"SoTell Me I Don't Have Lyme"
"So Tell Me I Don't Have Lyme - detail
"So Tell Me I Don't Have Lyme" Detail - this represents what is called "Lyme Fog" where your brain does not function. You have trouble speaking, remembering, adding 1 plus 1, what you name is, how to walk without falling over. The sewing needles represent the constant excruciating pain in the head - and I did use a lot of needles stitching this.
"So Tell Me I Don't Have Lyme" II
Materials: Timber frame (made by Nick), bronze screening, safety pins, polyester sewing thread, plastic, soluble plastic backing, my hair.
Technique: Computer design (by me) of woman from self photo, machine stitching on plastic film and attached to bronze screen. Stuffed with my hair that was lost when I had Lyme Disease.
approx 35cm x 30cm
Technique: Computer design (by me) of woman from self photo, machine stitching on plastic film and attached to bronze screen. Stuffed with my hair that was lost when I had Lyme Disease.
approx 35cm x 30cm
Below Images showing "So Tell Me I Don't Have Lyme" which has been used to illustrate an article on Lyme Disease in 'Arts & Ideas' and magazine published on Martha's Vineyard. Click on pages to read.
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
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- Head, Face, Neck
- Unexplained hair loss
- Headache, mild or severe, Seizures
- Pressure in head, white matter lesions in brain (MRI)
- Twitching of facial or other muscles
- Facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy, Horner's syndrome)
- Tingling of nose, (tip of) tongue, cheek or facial flushing
- Stiff or painful neck
- Jaw pain or stiffness
- Dental problems (unexplained)
- Sore throat, clearing throat a lot, phlegm ( flem ), hoarseness, runny nose
- Eyes/Vision
- Double or blurry vision
- Increased floating spots
- Pain in eyes, or swelling around eyes
- Oversensitivity to light
- Flashing lights/Peripheral waves/phantom images in corner of eyes.
- Ears/Hearing
- Decreased hearing in one or both ears, plugged ears
- Buzzing in ears
- Pain in ears, oversensitivity to sounds
- Ringing in one or both ears
- Digestive and Excretory Systems
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Irritable bladder (trouble starting, stopping) or Interstitial cystitis
- Upset stomach (nausea or pain) or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Bone pain, joint pain or swelling, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Stiffness of joints, back, neck, tennis elbow
- Muscle pain or cramps, (Fibromyalgia)
- Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Night sweats or unexplained chills
- Neurologic System
- Burning or stabbing sensations in the body
- Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Weakness, peripheral neuropathy or partial paralysis
- Pressure in the head
- Numbness in body, tingling, pinpricks
- hantom smells
- Unexplained weight gain, loss
- Extreme fatigue
- Swollen glands/lymph nodes
- Unexplained fevers (high or low grade)
- Continual infections (sinus, kidney, eye, etc.)
- Symptoms seem to change, come and go
- Pain migrates (moves) to different body parts
- Early on, experienced a "flu-like" illness, after which you have not since felt well.
- Low body temperature
- Allergies/Chemical sensitivities
- Increased effect from alcohol and possible worse hangover
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