I urge you to have a Lyme Western Blot...
- From: "CaliforniaLyme" <CaliforniaLyme@xxxxxx>
- Date: 30 Jan 2006 12:24:40 -0800
Sudden sleepiness caused by narcolepsy
[published on Sun, Jan 29, 2006]
Dear Dr. Gott: My sister is almost 81 years old. She will drop off to
sleep in the middle of whatever she is doing. There are four of us
sisters who get together and play board games. She will go to sleep in
the middle of her turn while she is playing. She can be eating her
dinner and go to sleep with her hand in mid-air.
She will not admit to being asleep some of the time, but in our
game-playing we have waited a few minutes and her head will drop almost
to the table. Is this normal?
Also, I have two places on my leg that get sore at times. About 20
years ago I had two ticks cling to the inside of my upper leg for about
two weeks. We had been back east in the country. Even in showering I
never noticed them. About two weeks after we returned home, I showered
and my leg started itching. I scratched it and it felt like a lump, and
blood was on my fingers. I saw two things on my leg, and my husband
removed the two ticks.
I am 71 now and a diabetic. Over the years I've gained weight; my leg
still flares up. My weight has taken my tick marks from the inside of
my leg to the top of it now, so I can see them. They itch, and I
scratch them raw.
Dear Reader: From your rather concise description of your sister's
sleeping pattern, I conclude that she might be suffering from
narcolepsy, a neurological disorder marked by inappropriate bouts of
uncontrollable sleeping. In my view, she should be seen by a
neurologist for an exam and testing, including an encephalogram and a
sleep study. In addition, her difficulty breathing ought to be
diagnosed using a breathing study.
Your leg discomfort is not secondary to a tick bite that occurred 20
years ago. In fact, I believe that the tick has nothing to do with your
current health issues.
Nonetheless, you continue to suffer from symptoms that could be caused
by tick infection. I recommend that you work through your primary care
physician to discover the reasons for your symptoms.
I urge you to have a Lyme Western Blot and other available tests to
make sure that Lyme Disease is not your problem. To give you related
information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Sleep/Wake
Disorders." Other readers who would like a copy should send a long,
self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167,
Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
.
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