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Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. It is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks.

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little cold trigger lyme symptoms?

deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi all. I was doing pretty well until I got a little cold. Now, I'm all 'lymie' agian with joint pain, muscle aches, fatigue and a low grade fever.

Ever happen to anyone else?

Getting blood work this week. Hopefully it'll say the infection is gone and this is just my immune system 'remembering' lyme.......
Cheppie
Cheppie
Could this be the flu?
deleted_user
deleted_user
No, it's not the flu. Joints are 'cracky' and feel like they did last summer.
slrow
slrow
Probably Lymes that has been dormant.MY joints scream no matter what time of year but worse now. Lyme doctors gave me pos. marker in blood treated 4 years with different antibiotics little better but joints and fatigue terrible. now being treated for Fibro, has helped a little but I think it is still Lymes and can't afford to go both places. Neither takes ins. I am scared it is going to keep doing damage. No doctor (been to alot even from Hopkins top docs) ever mention IV drugs for me totally confused why not as bad as my symptoms have been? Anybody else been denied Iv drugs? I felt like a guinie pig. At least Fibro Cneter found out that my Thyroid and adrenal glands are shot!!! Alot of Lymes patients Thyroid is messd up though and don't know it.
Sherry
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Yes, the cold can kick up the cycles real bad, it happened to me when I went to Colorado this Aug., I thought I would have to go to the hospital.
Lymes can distroy the thyroid gland, did with me.
Here back in S.E. Flrida, this last cold spell really started havic with me again.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi DebbieNJ. I am sorry you are feeling crummy.

Were you treated until all symptoms were gone plus at least two months longer?
deleted_user
deleted_user
No, I was not treated for 2 months after the symptoms went away.

Feeling better now, just have 'cracky' joints and perhaps a little fatigue.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi DebbieNJ. I recommend really keeping track of your symptoms.

If you think you still have Lyme, the sooner you get treated the better.
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