My struggle with LYME disease
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After three long months, several urgent care visits, and a blood test I finally was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Here were my symptoms and I hope this helps anyone struggling to find out what is wrong with them.
-dry skin
-severe fatigue
-joint pain
-swollen lymph nodes
-sore throat
-flu/cold symptoms
-extreme thirst and pregnant woman hunger
-weight loss
-dementia
-dry hair
-dizzy
-vaginal infections
-anxiety
-list goes on and on
I'm here to tell you YOU are not alone .for a long time my symptoms were so bad that I thought I was dying . I thought I had a deadly disease that no one could figure out. After finally having blood drawn and after being test for literally everything I came it positive for Lyme disease. This illness can be mistaken for arthritis, or hyper/hypo thyroidism and also mononucleosis . I thought for sure I was having thyroid issues as it runs in my family and the symptoms are almost identical. Do not get misdiagnosed . LYME disease is a pain and has been brought up much .but u do not want to have this .itll even make u crazy. U will even start to have delusions and experience forgetfulness . I really hope this helps someone out there .even the road to recovery has been hard. Good luck
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jeanette25032 andrea_43612
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bobbs99 andrea_43612
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I have searched the internet for a Lyme specialist in the UK who I can fall back on, should I have a negative result, as I am 99% sure I do have Lyme.
I am so tired of feeling unwell and extremely fatigued. I am almost bedridden now, with flu-like symptoms around twice a month, getting worse as time goes on. I am sufferring the flu-ish symptoms now and feel awful, together with the emotionally draining aspect of feeling unwell all the time and having no life because of it.
I am sufferring all the symptoms you listed. I get so tearful all the time because of the struggle I feel to even get out of bed. I am 32 and I feel like my life is over. I am on antidepressants, which are brilliant, but I still feel desperate and hopeless at times, helpless too because there is no Lyme Disease specialist clinic or hospital in the UK. I think one may be opening soon, but it's so far away.
As weird as it sounds, I would like a positive result from tomorrow's tests as it would give me some kind of closure in my mind as to what is wrong with me and I can move on, get treatment, etc.
Thank you for your post, it's nice to know I am not alone.
kerry33557 bobbs99
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william39224 andrea_43612
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