I forgot to mention muscle imbalances. This is a HUGE problem for me, and it was verified in the fibromyalgia study I participated in. They can cause dysfunction in healthy people, to include...
Hey gang, I know this is basic stuff and has probably been discussed here MANY times before, but I cannot underscore more the role muscles play in the Lyme equation. I have been able to give myself...
That's right where the neuro pushed on my ribs, Lovelabs I was going to call "our" doc this week to tell him about the small fiber peripheral neuropathy diagnosis. I want to get his take (also had...
Hey guys, I might be able to shed some light on this because I am currently going through the process myself (albeit as a Federal government employee). At least as far as the Feds go, I first HAD to...
My Lyme doc mentioned to me at one time that Lyme doesn't like to be fought, and sometimes can rear it's ugly head when antibiotics come a knockin (i.e., the aforementioned "Herxed"). Not sure if...
Herxed on both Samento and Vitamin C. Cannot take any sort of Vitamin C (other than my RDA through juices) without it causing massive and immediate IBS (reminiscent of when I contracted an amoeba...
Gosh, I have to tell you some of the conditions/medical terms I have seen put out there in just the last day alone BLOW MY MIND. The knowledge of the posters on this forum is as refreshing as it is...
Thanks so much for posting this, CajunGrl (missed this one too)! Interesting the spike in "reported" cases in my home state of Maryland since 2005, and that we are 7th nationwide. I guess I shouldn't...
Speaking of "girls," am I the only MALE who posts on this board? What should I use? Sorry, had to give myself a laugh. :-) BTW, I should have specified that the rib/torso pain the neuro referred to...
I understand why you feel the way you do, Denise. I too have been seemingly failed by many over the years, but I try to keep in perspective what I have learned just this past year alone about Lyme...
Yep, it has in my case, mokeyho. I'm hypo, and what is particularly problematic is that for some reason, my body is not producing the T3 like it should, not even close. Lyme doctor has prescribed a...
At the end of the day, you are your best advocate, NO DOUBT ABOUT. Follow your instincts, and try to find specialists WHO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THEIR PATIENTS, which can be a lost art these days....
I have had this sort of torso/rib cage pain for years. Check out the thread I just responded to re: Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy. Had NO IDEA what it was until Friday, but its symptoms can...
Yeah, not at all psyched about either option, to be honest. I knew IGIV was very costly (neuro told me that), but I learned this weekend through my independent research that it was sort of like...
Please don't ever hesitate to ask me any questions. For someone who has been around the block with this thing like everyone else, anyway I can help, I am happy to do it. I was diagnosed by both...
****WARNING****SPOILER alert **** Clicking on the below link WILL reveal the identify of my Lyme doctor. Nonetheless, I think it is a very interesting and informative videotaped interview (conducted...
Great stuff, CajunGrl. We all know how COSTLY treating this wretched disease can be. I'd have to honestly say the biggest bang for my buck without question has been the generic form of Ambien...
Could well be fibro, but both my Lyme doctor and neurologist (who have no affiliation whatsover) are starting to believe fibro is a disease/diagnosis of exclusion that is REALLY some sort of...
My pleasure to share my story, CajunGrl. We are all in this thing together. The more we can share with each other, the more informed we all can become, which can only heighten the awareness of this...
Hey KeepHope, Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] and I can give you specifics about his practice and approach. I am probably not saying anything here that hasn't been said here...
@Mokeyho - This Lyme world is smaller than we think ;-) So glad you are getting good care. I have to believe our doctors know each other and swap stories. My doctor is so overwhelmed with new Lyme...
So sorry, Cajun Girl. To say I feel your pain literally and figuratively is a gross understatement. It's awful that anyone has to suffer what Lyme patients suffer from daily. I too am in a severe...
Yep, sure am mokeyho. Live in Severna Park. I see Dr. F in Rockville. Have heard of Dr. J. Dr. F came highly recommended from a colleague of mine whose wife unknowningly fell victim to Lyme and was...
Really depends on how long you have had Lyme, Michelle. My Lyme doctor's approach is low-dose antibiotics for several months if not years (for those IgG+), if necessary (I have probably been infected...
Thanks for the welcome, gang. BTW, I am Igenex IgG+ for Lyme and babesia, and likely bartonella (determined by a lab in Arizona my Lyme doctor uses). Just found out today from my neurologist that I...
Dr. F in Maryland, if you have an opportunity to travel to the Washington, DC, area. Has both local patients and patients from around the country. Mayo Clinic-trained Doctor of Internal Medicine who...
OMG, I am so glad I found this thread. I appear to have many of the similar symptoms as you, pre-med. I am a 41 year-old male who has been living in chronic muscle/joint pain of unknown origin for...