I am Texas gal based in Dallas Ft Worth with American Airlines for 30 years. I was married for 20 yrs then divorced in 2000. I was very ill over a period of years until I finally did my own research and went in to my INTERNAL MED SPECIALIST in Houston where I commuted from for 16 yrs and asked her of all the test over last 8 yrs , DID YOU EVER TEST ME FOR LYME DISEASE? I had gotten on the computer one night and started resarching skin conditions because I was tired of the chronic rash and also the excessive tiredness that pplagued me along with the joint pains.
I had 4 kids to raise and it grew tuffer and tuffer. My ex was not empathetic ;he thought I I was just lazy. I thought I just had CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME. TAKING EVERYTHING FROM KUTAPRESSIN INJECTIONS YOU NAME IT. I FOUND ON THE Lyme disease org website showed me that ALL my symptons ran a PARALLELL LINE WITH LYME . SURE ENOUGH THE SPECIFIC TESTS ASKED FOR ALL CAME BACK POSITIVE. . It has been 8 YRS AND i JUST UNDERWENT Chemotharapy for BREAST CANCER........ ALL MY ARTHRITUS SYMPTOMS ARE BACK. I had a dbl mastectomy with reconstructive surgery in Dec. 08... my skin problem after 8 yrs have gone away! but now I hurt all over but I try not to let it slow me down ..... ATTITUDE IS A HUGE PART OF THE BATTLE.!