Does any of these symptoms seem to lymes

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Hi all have recently been diagnosed with Ms but when i started reading up on what to expect from Ms I found myself concerned that I have been wrongly diagnosed or have co-infection possibly lymes disease was wondering if any these symptoms related to LD would appreciate some comments from someone with more knowledge my symptoms

  1. Had ring shaped rash about 8 to 10 years ago
  2. Have muscle or joint pain in left knee & elbow
    3.have ringing noise in ears
    4.have recently developed lots of eye floaters
  3. Have rashes on both feet that have been present for about 2 to 4 years
  4. Have had bowel probs for years mainly soft stools
    Any feedback would be great thanks
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Forgot to add I had abnormal liver function test and went through a period of always having swollen lymph glands

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Chris if you can get a blood test from igenex the test at Dr’s office won’t b very a curate maybe 50/50 that’s part of the problem ,they know the western blot is bs but here in the states that’s the first test good luck I have all your symptoms my rash is chest n arms I also have crohns disease .

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Hi Robb thanks for taking time to reply I have read some stuff regarding ignex can I still have test done there even tho am in Scotland I checked to see if they had lab here which they don’t I have had the ELISA test which came back negitive I seen a neurologist a couple weeks ago who seemed to no his stuff until I googled some things he said which is false for example he said the ring shaped rash would have not disappeared on its own if it was lymes when it does

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The Igenex test is western blot done exactly the same way, with the same methodology. They do additional bands which are not recognized as being Lyme specific. I hestitate to point out that your Doctor is probably correct and your understanding of what you read on the internet at odds. The "rash" if it starts out as a ring and disappears on its own is NOT usually lyme. itis wahat we call erythematous inflammatory papule. It is a ring rash that lasts a few days to a week. Basically it is a localized reaction. Erythema migrans or the rash from lyme comes anywhere from 3 - 10 days after the tick has been attached a min of 48 hours. It develops from the typical bullseye rash to a generalized red rash covering large areas of the body.

MS is a pretty straight forward diagnoses when all the pieces fall in place.