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Guys! I was diagnosed with Lyme's Disease!
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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 73013" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>You know? My father (nearly 80) was rushed into the hospital this summer (by ambulance) and spent some time in Intensive Care ~ it turned out to be ehrlichiosis.</p><p></p><p>That's the reason I thought to have myself checked for tick-borne illness when I began to feel so crummy. </p><p></p><p>And here's the scary part about that. With my father being as old as he is, and with the symptoms so slyly and steadily progressing, these kinds of illnesses can be mistaken for normal aging.</p><p></p><p>Even here, where tick-borne illness can be so prevalent, my father's diagnosis was only made correctly after an infectious disease specialist was called in.</p><p></p><p>And he could easily have died, and we would all have thought it was age-related.</p><p></p><p>My father looks better now than he has since we got back this Spring. That's what I mean about the symptoms being so deceptively lethal. Especially in our elderly populations, tiredness, muscle aches, even pneumonias, are assumed to be par for the course.</p><p></p><p>Diagnosis is by simple blood test. Doxycyline for three weeks cost $6. (Doxycyline is similar to tetracycline ~ an old, tried and true antibiotic that has been around pretty much forever.)</p><p></p><p>Suz was right, too. Since I have been diagnosed, we have been hearing more and more horror stories about people in our area who had been incorrectly diagnosed / treated. </p><p></p><p>And I can't help but wonder how many people diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue or some of the chronic muscular things might not have something like this.</p><p></p><p>Well, I will get down from my soap box now. :smile:</p><p></p><p>I started the doxycycline last Saturday. Doctor says I should begin feeling better after seven days.</p><p></p><p>I think I might feel a little better already. :smile:</p><p></p><p>So, check that Mayo site to see whether this is prevalent in your area.</p><p></p><p>Anyone you know with a chronic fatigue diagnosis or some other amorphous "sorry we can't help you" diagnosis ~ have them check for tick-borne illness.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p><p></p><p>P.S. Can you tell that I just can't believe something like this could ever happen to me?!?</p><p></p><p> :bath:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 73013, member: 1721"] You know? My father (nearly 80) was rushed into the hospital this summer (by ambulance) and spent some time in Intensive Care ~ it turned out to be ehrlichiosis. That's the reason I thought to have myself checked for tick-borne illness when I began to feel so crummy. And here's the scary part about that. With my father being as old as he is, and with the symptoms so slyly and steadily progressing, these kinds of illnesses can be mistaken for normal aging. Even here, where tick-borne illness can be so prevalent, my father's diagnosis was only made correctly after an infectious disease specialist was called in. And he could easily have died, and we would all have thought it was age-related. My father looks better now than he has since we got back this Spring. That's what I mean about the symptoms being so deceptively lethal. Especially in our elderly populations, tiredness, muscle aches, even pneumonias, are assumed to be par for the course. Diagnosis is by simple blood test. Doxycyline for three weeks cost $6. (Doxycyline is similar to tetracycline ~ an old, tried and true antibiotic that has been around pretty much forever.) Suz was right, too. Since I have been diagnosed, we have been hearing more and more horror stories about people in our area who had been incorrectly diagnosed / treated. And I can't help but wonder how many people diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue or some of the chronic muscular things might not have something like this. Well, I will get down from my soap box now. [img]:smile:[/img] I started the doxycycline last Saturday. Doctor says I should begin feeling better after seven days. I think I might feel a little better already. [img]:smile:[/img] So, check that Mayo site to see whether this is prevalent in your area. Anyone you know with a chronic fatigue diagnosis or some other amorphous "sorry we can't help you" diagnosis ~ have them check for tick-borne illness. Barbara P.S. Can you tell that I just can't believe something like this could ever happen to me?!? [img]:bath:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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