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Sherrie &
Eric 10th Wedding Anniversary
Update:
10/29/2008 - The reason for my absence
on the boards.
In April 06, I was
bitten by a deer tick in my yard. I was infected with Lyme Disease, although I was treated early, I have gone on to
develop late stage Lyme Disease. I am learning
as much as I can about this disease and my doctors are learning as well, you
see, in the south they just don't know what to do for this. The most
important thing we have learned is not stop treating the Lyme Disease until the
RASH completely disappears.
Researchers are just confirming that Tennessee has a wide range of infected
birds, wild turkeys, mice, deer, etc. The Univ. of TN at
Knoxville has included out farm in their statewide study of ticks and their
disease population in Tennessee, which should finally give residents here a
clearer picture of the problems that are obviously already here.
I urge
everyone, check your children daily for ticks, and yourself. If you have
been bitten in the past month by a tick watch for the Bulls
Eye EM Rash, and be aware
that only 60 to 70% of people get this rash at the bite site.
In children,
look for overall not feeling well, tender stomach that hurts to touch, and
headaches and some times sore throat and lethargy.
In adults, look for the flu, that's
exactly what this feels like is just like the flu. And
each day the symptoms seem to worsen. Some experts in Lyme Disease estimate that 1 in 15 Americans have
been exposed to the disease and never know they are infected.
Remember, when
you are infected with Lyme Disease it feels just like you have THE
FLU!
It reminds me
of the old saying, "when you hear hoof beats, you think of a horse, no one
ever thinks it's a zebra". That's how 99.9% of our doctors think,
when they see flu symptoms, they treat the flu. When's the last time you
had the flu and the doctor asked you if you could have been exposed to ticks in
the last 30 days?
They never
expect the flu to be the (zebra) Lyme Disease.
Lyme disease has been
misdiagnosed as Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS). As it is quite common for people to not remember having
been bitten in the first place, later symptomatic diagnosis may point to
autoimmune and neuro-degenerative diseases.
This research by Dr.
Garth Nicholson should be read by
everyone, and yes, this year his tests have already been confirmed with the
exact numbers! The medical community may have to rethink it's treatment
for all autoimmune diseases from now on.
Lyme
Disease Basics
Lyme
Disease Symptom Checklist
How
it mimics other diseases
See
how small this tick that infects is
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