lyme disease

I couldn't wait anymore. I told the doctor all my symptoms / other past illnesses: constant body aches, tender areas around my head, neck, back and hips, major sleep disturbances since my teenage years. Chronic IBS since my teenage years. Tmj so bad it required surgery, tension headaches which...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my story. In 2008 I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Now, I live on the East Coast, so i've heard of Lyme disease, but I didn't really give it a second thought. Anyway, fast forward 4 years...I'm not getting better, and I sure as heck am not getting any...

Hello, I'll try to keep this brief. But I am a 23 y/o male that came down with debilitating symptoms last year in September after living a totally healthy lifestyle and exercising often. My illness definitely felt like an "attack" of some sort. Let me know if anyone can relate to this or if it...

Hi, I'm new here to the forum. I'm 30 now, was diagnosed in 2007, and until that time, I was in the best shape of my life. I worked 8 hours a day, then went to the gym for 1.5 hrs, and still had tons of energy to function. When I got sick, I had no energy, was so exhausted that as soon as I...

Hi I'm a 40 year newly minted patient with fibromyalgia. The diagnosis was made in September 2012. Before doing this I never heard of it. (of FM) The pain is unbearable, the worst thing is the right arm. That's painful that I learned to write with my left hand. It all started many years ago when...

Hi, I am 25 and I live in Georgia. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in May of this year. My blood also came back positive for Lyme disease, but an infectious disease doctor told me it's a false positive because it is impossible to get Lyme disease in Georgia. Needless to say, I am waiting to...

Hi. I would like to give you a history of what I have experienced over the past year and 2 months. (previously healthy, no medical conditions what so ever) April 22 2012. I went to emerg because I was experiencing dizziness and my upper arms and upper legs were tingling. Multiple tests were done...

Hi-- My name is susan. I have had fibro for almost 10 years..I should say that was when I was diagnosed. I suspect I have had it a lot longer. I too have been tested for Lupus, ect ect. I have had Lyme disease, but these Fibro symptoms are more frustrating. The rain is making my joints and legs...

I am a new member. I am 41 and a mom to two young daughters. I am in constant pain. I was diagnosed with RSD after a knee surgery last year, and was hospitalized for a month, but prior to that, I had horrible neck and back pain, and hand pain that had been going on for a few years. When I...

Your white blood count points to some issue. You need to have a complete work-up. White count usually means some type of infection. It's even possible you've got some infection causing your muscle issues, actually. Most doctors don't do a complete work-up, the simply do the basics such as...