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There was someone on here about six months ago who posted about having terrible, varied medical symptoms similar to yours, and they tested positive for Lyme dis
by NathanKP 16y ago
There was someone on here about six months ago who posted about having terrible, varied medical symptoms similar to yours, and they tested positive for Lyme disease. The post title was something like "so what is wrong with ben?" or something like that.
I can't find it in Google now. Maybe YCombinator doesn't keep older text post submissions? Sadly the internet wayback machine doesn't have any entries for HN from Jul 1, 2008 onward, so I can't find it there either.
Anyway their story was so similar to yours that it makes me think you are either that member, or have the same thing he had.
- Stasyan 16y agoTry: http://searchyc.com/ http://searchyc.com/
- NathanKP 16y agoBingo! Here it is: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=868325 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=868325 - So.. what the hell's wrong with you shooter? It is a long text post but it lists symptoms that are remarkably similar to the OP's. Shooter said: Basically I had multiple infections (both viral and bacterial) that were slowly eating me alive. and Anyway, I tested positive for at least a dozen viral and bacterial infections, but they could have potentially all come from one tick bite. I think the estimate is that 30% of all infected ticks carry at least one other co-infection. So, theoretically, I could have been bitten by just one really 'sick tick.' Or I could have picked up other infections once my immune system was compromised by an initial infection.
- ErrantX 16y agoLymes disease is definitely one to test; it's one of those classic ones that gets passed over (dig around the net and you will find plenty of stories of people who hunted for years for a solution before finding out this was the cause).
- savemylife 16y agoIt's not me.