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Is this Lyme? please help, at wits end.
Hi,
I have been experiencing really weird symptoms for the past 4 months. They all started a few days after I cam back from my buddies cabin in the woods, which makes me suspect lyme disease. It all started with a small bout of blood from my rectum, which I realize is not associated with lyme. After this, I have developed IBS like symptoms of diarrhea, indigestion, abdominal pain, feeling muscle spasms all over intestines. About a week after my buddies, I became very short of breath on any exertion, ribs were extremely sore, very fatigued and lost about 8 pounds in 2 weeks ( which i put back on over the course of a month.) Muscles all over my body, mostly legs, started twitching and still do till this day. I developed terrible brain fog about a month after, which still continues to this day, with it coming in spurts. I also have difficulty with speech and memory problems. Just recently I have developed chest pain all over my ribs, as well as a burning sensation. I have also started itching all over my body, which is better some days than others. I also have been having intermittent pain in my left jaw which makes it hard to eat. My back and neck are painful, and my neck creaks when i move it up and down. My joints are very painful, and I cramp easily. I also have a lot of gas, and constant stomach gurgling, which is characteristic of IBS. I have also been losing hair rapidly which is unusual. I never saw a bullseye rash, but have seen many times rashes on my body that look about the size of a thumb, with a red crusted border and white in the middle.My most debilitaitng symptoms are the extreme fatigue, brain fog, and aching muscles and joints, which seem to be constant. I have had a brain CT scan, abdominal CT scan, 2 chest x ray, numerous blood tests, all of which were normal. I had a lyme blood test once and it came back normal. Does this sound like lyme, or any other possibilities? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
This discussion is related to Could this be Lyme Disease? (Possibly linked to Prednisone use?).
I have been experiencing really weird symptoms for the past 4 months. They all started a few days after I cam back from my buddies cabin in the woods, which makes me suspect lyme disease. It all started with a small bout of blood from my rectum, which I realize is not associated with lyme. After this, I have developed IBS like symptoms of diarrhea, indigestion, abdominal pain, feeling muscle spasms all over intestines. About a week after my buddies, I became very short of breath on any exertion, ribs were extremely sore, very fatigued and lost about 8 pounds in 2 weeks ( which i put back on over the course of a month.) Muscles all over my body, mostly legs, started twitching and still do till this day. I developed terrible brain fog about a month after, which still continues to this day, with it coming in spurts. I also have difficulty with speech and memory problems. Just recently I have developed chest pain all over my ribs, as well as a burning sensation. I have also started itching all over my body, which is better some days than others. I also have been having intermittent pain in my left jaw which makes it hard to eat. My back and neck are painful, and my neck creaks when i move it up and down. My joints are very painful, and I cramp easily. I also have a lot of gas, and constant stomach gurgling, which is characteristic of IBS. I have also been losing hair rapidly which is unusual. I never saw a bullseye rash, but have seen many times rashes on my body that look about the size of a thumb, with a red crusted border and white in the middle.My most debilitaitng symptoms are the extreme fatigue, brain fog, and aching muscles and joints, which seem to be constant. I have had a brain CT scan, abdominal CT scan, 2 chest x ray, numerous blood tests, all of which were normal. I had a lyme blood test once and it came back normal. Does this sound like lyme, or any other possibilities? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
This discussion is related to Could this be Lyme Disease? (Possibly linked to Prednisone use?).
First, let me express my sorrow at your suffering. So sorry that you have been ill for so long.
There is another tick bite disease: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever that is seldom diagnosed any more. Because of the rashes that you describe, I think you should be tested for this.
it is similar to Lyme disease, but Lyme disease doesn't have all the rashes that you describe. Have your doctor check you for Spotted fever.
I hope this information was helpful
Wishing you the best
There is another tick bite disease: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever that is seldom diagnosed any more. Because of the rashes that you describe, I think you should be tested for this.
it is similar to Lyme disease, but Lyme disease doesn't have all the rashes that you describe. Have your doctor check you for Spotted fever.
I hope this information was helpful
Wishing you the best
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