How many of you worry about Lymes disease?

I know there are only a few reliable tests for that and

such a controversy with treatment.

There are so many articles online discussing the % of

FM sufferers that have ended up with Lyme and Lymes patients treated when really they have FM.

Do any of you ever worry and wonder if you should do further testing?

The symptoms are almost exact..

Just wondering.

Post edited by: faieriemama, at: 08/25/2008 13:21

Do you feel them on your own??

Im sure he will talk about it tomorrow..

I have pain everywhere but how do you know you have those pressure point ones??

he maps out your pressure points. I don't know why, really, I get the same advice and meds each month.

I thought this was about if you worry about things too much.

Yes, I worry very much about Lyme. And it is Lyme not Lymes with an s. I asked to be tested and showed up negative, but now I read that the Quest lab tests are not reliable for Lyme. But I can't afford over $300 for an Ingenix test.

You don't have to walk in the woods to get bit by a tick. They know how to find you. Pet someone's dog. A dog or cat with ticks was in your yard or house....

Everyone who has been diagnosed with FM should be tested for Lyme. The regular tests we go through include Lupus, but not always Lyme.

I hear it over and over again from people on all the boards who have been misdiagnosed with FM but it turned out they really have Lyme. Lyme is treatable if you catch it in time.