can this be lymes

[rowjer]

for a couple weeks my elbows hurt and my arms tired easy. other than that I felt fine. then all of a sudden my vision blacked out for a few seconds with a hot flash. when my vision came back it was blurry and I had several floaters in each eye. my vision has mostly come back but floaters remain. over the next 3 months I have had constant headache, muscle twitches everywere, some night sweats, brain fog, sore shoulders and knees and back, weak arms and pins/needles in hands, burning sensation in chest and feet and contantly numb left face, hip pain. I alread was tested for lupus and mri for ms and all was fine. some symptoms come and go and some have resolved. just met with a llmd who took blood and sent it to igenex. results not back yet. he put me on azithromycin and mepron for possible babs coinfection. does this sound like lymes? had a few ticks on my close 3 years ago playing golf but never had rash or got sick till now. did not see tick attatched. been on meds for a week but no herx reaction. does everyone herx?

[tory2457]

Would you mind posting your results from IGeneX? Both the IgG and IgM?

you mention the testing was inconclusive.

thanks
tory

[jason80]

Hello rowjer,
I'm curious what your findings were since I have very similar symptoms: the bust of floaters/weird vision issues along with peripheral neuropathy symptoms. I was tested for Lyme by Igenix twice and came back inconclusive (IGM positive, IGG negative). Similar to you, the battery of other tests all come back negative. Do you have a firm diagnosis?

[tory2457]

join the lyme club...there are lots of people out there with normal test results and their docs saying "everythings normal"....or it's all in your head....or maybe you're depressed....!

imo, I believe if we feel lousy there IS a reason..

keep asking questions,,and keep learning about lyme disease.

tory

[rowjer]

Thanks. Been to a optho who said no damage due to ms but he does see all the floaters. Went to a retinal surgeon who said same thing.  Also had a Brain Mri and Nerve conduction testing by Nuero who said no ms. Sick of feeling like this for more than 3 months. Also been to rheum who did alot of bloodwork. He said no lupus or auto immune disease.

[tory2457]

Great question for your lyme doc!  I can offer this: people with MS have lots of vision problems,,a rather standard symptom of MS. I was diagnosed with MS and over the years had different vision problems. vision problems are also Standard with LD.

I would guess your llmd will suggest you see an eye doctor to "rule" things out. Mine does.

best to you

[rowjer]

Even the sudden loss of vision sounds like lyme???

[GEORGIAJAYNE]

yes this could be lyme...all the classic symptoms...sounds like your with a good dr.. hope you get to feeling better.