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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    He didn't actually prescribe it. He told me it was okay to take every day to alleviate the soreness I had felt after exercising. It seems like my body is chroniclly inflamed. Ibuprofen helps.
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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    Who tested you for Lyme through Igenex? Which doctor?
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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    No, I never hurt myself once. My shoulders feel normal. I can't lift weights at all due to the malaise I feel hours after I lift. The bite I had was by a barracuda fish, not a snake. This was years ago so I don't think it had any effect on me now. It's a bacteria ridden fish which is why I...
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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    It sucks because I've looked far and wide to see if Dr. Shoemaker's protocol has been successful. There hasn't been many testimonials that didn't sound generic. I've reached out to them and have gotten no response. I have had so many tests run that I don't even know what they've tested for. I am...
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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    Yeah it's funny I've been talking to a buddy who had a run around with Lyme disease. I have been exposed to them in college and I've had them on me before but I never had gotten ill from any bites that I know of. They tested me twice and both times it came back negative. Some of the symptoms I...
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    9 Doctors and No Concrete Diagnosis

    Prior to becoming ill in September of 2014, I was an extremely active individual. I was 25 years old, was 6’0”, and weighed 203 lbs. I ran 3-8 miles a day 5 days a week, biked 30 miles 2 of those days, and played soccer 2 nights a week. I frequently went fishing and diving and enjoyed...