Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Is anyone in here familiar with the similarities of RA and Lyme Disease? I was dx with RA in June 04 and was just tested today for Lyme, waiting on results now. While I've been treated for RA I always seem to have these other odd symptoms come up that just never fully fit with RA. I have always felt it's just one thing after another. Mostly just weird little symptoms that by themself dont seem too alarming. Id either ignore them and they'd eventually go away or just seem too silly to mention to the dr, and definetely not worth making an apt for. But after stumbling upon an article about Lyme and a woman being misdiagnosed with RA I did just a little looking into Lyme and got this sick feeling inside, because I have almost all of the symptoms. I went to my family dr today and he agreed the possibility is there once I started talking to him about all the little odd things that have come up over the last two years, and the fact that I've had the bullseye rash only I thought it was ring worm, and when my arthritis first started, we camped all the time during the summer that year and the year before. He quickly agreed that I needed to be tested to see if I was right and said he wished he'd have had all this info before now. Anyways, I'm anxious for results, and they might take up to a week to get back but was just wondering if anyonelse in here has had any experience like this. My husband said I should be a little happy because hoping the Lyme we can get rid of, RA we know I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I’ve only read about Lyme disease but from what I’ve seen the typical test for Lyme is often negative even if a patient has Lyme disease. I think the more sensitive and accurate treatment is called the Western Blot Test but I’m not sure. Just check to make sure you are being tested by the more sensitive test. I hope the link below helps. God bless. http://www.lymenet.de/labtests/brenner.htm From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of i_live_in_slippers Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:14 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Lyme Disease Is anyone in here familiar with the similarities of RA and Lyme Disease? I was dx with RA in June 04 and was just tested today for Lyme, waiting on results now. While I've been treated for RA I always seem to have these other odd symptoms come up that just never fully fit with RA. I have always felt it's just one thing after another. Mostly just weird little symptoms that by themself dont seem too alarming. Id either ignore them and they'd eventually go away or just seem too silly to mention to the dr, and definetely not worth making an apt for. But after stumbling upon an article about Lyme and a woman being misdiagnosed with RA I did just a little looking into Lyme and got this sick feeling inside, because I have almost all of the symptoms. I went to my family dr today and he agreed the possibility is there once I started talking to him about all the little odd things that have come up over the last two years, and the fact that I've had the bullseye rash only I thought it was ring worm, and when my arthritis first started, we camped all the time during the summer that year and the year before. He quickly agreed that I needed to be tested to see if I was right and said he wished he'd have had all this info before now. Anyways, I'm anxious for results, and they might take up to a week to get back but was just wondering if anyonelse in here has had any experience like this. My husband said I should be a little happy because hoping the Lyme we can get rid of, RA we know I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Don’t give up too quickly on Lyme disease. I looked up Lyme disease diagnosis through Google and the first couple I read say that blood work is never conclusive to either prove or disprove Lyme disease. If your history has included the classic symptoms of Lyme disease I suggest seeking another opinion with someone who is an expert in Lyme disease. I’m from the Pacific Northwest and I don’t think we have Lyme here at all, and I sure don’t have it. All I know about it is what I read on the web. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/lyme/diagnosis.htm I hope you get an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Not knowing what we have and not having a firm plan for effective treatment is very stressful, and stress is not good for us. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of i_live_in_slippers Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:35 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Lyme Disease Thanks for info. I'm from Indiana. My bloodwork came back lastweek negative. They did two different test, one being the Western Blot and they said that you had to be over 1.2 to be considered postive and below .9 to be negative and I was a .2 I was shocked. I was convinced this was a forsure diagnosis. I guess I kinda feel like I should let it go and not let myself be so sure of it anymore because if I do, I may look like a crazy woman trying to self-diagnose. I dont want to have to get a bunch of second opinions by other doctors and such. I guess I feel for now I will just have to keep searching for the reason I have all these odd things going on all the time. Thanks > > > > Is anyone in here familiar with the similarities of RA and Lyme > > Disease? I was dx with RA in June 04 and was just tested today for > > Lyme, waiting on results now. > > > > While I've been treated for RA I always seem to have these other > odd > > symptoms come up that just never fully fit with RA. I have always > > felt it's just one thing after another. Mostly just weird little > > symptoms that by themself dont seem too alarming. Id either ignore > > them and they'd eventually go away or just seem too silly to > mention > > to the dr, and definetely not worth making an apt for. But after > > stumbling upon an article about Lyme and a woman being misdiagnosed > > with RA I did just a little looking into Lyme and got this sick > > feeling inside, because I have almost all of the symptoms. > > > > I went to my family dr today and he agreed the possibility is there > > once I started talking to him about all the little odd things that > > have come up over the last two years, and the fact that I've had > the > > bullseye rash only I thought it was ring worm, and when my > arthritis > > first started, we camped all the time during the summer that year > and > > the year before. He quickly agreed that I needed to be tested to > see > > if I was right and said he wished he'd have had all this info > before > > now. > > > > Anyways, I'm anxious for results, and they might take up to a week > to > > get back but was just wondering if anyonelse in here has had any > > experience like this. My husband said I should be a little happy > > because hoping the Lyme we can get rid of, RA we know I can't. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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