Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Question

Has anyone out there had this horrible desease?  I was hospitalized for 3 weeks, 2 weeks in ICU.  Having a lot of after effects.  Need  to know what you have been through since.   Thanks for any help.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I had it, went into a coma and nearly died. I've never been the same.

jacqueline suzanne · Answer

Has anyone out there had this horrible desease?  I was hospitalized for 3 weeks, 2 weeks in ICU.  Having a lot of after effects.  Need  to know what you have been through since.   Thanks for any help.I also had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever this summer and since then my whole body aches.  Even have a hard time going up stairs.  Skin still stings also.  Do you have these symptoms?  Thanks for your response.

Anonymous · Answer

I had RMSF about 9-10 years ago.  I was fortunate that the emergency room doctor had experience in RMSF cases and got a quick diagnosis.  I was in the hospital for less than a week and was released.  The local health dept kept "tabs" on me for one year.I hate to report this, but I have never been the same.  I have constant and severe joint pain and a very low level of energy.  As I get older, the pain and loss of energy seems to get worse.

Anonymous · Answer

I can relate.  I was recently hospitalized, 9 days in July.  The doctors were terriable, a true miracle I believe that I am alive.  I live in Fauquier County, VA.  Where did this happen to you?  I live in the country yet it took doctors 10 days and a lot of tests pain, fear...to figure out something even though I had every single symptom.  I still do not feel right, very sick to my stomach, lethargic I have searched and searched about long term affects, nothing straight forward...has anyone else had luck?  Also, what kind of doctor should I go to?  I am literally scared to go back to my regular doctor.  I am 34 with small children and I want to be "better" and have my energy back.

Anonymous · Answer

My wife was diagnosed with RMSF about eight years ago. She went undiagnosed for a few months before anyone thought of giving her atest. She was tested for everything under the sun (auto-immune diseases) first. She lost hair, had joint pain, muscle weakness, electrical-like shooting pain down her arms and legs. Once they discovered RMSF, they treated her, but she has never been the same since. She was later diagnosed as having Fibromyalgia. She has recently had a "relapse" with the same, original symptoms and pain. She was tested for RMSF again and the test came back positive. This is like being hit by lightning twice, so I am skeptical that she was ever rid of the RMSF. She also, strangely, has always had a very high platelet count since the original infection. Has anyone gone through this and, if so, any clues or advice on where to go? I am now skeptical of the Fibromyalgia diagnosis.

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