Bartonella Further Complicates Lyme Disease
Bartonella is a destructive blood infection, commonly referred to as “Cat Scratch Fever”. Currently testing exists for two species, however, there are now over 30 known unique species with over 200 variants.
Dr. Joseph Burrascano distinguishes the Bartonella associated with Lyme disease as “Bartonella-Like Organism” (BLO) rather than the more common species due to the wide variety of symptoms and difficulty in treatment.
In his experience, BLO usually intensifies the symptoms of Lyme, especially those symptoms relating to the central nervous system, and needs a very custom treatment protocol.
The symptoms for Lyme BLO may include any combination of the following:
· red papules
· swollen lymph nodes
· fever
· chills
· headaches
· dizziness
· eye disorders
· sore feet in the AM
· hearing sensitivity
· severe pain in the tibia
· muscle aches
· sore throat
· profound fatigue
· agitation
· insomnia
· anxiety
· encephalitis
· gastritis
· lower abdominal pain
· rashes
· lumps on skin
· abnormal bruising
· psychiatric abnormalities (mild to severe)
Typically, a co-infection is suspected when treatment for Lyme disease fails.
Many times the correct diagnosis of a co-infection followed by aggressive treatment will create a break-through allowing a full recovery.
However, with BLO, the difficulty in positive diagnosis through lab testing is even more unreliable than testing for Lyme and requires specific blood work by experienced technicians. Therefore, it is critically important to find a Lyme-literate doctor who can distinguish the clinical symptoms and tailor antibiotic treatment accordingly.
But don’t be fooled. The diagnosis of Lyme and/or co-infections is just the beginning of a challenging treatment schedule that must be tailored individually, many times relying on trial and error to find the proper combination of medications.
Also, Lyme co-infections can be more severe and more life-threatening than Lyme.
Recent research (Emerging Infectious Diseases June 2007) points to the likely conclusion that Bartonella infects human organs by building microscopic fat deposits that can lead to death (in the case of heart infection) and permanent disability. Bartonella may also cause the weakening of blood vessel walls which can lead to strokes.
Unfortunately, even experienced technicians can be frustrated by the BLO seen under a microscope. Hemobartonella and Mycoplasma are often diagnosed due to lack of more sophisticated diagnostic tools and the wide range of species and variants.
Further complications arise due to the morphing nature of Lyme that becomes unique to each individual it infects based on that person’s DNA, immune system and over-all health.
Again, the key to recovery is finding a dedicated LLD who is willing to try different protocols to find the key to each individual’s disease.
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July 27th, 2009 at 5:00 am
I don’t have a PROPER website formed BUT I want to set up one for Italy where this CAT SCRATCH situation was probably from?
Perhaps my Father got his STROKE as a result of it too, once upon a time, I recall him getting a PALSY situation as well but his doctor treated it by him taking some Anti.biotic.
I fearI gave this to my child while nursing, then later on, she’d had a type of INTERNAL SHINGLE to which I IMMEDIATLY PANICED and put her onto ANTI-BIOTICS then finding another Homeopathic Doctor.
But she’s got many of the same conditions as I have on my blood work.
Elizabeth Luik
July 27th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Best of Luck Elizabeth on your new website!
Feel free to use anything you want from my websites and blogs. Also there are some wonderful articles on Bartonella by Dr. Schaller in Tampa, Florida.
If there is anything I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Blessings,
Jenna
jennasmith1@gmail.com
September 16th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I really wish the best for you!
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
WHEREVER YOU GO THERE YOU ARE THATS WHY IT GONE DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND I AM NOT A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN
November 29th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
BLO was a great concept to get some of us looking into this issue. It was a brilliant flag.
If you read the 1500-2,000 articles on Bartonella, ALL of these BLO symptoms below are found. And the lab testing to see it is horrible.
