Prologue

I'm not going to bore you with my medical history because it would take up several pages and I'm afraid that some of you might come to the same conclusions that many doctors have come to: That I'm crazy, I'm making it up for attention, or it's all in my head. Suffice it to say that my health started to deteriorate in high school, and over the past 15 year I have visited 26 different doctors (this does not include the many ER doctors I decided to pay a visit to), gone through innumerable test/scans, and found more questions than answers. In July of 2007 I had my first positive Lyme's test. Ironically, I was happy! Finally I had a diagnosis that made sense, and I felt like I finally found the path that would lead me to healing my body. Boy was I wrong! The more I researched Lyme's disease the more discouraged I became. Not only did I have a disease that was so complex that it could take years to treat but there were very few doctors that even acknowledged its existence as a chronic illness. I arrived at a point that I didn't even want to think about it anymore and tried to push it aside. I simply accepted my lot and figured I would have to live a life filled with pain. As a Valentine's present my parents were able get me an appointment with one of the top LLDs (Lyme Literate Doctor) in the nation Dr. Joseph Jemsek. I flew to Washington and met with Dr. Jemsek on March 29, 2010. For the first time in along time I met with a doctor that gave me hope. Hope for more energy, hope for a better memory, hope for better/more sleep, hope for a future with out pain. I will give more details in another blog about my visit. I have rallied the troops and I am ready to fight!