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Quick story for 10 years of friend's Doctor visits which did not diagnose a Lyme infection - insufficient CDC guidelines: Friend has had increasingly difficult
by ncr100 9y ago
Quick story for 10 years of friend's Doctor visits which did not diagnose a Lyme infection - insufficient CDC guidelines:
Friend has had increasingly difficult health problems - mistook for thyroid issues - neurological issues (difficulty standing), thinning, pain, very scary stuff. Lyme swelling around nerves in brain, I believe was the explanation. Could not work. Finally diagnosed and undergoing months of traumatic antibiotic treatments involving a "heart port" :P is improving now, back working.
Tick bite in New York.
- Grazester 9y agoAs someone who lives in the North East and loves the outdoors, hearing stories like this scares me.
- stinos 9y agomistook for thyroid issues -- Tick bite in New York Unfortunately it wasn't, but this should have been a major warning sign. There's still a lot of education to do. Almost the number one thing related to ticks I was taught by people from nature organisations is: if you know you had a tick bite, and you feel anything seriously out of order (of which the chances are still fairly small btw), check with a doctor; and if that doctor does not come up with anything tick-related (which happens, 10 years ago I also thought Lyme disease was the only bad thing which was spread by ticks), then get a second opinion from a doctor who has experience with most cases occurring in your area.
- magic_beans 9y agoIn your friend's situation, did he or she not notice the tick? Or is it just that the Doctor didn't correlate the tick bite to Lyme?
- technofiend 9y agoI have an aunt on disability after a false negative for Lyme left her searching for answers over a decade. She has heart damage, blood pressure and cognitive issues. It was devastating.