Question: My daughter is 18 1/2. For the past year or two she has been extremely fatigued but was able to function normally. Her immune system seems to be compromised. She is frequently fatigued even after having had a full night's sleep. She had some blood tests run last year and they all came out normal. The doctor chalked it up to normal teen fatigue especially considering her full schedule at the time: 3 AP classes, sports, a job but I had a nagging suspicion it was not normal. Now she is in college and gets sick more frequently (every couple weeks) the following are symptoms she has frequently albeit not all at once: nausea, headaches, sore/achy shoulders, faint, persistent cough (last year), extreme Fatigue, sore throat, congestion, heart palpitations. she usually lets it run its course but now she is feeling ill more often than not. She has only taken antibiotics once or twice when she was a toddler for ear infection. When she was a toddler my husband spotted a tick halfway embedded on her stomach he went though the proper method to remove it intact. We live in a redwood forest. She had a case of mono when she was 10 and had acid reflux when she was about 8 but outgrew it; she did not take medication for that. she takes vitamins (although i am not sure if she's consistent) and has a well balanced diet. Her paternal aunt was diagnosed with schleraderma and now has PH because of it, 20 years ago she was misdiagnosed with lupus but now they know it is scleroderma. Please, if there is any light you can shed or if you could direct us to other tests we should be asking the doctor to run. I am very worried about her health and it is hampering her studies.

I am not sure if my follow up question went through. I just thanked you for your response. It was very helpful. I would like to know if she does test positive for Lyme disease what are the treatment options besides antibiotics as she is, I believe at the chronic stage. Is it curable or will she have this for the rest of her life?

Sincerely,
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