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Originally Posted by chamade
Hello, I have subscribed to the forum only to comment on your post.
Because of your multisystemic ailments, the fact that you say your foot
pain got worse after steroids and living in MA tell me that you need to checked
out for Lyme disease by a specialist.
Going to a non-Lyme specialist for this diesease is like going to a dentist for
brain surgery. Please visit and post in the "seeking doctor"
forum so that someone from MA can recommend a LLMD (lyme literate doctor).
The standard screening test for Lyme (ELISA) is about 50% sensitive and this
number is lower if the disease is chronic. You need to have western blot done
at a lag that specializes in tick borne illnesses such as Igenex so that your
LLMD can look for specific Lyme igm/igg antibodies.
I have had almost the same symptoms as you (neuropathy, stomach problems, ellergies, mood swings, eye pains etc.) and am doing much much
better after seeing a LLMD doctor.
Again, please don't leave this stone unturned. You would not believe how
many go around with "autoimune" dieases, yet have bacterial/viral infections
at the source of the problem.
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Thank you for posting.
1) foot pain got
better when I was on the steroids. It did not get
worse, after they were withdrawn, the problem just returned.
2) How can I get lyme disease if I haven't been anywhere near ticks? I don't go in wooded areas, I don't own pets, and I don't have any symptoms that are the most common of lyme disease, such as:
a) "early localized disease with skin inflammation" aka rash or tick bite.
b) "early disseminated disease with heart and nervous system involvement, including palsies and meningitis" I have had no paralysis, and I have never had meningitis or anything like it; and
c) "late disease featuring motor and sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation and arthritis" I have lost no motor function, and I have no brain inflamation or arthritis or similar. The only nerve problem I have is pain, and some sensory loss on the bottom of my foot behind my first three toes.