When Life Gives You Lyme: A Lot of Answers

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A Lot of Answers

In the last 24 hours I've gotten an overwhelming amount of information about all of this --by that I mean about Lyme disease and particularly about how it applies to me -- which has been a huge relief.

I have literally just gotten back from my trip to Oregon, where I stayed with my brother Grant, who has been kind enough to drive me up to see the doctor in Seattle, about two and a half hours north of Portland.

I'm pretty worn out tonight, but hope to add a few more posts tomorrow updating all the information...I'm relieved and encouraged by what I found out.

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What is Lyme Disease?

While Lyme disease is very complex, it is basically a bacterial infection caused by a spirochete, (a corkscrew-shaped bacteria) called Borrelia Burgdorferi. It is a blood-borne infection most commonly spread by the bite of a deer tick, which can be as small as the size of a poppy seed. Because of it's corkscrew shape, the Lyme bacteria can literally drill through tissue and get anywhere in the body in very short periods of time, (within three weeks of a bite, the bacteria can be identified in spinal fluid.) This is the reason that Lyme can affect almost any body system, and the symptoms can be so varied. In advance stages, Lyme attacks the central nervous system and can be misdiagnosed as ALS, MS, Parkinson's or Alzheimers. Prevention is easy if you are aware of the risk and know what to look for. Please be AWARE!!