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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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Hi, I am really new to this site but I saw your post and felt the need to respond. I also deal with air hunger on a pretty regular basis- I often say that it feels like my lungs are too small or that I just can't get enough oxygen! The severity varies. This symptom, air hunger, was a clear indicator of having an infection with Babesia, which is a coinfection of Lyme Disease. Have you done any research into Lyme disease and its co-infections? It might be worth a shot to see a Lyme-Literate doctor (LLMD) in your area if this air hunger persists. Babesia is a coinfection of Lyme, and one can become infected with Lyme (or babesia or the other coinfections) without knowing or having the bulls eye rash. The issue with this infection in general is that it is very difficult to get an accurate test done, which is why seeing an LLMD is SO important.
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@jessitru hi! Glad I came across your post. I’m experiencing some of these same symptoms. I have had 4 EKGs (from different clinics/ER) , chest xray, CT scan, blood work and all come back clean. NOTHING! Now that I am reading this, I remember finding a bite on my stomach months ago. Never went down til maybe a few weeks ago. It didn’t bother me except maybe itch once in a while so I never worried about it. I wonder if that was a bite that caused Lyme disease. I will have my doctor take a look at it. Things often go overlooked because I am typically a healthy person. Never visited the hospital for myself since having my son 14 years ago and now the sob, tingling, numbing, feeling anxious, lightheaded. And it’s scary when all the tests shows nothing!
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Ive had air hunger,chest pain for 2 years now. Been to 13 Dr's all misdiagnosed me with fibromyalgia, long covid,dr shopping, depression amd the list go's on. Went to 2 lyme Dr's doing in depth blood work and both came back with lymes disease and 5 co infections with one being babesia which causes severe air hunger. Been a long ride and still not over