[Quahog]

I met with my pain doctor today who received the results.

Now they weren't off the chart but they consulted with a lyme literate doctor and he said the results were suspicious.

so now they are going to start treating me for it.

If it was that deer tick that bit me when I was in the US Army, I've had this since I was 19. I am now 35!! but how to prove it?

The NP that suggested this has truely saved my life!!!

[Curious]

i'l glad you got a dx and can now get treatment quahog.

has your dr told you what the treatment will be yet?

[Quahog]

I have been told that they want to start me on Doxycycline for a few weeks to see if that will help but it is my understanding that I may need IV therapy if that doesn't work. I may have had this since I was 19, I am 35 now.

Needless to say I am a bit frightened of the prospect of all this. but after all these years it feels good to finally have the cause.

[Idealist]

I think it's pretty awesome that you have finally found the cause of your medical problems. At least now you can focus on what is ailing you and on getting better. So congratulations on that!

It's crazy how long it takes sometimes to get a diagnosis. I've been trying for over four years now, and am still out of luck. Maybe I need to go see those docs of yours...

I hope the treatment works and you start feeling better real soon.

[Boopers]

Wow Quahog,

That's amazing that it has taken this many years in between a tick bite. When I was young, I had six ticks on me. Different times of course. Where we lived, there were alot of them and I was always playing in the woods and had animals that had them. My Mom got quite good at getting them off me. Today, it would freak me out to get one!

I wish a speedy recovery for you and wishing you pain free days!

Take care,
Linda

[sallyb]

Hey, Quahog. I know that you are happy to just get a dx. That takes a lot of weight off of your shoulders. I can't imagine that it took 16 years for them to find out. Like I always say, docs don't always know as much as we would like to think. It is a shame that they let it go this long, allowing long-term disabilities. I found this site for a small explanation of it...generally treated fairly quickly after being infected....
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/