I think I have lyme

[benny4242]

hello I got bitten by a tick around a year ago now im 20 it was on me for over a week without realising ever since then ive had alot of symptons of lyme first it was a flu then eye floaters then brain fog, headaches, heart papilations, stiff neck, IBS, joint pain, frequent infections and so on.
I live in australia and doctors just tell me it dont exist in australia I need help please.

[JackieCalifornia]

Good idea, mojo!  I don't 'facebook', so I didn't even think of that.  thx!

[mojogal]

I belong to the international Lyme disease awareness campaign. Lyme exists everywhere except for Antarctica.  FYI, There is an Australian Lyme Disease support group on Facebook if you want to join.

[benny4242]

thank you so much

[JackieCalifornia]

Welcome to MedHelp Lyme --

Sorry to hear what you are going through.

I just searched online for the phrase

                            lyme disease australia

and got many, many hits in the search results.

Among them is a link to the Karl McManus Foundation website, and a quick look was quite promising.

The goals of the foundation are stated as:
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--    To facilitate research and raise awareness of Lyme disease (borreliosis and co-infections) and other tick-borne diseases in Australia.

--    Advocate for better testing and treatment of borreliosis and co-infections.

--    Educate doctors and other health professionals about Lyme disease (borreliosis) and co-infections in Australia.

--    Use the media to alert the public about Lyme disease (Borreliosis) and co-infections in Australia.

--    Publicise that there is a potential to misdiagnose Lyme (Borreliosis) as many other serious chronic diseases like Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease (MND, ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease, fibromyalgia and ME/chronic fatigue syndrome and autism.
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Organizations like this often have quite good information about how to find physicians etc. who understand Lyme disease and its co-infections, and that is the kind of MD that I would want to see.  

You are right that there is much misunderstanding and denial about Lyme disease, so finding knowledgeable MDs is the first and most important thing I would do.

Please let us know if we can help further, and do let us know how you do.

Best wishes --