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----------------------------------------------------------- From: hope1112 Message 1 in Discussion Hi, Everyone. From my my past discussions, I have told you about my prolactinoma I had for 20 years and the hardships in dealing with the moodswings and psycholgical problems. Well, as if that wasn't enough, I just got a new diagnosis as well. I've been dealing with what doctors thought was simply fibromyalgia for 5 years and all the pain that comes with it. Well, one doc. finally gave me a test for lyme disease and it came back very positive. Because it has been in my body for 5 years it is chronic and it never goes totally away, I'm told, but can only be controlled at times. I recently underwent 8 weeks of antibiotics and the pain is feeling better---BUT Lyme also has other symptoms since the brain is affected too--depression, mood swings, cognitive disfunction, memory problems, etc. , all the problems I've been dealing with from the tumor as well, so now I'm dealing with a double whammy! I am so tire of the struggle. I can't take it anymore. I've had success with treating the symptoms with nutrients, but this new revelation and the dangers of the Lyme spirochete which attacks the brain and other bodily systems has me terrified. Plus I am suffering from a mild traumatic brain injury to my vestibular(balance) system from 2 car accidents where I was rear-ended in 2001 and 2002 which hurts my ability to think too. I lost my past career and have been on disability. I'm having a horrible day today and needed to talk with all of you. My husband tries to be supportive but sometimes he just gets sick of dealing with my illnesses. I am afraid and scared today--the Lyme thing really put me over the edge. I have been in incredible pain for 8 months and was bedridden until 8 weeks ago. I try to stay positive, but it's all too much. I also am dealing with horrible ovarian and uterine problems, probably because of my screwed up hormones from the tumor. The bleeding makes me constantly anemic and my blood test for ovarian cancer is constantly abnormal yet they haven't found anything on the pelvic ultrasounds that I have to undergo every 6 months, thank God, yet I feel as if the big "C" is going to get me soon. I feel so alone and so desperate at times but I have kept to myself because it is so hard for others who do not deal with these problems to understand. It is all just too much. Sometimes I just don't see a future for myself. I've read about others dealing with chronic lyme on some other MSN message boards and my future looks dire--they suffer their whole lives. THis, on top of this prolactinoma, which, in itself is so hard to take, as you all well know-----Please help me, I really need your support, I just have lost all emotional strength. I wish I had stronger faith and could understand why the universe has it in for me-----but there are others who suffer a lot more, so I shouldn't think that way....Thank you all for being there and listening. ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
