Madison Area Lyme Support Group

EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon struggles with a number of invisible illnesses which sadly left her hospitalised on her husband’s birthday last year. The actress shared her plight on Thursday, explaining that she had been left feeling so dizzy that she could not stand up.

The mum-of-one, 47, was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME) in 2011, a serious and long-term illness that causes extreme tiredness.

She was then diagnosed with Lyme disease, an infectious bacterial infection which is passed on from being bitten by an infected tick. While the condition is easier to treat if diagnosed early, a few people continue to have symptoms like tiredness, aches and loss of energy.

In addition, the Love Actually star also battles fibromyalgia, an incurable condition that causes widespread pain as well as tiredness.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

Misdiagnosis is a common problem with Lyme/MSIDS patients.  They are bounced from doctor to doctor who are completely in the dark and too afraid to diagnose and treat patients appropriately.  Your best help will come from a Lyme literate doctor.