The Truth about Lyme Disease???

[rae]

http://www.actionlyme.org/LYME_CORRUPTICUT.htm

[rae]

I'm surprised that nobody has anything to say about this. I think.
I personally liked what #9 had to say. But that has been more than obvious for quite a long time now. I'm glad that I respect my Physician and have enough common knowledge to never mention his name on the internet.

[hilly]

If you are important or famous enough you will get treatment. Look at this.... Wimbledon . July 2008 . the ladies doubles final... Samantha Stosur is playing a year after contracting Lyme Disease...




An ex-champ is missing from Madrid, but on the mend
Posted: Friday November 2, 2007 11:50AM; Updated: Friday November 2, 2007 11:50AM
by Lisa Raymond, Five-time women's doubles Grand Slam winner for Sports Illistrated


A year ago this week, my doubles partner, Samantha Stosur, was half of the No. 1 doubles team in the world.

One year later, Sam sits in her apartment in Tampa, Fla., her home away from home during the long tennis season, amazed at how things can change on a dime. She hasn't seen a gym in almost a month, sleeps 10 hours a night and gets winded walking around the grocery store.




The culmination of the 2007 season begins on Tuesday, when the top eight singles players and top four doubles teams in the world compete for the WTA Championships in Madrid. All year, players have battled for enough quality points to earn a place among the elite in the year's final event.


There's always some last-minute drama, as players try to knock each other out, vying for those final spots. This year, we've seen such stories as Daniela Hantuchova winning at the last minute in Linz, Austria, to earn one of the last two singles spots. Or the battle in the doubles event, where Rennae Stubbs and Kveta Peschke won two events this fall to clinch a berth.

But there's a story you probably missed among the drama -- and it's not about a player or team trying to clinch. It's about an individual who earned her spot months ago, only to have to relinquish it in the end under unfortunate circumstances.
Photo: Sandra Behne/Bongarts/Getty Images

A year ago, Sam Stosur had one of her finest years as a pro, winning 10 titles with Lisa Raymond and finishing '06 ranked No. 1.



A year ago this week, my doubles partner, Samantha Stosur, was half of the No. 1 doubles team in the world. We had just won our ninth tournament of the year, heading into Madrid as the defending champions. We would go on defend our title, ending what would be an impressive year that included the French Open title and the Doubles Team of the Year award.


One year later, Sam sits in her apartment in Tampa, Fla., her home away from home during the long tennis season, amazed at how things can change on a dime. She hasn't seen a gym in almost a month, sleeps 10 hours a night and gets winded walking around the grocery store.


She hasn't picked up a racket since flying home in September from the U.S. Open. That following morning, she was taken to the emergency room after suffering from intense headaches. She would spend the next few nights in the hospital, as the staff ran tests to figure out what was wrong. The first bit of news she received was that she had contracted viral meningitis, a diagnosis that would lead to a month of medicine and lots of rest.


But she didn't feel any better. She underwent more tests, which uncovered more troubling news: Sam had Lyme disease. One of the fittest players on tour, Stosur went from playing tennis four hours a day, followed by grueling gym workouts, to staying in her apartment and struggling to find the strength to make herself breakfast each morning.


For the next six weeks, Sam had to ...



receive a new round of antibiotics through an IV, twice daily, which she had to administer herself. There would be no exercise, no sweating, nothing that would cause fatigue. This world-class athlete went from being on top of the world to the mercy of doctors and nurses in the blink of an eye.


Luckily, Sam's prognosis is very good. With the help of her medicine and strict doctor's orders, she's been feeling better each day and is on the road to recovery. Her goal is to be back playing in her homeland of Australia by January. I have no doubt that Sam's positive outlook and patience will get her back on the court, playing at the level she did just a few months ago.


For me, not being able to play in Madrid and complete a possible hat trick of WTA Championships was, of course, disappointing. But when I take a step back and look at the reality of the situation, I realize how incredibly lucky I am in so many ways.


It's unfortunate that because of the nature of our sport, playing week to week, tournament to tournament, we never get a chance to sit back and relish our victories. We take them for granted, always looking ahead to the next event. But what if there wasn't a next week? What if this was the last final you were to play, the last ball you would ever strike or the last time you would stand on the podium and raise the trophy?


Life has a funny way of playing itself out, sometimes even a cruel way of teaching us its most valuable lessons. It's easy to take for granted hitting a winner or the adrenaline you feel serving at match point. On and off the court, this is a lesson I have become more familiar with in the past few months. Life is precious; live every day with conviction and passion, and relish every moment.


