Symptoms
I find it useful to review other people’s list of symptoms of Chronic Lyme Disease, so I am going to return the favor. I have had Lyme for decades and it has morphed into different manifestations along the way. This will take me a long time to remember, list and look up spelling. I am going to list them in the order they appeared:
- high fevers
- febrile seizures
- stitches in sides
- fainting
- chronic bronchitis
- dry hair
- thin nails
- painful breasts
- heavy , painful and erratic menstruals
- fluorescent light intolerance
- headaches
- migraines
- temporary blindness
- IBS
- severe knee pain when I run or in snow
- emergency surgery – ovarian cyst removal, ovary burst, appendix infected, pelvic lining was infected
- pain at the balls of my feet
- loss of grip strength
- vertigo
- loss of endurance
- waves of anxiety
- panic attacks
- suicide ideation
- polycystic syndrome
- Stage III cervical dysplasia (2x)
- endometriosis – surgery
- multiple early stage miscarriages
- one miscarriage at 16 weeks
- pelvic infection
- high risk pregnancies
- early hard labor
- post partum depression
- depression
- insomnia
- itching on my arms – so severe I can’t sleep
- roving pain in all my joints
- pressure points of pain
- Epstein Barr Virus
- mono
- multiple bladder infections
- severe kidney infections
- BV
- candida
- food allergy to wheat/gluten
- food allergy to shellfish
- allergy to all living plants particularly pine trees
- asthma
- cold feet and cold hands
- temperature dis-regulation
- stiff neck
- stiff shoulders
- lower back pain
- tissue pain
- hyperthroidism
- hypothryoidism
- nodules on right thryoid
- early premenopause at 36
- early menopause at 46
- early post menopause at 50
- going gray at 38
- periodic severe left chest pains
- labs showed positive for RA, then several years later they did not
- labs showed positive high speckled ANA titer (Lupus, MS, Sjogren’s) then several years later they did not
- diffuse T2 focal flairs
- one lima bean size focal flair by basal ganglia
- episodic atrial fibrillation
- episodic high blood pressure
- extremely low blood pressure
- toe fold over toes with no pain
- episodic total numbness/paralisis entire arm
- floaters in eyes
- feeling faint and seeing shapes when doing cardio
- tachycardia
- dry cough
- stays in hospitals for heart events
- pneumonia
- malaise
- extreme fatigue
- low grade fevers
- seizure like activity
- twitches
- partial facial paralisis
- muscle fasciculations
- memory problems
- dysarthia
- dysphagia
- trouble with syntax in writing and speech
- trouble remembering spelling
- sound salad
- voice weakness
- breathlessness
- short of breath
- jaw pain/stiffness
- teeth pain
- ringing in ears
- lightheadedness
- collapsing
- balance problems
- blurry eyes
- allergy to alcohol
- episodic lapses of vision
- trouble with fine motor control
- dropping things
- arms and legs go numb
- fingers go numb, toes go numb
- sharp stabbing headaches
- trouble with executive functioning
- cognitive impairment
- episodic brief hearing impairment/loss
- trouble responding to a double question
- trouble with multi-tasking (I use to be multitasking queen)
- trouble reading (I use to be a speed reader)
- pain and pressure in my head trying concentrate on a conversation that is over two minutes – I almost pass out
- vivid dreams
That is enough for now.
I will add things when I remember them. 😉
lyme lifescapes with caroline 
