The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52773   Message #808734
Posted By: Mantid
22-Oct-02 - 03:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: Lyme Disease: Third time Around
Subject: BS: Lyme Disease: Third time Around
What a real BUMMER!!!! First message I receive upon getting home from the Getaway was the Dr.s office calling to say my test for Lyme had come back positive. This makes the third bout with this disease in about four years. Biggest trouble I'm having is that I'm not getting the usual symptoms - bullseye rash, flu, headache or even the tick itself. This is just showing up in blood work, treated with antibiotic, pronounced free of the bacteria and then shows up again. Tomorrow I get to go into the hospital for a lumbar puncture to see if the little guys are hiding in my spinal fluid. I understand this is not a pleasant test and should expect an all day headache afterward. Are there any candles out there that could help me get through the day and the followup testing that I'm sure will be following? I'm very tired of being afraid to go outdoors because there might be some goofy little tick out there again with my name on it. "Big sigh"