Interesting read on this blog

[Typer]

On this link here:Electrostatics and Microwave Illness (http://prd34.blogspot.com/2007/02/sarah-electro-sensitivity-and-candida.html)

[guitarpants]

I've heard of this before, I just don't know. She says herself she's "self diagnosed" with "the aid of the internet". As we all know, you can diagnose yourself with everything and anything from the internet. All the symptoms she has are also the symptoms of Lyme disease which is overlooked and misdiagnosed often, and most doctors are completely ignorant about it. Furthermore, the blood tests for it are very inaccurate. Aside from that, it could be a myriad of other things.

[Typer]

I guess so. It's a bit like ME...hard to diagnosed and not always accepted by the medical community. I have seen other articles on electro sensitive people. because I am very affected by looking at pure white, and by fluorescent lighting I researched it a bit and came up with a few articles like the blog one

[B-gal]

Just read the article, it does sound very like Lymes to me too, and I know this because I had Lymes last year. I wish things were easier to diagnose and that a million illnesses didnt have all the same symptoms lol.

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[Jaco45er]

I just don't buy into it.

I have come across these claims often (my company specialises in Wireless networks, both internal and across short distances) and I have heard many claims that EMI causes this illness, but there has (to my knowledge) never been conclusive proof.

However, if you are Scandinavian you would be forgiven for believing it as some of their Goverments have banned WiFi from public buildings and schools.

Also, bear in mind that wifi itself can only kick out a max of 100 milliwatts of power, which is a fraction of the power of a mobile phone in full duplex (close to 2 watts).

And, sunlight is a source of radiation, and that's been here for a while I think ;)

Interesting stuff, but for my money, unfounded.

Right, just off to tin foil up my house :)

[Typer]

Ha ha! Strange how when looking for answers though, you'll maybe consider anything.

What is Lyme's disease and how is it diagnosed?

[guitarpants]

Ha ha! Strange how when looking for answers though, you'll maybe consider anything.

What is Lyme's disease and how is it diagnosed?

Tick-borne bacterial infection. Can be treated well with antibiotics early on, can cause problems in the late stages though. It has to be clinically diagnosed by a doctor familiar with Lyme. The blood tests are inaccurate and useless.

[B-gal]

Yeah as said above it is a tick-borne disease. I either got it when hiking in Scotland or doing the gardening. The tests are very unreliable but I was lucky that my test results actually did come back positive. But the doctor will diagnose it on a clinical examination rather than blood test results. For example I started with many of the symptoms mentioned in this article. I did have a circular rash but I actually was diagnosed with ringworm at the start, which it wasn't. Then it was the mixture of other symptoms such as petechiae, fatigue, mild flu, diarrhoea, multiple ringed rashes, weight loss, really badly cold hands and feet etc etc. And all this happened in 3 weeks. The doctor didnt actually diagnose it, it was me that went and told the doctor what I thought it was and he was really nice and said he would do the test and hey presto it came back saying it was lymes. If they suspect lymes they will put you on antibiotics straight away before getting the test results. It actually took 10 weeks for my results to come back but I had a months worth of antibiotics. But if I hadnt had a circular rash I wouldnt have had a clue. But it wasnt the traditional bullseye rash, it was just a big round one. But anyways...I think its just a problem that so many illnesses can mascaraed as lots of illnesses, but I had a gut feeling it was lymes and sometimes I think it is important to go with your gut feeling because if I hadn't I would have not received treatment and it may have come back worse.

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[Typer]

Wow the symptoms sound horrible. I agree B-gal go with your gut feelings. I take it you are all healed now. So glad they found it and gave you meds

[B-gal]

I hope Im healed now...lol. It can come back if not gotten rid of but Ive not had any secondary symptoms so so far so good :) Yeah I think Im quite lucky because I knew the signs and also I don't suffer any anxieties so I knew that it wasn't in my head. I think it must be really difficult for people who get symptoms and its because of anxiety. The only anxiety symtpom Ive ever had was chest pain when I was worrying about the Lymes thing. But yeah I think the gut feeling is good.

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