i have a friend i've known known literally since birth. everything that is mine is hers and hers mine. we're practically sisters.

her brother jst found out he has lymes disease.i've been doing research and stuff on it but i would really like to know about some personal experiences w/ the disease.

and is it possible to die from the disease?

im just really concerned not only for him but for my friend. her mom already died from cancer not too long ago and i would hate it if she lost a brother too|||lyme disease if caught and treated very early can be treated successfully with no lasting problems. left untreated, it can affect the joints, heart, brain and almost all other bodily functions. it is a disease that has little known and can be very difficult to diagnose and to treat. in many areas there are few doctors who will treat lyme disease due to the high levels of long term antibiotics required and the reviews and scrutiny put on doctors who do this.

lyme disease can cause painful joints, lead to arthritis especially in the large joints and back. it can cause irregular heartbeats. it can also cause brain damage- loss of memory, loss of concentration and a loss in the ability to think rationally. people with lyme disease have major chronic fatigue- it makes you feel horrible. it has been known to cause death due to complications, but is usually not fatal if treated. it is more often fatal to pets who get infected.

as long as he has been diagnosed and is getting proper treatment, he should be ok- lyme can take years of treatment before a remission is achieved.

treatment consists of antibiotics, oral or i.v. , and homoepathic medicines to treat some of the other symptoms and the side effects of the high dose antibiotics.

the best recommendation is to make sure he is being treated by a LLMD (lyme literate medical doctor) if you can find one.

my prayers go out to him and his family!|||hi i have lyme disease and ive had it since i was 7 and im still here now 15 so it hard cuz i have an iv in my arm when i go to bed becasue my lyme disease is the worst the doctors have seen so far so ya but im not dead yet so no he wont die

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|||I don't think you can die from it but it can cause severe Nuerological damage if not treated.|||Good sources of info: lymeinfo.net, lymediseaseassociation.org, ilads.org, lymenet.com

If he's got lyme, it's very important to get it treated appropriately. Most docs don't know how to do it. Find a doc affiliated with ILADS. Good luck.