Category: Symptom Specific
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Fibromyalgia or Lyme Disease?
Here's my truth...after going through what I went through, any time that I hear someone say they have fibromyalgia, I cringe a little inside. I feel the same way about numerous other diagnoses as well, including chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple sclerosis, but my story involves fibromyalgia. I firmly believe...
Read MoreMultiple Sclerosis (MS) or Lyme disease?
I have to begin this post by stressing that I am not a doctor. I am someone who went undiagnosed with Lyme disease for at least twenty years. I fought a long battle with Lyme, bartonella and babesia and have been in remission for five years. I am not telling...
Read MoreBartonella Toes and Lyme Disease
Bartonella toes are one of the crazy, weird, randomly bizarre symptoms that left me feeling like a human experiment when I was in treatment for Lyme disease. There may be a more scientific word for what I experienced but I don’t know what it is. My doctor simply termed them...
Read MoreSeasonal Changes Can Be Difficult for Lymies
For most people, the changing of seasons is an exciting time. Whether you prefer winter to summer or spring to fall, it always feels like a time of beginnings. For those battling Lyme disease however, the change of seasons brings along a slew of feelings, questions and concerns. I remember...
Read MoreMy Lyme Disease Story
When I first started this blog, I did so out of a desire to help others feel less alone than I was as I struggled day in and day out for two-and-a-half years. I will continue to be a Lyme advocate for all of you who are still in the...
Read MoreAll the Other Crazy Weird Symptoms
I have written about my list of Lyme disease symptoms. Today, I would like to cover some of the other crazy weird symptoms I experienced. So often, as Lyme warriors, we get caught up in the big, obvious symptoms like exhaustion and dizziness. And understandably so, but it was all...
Read MoreWhat in the World is Herxing?
Herxing. It’s a strange word. Even saying it out loud sounds scary… Herxing. Yuck! It certainly doesn’t sound pleasant. When my doctor first warned to look out for herxing my mind shut down. Lyme disease, antibiotics, likely unable to work for at least six months. This I could handle, barely....
Read MoreMy List of Lyme Disease Symptoms
I have been spending a lot of time on Facebook Lyme disease support groups. A recurring theme of people reaching out with questions about bizarre symptoms they’re experiencing has me reaching into my memory bank. I know how they’re feeling. In fact, the desperate fear of the unknown that I...
Read MoreCan Lyme Disease Cause PTSD?
Yes, yes it can! I awoke with a start to the sound of the front door rattling dramatically. Glancing at the clock by our bedside, I see the red numbers, 2:32, glaring back at me. Is someone breaking in? Are they already in the house? Staring frightened into the darkness...
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