Lindsay's fight against Lyme
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Let me start by saying how grateful I am for the support I've already been given with this battle. I truly have amazing friends and family.
I don't even know when my battle with Lyme began. I've had the most physical symptoms for about 15 years. The last 2 years is when it's hit the hardest. I was told throughout the years I had fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, aggravated anxiety disorder... and put on pain pills and prescription diet pills to battle the chronic fatigue. All of which made the problems worse. I learned to live with pain and fatigue and thought it was just part of being human.
About 2 years ago I started getting a lot more headaches and migraines. I considered the idea that the rental we were in was contaminated with either mold or meth. I had several visits to the ER for migraines and the doctor told me he thought it was a stroke. My gallbladder quit working properly and I had to have an emergency removal. I had to have an infected tooth pulled and still haven't been able to get rid of the infection. I had a miscarriage and have had extreme female problems since. The Lyme has attacked my eyes and I had to get glasses this year. There are over a dozen black floaters in my vision constantly (it's the spirochetes). When I wake up in the mornings my brain is swollen and it stays that way until the afternoon or evening, causing me so much pain, confusion, anger, and the inability to cope with anything.
Yesterday, October 4th, my parents took me to Pocatello to be seen by Dr. West at the West Clinic. My appointment was 4 hours long. We were able to look at my blood under a microscope and what we saw was exactly what I thought, plus some. The "Lyme bugs" are all over in my blood along with spirochetes (which cause alzheimers and dementia). When you have chronic Lyme disease, it creates other problems in your body. Also showing in my blood sample were many blood cells misshapen and destroyed because it has attacked my hormones, a lot of stomach problems, nerve damage, and parasites. The stage of the disease has caused my body to mimic the same symptoms and issues as MS and is almost to the point of mimicking ALS. I'm ready to take control and get my life back with my family. The costs to be treated right are high. Insurance will NOT cover treatments and therapy for Lyme disease. The battle to get better is hard and painful. You get worse before you get better. I'm willing to go through that to get my life back. I just need help financially. I'm going to go back to work as soon as the treatments start helping my brain function properly. In the meantime I have to figure out how to pay for my bills and my treatments.
I truly am thankful beyond words for the help. I have amazing people in my life and know I can push through this and be whole again. I love you all. Thank you.
I don't even know when my battle with Lyme began. I've had the most physical symptoms for about 15 years. The last 2 years is when it's hit the hardest. I was told throughout the years I had fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, aggravated anxiety disorder... and put on pain pills and prescription diet pills to battle the chronic fatigue. All of which made the problems worse. I learned to live with pain and fatigue and thought it was just part of being human.
About 2 years ago I started getting a lot more headaches and migraines. I considered the idea that the rental we were in was contaminated with either mold or meth. I had several visits to the ER for migraines and the doctor told me he thought it was a stroke. My gallbladder quit working properly and I had to have an emergency removal. I had to have an infected tooth pulled and still haven't been able to get rid of the infection. I had a miscarriage and have had extreme female problems since. The Lyme has attacked my eyes and I had to get glasses this year. There are over a dozen black floaters in my vision constantly (it's the spirochetes). When I wake up in the mornings my brain is swollen and it stays that way until the afternoon or evening, causing me so much pain, confusion, anger, and the inability to cope with anything.
Yesterday, October 4th, my parents took me to Pocatello to be seen by Dr. West at the West Clinic. My appointment was 4 hours long. We were able to look at my blood under a microscope and what we saw was exactly what I thought, plus some. The "Lyme bugs" are all over in my blood along with spirochetes (which cause alzheimers and dementia). When you have chronic Lyme disease, it creates other problems in your body. Also showing in my blood sample were many blood cells misshapen and destroyed because it has attacked my hormones, a lot of stomach problems, nerve damage, and parasites. The stage of the disease has caused my body to mimic the same symptoms and issues as MS and is almost to the point of mimicking ALS. I'm ready to take control and get my life back with my family. The costs to be treated right are high. Insurance will NOT cover treatments and therapy for Lyme disease. The battle to get better is hard and painful. You get worse before you get better. I'm willing to go through that to get my life back. I just need help financially. I'm going to go back to work as soon as the treatments start helping my brain function properly. In the meantime I have to figure out how to pay for my bills and my treatments.
I truly am thankful beyond words for the help. I have amazing people in my life and know I can push through this and be whole again. I love you all. Thank you.
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Lindsay Phillips
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Ogden, UT