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Ive posted on here numerous times because I am terrified. I am so scared I might have something else and am getting a false positive on my Lymes Disease test... Im thinking I could have an STD or something that mayb be going untreated and showed up on a Lymes Disease test ( Chlamydia, Gonorreha and/or Syphillis) I know Doxycycline (the medicine I am on now would help for Chlamydia and/or Syphyllis. Do STDs usually result in a false positive Lymes Disease test? The reason I am also saying this is that I have had vaginal discharge yesterday...(stringy, and gooey and a lot of it at one time. then a little this morning, it was also a clear/yellow color but more clear and more clear the 2nd time around) Some people say this is ovulation but I feel like thats a lot of discharge for ovulation. Can anyone please help? I am going crazy and can't tell my parents this and we are supposed to go away for a few days so I would have to wait to see someone until Friday. What STD usually brings up a false positive on a Lymes Disease Test? or can all of them do this?
you need to talk to 'someone' about your fears/problems.
as far as I know there is a specific test for Hep-C - you have to ask your doc. to do it.
I know how useful etc; combing the internet can be - for info. but it can also drive you nuts - I know from experience - you can start to imagine you have all kinds of illnesses, as lyme disease symptoms can fit almost anything - with its huge lists of symptoms!
stiff neck and chest pains are very common in lyme - they were some of my first and unrelenting symptoms.
do you plan to see an LLMD?
also symptoms can seem a lot worse around the 'time of the month' - many people here [myself included] notice a 'flare-up' in symptoms at this time.
as far as I know there is a specific test for Hep-C - you have to ask your doc. to do it.
I know how useful etc; combing the internet can be - for info. but it can also drive you nuts - I know from experience - you can start to imagine you have all kinds of illnesses, as lyme disease symptoms can fit almost anything - with its huge lists of symptoms!
stiff neck and chest pains are very common in lyme - they were some of my first and unrelenting symptoms.
do you plan to see an LLMD?
also symptoms can seem a lot worse around the 'time of the month' - many people here [myself included] notice a 'flare-up' in symptoms at this time.
does anyone know that if Hep C was positive and I was having symptoms (a lot), would there be no evidence of liver damage (on a blood test from a physician)? Or would there definately be some sign of it? Esp. if it was a false positive for a Lymes test? just would like your opinions on that too...
I am just so scared it could be something different...my abdomin hurts at different spots all over left/right lower/upper neck is also still stiff and recently my left sid of my chest hurts. I am just hoping and praying I don't have something else and that I really indeed do have Lyme because I hear that other things can mess up the test. (Also Hep. C) and now im terrified I have that. (Although my doctor says my liver functions are normal as on 5-29-09 same time she had taken the blood for the Lyme.) I still had made her check. I am really going nuts and cannot sleep the past 4 days because im anxious and keep worrying and i get really upset amongst other things that are going on in life too. I do not know how to cope and really don't know if I can talk to anyone about this. I didn't even think of Hep C until I read it on here from a poster and saw it online. Is this likely to put a false positive on a Lymes Disease test? Also is there any way you can read my post that I posted to Patsy 10 and I could get your advice? as much as I get get would help there too...again thank you so much and I really appreciate your time and patience.
from your posts it is obvious that you are very anxious - sometimes when we have anxiety we have to 'blame' it on something - so that we can put that 'something' right - as your tests [STD's] have come back neg. that should put your mind at rest - but as we all know lyme can cause severe anxiety - lyme also affects our hormone levels - it unbalances the whole body - as our immune systems are trying to cope - we have to let our bodies 'defence mechanisms' - do it's job - 'stress/anxiety' - interferes with this natural process - relaxation is very important in getting the body into a more 'balanced' state.
After that it has been clear discharge like wet on my underwear I remember getting this before...do you think this can be anything? She had said I tested for all STDs and was negative but I am going crazy here. And want to go in and test again. This goes on on and off and has happened before too...but there seems to be a little discomfort this time, might be from wiping too hard?
Hi...just to let you know...many women do get that discharge that you are talking about during ovulation. Hormones can do that to you when you least expect it. It's normal for many women to get that every month. Listen to your doctor. I'm sure she is telling you the truth. There is no reason to tell you otherwise.
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