Have been diagnosed with borreliosis (lyme disease)

[DJFyrewolf36]

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I never even thought about lyme disease until I moved up north. In the desert where I used to live, ticks only survived in the mountains and even then not too many months out of the year.
*Gentle hugs* get well soon! I'm glad it got caught early.

[cassiesmom]

You are in my thoughts and prayers. *Gentle hugs* get well soon!

And mine, too! More *gentle hugs*!

[Catty1]

I hope the drugs kick in soon and you feel better! You have wonderful fur nurses, and I hope they cheer you up.

[Pinot's Mom]

Kirsten, report ALL YOUR SYMPTOMS to your doctor - every one! A good friend of mine was finally diagnosed with Lyme's after she'd had it for 15 years (without a diagnosis); she had a lot of the symptoms you're describing when first starting medications. They have to adjust and/or change your meds with so many of the symptoms. The only way they can get that balance is if you describe all your symptoms and your prior illnesses so they can figure out how to medicate you properly.

Good luck with this; early diagnosis is key. I've had MANY friends with the diagnosis that was an early one, and they're now basically symptom free. It takes a while, but you get there.

[Laura's Babies]

WOW! Now that's something! I hate to hear that but hope you have a speedy recovery and the meds do the trick and get rid of it..

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear this but I'm glad that it was caught early. Hopefully you'll start feeling better soon.

My bosses wife has Lyme disease and she's had it for years. I think that she's on some kind of pain medication because she has a lot of joint pain. My bosses daughter would also have it but luckily she was diagnosed within the amount of time needed to prevent it from spreading. I think she had flu like symptoms and my boss told their doctor to have her tested for Lyme disease and she tested positive. They gave her some kind of medication which stops/kills the disease. I think that it has to be caught within the first 48 hours though.

[Barbara]

Oh Kirsten, I am so sorry to hear this. This was a ticky year and I suppose I was lucky because they like me too and I had many ticks in my life.
The vaccination unfortunately doesn't help against Lyme's.
What you describe sounds classic with Lyme and I hope they get it treated. I also have a US colleague who suffers from Lyme and they seem to have it rather under control now.