Sharon E. Rainey's Blog, page 2
May 27, 2017
The Emotionality of Lyme Disease
It has been an uncomfortable month for me. I have spent each day trying to educate everyone around me about Lyme disease, about Bartonella, about chronic infections. I have tried to educate and let people know about the devastation of this set of deadly diseases. I look through pictures and realize who is gone, who […]
May 26, 2017
Can Bartonella Be a Bigger Issue than Lyme Disease?
The following is an excerpt written by Dr. B. Robert Mozayeni in our book Lyme Savvy: Treatment Insights for Lyme Patients and Practitioners Can Bartonella be One of the Biggest Global HEALTH Problems? Typically, the medical profession has believed that in human mammals Bartonella is only an issue in the immunosuppressed. In our published case […]
May 25, 2017
POTS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme – Case Study
From Galaxy Diagnostics: Lauren (age 34) – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Lauren was working as an emergency veterinarian in Washington, DC. In 2004, she received a cat bite during an examination. Within a single day, the bite became infected. Lauren was hospitalized and given IV antibiotics. While in the emergency room, she began to […]
May 23, 2017
Evaluating the Probability for Each Infection including Lyme
The following is an excerpt written by Dr. B. Robert Mozayeni in our book Lyme Savvy: Treatment Insights for Lyme Patients and Practitioners. There are greater risks for Bartonella as a co-infection of Borrelia because you can contract Bartonella also from flea-bites and cats. Fleas and several other vectors are the risk factors for Bartonella […]
May 22, 2017
Hypotension and Lyme Disease
The following is a case study from Galaxy Diagnostics: Hans (age 20) – Hypotension Hans, a college student in Minnesota, was an active child growing up. He enjoyed hiking, biking, skiing and had pet dogs. He enjoyed a lively social life and was an honor-roll student. In April 2006, the year before high school, Hans […]
May 21, 2017
Tips for Lyme Patients, Family and Friends
Advise family that time for relationships has to occur when you can, not on the traditional schedules. Delegate. You have no choice. If you can’t delegate, learn to let it go. Tell friends you want to be included. One friend sends me photos of events her family has. Not on Facebook; to ME. It sends […]
Testing for Co-Infections of Lyme Disease
The following is an excerpt written by Dr. B. Robert Mozayeni in our book Lyme Savvy: Treatment Insights for Lyme Patients and Practitioners. When we talk about Borrelia, we must talk about other infections called co-infections. I don’t know if there really is anything “co” about these infections. I think they are called co-infections because […]
May 19, 2017
One Spouse’s View of Lyme Disease
My husband Jeff wrote an entire chapter in our book Lyme Savvy: Treatment Insights for Lyme Patients and Practitioners. I have included his concluding paragraphs below. It is work, hard, daily work, to support and love a spouse, partner or family member with Lyme and co-infections. But it is vital. Every patient needs and wants […]
May 18, 2017
What We Need Our Friends and Families to Know
Patients with Lyme Disease or co-infections of Lyme Disease are NOT: lazy, faking, sensationalizing, imagining things; refusing to learn or grow, avoiding responsibility going to grow out of it crazy contagious; it is safe to hug us “just depressed”; if we are depressed, it is because of living with Lyme, not the other way around. […]
May 17, 2017
Typical Patient Characteristics
Lyme Disease is called “The Great Masquerader,” as it mimics so many other diseases. It is not just a bull’s eye rash. In fact, up to 60 percent of Lyme patients never even see a rash. When meeting fellow “Lymies” I found there was not really one common denominator in what this disease looks like […]
