Hi Missy:

I can tell you right off the bat, that last year (after Alan had a stent put in his chest because of a blockage) and then he went to cardio rehab...the man joined a gym, and was in the best shape of his life.

He had not one sympton on that chart. And the exercise took away his PN or greatly reduced it. The reason he had to stop was because he went on the treadmill, he got a foot ulcer and it became infected. He couldn't go to the gym, and was back and forth at the podiatrist for 18 months. He didn't put on any weight thank god because of the way we eat at our home but he did lose some muscle tone.

He went to a wound treatment guy, was given a Walker shoe boot thing and regranex for the ulcerl. It has now completely healed. He is back working part time. And we use cotton balls between his toes.

He has never, ever had any bullseye rash (I know what that is).

So (and I'm no expert), but I really don't think that Lyme is playing any role in Alan's life because if it did, how could this man have ever gone to a gym and built up his body and felt as good as he did (until he got the ulcer).

What really makes him feel like a million dollars is when I give him my massages. The PN goes away completely. He uses a device called a theraspa on his legs and calves. It brings the blood flow right to his feet. He loves this.

So if anybody thinks we should pursue this Lyme thing. And how does one pursue this anyway. Who do we ask about this??

Honestly, I don't think this applies to Alan.

Missy, I do thank you though.

Melody