Have been diagnosed with borreliosis (lyme disease)

[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.

[Randi]

So sorry to hear this Kirsten. I hope you can get it under control. Get better!

[Medusa]

Oh dear, Kirsten, that is too bad. You're fortunate to have gotten a diagnosis, though. From what I've read and seen on TV, Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose and people can go for years being told that they've tested negative for it. You'll probably have some ups and downs for a while but, hopefully, you're already on the road to recovery.