Oh Boy, I am seriously in the middle of a stupid streak. Its hard to remember things, hard to find the words that I need to use, hard to spell simple words. What is even harder is at work they know I have Lyme but they don't understand the symptoms that come and go. I made quite a few mistakes Sat at work and was really embarrased about it. I jokingly said to my boss, its the Lyme disease, and she said yeah, sure, in a nice way of course. She is very sweet but so many people don't see you as sick cuz on the outside you look fine (most of the time) well, anyway I do. If I was falling down of slurring words they would understand better.
I am hoping I am not going to eventually lose my job.
I feel bad for my husband as his journey in recovery has been so much harder. He faces the same reactions in the people he meets and he is working his ass off for our family regardless. Hey I try to buy a winning lottery ticket but that just never happens. Oh Well, we all must go on, doing the best we can and dealing with life.
Showing posts with label lyme. Show all posts
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
MY SYMPTOMS
Since a few years back I had steadily become more achy in the knees, wrists, ankles and lower back. I truly thought that it was age related. Maybe some of it is. My thighs would also ache. Until this past year I noticed other symptoms but as I said before that they were mild and sporadic. These are some of the most recent:
increased motion sickness
short term memory problems
stabbing pains that last only seconds in various places such as, ankles, thigh, side, head, wrist, hand
my eyes went blurry one day while talking to a customer at work, both were blurry and then the right eye vision started to shake
extreme fatigue on occasion, tired most of the time
hard to concentrate
heart skipping beats, or beating funny for a few seconds
a slight buzzing in one ear
weakness in the knees and wrists
droopy eyelid
nausea
and I have notice over the last year and a half that spelling easy words was very hard
The most recent symptom was ear pain when I was chewing, now it has moved to the jaw, TMJ
I have started on the medications and supplements (one night and two days now) and noticed a change the next day. I wasn't achy at all, felt wide awake a ready to go. Even my eyes felt wide open. I ended up with nausea and diarrhia for the first couple of days but it is settling down. The Dr. said usually the symptoms get worse before they get better so we shall see. I know that my husband felt good the next day when starting his meds and then got worse for a few weeks.
Today I don't have as much energy and it is difficult to type and spell correctly.
I have worked in my garden planting flowers and weeding today, took my son out and now I am home writing this but plan on relaxing on the couch for a bit.
Feeling like a new person yesterday was amazing and I can't wait to feel that way forever.
increased motion sickness
short term memory problems
stabbing pains that last only seconds in various places such as, ankles, thigh, side, head, wrist, hand
my eyes went blurry one day while talking to a customer at work, both were blurry and then the right eye vision started to shake
extreme fatigue on occasion, tired most of the time
hard to concentrate
heart skipping beats, or beating funny for a few seconds
a slight buzzing in one ear
weakness in the knees and wrists
droopy eyelid
nausea
and I have notice over the last year and a half that spelling easy words was very hard
The most recent symptom was ear pain when I was chewing, now it has moved to the jaw, TMJ
I have started on the medications and supplements (one night and two days now) and noticed a change the next day. I wasn't achy at all, felt wide awake a ready to go. Even my eyes felt wide open. I ended up with nausea and diarrhia for the first couple of days but it is settling down. The Dr. said usually the symptoms get worse before they get better so we shall see. I know that my husband felt good the next day when starting his meds and then got worse for a few weeks.
Today I don't have as much energy and it is difficult to type and spell correctly.
I have worked in my garden planting flowers and weeding today, took my son out and now I am home writing this but plan on relaxing on the couch for a bit.
Feeling like a new person yesterday was amazing and I can't wait to feel that way forever.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
HOW I FOUND OUT I HAD LYME DISEASE
My husband has been recently diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease after many years of suffering, Dr visits, thinking he was crazy and having mutiple tests done. Lyme and others came up negative, not once but a few times. SEE HIS STORY AT http://www.jeffslymejournal.blogspot.com.
We found a specialist, a "LYME" specialtist and drove 2 1/2 hours to see him.
After my husbands hour and a half visit, tests etc.... he suggested that I get the Western Blot test also to see if I have Lyme because we were here at the specialist and WHY NOT? So I got the test also. Weeks later we received the news.
My husband tested positive for Lyme and I so did I!
Wow! We were happy,(as you could be for that matter), that finally the tests showed up positive and treatment was prescibed for my husband but I was shocked that I tested positive for active Lyme!
I had very mild symptoms and never in a million years thought that I had LYME! I just thought that I was getting older, achy joints were normal and just ignored the other mild symptoms because they were so few and far between.
NEITHER ONE OF US SHOWED THE CLASSIC BULLSEYE RASH THAT MANY PEOPLE GET!
So now treatment begins for me. My husband has been on the med's for a month now with very much improved results!!! I just started and it feels strange because I was never on many medications all at once. But I am glad that we caught it early. Lyme is a terrifying disease. So many people have so many different things happen to their bodies. "UNDER OUR SKIN" is a documentary on Lyme disease and it is very eye-opening and shocking to see but a must, I believe, for everyone!!
We found a specialist, a "LYME" specialtist and drove 2 1/2 hours to see him.
After my husbands hour and a half visit, tests etc.... he suggested that I get the Western Blot test also to see if I have Lyme because we were here at the specialist and WHY NOT? So I got the test also. Weeks later we received the news.
My husband tested positive for Lyme and I so did I!
Wow! We were happy,(as you could be for that matter), that finally the tests showed up positive and treatment was prescibed for my husband but I was shocked that I tested positive for active Lyme!
I had very mild symptoms and never in a million years thought that I had LYME! I just thought that I was getting older, achy joints were normal and just ignored the other mild symptoms because they were so few and far between.
NEITHER ONE OF US SHOWED THE CLASSIC BULLSEYE RASH THAT MANY PEOPLE GET!
So now treatment begins for me. My husband has been on the med's for a month now with very much improved results!!! I just started and it feels strange because I was never on many medications all at once. But I am glad that we caught it early. Lyme is a terrifying disease. So many people have so many different things happen to their bodies. "UNDER OUR SKIN" is a documentary on Lyme disease and it is very eye-opening and shocking to see but a must, I believe, for everyone!!
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