I've got lyme disease

I woke up one morning about two/three weeks ago and all my joints hurt. Not my knuckles so much as the first and middle joints, my wrists, my elbows, my toes, my knees. I snap, crackle and pop like a bowl of rice krispies. My muscles ached like I had the flu. But I wasn't nauseous, had no fever, no lymph swelling or soreness. I went to make some breakfast, and could barely get out of bed. My neck is KILLING me.

I was exhausted. I've had no energy. All I want to do is sleep.

And I cannot open jars. I couldn't open an open jar of mayonnaise LOL, and forget about the childproof pill bottles!

As a few other things crept up, I decided I actually needed to go see a doctor.

I did that this morning. She had lyme disease. She said that even without the telltale rash, it sounds very much like that's what I've got. She saw no point in testing for it - they're not reliable, and if it came up negative, there are so many other tick borne diseases cropping up around here, it could just be a different infection.

I'm not aware of having been bitten by a tick, but I've had plenty of them on me. Not embedded - but crawling on me. We're in a very rural area with a lot of deer and other wildlife, and I've been trapping feral cats.

So I'm on doxycycline for a month. Hopefully this will help - or we have to start searching for other answers.

Well. That's seriously not nice!! Glad you had it seen to, and have meds. Hope they're effective and you're feeling better very soon!

oh Laurie im so sorry from what ive heard about Lymes its rather managable, is your doctor fully sure? I think i'd want to test just incase

but lots of and

Oh, no, Laurie. I'm so sorry to hear this. But it's so good you went to a doctor, and she pretty much knew what it was. I've known of people who have gone for a long time without it being diagnosed, because it kept being mis-diagnosed.

I'm betting the doxycycline will take care of it. Many vibes that you start feeling better!!!

I'm sorry you got Lyme Disease, hopefully the medicine kicks in right away!

Thanks for the good thoughts and vibes. This really does kind of suck.

Originally Posted by -_aj_-

oh Laurie im so sorry from what ive heard about Lymes its rather managable, is your doctor fully sure? I think i'd want to test just incase

but lots of and

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If we had insurance, she'd do the testing, but she was sensitive to the fact that we don't. However given the clinical signs and her familiarity with the disease (it's pretty common out here), she felt comfortable treating for it. If I don't feel better after the month, then we have to dish out money for testing.

ah right i get you now

well i have got everything crossed that these tablets work for you

Oh yeah - I have some serious "brain fuzz" starting too. I'm losing words... the funniest so far was the other day when I couldn't remember "dental floss," and I had to ask Gary where the "string for your teeth" is.

Gary's got short term memory problems because of his health issues, and he loses words too... our conversations are getting quite interesting. We'd probably be killer at charades these days.

And he put his back out badly a few days ago. We went to do laundry two days ago, and between his hobbling and my inability to grip anything, we could probably charge admittance for a comedy routine.

Oh Laurie...sorry about that.
Hope you feel better.

Oh, that's no good! I really hope that the meds help and get you back to normal in a month though. Joint pain is no fun. Brain fog is no fun either. But, as you said, it does help to find the humor in it... I hope you and Gary can keep your spirits up!

And don't put the lid on the mayo on too tight!!

Augh! Get well soon! Let Gary open the jars for you!

Aww... I'm glad you got it diagnosed. I've also heard that it is often missed or mis-diagnosed. Hope the meds work!!!

Oh crap Laurie!! That really sucks!!! I hope the meds manage it. I hate hearing this--really!!

Oh no hun, I am so sorry to hear this, I really hope you start to feel better and the pills work for you, I am so glad that you feel quite "upbeat" about it, I tell you with some problems if you didn't laugh you'd cry. You're an amazing woman and so very strong, I admire that.Get well soon hunni.xx

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Oh crap Laurie!! That really sucks!!! I hope the meds manage it. I hate hearing this--really!!

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ditto. ditto. ditto




Robin

I hope the antibiotic will clear whatever it is up.

It seems to be more & more common in people these days, and I'm hearing of more dogs w/ it too. Sending get well your way!

Oh Laurie, you just can't seem to get a break. Sending lots of prayers and your way.

Thank you again (and again!) !!!

It does explain why Billy's been sleeping ON MY BACK. It's not helping, I don't think.

(He takes up my entire back! I wish he'd hurry up and lose more weight!). It is really sweet though... he does take up my entire back, and uses my head as a pillow.