Oh yeah. It's Lyme.

[happybird]

10. It kept popping up as a possibility when I googled about my joint pain and swollen knee

On one site I saw a list of symptoms for later stages of Lyme and was like, “Oh, I have that. And that. And that....” But with those webmd sites, you end up suspecting you have every disease known to man, lol! The swelling would go away so I’d put off making an appointment. Rinse and repeat.

I figured the migraines were menopause related (never had them before, but my slightly older sister started getting them during menopause, so it was easy to explain that symptom away).

When I did my taxes and saw how much I paid for the health insurance I didn’t use this past year, it was the kick in the pants I needed to finally go to the doctor. I have only had insurance for about 3 years, after 20 years of not having any, so going to the doctor is usually the last option I consider. I need to get over that old habit.

There are three generally accepted stages of Lyme. I think I’m in stage 2.