Thanks Razzle and Cat111, I am very pleased with my first vistit with my LLMD. She was extremely thorough(my examination lasted 2 1/2 hrs). She sent blood samples to Igenex and seems extremely...
So I finally had my first LLMD appt. Just a quick question. I know the ELISA is a worthless test, but the doctor seemed to think that the 'equivocal' result I got on it when tested by my PCP was...
I had this for years, but never noticed any node swelling. The weird thing is that it was only under one arm, my right. But it would actually drip all day long. Very embarrassing. After a while it...
I actually found a Lyme Literate Doctor here in Montana. I had heard that there was a doctor in a city about 150 miles from where I live that took Lyme seriously, but I found her on the web and she...
'there's always something wrong with you' is a statement I've had spoken to me more times than I can count. It's amazing to me to look back at all the different symptoms I've had since childhood that...
I've looked at my arms and they seem like there not even attached to my body. I've looked at my wife of 20+ yrs and thought how foreign she looks to me. I went into the school restroom when I was in...
Thanks for the replies! I know most of you have dealt with the frustration caused by 'Lyme Illiterate' doctors. I certainly don't mean to bash the whole medical community. I live in a very small...
So I went to my doctor to tell him that I was ordering a testing kit from Igenex and would he draw blood so I could send it in for testing. He refused, stating that my sypmtoms are not consistent...
I have all the above, plus more. I also experience what I call 'heat wave vision' where everything I look at appears wavey, like looking across a hot surface. Beau PEACE...
Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Lisa, I haven't hunted here since I was young, although all my friends are avid hunters. Trust me, I get plenty of harrassment for living in Montana and not...
I have this so bad at times that (I coach high school basketball) during the National Anthem before a game, I actually struggle to remain standing for the whole thing. On a side note, sometimes my...
Thanks Bucci, I live in Montana, but was born in Southern California. Only resided in Cali. for a couple of years before moving here, so unlikely I contracted it there. I do have very good insurance,...
A quick question. If Lyme can cause EBV infection to reactivate, would this cause a positive result on a monospot test? I've read where many people with lyme have also tested positive for EBV and...
Has anyone here heard of Valley Fever. I found out my sister and dad were both hospitalized with this when we lived in Southern California. I've also read where Brian Rosner (sp) says that lyme can...
Thanks Lisa, I have a symptom list that I keep and have continued to add on to over the years. I also have my medical files from the 'ringworm' rash up until now. I've been taking them to each...
Hi CajunGrl, Love the name (my wife is from a little town outside of Baton Rouge). I'm not on treatment and have not been officially been diagnosed. I did have the ELISA test which came back...
Can the bullseye rash reappear years after the initial infection?...
Thanks for the reply bucci, It is frustrating that, after years of illnesses and symptoms that they've found no answers for, they seem reluctant to investigate this avenue. The doctors have seen...
Thanks for the replies. Bucci, I live in a small town in Montana (not that there are any big ones) which, in itself, poses problems with diagnosing and treating Lyme. The first words out of my Dr.s...
Even though I have not been diagnosed with lyme, I thought I would share the symptoms I've experienced over the last 35 yrs that have led me to suspect it. RINGWORM (POSSIBLY EM RASH?) MILD FORM OF...
Hey Traveler, Are hives a symptom of lyme. I've broke out with them for years, the worst about 3 months ago for a week straight....
Thanks for the replies. I live in a small town outside of Billings. I've decided to try and find an MD that will take a blood sample and then allow me to pay for them to send it to IGENEX. I'd like...
This is my first post but have been a visitor here for months. I'm not sure if I have Lyme or not, but I definitely have all the symptoms and have since childhood when I broke out with a rash that...