Lyme Disease Support Group

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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i got another question, reading all these treatments and drugs and nothing working, whatever happened to good ole spinal taps to check for lymes and rocefin intervenous treatments?
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Spinal tap is not very reliable form of testing. Rocephin by IV is a very common form of treatment. But it is usually followed up by other treatment such as flagyll to kill the cyst form of Lyme.

Many many many people also have coinfections that further complicate the treatment protocal.

Many LLMD's also help support the sytems that have been affected by Lyme Disease such as rebalancing the hormones or addressing the vitamin/mineral imbalance that is typical in Lyme sufferers. The Adrenal system usually needs help too. If on IV many are given antigal to help the gall bladder from sludging. etc...

How long have you been ill? How long have you been in treatment and how are you now?
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oh boy to try and remember what all was givin...um i recall them trying doxycicleen or something like that, wasnt long before went straight to rocephin, that was a little over a month of hell. and then a few other pills once that was over, total of 4 spinal taps, all had lymes positive, except the last one that showed it dormant, was told it was in remission, not sure on the meaning of remission, does that mean it can wake up whenever??...loved the 7th nerve palsy that came with this, 9th grader just going to the new school and i am drewling out one side of my face. currently i have arthritis all over, memory loss to the nth power...and a list of other things that may or may not be related, chest pains, heart issues, head aches, could run a long list......
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Willybe
Doxycycline worked for me. Some of us do get cured. I have arthritis in my lower back and left leg. Going to the gym and working out on a regular basis keeps me pain free. If I miss the gym for more than 3 days I feel the pain coming back. A trip to the gym always helps. My doctor says I will have to go for the rest of my life to keep it from getting any worse. Have you tried the gym for your arthritis?
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