Posted October 4, 2014. When I had Lyme disease and co-infections, I also had Bells Palsy. Thank goodness it is completely resolved now. Here is an interesting article from the New York Times which mentions that Bells Palsy is probably due to Lyme disease in about 25 % of cases. Interesting. But remember, if you have Bells Palsy, with treatment, it can go away.
Bells Palsy and Lyme Symptoms
Posted October 3, 2014. If you have Lyme disease and are thinking of getting pregnant or are pregnant or had a baby while you had Lyme disease, you should have your baby tested for borrelia bergdorferi (the Lyme spirochete). There is a lot of credible evidence which suggests that a mother can pass the bacteria to her unborn child. Here is a recent article in the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/can-pregnant-women-transmit-lyme-disease-to-their-babies/2014/09/29/38048de2-42a8-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html
Prenatal Transmission and Lyme Symptoms
Posted August 27, 2014. Important article on Morgellons. All the more reason to be aggressive with your Lyme disease treatment.
“Patients with MD are predominantly seroreactive toBorrelia burgdorferi (Bb) antigens, suggesting a likelihood of Lyme borreliosis or related spirochetal infection [1,10]. Patients also demonstrate a higher than expected percentage of positive laboratory findings for other tick-borne diseases, suggesting the possible involvement of coinfecting pathogens”
Morgellons and Lyme Symptoms
http://omicsonline.org/2155-9554/2155-9554-3-140.php
Posted August 21, 2014. With the ice bucket challenge all the rage now by major sports stars to raise money for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s Disease), I am wondering about the purported connection between Lyme disease and ALS. There are some interesting articles which connect the two. The bottom line is this: if you have Lyme symptoms and Lyme disease, get treated! And be aggressive about your Lyme disease treatment. If there is an eventual connection between Lyme disease and ALS, you don’t want to be the next victim. Although I don’t think it has been proven yet definitively that there is a connection between Lyme disease and ALS, I can see similar deterioration of the body in extreme cases of Lyme disease. Take your doctor’s orders seriously. Take your medications until the job is done.
Here is an article on point. http://www.als-cure.com/als-lyme/als-patients-infected-with-lyme-bacteria-borrelia-spirochetes/
Ice Bucket Challenge ALS and Lyme Disease
Posted August 18, 2014. Just keep going. I will keep repeating it. I know you are in agony with Lyme disease and Lyme symptoms. Persist until you rise up, well.
Persist and Lyme Symptoms
