn't keep anything I ate down...
Hi Maryland girl! I left a message on his blog with my phone number and email address for him or anyone at his office to give me information about how to make an appointment with him. If I hear...
Hi! Thank you all SO MUCH for the information! You are all awesome! Unfortunately - last night was very bad. I have been pretty sick the last couple days and have thrown up a few times shortly after...
""Also, he started me on this for a month and then said I should go have more bloodwork done to test for babesiosis. Shouldn't I do that NOW instead of later??"" -sorry this was unclear - I meant...
Hello! I am new to this forum. After a few months of feeling totally lousy (symptoms I thought indicated that I had thyroid issues) I found out I have lyme disease. I went to see an endocrinologist...