Morgellons Poll

[jano]

Thank you cherriilorraine and ami for your posts!

[cherriitree]

I dont know why Im l;isted as cherriilorraine, because my username is cherriitree????? Just want all to know im one in the same K?

[Franky]

I am posting this for Ramsi

1. State you reside in California
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? outer city
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? 15 miles from ocean
4. Do you have city or well water? city water
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? Yes
6. Age at onset 41
7. Number of years affected 2
8. Any other family members affected? None so far. Live with my
husband and pet rat (rat suspect has it)
9. Your occupation at onset? Administrator in a manufacturing company
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? yes, 1 Rat (outside cats,
possums, scuncs, raccoons)
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe?
Other? Live there
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time
outdoors? not much
13. List your activities and hobbies. not many anymore, I used to
workout daily, spend time with friends
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?). Perfect
health 2 1/2 years ago check up
16. Do you smoke? @ 1/2 pack a day
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking? birth control pills
and vitamins
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of a day? 1 cup morning at work
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time? yes
20. What part of your body did the lesions start? black spreakles
formation on my upper legs
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?
head
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.:
left vs. right)? right
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances?
fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)
brain fog, loss of control of emotions, no appetite, depression, crawly
feeling, lack of motivation, panic attacks, rapid heart beat for no
reason, sensitivities to things never before,
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis?
Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)?
Scabies

[ONEANNM]

1. State you reside in Pennsylvania (PA)
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? Suburb
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? No
4. Do you have city or well water? Had well water when symptons began
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? No
6. Age at onset 37yo
7. Number of years affected less than 1
8. Any other family members affected? I don't think so, but hubby has some weird symptons going on
9. Your occupation at onset? stay at home mom
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? 2 cats at time of onset
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other? We travel to Florida pretty much every year on vacation
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors? Not really, but I am out mpre when the weather is nice (spring & fall) while the kids play
13. List your activities and hobbies. scrapbooking, taking pictures
14. Have you used a public whirlpool or pool? never a public whirlpool, but yes to a public pool
15. Please provide your medical history (i.e.: do you or have you had any other diseases? Cancer, Lyme, Thyroid, AIDS, other?).
Had 2 c sections, had gastric bypass in 2001 (stomach stapling), and had an undiagnosed pain attack in my lower back kidney area (definately not shingles)- but all tests never show anything.. spent a week in the hospital on some severe pain medication
16. Do you smoke? no
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking? I am suppose to take a variety of supplements for my gastric bypass, but the only 1 am good about taking is my b12 injection. In the past I have taken different antiboitics (mostly z-packs), different pain meds for back and surgery related pains
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of a day? I drink 1 cup of coffee a day, and many, many glasses of crystal light ice tea daily
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time?
I have never had a lesion. But I have had and still have itching at the bottom of my hairline, and I know at time they have been bloody (and not just from scratching)
20. What part of your body did the lesions start?
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)?
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)
itching at night on both forearms, terrible memory issues, very low b12, iron deficient
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)? execma

[Franky]

Originally Posted by ONEANNM

1. State you reside in Pennsylvania (PA)
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? Suburb
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? No
4. Do you have city or well water? Had well water when symptons began
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? No
6. Age at onset 37yo
7. Number of years affected less than 1
8. Any other family members affected? I don't think so, but hubby has some weird symptons going on
9. Your occupation at onset? stay at home mom
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? 2 cats at time of onset
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other? We travel to Florida pretty much every year on vacation
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors? Not really, but I am out mpre when the weather is nice (spring & fall) while the kids play
13. List your activities and hobbies. scrapbooking, taking pictures
14. Have you used a public whirlpool or pool? never a public whirlpool, but yes to a public pool
15. Please provide your medical history (i.e.: do you or have you had any other diseases? Cancer, Lyme, Thyroid, AIDS, other?).
Had 2 c sections, had gastric bypass in 2001 (stomach stapling), and had an undiagnosed pain attack in my lower back kidney area (definately not shingles)- but all tests never show anything.. spent a week in the hospital on some severe pain medication
16. Do you smoke? no
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking? I am suppose to take a variety of supplements for my gastric bypass, but the only 1 am good about taking is my b12 injection. In the past I have taken different antiboitics (mostly z-packs), different pain meds for back and surgery related pains
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of a day? I drink 1 cup of coffee a day, and many, many glasses of crystal light ice tea daily
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time?
I have never had a lesion. But I have had and still have itching at the bottom of my hairline, and I know at time they have been bloody (and not just from scratching)
20. What part of your body did the lesions start?
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)?
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)
itching at night on both forearms, terrible memory issues, very low b12, iron deficient
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)? execma

Welcome ONEANNM, thank you for posting your info. What is the main factor that makes you believe you have morgellons?

