I am a 20 year old female, and here is my story:
About three weeks ago I started to feel very fatigued all the time, and I noticed the fatigue first in my running performance (I run xc). My performance was declining with no logical explanation, and since has continued to decline- this is very frustrating for me. Aside from my running getting worse, I was tired all the time and was sleeping more than normal. After a while, I started to feel not well mentally, ie paranoid, depressed, feeling apathetic about life, just an overall uneasy feeling, and stopped caring about running so much as just wanting to feel better/normal again. I am having trouble concentrating on my schoolwork and feel spacey sometimes, still feeling very fatigued and lethargic. I also had some persisting pain in my left ribs (not near my heart, but lower) and have had other "deep" aches and pains that feel like they are coming from around my bones in my legs and around my body. I also have been having aches and stiffness in my arms, legs, and back and neck in particular. I am very late for my period and my last period was early and light, and it is NEVER irregular like this, even with running. I took a pregnancy test in a clinic and it was negative. My symptoms have been coming and going and replacing one another with new symptoms since the whole onset, but they havent gone away. My appetite has ranged from raging to non existent, and in between. I also went to get my iron tested, it was 30 (whatever that means), they gave me some supplements, and they said I had a heart murmur, which I have never had before, but since taking some iron I think it's cleared up (I notice the whooshing they described in the drawn out first beat has become a solid beat again). I also am not anemic (regular red blood cell count) and my thyroid hormones were normal.
Another couple things to note: I worked at a summer camp for two months this summer and was outside for most of the day. Many of my coworkers found small ticks on their clothes but I never did. Could I have missed one? I also noticed a bump on the back of my neck in my hairline a while ago and it was a bit swollen with something on it like a scab, but it was small, and I picked at it but never looked at it. This dissapeared, but I never saw any rash or tick on my neck (or anywhere on my body) nor did I look for one. I don't know if this neck thing is related, it doesn't stand out to me as something I was concerned with at the time.
I was wondering if this all could mean I have Lyme Disease. I want to get tested, but I want to know if this is a likely cause for my misery. I desperately want a possible answer for why I've been feeling this way, my schoolwork and running are suffering because of my health right now. Also, does any hospital test for Lyme Disease or should I go somewhere specific? I know this isn't a place for a legit diagnosis, but I would appreciate an opinion.
Thank you for any help or advice you can give me!