Held to my usual type of daily routine, getting up early, eating breakfast, working on my book and web site during both days.
Friday I did some things around the house that I had been procrastinating about, which also contributed nicely to the orderliness of our happy little home. I’m glad I quit procrastinating!
On the health front, on Friday I started getting some pains in my chest, especially when I would drink something cold. After a while the pains run down into the left side of my stomach. I am not sure if this is some Lyme Disease symptom or not, but I don’t think so.
I have helped it with hot ginger tea, hot (non-chilled) sprite (in case it’s gas) and rolaids. These helped a little and made life bearable.
Saturday I got up early, as usual, had breakfast, went to the post office and, since I got off schedule during the week, I put in a good bit of time in the office. Also cleaned the office and moved things around to trick myself by creating the illusion of having more space. See, even though I am a world famous blogger, I still live in the real world! Amazing, huh?
Well, getting back on topic, I wore down faster than usual on Saturday and just started feeling kinda blah. By 7:00 P.M. I was thinking of going to bed and it’s still broad daylight. This is not like me at all. I think it is Lyme Disease lethargy coming back.
Scrubbed up, had supper and sat on the deck with a good book by David McCullough until dark at 9:00 P.M. Went to bed at 9:15 P.M. because of lethargy.
If the good Lord is willing, I’ll write more tomorrow.
3 responses so far ↓
Courtney // May 27, 2007 at 7:21 pm
i get pains in my chest from lyme.
and the lyme lethargy sucks definetly.
Pam Mitchell // May 29, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Suffered with horible symptoms of brain fog, dizzy spells, worst fatigue ever, eye floaters that obstucted vision. All started in Aug. of1989, when I took an engorged tick into an Army Hosp. in Texas – to be told Texas didn’t have Lyme Disease. From 1989 to 1999 I saw ortho. for shoulder surgery, foot tumor removal, Ent. for chronic sinus infections, Dermatology for un explained rashes that came on a cyclical basis, Urology for bladder and one kidney infection that took months to clear. Finally in Aug. of 1999 I had a brain artery rupture and spent two weeks in ICU in Denver University. The artery was clipped and clamped and I thought this was part of my medical problem because while I was in there with IV antibiotics all the symptoms I had been having started to stop. While in rehab. to learn to walk and talk again, my daughter called from dental school to tell me of a man they learned abouth that day, that had been going though what I had been for 10 years and they found him to be positive for Lyme Disease. I was finally tested with a Western Blot and Bingo. I received two weeks of IV Rocephin and I never felt better. It was only to last about 6 months. By this time we had left Ft. Carson, Co. for BAMC at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio where my husband was the director of Graduated Dental Resedency Program. I went to the Infectious Disease Clinic and was told that the two weeks of IV therapy I had had would have killed the Lyme Spirochete and what I had was post Lyme Syndrome. I got weaker and weaker and by the time we left Texas to return to Ft. Carson, Co. I could not walk unassisted and had big time breathing problems. My Oxygen Saturation was in the high 70’s and normal is 88% and upward. So now I was on oxygen and going down quickly. Luckily the pulmonary doctor noticed the Lyme Disease diagnosis and sent me to a Lyme Clinic in the Springs. My blood was sent To IGENEX Lab. I was positive for two Lyme ’spirochetes and Babesia WA1, which explained my malaria symptoms. The disease had all these years to take out my immune system and a chest catheter was placed and I have been doing three IV’s a day and INH orally for a type of illness they found in addition to the other two. I wish some one had told me in 1989 to be more insisted because I had a lot of wasted years of chronic illness which may never be fully erradicated. Gook Luck, Pam
bobslymediseaseblog // May 29, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Pam, thanks so much for your comment. I sure feel for what you went through! I feel very fortunate that I had the big red spot. That’s what alerted me to the fact that I had lyme.
One of the facts that the nih and cdc sites mention is that lyme mimmicks many other diseases and doctors have a difficult time diagnosing it, unless the big red spot is present.
Hopefully your comment will encourage others who have been bitten by ticks and then felt bad to see a doctor and to be insistent about being tested for lyme. Obviously, from your story, it can be much, much worse than what I have experienced.
Bob