EDITOR’S NOTE: Our friend and Lyme activist Elaine Finn reported, compiled, wrote and edited the valuable Lyme resource guide that follows on this page. Its purpose: to help patients and their families, health professionals and also the general public better understand the illness and epidemic that may affect millions.
We thank Elaine for her hard work in pulling this information together. And we are confident it will help people with new infections as well as chronic sufferers, first to understand the illness – and then to get the help and treatment they need.
Questions? Comments? E-mail National Lyme Report editor Derek Clontz or Elaine Finn in care of NLR. We read and respond to every letter – every day.
By ELAINE FINN
Special to National Lyme Report
Lyme Symptoms
Early symptoms may include “flu-like” symptoms such as aches and pains in the muscles and joints, a low-grade fever and/or fatigue. The following is a list of symptoms resulting from Lyme disease and co-infections.
It is VERY IMPORTANT to understand that Lyme disease affects each person differently. Remember, some patients don’t recall having a bite, the rash, or flu-like symptoms. If you are infected, you may experience one, several, or almost all of the following symptoms:
Musculoskeletal System
Joint pain and/or swelling that travels. Joints may crack & creak and feel as if they are sliding out of position. Stiffness of joints, back, and neck. Migrating arthralgias, arthritis, and heel pain.
Muscle pain, cramps, burning, inflammation.
Twitching of facial and/or other muscles; Restless or sleepy legs.
Neurological System
Headaches (persistent & severe), strange head sensations, pressure or tight feeling in the Read the rest of this entry »