SusanH
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Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I have spoken with a few of you via PM and have already found a lot of help, wisdom, and kindnesss here. Let's see if I can make a long story short - very hard for me. lol I live in Central PA and have not yet been officially dx'ed with lyme. I have had 2 tests - one local, which was negative; and one with Igenex, which was positive. GP wants me to see a lyme doc cause he doesn't know which test to believe. So now, I am searching for someone to actually dx and treat me. I was bitten appx. 6 years ago by something and I got a rash around the bite mark. It had a light center and circle around it that was purplish in color (bruised appearance). I was told back then that it was a spider bite because of the bruised appearance and not to worry about it. Now, I have learned it was very unlikely it was a spider bite and that others with lyme have been told the same thing in error. I have had many odd, unexplainable symptoms over the past 5 years - severe fatigue, unexplainable rashes that sent me to the ER, drenching sweats, vertigo, back pain, twitching, nerve pain, headaches, chills, brain fog, chest pain, and the list goes on and on. I have had 2 spine surgeries on 3 degenerated discs in the last 3 1/2 years, and am wondering if there is a possibility that lyme contributed to the spine problems also. I am doing lots of research and looking for answers and a solution. Okay, enough about me. A big hello to all of you and a big thank you to those I have already pm'ed with. One request -I am wondering if anyone out there can help me with some info on a doctor- if anyone has been treated by or heard of Dr. Sh.... in central PA, please contact me via PM. Thanks. Post edited by: SusanH, at: 12/04/2007 22:59 |
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