Deer and a typical oval Lyme rash.

When we first moved here I saw lots of deer in my back yard.... I thought they were beautiful!! I enjoyed looking out the window and seeing them walk, eat and relax... I knew little about Lyme Disease until I developed a rash on my chest similar to the rash below.. The rash was oval and gradually expanded. It didn't itch. Went to my doctor and he said in his professional opinion the rash did not appear to be Lyme... He sent me home with a lotion... As a result the rash expanded across my chest and then I developed 2 more typical rounded rashes on my legs...The bacteria had started to spread... GET treatment ASAP if you see an OVAL rash like this.... THIS rash is indicative of LYME DISEASE and requires immediate treatment...

Diagnosis is a big problem

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-05-05/news/a-young-woman-believe-she-would-ve-died-if-she-d-continued-treatment-for-alleged-lyme-disease-from-chandler-clinicians/1/

This is an example of OVER diagnosis. Lyme is both UNDER diagnosed and OVER diagnosed.

Dangerous treatment of Lyme disease with Salt and vitamin C

Two years ago I discovered something VERY disturbing on the internet.... Google Lyme and no doubt you will see this SO CALLED miracle cure for Lyme and the various sites promoting it .... This is not a Cure for Lyme or anything else for that matter and may cause more harm than good. The recommendation for Sodium is less than 2400 mg daily.... Check any food label and you will see the amount of sodium per serving. Sea Salt which is generally recommended on this regimen contains ~ 2350 mg of Sodium in 1 tsp. This SO CALLED miracle cure recommends 5 - 10 times that amount. Excess SODIUM can cause problems with fluid retention, electrolyte imbalance, high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, gastric cancer and osteoporosis. Last year the IOM made recommendations to decrease dietary Sodium which may save ~ 100,000 lives a year. The food industry and restaurants are presently working on decreasing sodium in their products. Please beware of this and other scams for Lyme disease.

Pennsylvania: Pa. State Rep. Todd Rock recovering from Lyme disease

Pennsylvania: Pa. State Rep. Todd Rock recovering from Lyme disease

"Erythema Migrans"

Very good foreign YouTube illustrating pictures of Lyme Rashes... www.youtube.com./watch?v=hqYPS6DLAGA&feature=related.

Gloves in the mail

After being bit again (4/20/10) I was almost afraid to garden and still had not planted my favorite flowers. These gloves miraculosly arrived in the mail from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on Friday June 11, 2010. The gloves were enclosed as a symbol of our shared goal of helping patients grow healthier as they overcome their diagnosis of cancer. They were my symbol to start planting and that I have done!! I will buy more flowers in the next few days and keep planting. Thank you Memorial Sloan Kettering for your gift and I will send a gift in the mail to you too!!

Lyme is no joke

It amazes me how SO many people seem to think Lyme is a Joke.... I was talking to a neighbor earlier today.... He said he found a few ticks on his body, was given abx and tested negative, no big deal. He said he thought Lyme was concocted by the drug companies. A doctor I use to work for said he gets bit all the time, removes the ticks and treats himself, no big deal...



For some reason Lyme is not taken as seriously as it should be. I know several people around here that wound up in the hospital and almost died from Lyme .... Check out http://www.lymememorial.org/



There are also many famous people that have or had Lyme... Check out WWW.bada-uk.org/wordpress/?p=284