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In reply to the discussion: 'Gaslighting of Lyme patients is over': RFK Jr. promises renewed focus [View all]cksmithy
(428 posts)Lyme disease was not supposed to exist in California or other western states. My brother got the bullseye rash and was given antibiotics. This happened around 1960/61. Since all of kids, 6 of us, had pulled ticks off of ourselves, I asked my mother, "Shouldn't we all get medicine." She said no because we didn't get the bullseye rash. Fast forward to my 40's to 3 years ago, I had and have all sorts of weird symptoms that all pointed to untreated Lyme disease. I finally found a doctor who listened to me. My doctor ordered blood tests for Lyme antibodies, well, I had them. And as all of my other doctors, and specialists too said, If you have antibodies and symptoms you treat for the disease. Well the weird body aches and pains are gone but the damage is done. I took 3 months of antibiotics and am feeling pretty good, I am now left with arthritis (whole body), celiac, interstitial disease, tinnitus, histamine intolerance, osteoporosis and gastroparesis. My symptoms seemed to be autoimmune but they were also all connected to untreated lyme disease. On top of that I have scoliosis, so my body pains were ignored, but they were also from lyme disease. I can't tell you how many doctors said, you have scoliosis and your getting old. You are just going to have pain.
Long boring story, I thank you if have read this far, I have to cook from scratch everyday, no processed foods at all, or my aching body symptoms come back. The damage started when I was around 9 years old and kept damaging my body until I was about 71 years old. I am too old to repair my body, though I eat very healthily. No doctor on the west coast ever thought my bizarre symptoms were connected to lyme disease, they just thought I was a hypochondriac.
Also, one of the Universities of California, I think UCDavis did a study to prove there was no Lyme disease in California. They were so surprised when the ticks they collected by dragging a sheet though woodland, fields, were pretty much all carrying the lyme disease bacteria. I think it was in the 90% range.
Anyway, I don't think Lyme disease is a bio weapon. In the 1950's everybody was moving to California. I sure a few dogs, camping gear,