mycoplasma pneumoniae, Lyme disease and Chlamydia Pneumoniae

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>This is a response to Mindy's post on Lyme Strategies re: mycoplasma

pneumonia:

>Please pardon my total ignorance. I was told my daughter probably has lyme from

one doctor and told she does not have it from others.

Dear Mindy:

My heart goes out to you! I have severe neuro-Lyme (with Babesia and

Bartonella) and one of my sisters has Lyme (with CPN or Chlamydia Pneumoniae

(CPN)). It is vastly confusing for even the most highly regarded Lyme

specialist to sort out the diagnosis for all of us suffering like your daughter,

with symptoms that match many tick-borne diseases.

Although Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (MP) is supposed to be passed by human contact, I

see no reason why it couldn't be carried by ticks too, or it may have taken root

due to her weakened immune system. Her low cd-57 combined with any

Lyme-specific positive bands, and clinical symptoms are a sure sign of Lyme

disease.

However, according to the CDC there are two million cases of MP each year and

read info at:

http://tinyurl.com/3vwf8b

The illness is easily cured with antibiotics (according to e-medicine, read info

at http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic467.htm ); acute cases are cured within a

month and for most it can resolve itself within a week.

So if your daughter does not recover within a month on the specific

antibiotic protocol, I think your family members could be right. Lyme

disease is extremely under-reported and called the " The Great Imitator " because

of all the diseases it mimics.

But the CPN, which I am familiar because of my sister, comes to mind first

because of the bronchial involvement. CPN is also extremely under-reported -

read about it on this very informative site:

http://tinyurl.com/5sn9hz

While googling for your daughter I also found the following info at:

http://tinyurl.com/5tzzak

I think that you will find the information very informative. But this statement

(from that site) points to your concern about the possibility of Lyme and/or

co-infections:

" Mycoplasma pneumoniae is also thought to be involved in mediating other

diseases and infections in its monopolization of the immune response. Some

patients have developed severe bacterial and viral infections just after or

during a M. pneumoniae infection.

This is thought to occur by the creation of an environment that is anatomically,

physiologically, and/or immunologically conducive to other organisms for

invasion as well as for cellular damage. "

I really hope your daughter recovers quickly and that she does not have Lyme

disease. (I have also had it from very early childhood and only received a

diagnosis 18 months ago - I'm 47!) I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

However, if your daughter was diagnosed with Lyme (even if it was one doctor

against even 20 infectious disease specialists), if it were me, I would ask for

a copy of her western blot and check any positive bands with the guidelines

written by Dr. Burrascano, one of the team of doctors who discovered Lyme and

the most experienced Lyme doctor in the US). You can find his guidelines here:

http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/BurrGuide200509.pdf.

If you indeed trust the doctor who diagnosed her with Lyme disease, I

recommend you read all that you can about it (my website at

www.LymeDiseaseResource.com is a good place to start), and follow his/her

treatment.

Good luck and God bless -

Jenna

www.LymeDiseaseResource.com

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