Re: ms and the lyme connection

Trapper, I've been trying to spread the word too. I was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia/cfs and a host of other problems. I was tested for ms because of the symptoms. It turns out it was lyme. I'm trying to let people know that a simple test could be the answer for some. If it's negative, you haven't lost much. If it's possible, theres a chance you could turn your health around. I am seeing that lyme can be passed by mosquitos and possibly even sex. It has spread throughout the country and even around the world.

I also want folks to know that the test most doctors will give is the western blot which has a huuuuge number of false negatives. Though I was give the western block and told I was negative over and over, I kept reading that lyme can mimic fibromyalgia and cfs, and finally some new tests came out that were much better. I came out positive for lyme and babesia, which came with the lyme and is in the family of malaria.

Folks - how many of us really just have an infection? Most docs don't test for lyme. Please consider being tested, and please be sure to get one of the newer tests. Western blot only shows positive if your immune system is fighting the bugs, and many of our bodies don't fight it. It's my understanding that Lyme is considered a stealth bug that is often able to avoid activating the immune system, so the western blot can't detect it.

Here is a link to an article, labs that do the newer tests, alternative lyme treatments, etc.

http://www.successfulhealing.com/Lyme-Disease-Specific-Wellness-Pla...