[suzzie38]

Originally Posted by Franky

Please answer as many questions as you can. We are hopping to find some common patterns among the answers.

If there are any other questions you want included, just send them to me. Also you might want to quote this post and then just fill in the answers.

1. State you reside in.....PA
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country?...country
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond?...pond
4. Do you have city or well water?...well
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area?...yes
6. Age at onset....(filling this out for my parents) both in their 70's
7. Number of years affected....2-3yrs.
8. Any other family members affected?...yes,including the dog
9. Your occupation at onset?...both retired
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other?...dog
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other?...no
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors?...yes
13. List your activities and hobbies...they garden,church,family
14. Have you used a public whirlpool or pool?...no
15. Please provide your medical history (i.e.: do you or have you had any other diseases? Cancer, Lyme, Thyroid, AIDS, other?).,,father/cancer...mom/thyroid
16. Do you smoke?...no
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking?...b/p..synthroid..bladder drugs
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of coffee a day?...no
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time?...no
20. What part of your body did the lesions start?...head
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?...scalp
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?)...wt. loss..itch..bugs..fibers..unhealing sores
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)?..dop..unspecified dermatitis...(misdiag. with lice)..parasites ie.collembola & booklice