Hi Mel1970,
I am not personally familiar with Lyme disease, nor am I a medical professional. As an MS patient, I would suggest that you discuss your ongoing concerns with your doctor. Persistent weakness must have a cause, which very well may be the impingement upon your spinal cord from the protruding discs. Was there any suggestion as to how you could protect yourself from further deterioration of the spine? Keep approaching your doctors with your concerns and be very clear about what is going on to help form the big picture.
Best,
Lisa
after 10 YEARS still no diagnosis.
It looks more like Muscular Dystrophy on paper but presents like a "classic open and shut case of MS"
Muscle Biopsy concludes 13 different non-specific abnormalities, none of which fall into the realm of already discovered diseases.
Look into Mitochondrial diseases. There are probably other signs that you dismiss as unrelated that are indeed part of the whole picture.
I know exactly how you feel, alone, frustrated, concerned, sick of being sick.
Ultimately you must take care of yourself. You must respect the fatigue & weakness, back off when you first discern it. Eat properly! Rest plentifully, Exercise casually. Listen to your body.
I have a reached the point that only God knows what I have, and only He can fix it.
And after 10 years, I'm okay with it.........most days.
Be good to yourself on your journey for answers.
It sounds like a repeat of my life for the last I don't know how long. Talk your doctor into doing an MRI to check for lesions in your brain. I would guress that you could have MS but I am not a doctor. I do know that it is better knowing what you have than being treated for everything under the sun and not getting any relief from your symptoms. I wish you well in you search for answers and your journey to returned healing.
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