GoRide,

I spent a month last year(may/june) in Maryland for work and ended up with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme. I went through 10 days of doxy, then they thought I didn't have Lyme and took me off all med's- thinking I had Lupus or Rheumatoid(I never had the rash, but I pulled 2 ticks off of myself personally and it took about 2 months for the Lyme tests to show positive). After a painful two months I went on 28 days of IV antibiotics through a picc line.


Not to scare, you- everyone is different! but...

My immune system is not the same and I have not raced this year(before I was a cat 3 aspiring to be competitive this year in the 1-3 races and move up to a 2). My immune system is also horrible and I am continually sick, hence the not racing and I still have joint pains and chronic fatigue.

I have heard others who have had it better and those who have had it worse.

Please feel free to ask me any questions here or PM me- I have no problem sharing what I have been through on here, so others in the future can search and research.

I have found that my body doesn't handle the load it used to- I used to be able to do 15-18 hrs a week on the bike, work a 40 hour job and enjoy some swimming or yoga.

Now I can be ok... on 12-14 hours, but I am constantly pushing being sick. I can also go into symptoms if you want and what you might feel like if the doxy doesn't help.