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What Are The Symptoms Of Lyme's Disease?
Question: what presents itself like symptoms of Lyme's disease?
Lyme test came out positive, been treated for 6 mos for it, with no complete removal of symptoms from the body, additional symptoms have come back positive as lyme, but doctor says they should have been gone long before now. (5) different doctors have treated, with no relief.
32 yr. old female, otherwise healthy w/no family history of major medical issues
current weight 265 (down in last 3 weeks from 280 but cannot recognize difference in size due to fluid retention) Weight went from 240 to 280 in a matter of a couple of months when Lyme was detected initially.
Current symptoms causing concern:
heart palipitations
fluid retention (mostly in legs)
body shakes (like feverish, but no fever present)
Floating / "on auto-pilot" w/no desire for functionality
BP spike from normal range to 170/90 & 180/100, then back down to 158/68
High C reactive protein levels (29.8 currently, down from 35)
Lyme IGGAB is neg/neg
IGG Bands Pos. 41/18
IGM Pos. 41/39/23 - are the same bands as first diagnosis
Tested negative for Lupus, rumitoid arthritis, Auto Immune Disease
Current Med's:
Flagil - BID - 3days on, 4 days off
Doxycycline (3rd round)
vitapen - probiotic
herbal defend
tumeric - BID - @ 720mg/ea
Teasel Root drops
Doctors are still treating for Lyme, and Obesity, but symptoms for someone who is very aware of their body, are more concerning than this. No referral has been made other than to a STRAND Center here in VT.
Lyme test came out positive, been treated for 6 mos for it, with no complete removal of symptoms from the body, additional symptoms have come back positive as lyme, but doctor says they should have been gone long before now. (5) different doctors have treated, with no relief.
32 yr. old female, otherwise healthy w/no family history of major medical issues
current weight 265 (down in last 3 weeks from 280 but cannot recognize difference in size due to fluid retention) Weight went from 240 to 280 in a matter of a couple of months when Lyme was detected initially.
Current symptoms causing concern:
heart palipitations
fluid retention (mostly in legs)
body shakes (like feverish, but no fever present)
Floating / "on auto-pilot" w/no desire for functionality
BP spike from normal range to 170/90 & 180/100, then back down to 158/68
High C reactive protein levels (29.8 currently, down from 35)
Lyme IGGAB is neg/neg
IGG Bands Pos. 41/18
IGM Pos. 41/39/23 - are the same bands as first diagnosis
Tested negative for Lupus, rumitoid arthritis, Auto Immune Disease
Current Med's:
Flagil - BID - 3days on, 4 days off
Doxycycline (3rd round)
vitapen - probiotic
herbal defend
tumeric - BID - @ 720mg/ea
Teasel Root drops
Doctors are still treating for Lyme, and Obesity, but symptoms for someone who is very aware of their body, are more concerning than this. No referral has been made other than to a STRAND Center here in VT.
Brief Answer:
you may have PTLDS , require IV antibiotics. evaluate cardiac status
Detailed Answer:
welcome
i understood your concern.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi .Certain ticks may carry these bacteria
a blood test for antibodies to the bacteria that cause Lyme disease is identified for the diagnosis. The most common one is the ELISA for Lyme disease test. A Western blot test is done to confirm ELISA results.
the symptoms resemble the flu and include:
• Chills ,Fever ,Headache ,Lethargy ,Muscle pain
Antibiotics commonly used for oral treatment include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. According to data, most patients recover when treated with a few weeks of antibiotics taken by mouth.
Approximately 10-20% of patients (particularly those who were diagnosed later), following appropriate antibiotic treatment, may have persistent or recurrent symptoms and are considered to have Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).
as you have more of cardiac symptoms,Patients with certain neurological or cardiac forms of illness may require intravenous treatment with drugs such as ceftriaxone or penicillin.
SO i think you need IV treatment after consulting your doctor.
Other than these, you have cardiac symptoms and also pedal edema and high BP. so you also require your cardiac status evaluation by ECG and echocardiography as these symptoms may be due to other underlying heart diseae.
CONSULTATION WITH PHYSICIAN WOULD DEFINITELY HELP YOU
hope you are satisfied.
thanks
dr kunjan h shah
you may have PTLDS , require IV antibiotics. evaluate cardiac status
Detailed Answer:
welcome
i understood your concern.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi .Certain ticks may carry these bacteria
a blood test for antibodies to the bacteria that cause Lyme disease is identified for the diagnosis. The most common one is the ELISA for Lyme disease test. A Western blot test is done to confirm ELISA results.
the symptoms resemble the flu and include:
• Chills ,Fever ,Headache ,Lethargy ,Muscle pain
Antibiotics commonly used for oral treatment include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. According to data, most patients recover when treated with a few weeks of antibiotics taken by mouth.
Approximately 10-20% of patients (particularly those who were diagnosed later), following appropriate antibiotic treatment, may have persistent or recurrent symptoms and are considered to have Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).
as you have more of cardiac symptoms,Patients with certain neurological or cardiac forms of illness may require intravenous treatment with drugs such as ceftriaxone or penicillin.
SO i think you need IV treatment after consulting your doctor.
Other than these, you have cardiac symptoms and also pedal edema and high BP. so you also require your cardiac status evaluation by ECG and echocardiography as these symptoms may be due to other underlying heart diseae.
CONSULTATION WITH PHYSICIAN WOULD DEFINITELY HELP YOU
hope you are satisfied.
thanks
dr kunjan h shah
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