The symptoms for Lyme BLO, WHICH IS ACTUALLY BARTONELLA OR SOME VERY CLOSE COUSIN, may include any combination of the following:
· red papules
· swollen lymph nodes
· fever
· chills
· headaches
· dizziness
· eye disorders
· sore feet in the AM
· hearing sensitivity
· severe pain in the tibia
· muscle aches
· sore throat
· profound fatigue
· agitation
· insomnia
· anxiety
· encephalitis
· gastritis
· lower abdominal pain
· rashes
· lumps on skin
· abnormal bruising
· psychiatric abnormalities (mild to severe)
November 30th, 2009 at 9:33 am
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April 30th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
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June 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
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June 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
Many years ago, perhaps 3 or 4 years. I am back in Milan, Italy and I’ve found a woman I’ve living here like myself. I’d sent information out to Peggy about a woman living here like myself BUT into PROMOTIONAL SERVICE. I’ve got a fine line of people through my INTERNET thus I would be honoured IF you’d speak up since, I feel she was rather “put of” on who I was and how did I dare contact her. The way she’d talked in her email, I felt rather hurt and perhaps more, IF I’d not felt “nothing new, I’m use to it in Mllan, Italy” at least, i got to see a new doctor that got me to do a HUGE AMOUNT of Today, I feel rather out of it BUT I hope that I shall get into the hospital to verify my Chronic Fatigue and Epstein Barr virus. I’d told the NEW Neurologist, I don’t have Ms but something that acts like it… the other hospital told me to do my Lyme exams in 4 months and either I pee to death or jump off the balcony. I think, my little girl could even inherited from me. Please tell me what to do, I found that women through my Italian yahoo.it site and most of them speak only Italian so I just play by the ear. IF they really are in the know, they write me back, if they’re not, why waste time. Hope to talk with you asap soon.
June 22nd, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Elizabeth -
You sound terrified, and I can only reach out through the phone lines and say keep trying.
I wish I could tell you what to do…other than finding a licensed medical practitioner I don’t know what to tell you. Nobody agrees about this disease – the doctors, the patients, if you can keep researching yourself, testing, trying different doctors, eating well, supporting your immune system with really good supplements…and remember…you are NOT alone!
Blessings,
Jenna
June 22nd, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Wow, you’ve really done a great job on remembering me. I’d like to find out how to talk with Dr. Shaller in Tampa Bay USA, ay least I’ve made some “sort of” friends through friendsikeme when I thought “maybe I need to know more” on it… that was what I was told in 1998 for my “unknown illness” then it turned into an “ms issue” BUT at least, there was a doctor that I’d met that pointed out “i have a virus that wants to be like ms” which also perplexed me further. I still want to know, why Xango worked so well like it had for my health. In the 4 months of becoming like an alcoholic drinking it down so much. During that time, I’d had HERX reactions that later lessen into living my life like a health person. Why did I stop? I’ve yearned to learn more on that “virus” that’s turning into a “fixation” but it’s gotta stop, it’s ruining my life. When I get onto my Disability Pension, I shall perhaps do more like using it while I keep up with my search to know more on my health situation(s)is while perhaps getting other with the same situation as mine to do a “cross test” to get to know more in helping others out. Gotta go to bed now, it’s late and I shall have at least 2 or 3 trips to the potty to pee. That’s my life, part of the way, how other’s lives are turning into while taking a pill for this or that, not my cup of tea.
June 28th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
That’s great.very helpful,thanks a lot
July 4th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
My deepest thanks to Dr. Joseph Burrescano for years ago saying this Bartonella or BLO type infection is “a VERY big deal” and we better “dig into it MORE big time.” He was the one that infected me with the passion to read the 500 types of destruction and to do indirect testing from top peer reviewed journals, and blind testing of what actually works, not just what 20 articles say may work.
One new article in top journal reports 26 species and remission AND RELAPSE IS THE NORM and it is FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN A COLD-LIKE CATCH SCRATCH FEVER! Yes! Yes!
What would we do without those who built the foundation? Wasting another 20 years! And Dr. Joe is handsome also. He has it all going on. Ha Ha! Best to All.
Working on 83 reasons to improve Lyme outcome and hiding out to do it.
I hope worth everyone’s time and we will do for as cheap as possible. I do not need the years and massive materials as in other books. DO NOT LOSE HOPE! IF POSSIBLE … MANY, MANY ARE WORKING SERIOUSLY IN MANY AREAS TO SPEED OUTCOMES AND GET BETTER AND FULLER OUTCOMES. DR. J [James Schaller, MD http://www.personalconsult.com
July 25th, 2010 at 5:23 am
I have to say from the bottom of my heart, you done well with this post, very useful stuff.