I’m so happy you’re here!
I’m so happy you’ve found this page but in the same way sad because that means Lyme disease has somehow affected your life. I’m hoping this page can bring you some peace, comfort and guidance along the journey you’ve been forced on.
I felt like I was dying and no one knew why.
Two years ago I finally found out why I felt like I was dying after a two month struggle. I was bounced between many professionals who basically ran tests and scans on every part of my body! None of them were able to diagnose me or find the reason for my sudden acute illness.
Someone suggested it was Lyme but I wasn’t sure.
One day someone at church mentioned to me that it was possible I had Lyme disease. I kind of shrugged this idea off because I was tested and all of my western blot tests came back negative. However, after a few weeks of torment from unexplainable symptoms, I finally decided to call the number of an integrative doctor who was known to help people with Lyme disease.
There were many blood tests with a lot of answers to follow.
It took one visit and one basket of blood tests (20 vials to be exact) to find out I had Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brucellosis, EBV (aka mono), reactivated HHV-6, Cytomegalovirus among others. All of this info came in bursts and every phone call made me feel like I was falling deeper into an abyss of hopelessness.
A diagnosis was a gift!
I thank God that doctor was able to finally give me a name to my illness and then prescribe me antibiotics and supplements that ultimately saved my life.
I’ll get into more of the story as we go along because there is so much to tell but this is my story. It’s how one little bite (or was it?) that ultimately changed the course of my life. It’s been a long two years with many ups and downs and I’m not even close to remission but I’ve learned a lot and feel like what I do know will definitely help others out along their way!
May God bless you and keep you,
Darlene