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I might have Lyme Disease

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:35 am
by Heart of Sword
I got bloodwork the other day and haven't gotten test results back yet, please pray I don't have Lyme, which I probably do. And I don't go to the doctor because of an intense phobia of needles, so I could have had Lyme for a few years now because of that.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:44 am
by shooraijin
Why do you say you probably do?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:48 am
by animegirl1
im sorry but whats lyme?u dont have to tell me if u dont want to

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:56 am
by Heart of Sword
Lyme is a disease that comes from ticks, sometimes it's mild and sometimes it's really bad. You can Google it.

Okay now to answer Shooraijin's question. I get pains in my legs, especially in my upper left thigh and sometimes my elbows get stiff. Let's see, I'm also fatigued most of the time (which may come from my insomnia). I just generally don't feel well.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:55 am
by animegirl1
i will pray for you ok

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:07 am
by rii namuras
(Oh, I so understand. I had lyme several times when I was living in New Jersey... My favorite play place happened to be a breeding ground for ticks. >.< I had it in... my neck, shoulder, and hip (not all at once, thankfully). At one point I couldn't lie down, or walk. It was terrible. I'll pray.)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:36 pm
by shooraijin
Heart of Sword wrote:Lyme is a disease that comes from ticks, sometimes it's mild and sometimes it's really bad. You can Google it.

Okay now to answer Shooraijin's question. I get pains in my legs, especially in my upper left thigh and sometimes my elbows get stiff. Let's see, I'm also fatigued most of the time (which may come from my insomnia). I just generally don't feel well.


That doesn't necessarily mean Lyme, however. Lyme titres make sense to check, but Lyme disease is not the only cause of arthralgia.

I do hope they are able to find the cause.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:50 pm
by yukinon
aaaah, HoS! You should go to the doctor! Shame shame...

Alright, I'm done being a mother hen. But I will definitely pray for you.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:36 pm
by K. Ayato
You'll know for sure if it's Lyme disease if you have the so-called bullseye rash at the bitten area. Dark red in the center, and lighter red rings around it.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:57 am
by Heart of Sword
I did go to the doctor, lol...remember, I said I got bloodwork done.

Anyway, the results are back, and...I'm clear! I don't exercise at all (unless I'm in the woods), so that might be why I'm feeling weird. Yet somehow I'm very thin...o_O