Hello all,

  Saw my Rhuematologist again today. 

1) He said that I do not have Ankylosing Spondylitis,  the spine xrays I took would have shown it if I had,  and they aren't showing that.
2)  I do however have a congenital defect with my spine,  there is some sort of fibrous material that connects the lowest vertebre to my pelvis,  this restricts movement there and causes pain. 
3)  My second test for Lyme disease came back positive,  so the Rheumatologist believes I have that.  If so,  a few interesting things are true. 
    a)  I am the first person in the state of Washington to have Lyme disease.
    b)  The medication that he might have otherwise put me on,  and immune system suppressant,  would not be good for me to have with Lyme Disease currently in me. 
    c)  Lyme is treatable.  It will go away and not bother me once I'm done with it,  and I'm already on medication for it..

So in all,  I think,  good news for me,  I hope.  Unless there is something even stranger that no one has guessed at yet,  prospects for my future are good.  it is a little difficult at this point to hope that this will all go away simply and easily, considering how difficult the path has been so far.  Nonetheless,  I'm feeling happy and hopeful today.  :)

[EDIT]

Bah!  According to the Center for Disease Control,  I'm not by far the first person in the state of Washington to contract Lyme disease.  There were at least 13 people in 2005 in Washington.  This just means it's exceedingly rare,  not unheard of.  :)

-Rafe

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