Not feeling well?
Dr's can't find what is wrong?
If you seem to have health problems that no one can pinpoint to a certain cause you should check out the list of symptoms for Lyme Disease. It is amazing how many symptoms there are and what Dr's many times actually diagnose instead of Lyme. Please check this list at:http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html
It doesn't hurt to get the Western Blot test for Lyme but definately have the Dr send it to the best lab in the country in California. Usually it is an out of pocket cost for this but it is very worth it!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
ANOTHER DAY, DEJA VUE
Sometimes it feels as if I'm saying the same things over and over again, sounding like a broken record.
I have emerged from a month long cycle that was very difficult.
Dealing with waves of extreme fatigue, lower back pain making sleeping difficult, TMJ, and other aches and pains.
Within the last week I have felt much better again, with renewed energy, less back pain and no TMJ.
What I do notice is the pain that comes after doing some very normal chores.
For instance,I got up Sunday morning a bit tired since I was a vendor at a craft fair on Saturday. The task of loading up my car, unloading and setting up, standing all day, breaking down the displays and repacking the car was quite a lot.
After breakfast at about 9:30 I decided to unload the car from the previous day. After my husband and I unloaded the car, we cleaned out the barn which desperately needed it and filled up the dumpster. Then we decided to clean the gutters. Jeff placed the ladder with little help from me and I climbed up and down cleaning them out. The front of the house being two stories and the back 3 stories. Then I cleaned the house before company arrived, unloaded groceries from the car when Jeff returned, helped clean up while Jeff was cooking and then relaxed with our guests.
I had the energy to do all those things and wasn't complaining about anything but after sitting for awhile and then standing my body hurt. Not just my back which would normally be where I would have pain but my entire body. My feet hurt and I couldn't believe it. My hands, neck, and my lower back, it felt like I had been hit by a truck. AAAAHHHHH! HOW I HATE THAT.
I know I have talked about this before but living with constant lower back pain for so long then having the majority of it go away when I started treatment was a true gift of life. ENJOYMENT!!! I was able to NOT think about the pain (which was every minute of every day previously).
So feeling the constant pain again with my back is very disheartening.
I hate for that to come back, I don't want to feel 80 years old, I don't want all my muscles to ache. I HATE THE FEELING THAT EVERYTIME I DO SOMETHING STRENUOUS MY BODY REACTS IN SO MUCH PAIN AFTERWARDS!!!
I had to work today and I made several floral designs to go out and worked the entire day without many problems. Now my knees are the part of my body that hurts.
THIS IS LYME DISEASE. IT DOES WHAT IT WANTS EVEN WHEN WE ARE FIGHTING IT!
The best part is we can fight it, when the cycle ends and you feel better, you forget how sick you are. Knowing that someday soon this will all go away (as long as I am good about not getting bit again)
I have emerged from a month long cycle that was very difficult.
Dealing with waves of extreme fatigue, lower back pain making sleeping difficult, TMJ, and other aches and pains.
Within the last week I have felt much better again, with renewed energy, less back pain and no TMJ.
What I do notice is the pain that comes after doing some very normal chores.
For instance,I got up Sunday morning a bit tired since I was a vendor at a craft fair on Saturday. The task of loading up my car, unloading and setting up, standing all day, breaking down the displays and repacking the car was quite a lot.
After breakfast at about 9:30 I decided to unload the car from the previous day. After my husband and I unloaded the car, we cleaned out the barn which desperately needed it and filled up the dumpster. Then we decided to clean the gutters. Jeff placed the ladder with little help from me and I climbed up and down cleaning them out. The front of the house being two stories and the back 3 stories. Then I cleaned the house before company arrived, unloaded groceries from the car when Jeff returned, helped clean up while Jeff was cooking and then relaxed with our guests.
I had the energy to do all those things and wasn't complaining about anything but after sitting for awhile and then standing my body hurt. Not just my back which would normally be where I would have pain but my entire body. My feet hurt and I couldn't believe it. My hands, neck, and my lower back, it felt like I had been hit by a truck. AAAAHHHHH! HOW I HATE THAT.
I know I have talked about this before but living with constant lower back pain for so long then having the majority of it go away when I started treatment was a true gift of life. ENJOYMENT!!! I was able to NOT think about the pain (which was every minute of every day previously).
So feeling the constant pain again with my back is very disheartening.
I hate for that to come back, I don't want to feel 80 years old, I don't want all my muscles to ache. I HATE THE FEELING THAT EVERYTIME I DO SOMETHING STRENUOUS MY BODY REACTS IN SO MUCH PAIN AFTERWARDS!!!
I had to work today and I made several floral designs to go out and worked the entire day without many problems. Now my knees are the part of my body that hurts.
THIS IS LYME DISEASE. IT DOES WHAT IT WANTS EVEN WHEN WE ARE FIGHTING IT!
The best part is we can fight it, when the cycle ends and you feel better, you forget how sick you are. Knowing that someday soon this will all go away (as long as I am good about not getting bit again)
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