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mind, I. don’t know. how many -
others of you are up at the crack -

of dawn, but on a clear spring ”

morning there is nothing ‘better
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' You know after years of try- -

degrees of. sickness with Lyme,
and no victim will have all of
the symptoms.

Stage 1 and 2 symptoms
together are called ‘early infec-
tion’’. ‘The chronic, ‘persistent
symptoms of stage 3 are now.
termed ‘‘late infection"
These classifications are only a

general guideline for physicians,

. The ‘disease is $0 variable that
“nearly. any ‘symptom can crop
up ‘at any time.

A list of Lyme’s most ‘com: *

mon symptoms and when they .
usually occur follows:

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sect bites or polson iv ivy.
Muscles/Bones — There may
be pain joints, tendons, muscles
and_ bones, : particularly in the
knee, elbow and shoulder. Jaw

uF cracking or pain is ae possible,

as is backache.
Neurological — Possible
symptoms include: severe
headaches,. meningitis; stiff
neck; Bell’s Palsy; facial twit-
‘ches or tics; carpal tunnel syn-
drome (often in both hands);
dizziness; ‘ seizures; irregular

Heart — Irregular or extra
heartbeats are possible, as are
conduction problems in heart.

Eyes — Conjunctivitis; . eye

pain, wandering eye; sensitivity }
to light; blurred vision: feelings

of pressure in eye; periodic
blindness; double vision.
Ears — Buzzing; ringing; ear
pain; hearing impairment.
Liver Respiratory — Mild or

recurrent hepatitis; sore throat}.

harsh, dry, recurrent cough;

‘ hoarseness,

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ing ‘you have finally got a point Stage 1 - : jerking movements; numbness; Gastrointestinal/other —
across when your husband is Skin: Erythem Migran (EM) difficulty concentrating and fin- ‘ Nausca; vomiting: diarrhea; U nderca rri age
working on a-car and asks your . {also called. ECM) — a reddish, ding right words to express self; severe malaise and fatigue;

son to fetch him a pair. of
scissors. He brings him the red-
handled, kitchen. shears and

The - original. rash may
expand to a bull’s eye
appearance with ‘red
rings inside other red
rings,

handled ones and they are
Mom's good scissors’, Then
you know someone does listen
to you .. . once in awhile.
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I thought I would give you.a
little more of an update on

Symptoms: if not caught ear-
ly enough, it can mount an in-
sidious attack on every system
in the. human body. Lyme .
comes with a veritable grab bag
of symptoms. It's hard to
diagnose because it can mimic
so many other diseases, in-
cluding, in the later stages,
Alzheimer’s disease and multi-
ple sclerosis. There are varying

purplish or brownish rash .
around the bite, Rash could be
as large as 12 inches across, par-

resemble a spider bite. The rash
is sometimes described as ‘hot
and burning.

Lymph general:
lymph nodes near the site of the
bite are common. Flu-like
symptoms, headache,. fever,
chills, stiff neck, nausea, and
fatigue are common. In general,
early symptoms occur from
three to 32 days after a tick bite,
although they may last longer
on occasion. ~~. :

Stage 2

The original rash may expand
to a-bull’s eye appearance, with
red rings inside other red rings.
Another, secondary rash may
erupt after the ECM and may
last for several months. This
rash may not be in proximity to,

- or even resemble,. the original

rash. Other chronic rashes may
also develop and they could
jook like hives, chicken pox, in-

Swollen.

disorientation or getting lost,
especially if it’s never happened
before; tingling in hands and

fever; unexplained weight gain
or loss; if pregnant, miscar-

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