Recent content by bigtrouble77

Just thought I'd close out this thread now that we're about to go into the new year. First off, thanks everyone with the support, it helped me immensely. I am fully healthy again, but it took about 3 months from getting bitten. After that, I got continuously sick for another few months...

Just a quick update... I'm still not totally recovered, but i'd say I'm around 80%. I've had tons of tests done (including a chest xray) and everything has come back negative or perfectly ordinary. I've been tested for every common tick borne illness in NJ and they've all come back negative...

I appreciate all of the support. I have an infectious disease group nearby that I plan to call monday morning. I'm going to obviously try and get in there asap. This morning I woke up feeling terrible, I probably overdid it yesterday. I'm also going to call my doc monday and add...

It's ok, I've gotten used to it. Just about everyone has asked me it at some point.

Not really. I will say, when my symptoms are really bad I do get frustrated but this is not something I'm doing to myself.

I appreciate the response. I'm just seeing my general practitioner right now. He's taking the approach that it's about 50% likely from the bite. Lymes has been run twice, ran the general blood test, thyroid test(family history) and some others for more common issues. Really, the lymes is the...

I got bit by a deer tick in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest a month and a half ago. I also had some other mysterious bites that reacted the same way. I have since been dealing with extreme fatigue and other minor symptoms (muscle soreness, skin tingling all over). It has been a very difficult...