Article--man wins workers comp law suit in 2007

http://www.canlyme.com/

you will have to scroll down the list of articles to find this one near the very bottom of the list---look for "lyme victim wins appeal...infect. dis. docs wrong"

Post Edited (bablymers) : 12/27/2008 4:29:52 AM (GMT-7)

Gracie's Mom-

I just looked at your photos on photobucket. I have "splotches" similar to Gracie's on my arms, legs and stomach. My doctor called it "livedo". Mine are a bit lighter and the lightest parts are white. My endo and I thought they were vitiligo, since I have a couple of other autoimmune diseases. LLMD says not. He said we all have this, but mine is heavy. Gracie's looks very bad.

What does your doc say this is from? Has Gracie's stayed the same over time? (Mine had gotten worse)

~Kitty

Bablymers-

Thanks for the link. There is also a great news interviwe 20 minutes long on the same page. It is very good.

Post Edited (kitty9309) : 12/27/2008 2:36:24 PM (GMT-7)

Gracie's Mom-

Thnanks so much for that link and info. My doctor did many tests for coagulopathies and APS. I have a slighly long PTT (bleeding time), but the APS and other tests were negative. During my first appt, I was wearing short sleeves and he just kept staring at my arms. I was a little weirded out at first, but now I know why he was so interested. He is a Rheumoatologist who studied Lyme at NIH.

I am glad I have one more sign of having Lyme. I had the bulls eye rash 14 years ago. Was first tested after 3 years and have never had a positive serology. My doc will retest me after a few months of oral antibiotics.

I am going to print out the article to show my doctor.

Thanks again,
kitty