I know that Sam will be back better than ever, with a new appreciation for the sport that has brought so much to her life. That will make two of us.


Five-time women's doubles Grand Slam winner Lisa Raymond writes for SI.com on alternate Fridays.

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[carla]

Hilly ,
Wow Hilly.Lets hope she wins so Lyme gets some attention .It may save a few people developing Acute Lyme.
It didn't say how they think she caught it. Gps need to be told that you don't need to be bitten by a tick and have a bulls eye rash to catch Lyme Disease.
I told my Pathetic Doctor I knew more about Lyme Disease than he did. He laughed and laughed .Then said "You really believe that don't you?" What a Tosser !

Whens the Wimbeldon Doubles Final anyway Hilly?I 've hardly seen any games .I lost interest when Murray was knocked out.
Carla xxxx

[hilly]

Carla, she and her partner were beaten by the William's sisters but put up an amazing fight. Just goes to show that if you get the right treatment you can be almost cured. She was bitten when in the East Coast of the States.. I guess playing tennis. But when she got ill they acted quickly. Will ring you today re. other things. xxxxxxxxxxxx

[hilly]

I don't think anyone looks down as far as this, however, from today's Daily Telegraph and Mail

Girl may be left paralysed after tick bite.

A schoolgirl fears that she could be left paralysed after being bitten by a tick while walking near her home. Danielle Fisher 13, was bitten last October, but was only diagnosed after six months when her mother, Dominique 35, researched her symptoms on the internet and suggested Lyme disease, or borreliosis. This is a condition that can cause nerve dmage, paralysis and blindness. Mrs. Fisher said 'It's staggering that this has been caused by one bite. Danielle is literally bedridden. She can barely walk because she is so weak and she gets tired really easily.' Danielle was struck with symptoms similar to viral meningitis including headaches and fatigue and as her condition worsened her eyes became ulta-sensitive to light and she began suffering from vertigo and shortness of breath. She spent three months in and out of hospital. Danielle was put on antibiotics to treat the condition but it could take months for her to get the all clear. 'It's going to take a long time to get better, but hopefully being so young she will.' said Mrs. Fisher, from Whitefield, Greater Manchester.

I wonder who is treating her.. at least she's receiving help...

Hilly x

ps. Just spoken to the Manchester Evening News who are going to put me in touch with Mrs. Fisher..

[carla]

Hi Hilly ,
I read this in yesterdays metro.Are you thinking it more like a case of Morgellons than Lyme.
Let us know how things go.
carla xxxxxxxx

[hilly]

Hi Carla,

I managed to speak to the Mum yesterday eve. I don't think she has any morgellons symptoms. but the same story we've all had of going to doctor to doctor. Funnily enough she's now being treated by the same doctor that I am for Lyme. As well as his practice down here in the south, he also practises in Newcastle. He got her into hospital where she has been having intravenous antibiotics. Now at home, but still bedridden.. poor little girl... Mum is furious with the woman in Southampton who is the main doctor against Lyme treatment in this country and unfortunately very influencial.

Hilly xxxx

[carla]

Hi Hilly,
That woman in Southampton is also the adviser for Social Services ,so I ve heard.We know all about their opinions on Lyme Disease.
What a terrible way to treat a young girl. I hope she gets well again.
Carla xx

[Jo]

Hi guys,

Just stumbled on this link via the CDC, which is the scientific paper published in July 2008, which is the source of the recent post from Hilly on this Lyme strain.

I've posted some highlights below:

Jo xxx


Wide Distribution of a High-Virulence Borrelia burgdorferi Clone in Europe and North America:

http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/7/pdfs/07-0880.pdf

"The strain is called Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and is the only pathogenic genospecies that causes Lyme disease in both North America and Europe.

B. burgdorferi sensu stricto intraspecific clonal complexes may differ in their host specificity and degree of human pathogenecity.

In fact, the highly pathogenic ospC-A clone seems to have spread rapidly in recent years to infect a broad range of host species in 2 continents.

We conclude that the European and North American populations of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto have diverged significantly because of genetic drift. Plasmid genes evolved independently and showed various effects of adaptive divergence and diversifying selection

The MLST phylogeny suggests a possibility that Europe, rather than North America, may be the origin of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, despite a higher contemporary genetic heterogeneity in North America than in Europe.

The highly pathogenic clonal complex A has a prominent presence in both continents, which suggests its success in finding ecologic niches that enable it to infect a broad range of host and vector species. "