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Posted 7/24/2015 6:47 PM (GMT -5)
OK so I gained weight around my belly (seems that I have only gained there; I posted about this in my gabapentin taper post). I thought it was just cellulite on my stomach (nice image I know) but today I really looked closer and there are uneven marks. They look exactly like the single "stretch marK" I got when I first go diagnosed.

My doctor said it was bartonella. My new doctor said some strange skin things can happen while on bartonella.

Is this a good sign? Is this a sign of anything?

I'm tapering off the gabapentin. It is not easy but I feel that it is time. I feel like I'm not retaining as much water.

Anyone develop skin things on bartonella treatment?

Thanks for reading.
Posted 7/24/2015 7:52 PM (GMT -5)
Do they look like stretch marks or cat scratches? They can look red or white, and yes it's fairly common for those with Bartonella.

And by the way, weight gain around the midsection is a sign of possible thyroid issues. When was the last time you had thorough thyroid testing? If not, it's a good idea as a struggling thyroid can make healing difficult.
Posted 7/24/2015 9:17 PM (GMT -5)
I've had LOTS of skin rashes I believe to be bartenolla related.... From skinny short to bleeding to big wide rashes...

Lately I've been waking up with my whole left arm and leg rashed up..., big splotchy reddish-like all over my skin.. I think it's a good thing!

Tired of it tho and ready to move on from this...

We have to hang in there.
Posted 7/25/2015 12:41 AM (GMT -5)
I agree....so ready to move on from this!

My thyroid is borderline low. We increased my thyroid medication and I'm going to re-test in a few weeks.

The marks I have look sort of like stretch marks. They are wide and white just like the mark I had on my arm before I got treatment.

The weight fluctuates. I think it could be water retention because sometimes I look noticeably slimmer than at other times. I have puffiness in my ankles too that comes and goes.

Thanks all for reading.
Posted 7/25/2015 7:21 AM (GMT -5)
Hi Kayaklove,

I love your name :) Yes, it sounds like bartonella. I have the red marks and weight gain around my stomach (which I never had before).

Glad you had your thyroid tested!
Posted 7/25/2015 1:35 PM (GMT -5)
I whitewater kayak and I love it so the name seemed to fit.

Thanks for replying. Do you think the weight gain around the stomach is from the bartonella or babesia.

I have never treated for bartonella before so maybe that's why I'm getting the marks.

I am so groggy from tapering off the gaba and also from being on treatment.
Posted 7/25/2015 3:18 PM (GMT -5)
Actually, weight gain around the middle is highly typical of a low functioning thyroid. The best site on thyroid (& adrenal) issues is: www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
They even have a "good Doctors' list" that you can have access to if you join their Yahoo group. Details are on the site above that I linked to.
Posted 7/27/2015 12:35 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks. I am going to talk to my naturopath about thyroid.

I think it is probably the gabapentin because the weight fluctuates. Since tapering down I've lost about 8 pounds of water weight in under 2 weeks.

Interestingly gabapentin and thyroid can both cause a rough (hoarse) voice and I get that now and then.
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