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    Anyone have both ALS and Lyme?

    yes I have both and did the Lyme treatments for 2 years but the herx reactions were so bad that the treatments made my ALS worse. Sorry that I don't have more positive information for you. Patsy
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    Anyone have ALS and Lyme disease?

    yes I have both and did the Lyme treatments for 2 years but the herx reactions were so bad that the treatments made my ALS worse. Sorry that I don't have more positive information for you. Patsy
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    Neurological diseases and Lyme in the news in Ottawa

    Hi everybody'; Here is an article in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, on Lyme in Canada ! Have a read. http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=5a08bb25-9e05-402f-aff5-4db3af19591f I surely hope that our Canadian Public Health/Government, Neurologist and Infectious...
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    Lyme Disease

    Karben; I was not offended at all, just that I found it very funny! I am glad that you have learned what ALS is and that you got the information you needed on Lyme. Anytime! Patsy
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    diagnosed with lyme disease but not bitten by a tick

    Karben; I was not offended at all, just that I found it very funny! I am glad that you have learned what ALS is and that you got the information you needed on Lyme. Anytime! Patsy
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    Lyme Disease

    Hi Karben; No offence but if you don't have ALS, how and why did you post on this ALS webforum? I find this quite funny. What is ALS, well check out this link: http://www.als.ca/if_you_have_als/als_introduction_diagnosis.aspx The best resource for Lyme is...
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    diagnosed with lyme disease but not bitten by a tick

    Hi Karben; No offence but if you don't have ALS, how and why did you post on this ALS webforum? I find this quite funny. What is ALS, well check out this link: http://www.als.ca/if_you_have_als/als_introduction_diagnosis.aspx The best resource for Lyme is...
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    Lyme Disease

    Hi I have Lyme and ALS, and we don't know for sure if Lyme could cause ALS symptoms but for me that is my belief for my case! My neurologist disagrees but my Lyme literate medical doctor states that he treats many Lyme/ALS cases and doesn't agree with my neurologist. However even with...
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    diagnosed with lyme disease but not bitten by a tick

    Hi I have Lyme and ALS, and we don't know for sure if Lyme could cause ALS symptoms but for me that is my belief for my case! My neurologist disagrees but my Lyme literate medical doctor states that he treats many Lyme/ALS cases and doesn't agree with my neurologist. However even with...
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    new lyme's info on my dad

    in Kapuskasing Ontario in 1995, while gardening in my backyard I got bit and a big bull's eye rash resulted! I worked public health then & since this area was deemed non-edemmic for lyme never thought of it much. I had the health inspector check my rash and said "well, since you got it in this...
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    new lyme's info on my dad

    Hi; I did the one year of IV antibiotics and 2 years after of oral antibiotics for the Lyme and coinfections. Did the antibiotics help slow down the ALS/Lyme or do I have a slow ALS? I don't really know but for me I do believe that my ALS was initiated by the Lyme. However not every ALS/Lyme...
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    ALS-Lyme Disease Connection

    Hi lymiecanuck; sorry for tHe late reply to your questions. if tHe antibiotics slowed my als, i don't know because i Have been diagnosed witH a slow onset sporadic als. so was it tHe antibiotics or tHe type als i Have? could i Have Had a more slower als progression off tHe antibiotics? i will...
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    33 female, with lyme disease

    re: 33 female, witH lyme disease Hi lymiecanuck; sorry for tHe late reply to your questions. if tHe antibiotics slowed my als, i don't know because i Have been diagnosed witH a slow onset sporadic als. so was it tHe antibiotics or tHe type als i Have? could i Have Had a more slower als...
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    ALS-Lyme Disease Connection

    My lyMe disease and coinfections story. i aM registered nurse, now retired due to the a.l.s.. My work experience was in neurosurgery i.c.u., urology, e.r., hoMe care/c.c.a.c., public health, did soMe teaching too. they used to call Me the "little french nurse with the fire up her butt" in...
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    33 female, with lyme disease

    re: 33 female, witH lyme disease My lyMe disease and coinfections story. i aM registered nurse, now retired due to the a.l.s.. My work experience was in neurosurgery i.c.u., urology, e.r., hoMe care/c.c.a.c., public health, did soMe teaching too. they used to call Me the "little french nurse...
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