1. State you reside in Colorado
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? City
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? no
4. Do you have city or well water?city
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area?no, not really
6. Age at onsetprobably about 27
7. Number of years affected15 or so
8. Any other family members affected?I don't think so
9. Your occupation at onset?I was a stay-home mom back then
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other?2 cats, 2 dogs
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other?I lived in Chico, CA for about a year
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors?Yes, I've always done all that stuff
13. List your activities and hobbies.I try to work out at the Y, I grow vegetables, take care of the house and yard
14. Have you used a public whirlpool or pool?yes
15. Please provide your medical history (i.e.: do you or have you had any other diseases? Cancer, Lyme, Thyroid, AIDS, other?).cervical dysplasia, I had surgery to remove the precancerous lesions
16. Do you smoke?unfortunately
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking?I currently take wellbutrin, but I don't really think I need it, I might just quit. I have in the past done meth, which I think exacerbated my symptoms
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of coffee a day? No. Maybe 2
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time?Definitely. Not right now though. I just have a few. Sometimes I don't have any at all.
20. What part of your body did the lesions start? legs first, eventually my scalp and face
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where? face, and there are a couple in "bikini area" that will not go away
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)? no
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)I'm getting lesions again after not having any for a while, sensitivity to light, joint pain, yeast/fungus issues
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)?I honestly haven't talked to a doctor about this, I just thought I was weird. I've been pulling white threads out of my skin for years, and those awful white things inside the lesions. Just 2 days ago I found out I'm not alone.  |