Lyme and TB

[Guest guest]

Has anyone heard of Lyme causing a PPD/TB test come back as positive? I tested

positive back in 1990 for exposure to TB upon returning from Desert Storm. I

have had many symptoms of Lyme going back to the late 70's and early 80's;

fatigue, joint pains/stiffness, problems with short term memory to name a few.

I can remember things from a long time ago, but cannot remeber what I did

yesterday and this has been going on for many years.

I am on 4 abx for lyme and babesosis and have improved some since being in the

hospital in Sept. I am not as fatigued as I was and feel physically better.

However, I am still have severe probelms with short term memory,

twitching/tremors, joint pain (no swelling), hard time concentrating, numb feet

with hypersensitivity, insomnia, just to name a few.

My psychiatrist changed some of my medications this past month, that helped my

runaway emotions. I have also been diagnosed as bipolar with some psychotic

episodes and also take meds for ADD. The meds I am now on for mental health are

keeping my emotions in check. One day without them and I am in tears, iritable,

angry, hallucinations and sometimes suicidal.

I am still out of work on long term disibility; luckily my employer has a long

term disability insurance. I cannot drive at this point due to the involentary

twitching and disorientation. I am afraid to get behind the wheel at this

point. So between the short term memory problems, disorentation, and

tremors/twitching, I am not sure when I will go back to work.

Since my energy is coming back, hopefully the other symptoms will start start to

go away as well. Only time will tell.

Thanks for letting me get of the subject and ramble on about my problems,

bb