Comparing concussion symptoms to Lyme

Would you all say you feel like you have chronic concussion symptoms from Lyme?

Since becoming sick I have had a hard time explaining my cognitive symptoms a lot due to the fact that I can’t hardly think as it is. Everything cognitive wise is compromised with me. I never really see anybody compare there fog to a concussion which kinda shocks me because it seems so similar to me.

I once had a concussion in middle school playing football. I just remember sleeping a lot & feeling in a funk and out of it. Which is very similar how I feel everyday from Lyme disease.

Also, do you all ever feel like your symptoms just come from being exhausted? Sometimes I just blame everything on my exhaustion and being tired. My stamina is pitiful! I constantly feel like I havnt slept in like 3 days or something.

What do you all think about this

I’m really thinking I have a mild issue. Which would really suck because I’ve read how awful it is to get better from. I have band 23 igg positive & low cd57. I also have several things in bloodwork suggesting mold. -_-

BBN!! said...
Girlie, I have told you my story on how I got sick but I’m sure you have forgotten as there so many on this site.

Basically I was a fine , healthy person until moving into a apartment. After staying there 1 night I woke up with all these chronic symptoms.

Would you say that sounds like mold??? I have been moved out of this apartnrt now for about a year & a half. I also have read that if you have a susceptible gene which is like HLA gene or something which I in fact DO have your body can’t get rid of these toxins so it just recirculates in the blood l, which would explain why I didn’t get better after moving out. Does this sound about right to you? I feel as if I am starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together which is a positive because I feel like for years I’ve been battling something blindly. Thanks girlie!!

It could be mold, yes. It does sound like it.

(Or it might be lyme and co’s and the onset coincided with moving into the apartment.)

My first symptom came on suddenly one night - healthy prior to that night.
Then every week more symptoms.

If it is mold - it can stay with you even after you’ve moved out of the dwelling that has it.
you will need to get rid of it - following a protocol.

We have several very knowledgeable members here who can help you navigate this.

BBN!,

Yes on the mold. It is very possible that you could be reacting to toxins on your possessions or even lesser mold in the new place.

I've only had that level of fatigue and brain fog once in my life. It started aftet I moved back into my parents' home after having been gone a number of years.

I moved back into my old bedroom where the ceiling had caved in years before due to a leak in the flat roof overhead. The mattress and carpet were ripped out and the ceiling was replaced. It was all a DIY job by my dad and his friend. No one checked for mold in the walls behind the paneling. I'm sure it's there.

Anyway, it started about two weeks later and lasted a year. It started getting better after I started working again (less time in the house). It also occurred during a particularly stressful time in my life, and I thought it was depression or something. I had never experienced anything like it before or since. This was 9 years before my Lyme symptoms started.

Please seek help from a doctor who is knowledgeable about mold, CIRS, and the Shoemaker protocol.

Also, look up Beginner's Guide to Mold Avoidance by Lisa Petrison and Erik Johnson. You can get a free copy online.

You do not have to keep living like this.

Cross contamination of possessions is HUGE. I still react horribly to anything that came out of my house - especially papers. I have been out of that house for over 2 years now.

I am super sensitive to mold everywhere and can smell and feel its presence daily in many buildings I go in and even outdoors where mold is heavy. The fact that ONE NIGHT in that apartment brought this on makes me think it was either extremely toxic mold or a lot of it.