Monday, February 3, 2014

Secondary rash followup

I ended up going to dr for the hip pain, rash and weird chest pains that all started around the same time.  All tests came back fine regarding arthritis or cardiac inflammation, and they ran a second lyme titer and a western blot (missed the first time around).  I wanted them done to see if there was an active infection going on, just because things were getting weird again.  The titer came back negative, which is great news if it was eradicated, and obvious news if it went into my joints and there was not antibody reaction happening; Lyme tests rely on finding antibodies as evidence of an infection, it cannot actually find Lyme. The western blot is still not back, but I wanted to run the panel #'s by the forums when it does- they seem to give more info than the dr. BTW, a great forum for every subject imaginable re: Lyme or symptoms/reactions is HealingWell.com

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Secondary Rash

In early January, I noticed a darker area on my side upper ribs.  I had to look twice to ensure it was not an old scar from when I had shingles when I was 12.  I rechecked it in a week and it had grown again to twice its size, now 3-4 inches oval.  It was not painful, itchy, splotchy, or raised- just a darker color.  Another week passed and it was still there, but now with a lighter center.  It really looked a lot like my original bite rash, except for the center bite mark.  There has been no other accompanying symptoms, except occasional eye twitching, light random dizziness, night sweats, and some fatigue.  That is, other than some pain at the original bite site when sleeping on it, or walking after sitting for a while, like after driving or getting up in the morning.  I am taking Bone, Joint, and Cartilage supplement for my hip and it really makes a difference.  Thinking about calling to see if I need to be retested since I obviously did not get re-bitten this time of year.