[linnysue]

1. State you reside in: Utah
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? Country
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? No
4. Do you have city or well water? Well.
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? No, high desert area with lots of sage brush.
6. Age at onset: 51
7. Number of years affected: Approximately 17 months
8. Any other family members affected? No
9. Your occupation at onset? Paraprofessional, ESL Instructional Aide.
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? 3 dogs and one cat.
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other? California, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors? We camp in a motorhome in the summer. Activities include hiking, mt. biking, and fresh water boating activities.
13. List your activities and hobbies. Camping, knitting, crocheting.
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?). Very healthy until all this happened to my skin.
16. Do you smoke? NO.
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking? Current: Clonazepam occasionally for sleep but will be running out soon. Past meds that didn't help: Zyrtec, Doxepin, Fluconazole, Ciprofloxacin.
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of coffee a day? No, one morning cup and an occasional cup in the evening.
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time? I don't have lesions, but my skin is getting worse with more itchiness that seems to feel as though it's coming from the inside out. Those areas are more like sun-burn like patches recently becoming very dry and taking around 4 - 6 weeks to clear up with persistant use of tea tree oil.
20. What part of your body did the lesions start? My back experiences the stinging, pinching sensations throughout the day, no open lesions just blotchy. This is on a daily basis with my back and has been this way for 17 months. Occasional crawling feeling in breast area. Occasional breakouts in abdomen area (just happened this past fall), left knee, left foot.
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where? Answered this question above.
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)? Face is not affected, but these new rashes are mostly on my left side.
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?) Fatigue, occasional stomach cramping, attention problems.
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)? Scabies without scraping by general MD, sun damage, erythemic skin and DOP by dermatologist, skin scraping by P.A. resulting in yeast.

[NUT JOB]

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? FLORIDA
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? SUBURB
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? ON A RIVER
4. Do you have city or well water? WELL
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? YES
6. Age at onset? 39
7. Number of years affected? 2
8. Any other family members affected? NONE
9. Your occupation at onset? NONE
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? NONE
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other? LIVE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors? NOT REALLY
13. List your activities and hobbies.
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?).NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS
16. Do you smoke? YES
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking?YES
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? YES
20. What part of your body did the lesions start? FACE
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?FACE
22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)?EACH SIDE EQUAL
23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)FATIGUE,BRAIN FOG,VISION,DETERATION OF TEETH,RECEDING GUMS,DEPRESSION,ANEXITY,EXTREME MOOD CHANGES,BLOATED,WEIGHT GAIN,DISCHARGE,STRANGE SMELL,DARK URINE,FORGETFULNESS,MUSCLE TWICHES,LEG CRAMPS,
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)?

[morgellatx]

1. State you reside in
Texas

2. Inner City? Suburb? Country?
Country

3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond?
Yes (a river)

4. Do you have city or well water?
Private Well Water

5. Do you live in a heavily treed area?
Yes - live oaks

6. Age at onset
58

7. Number of years affected
< 1 yr

8. Any other family members affected?
No

9. Your occupation at onset?
Retired

10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other?
One Cat - indoor/outdoor

11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other?
Texas, Europe, China, Caribbean

12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors?
Sit outdoors every evening

13. List your activities and hobbies.
Reading, Computers

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?).
Otherwise very healthy

16. Do you smoke?
No

17. Any medications you have taken or are taking?
No

18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of 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?
Arms

21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where?
No

22. Is one side of your body/face more affected than the other (i.e.: left vs. right)?
Right

23. Please list your current symptoms (brain fog? vision disturbances? fatigue? nausea? weight loss/gain etc?)
red moles (LOTS), brown "sun spots", Vision deterioration, fatigue

24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)?
Found what I had very early; have never told a doctor for fear of losing my doctors

Other:
* Frequent county mosquito sprays in my area (by street and by air)
* First outbreak followed poison ivy infection. Poison ivy came to my yard in bark delivered this spring.
* Live in area of lots of chemical plants

[Dannyboy]

It seems like morgs is very high in Texas and in rural areas. Lots of people are saying its being spread from infected soil and woody areas.

[kari]

1. State you reside in: Michigan (but I was infected in California, so I am going to answer the questions as I was still in California where it all started...)
2. Inner City? Suburb? Country? Suburb
3. Do you live on a lake, by the ocean or pond? no (desert)
4. Do you have city or well water? city water
5. Do you live in a heavily treed area? no
6. Age at onset 38
7. Number of years affected 6
8. Any other family members affected? No
9. Your occupation at onset? Government employee (administrative)
10. Do you own pets? Cat? Dog? Other? No
11. Have/had you traveled to California, Florida or Texas? Europe? Other? Yes (Ca and Europe)
12. Do you/have you garden, hike, camp or spend allot of time outdoors? No
13. List your activities and hobbies. Opera, Golf, reading
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?). None
16. Do you smoke? No
17. Any medications you have taken or are taking? None
18. Do you drink more than 8 cups of a day? No
19. As far as lesions, have you had more than 10 at a given time? No I have no lesions
20. What part of your body did the lesions start? NA
21. Is there any area that they are most prevalent? If so, where? painful areas are lips and upper arms
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?) crawling sensations, burning pain, tiny red pin-prick like markings, black pepper like substance and white fibers coming out of skin
24. What did other doctors diagnose you with (i.e.: folleculitis? Scabies? DOP - delusional parasitosis)? delusional parasitosis