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i also am dealing with chronic lyme issues. i developed a classic bull's eye rash my first week of college in massachusetts, but,unfortunately, didn't realize its significance, it being 1973 and still several years before lyme entered the public consciousness.very bad timing.hollis Gael,I could have written your story. Foryears now, I've thought our symptoms were similar. Now, I understand why. In addition to Lyme, I have Bartonella and Babesia. I have a Lyme-literate MD in California whouses supplements, homeopathics, antibiotics and others. Write to me privately if you would like moreinformation. Valval@... From: rhythmicliving [mailto:rhythmicliving ] On Behalf Of gaelgreen@...<![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><![endif]>This sounds great. I don't know about the rash because mine looked like a bullseye to me, and I didn't evenknow about Lyme, and then I got very very sick for a week or more, maybe two,my memory of it and everything else is kind of hazy. I had little darkspots on my ankles and feet and lower legs and ran a fever and my joints hurtterribly and I couldn't get out of bed, which was dire for me. I had twosmall children at home and my husband was in Japan working, and the childrenhad to fend for themselves, again, very unlike me. I was put on Kelfex atthe time but when I developed the skin spots the doctor decided I was allergicto it, since I had already had a reaction to penicillin and K is in the samefamily. I mentioned the rash, but I think it was early in the game backthen for Lyme awareness and she pretty well ignored it, but put me on anantibiotic. Truly that was one of the times in my life when I was thesickest. Later, after I recovered from that, we moved, but I kept havingodd little health things going on, like the palpitations, odd memory thingswhich have persisted and gotten worse and worse, and now I have just had athyroid biopsy for some largish nodules. Ringing in ears, eyes twitchingwhen closed, never feeling right, feeling overwhelmed, all kinds of oddthings. Of course when I hit 50, I began to blame it on M, even though Ididn't actually go through it until I was nearly 56. Thanks for reminding me about Lyme. Inever think of it or consider that I might have it until someone brings itup. I don't know if that's my bad memory or just that I don't make theconnection. It's great to hear that you are doing better,Val. You have had a terrible time of it. I am so happy to hear thatyou are getting your life back. Gael