Just finished talking to Cindy awhile ago. She had called and talked to Mom's nurse. He said she is scheduled for a Pulmonary Function Test at 7:00 am and an MRI afterwards. I am assuming those are at Chandler.
Now to let you know what I read from one of Jeanne's links on Lyme disease. It stated that you should not give steroids to someone with Lyme disease. Mom was on steroids just before she told the doctor about the tick bite. After reading more, I think this explains her rapid progression of symptoms. The steroids suppress the immune system allowing the Lyme bacteria to run rampant and advance at an accelerated rate. I was shocked to read that. Cindy called the doctor to leave a message with him, reminding him that he had prescribed them to her before knowing about the tick and could that explain the advanced rate of sympotms. Hopefully he will call her back.
Reading further, if it is Lyme disease Mom has a long hard road to recovery. It will take months to recover and that is with therapy. She will certainly need us all for emotional, physical, spiritual and mental support to get through the recovery.
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