headaches since 06

[aem214]

In 2006 I became so ill my parents thought I might have meneingitis. The clinic they took me to said it was the flu gave me a prescription and sent me home. Less than a week later I was at the E.R. and being referred to a local Neourologist. The spinal tap he preformed left me so ill I was transferred by ambulance to the regional childrens hospital where they repeated the spinal tap to get an accurate opening pressure. When we finally got home we were told the results for the first lp tested positive for Lyme Disease, 6 out of 10 titers. Back to the childrens hospital where they ran an ELISA that was negative. The doctors decided to treat me anyway for four weeks. Sinced this time I have had a constant headache and light and sound sensitivity and basically no life. My question is this, If its not Lyme then what is it? What else could lite up those six titers? This illness has a date it began but still continues. Could the second lp and following blood patch have caused this? Or was another tickborne illness overlooked? We had lived in Montana where I swam in a natural stream and were in Missoutri when I ffirst became ill and now we are back in Texas if any of that matters.

[aem214]

Thanks for asking....most days are ,managable but i did have a recent trip to the er when the headache became to severe...i have been tested for just about everything you mentioned and everything came back normal...at this point i really dont know what it could be which is why i'm posting here....the western blot was the test used on the csf which came back with 6 out of 10 titers positive for Lyme

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? Confirmatory test that may be used for Lyme Disease  is the Western Blot assay antibody test. Most cases of Lyme disease are curable with antibiotics. If the symptoms persists despite medical treatment, the diagnosis of Lyme Disease should be evaluated further. Other conditions that should be ruled out are: aseptic meningitis, fibromyalgia, reactive arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even systemic lupus erythematosus. Check with your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and do keep us posted.