tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334512.post3053025706289078033..comments2021-04-09T21:43:27.222-05:00Comments on Hidden Recovery Environment Blog: What Sucks More, Lyme or Autism?AshleyLeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00063238658873407897noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334512.post-11993308324529038362009-01-13T01:30:00.000-05:002009-01-13T01:30:00.000-05:00You know, I read a headline on the Science Daily n...You know, I read a headline on the Science Daily news that they expect Lyme to become a bigger problem with global warming. So yeah, the problem WILL get worse.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up - I'll have to check out that documentary.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311554616824166738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334512.post-10368938149466547912009-01-11T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-11T11:55:00.000-05:00Hey Jenn. I forgot about your medical background....Hey Jenn. I forgot about your medical background. I love the thought of the 5th vital sign! <BR/><BR/>You are right, fibromyalgia is very similar upon presentation, and actually our local support group includes that disease as well. Similar treatments, etc. <BR/><BR/>MS is the other scary misdiagnosed one. There is a Lyme documentary that is going around, came out this summer I believe, that presents this chronic virulent form along with the politics/current status in this country. It's call Under Our Skin. I hope people go see it. <BR/><BR/>Do we have to wait for Lyme to be 1 in 150 for the government to make the stats public? Maybe so. Which will break the bank that's for sure. It's bigger than AIDS at this point.AshleyLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063238658873407897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334512.post-10630962945236505682009-01-10T21:20:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:20:00.000-05:00As a former ER nurse, I can attest to pain being u...As a former ER nurse, I can attest to pain being under-treated. Too often, medical professionals become desensitized and jaded, viewing patients with chronic pain and whiners and/or drug seekers. Pain should be regarded as the 5th vital sign and treated objectively.<BR/><BR/>One thing I noticed reading your post was how striking the similarities are between the symptoms of Lyme and Fibromyalgia. And boy is there ever a stigma associated with fibromyalgia! Again, with the "whiner/hypochondriac/drug seeker" stereotype that is incorrectly associated with the diagnosis.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, I wonder how many fibromyalgia patients have been incorrectly diagnosed and really have Lyme?!? Hm. Makes a person wonder.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311554616824166738noreply@blogger.com