Hubby, son, and I all have Lyme & Co

In a nutshell, I was diagnosed with Lyme and protozoan about 6 months ago and have been treating since. I started recognizing symptoms in my son, and he has been in treatment for protozoan for 3 months or so. As my husband learned what I was going through, he recently said, "you know, I could have Lyme, too." We couldn't really afford to send him to the LLMD, too, so we ordered some LB Core from Green Dragon. He started it last week and is definitely herxing, so it's safe to say that we all have it!

The good news is that our son is doing really well with his treatment. He's pretty much symptom-free now, and I expect he'll be done with treatment in a couple of months. He has become more vibrant than I've ever seen him. If only hubby and I had enough energy to keep up with him now! I feel pretty lucky to have a good low-stress office job where I can recuperate after the weekend!

I think my husband and I were both infected before we met. I find this interesting because I think it definitely played a role in the reason he and I connected in the first place. We function so similarly, needing a lot of downtime and getting worn out by too much social activity.

Since learning my husband has Lyme, I've developed a lot more patience for him. I've learned that what I thought was apathy, laziness, etc. on his part is really NOT his fault. Even though my treatment isn't going as well as my LLMD anticipated, I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about the future for our whole family.

Hi Nosila. I'm sorry all of you contracted Lyme. I'm glad your son is responding well. He has youth on his side. Hopefully you and your husband will do well with treatments too.

The bacteria that causes lyme disease can be sexually transmitted and passed from mother to embryo via placenta. The reason for this is that this bacteria has a spiral shape and it infects every organ and tissue in the body. It is very similar to the syphillis bacteria, they are cousins. There is a study done on this matter, if you google it, you will find a lot of information on it. This bacteria is still being studied, but not enough is known about it to find a definite cure. Unfortunately, you will find a lot of doctors, if not most, that will tell you that there is no lyme in the state they practice, and the ones that know a little about it, think that it can be cured with a three weeks antibiotic. Once you have this disease, you are better off with a lyme literate medical doctor, or a natural medicine doctor that also understands this nasty bacteria. Good luck with the testing. Any question, feel free to ask, everybody on this forum is very helpful and supportive.

My husband has shown symptoms now for about 7 yrs but I haven't been right for almost 16, I think it was sexually transmitted since our tests show about the same bands. He had a rash at one time that looked like a bulls eye but went across both legs and groin so not sure if it was heat rash or a bulls eye.