Thank you for your support and kind words everyone - and for your candle, Pat!

Well, I'm already seeing different specialists for my various diseases, and sometimes I think (and my doctor mentioned it, too) that my poor health is a combination of all of this. Hashimoto's, the pituitary gland tumor, endometriosis, malabsorbation of various vitamines, different food intolerances... and now, at the top of it, Lyme disease.

As far as the depression goes... both my doctor and my counsellor think it's "just" the result of the exhaustion but now I was told that Lyme disease is keeping the serotonine level down, which causes depression. The next time I see my doctor (who is currently on holiday) I will ask her for an antidepressant, one that works on the serotonine level. Even the book about Lyme disease that I bought is recommanding this.

I'm still feeling strangely ill. There are days when I have some flu-like symptoms (like today) and a strange pain in my neck, or arms and legs. Can't even tell whether it's muscle- or nerve-related. It feels odd, but I'm blaming it on the borrelia. I'm still on antibiotics, but I was already told that it's harder to make a full recovery when you already have another underlying illness that affects the immune system, like Hashimoto's.

Re. Fibromyalgia and Lupus: I've been tested negative for Fibromyalgia a couple of years ago, but was told I have a higher risk of getting it later in my life. I haven't been tested for Lupus yet, but it may be another option. But for the time being, I'm blaming most of these symptoms on the Lyme disease.

Kirsten