Pleae help my little sister.....Lyme Disease

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Tony 'da Rat
Oct 16, 2000
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Hi everyone,

My sister was recently diagnosed with Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease. She contracted the disease three years ago. After enduring months of recurring headache, dizziness, muscle pain, inflammation, numbness and fatigue, she spent almost two years seeking an answer to the complex multi-system symptoms she was experiencing. She eventually learned that few doctors are Lyme literate.

Lyme is a tick-born disease. It is commonly misdiagnosed as Multiple sclerosis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, firbromyalgia, depression and even childhood rheumatoid arthritis. Ticks have no boundaries and yes, Lyme is prevalent in California.

Lyme Disease must be detected early. The spirochetes hide deep within the body. They reproduce every 3-4 weeks and morph into different forms. Without treatment, Lyme will progress into serious long term illness effecting skin, joints, nervous system and other organs. Treatment is intense, debilitating and sometimes not successful.

I never suspected that one of my family member or friends would be compromised by such a dreadful illness. At times, the experience feels surreal. This disease physically, spiritually, and emotionally bankrupts its victims. Please, get knowledgeable about Lyme Disease. The internet has an abundance of information. Knowledge is power and with power we can be advocates and support our loved ones.

Check out Snagfilms.com. Go to What's Hot and select "Under Our Skin", a worthy documentary about Lyme. You can watch a 10 minute trailer or "snag an embed" the entire film for free.

Also, October 16, 2010, in San Diego....Walk for Lyme Awareness. We would love to have you join us.

See the link below. This is Meredith's page. Any donation would be appreciated. Above all, please forward this email to family and friends. It may touch someone's life.

Lastly. To all dog lovers and my rescue friends....check your dogs regularly and thoroughly for ticks.Remove them properly and use Frontline or Advantage, if necessary. Hugs to your furever kids.

Thanks to each of you for listening to our story.

Sincerely,

Tony Santero

http://www.firstgiving.com/meredithhiney
 

_JOE_

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May 10, 2007
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Best of luck to her. My father went through the same thing about 15 years ago. Luckily he found a doctor who knew how to treat Lyme who was only a couple hours away. It was rough on the entire family. It's a very debilitating disease and unfortunately almost everyone is unaware how easily it can be contracted.
 

oldguy

Always Broken
Dec 26, 1999
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Back in the early days of DRN one of the origonal Mods came down with Lymes- really wonder at times where he is now?

My father and one of the other guys I hunted with both got it as well but they were both lucky in they noticed the bullseye rash and got treatment early on. To be honest I can think of at least 20 people I know that were diagnosed with it. Some contracted it hunting but the majority got it doing everyday things like gardening or just hiking (at least they were non hunters and we just figured those activities)

Hopefully she will soon be clear of the effects
 

Vic

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May 5, 2000
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I also had it for a long time before being diagnosed. The experience I had destroyed any faith I had in doctors. I finally figured it out myself. Make sure your sister sees an infectious disease specialist whose particular specialty is Lyme disease. She will most likely need six weeks of intravenous antibiotics followed by several months of oral antibiotics. She should take pro-biotic supplements while on the antibiotics. Exercise and a healthy diet make a BIG difference. She CAN recover. Make sure she understands that as the docs have a way of making you think it's hopeless when it is NOT. Also, be careful about what you read on the net. There is a lot of overdone doom and gloom out there.

I'll be praying for your sister's recovery.
 
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