Posted on 04/01/2015 11:54:20 AM PDT by Gamecock
Avril Lavigne reveals she has Lyme disease after months of rumors surrounding her health: ‘I thought I was dying’ ____________________________________
Avril Lavigne's ailing health left her and her loved ones wondering what the hell was going on.
Now, the punk princess revealed she was diagnosed with a severe case of Lyme disease.
"I had no idea a bug bite could do this," she told People. "I was bedridden for five months."
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system
The Canadian singer was feeling ill for months when she headed to Las Vegas with friends to celebrate her 30th birthday in September. But despite being in Sin City, partying was the last thing on Lavigne's mind.
"I could barely eat, and when we went to the pool, I had to leave and go lie in bed," she recalled about her birthday excursion. "My friends asked, 'What's wrong?' I didn't know."
After receiving her diagnosis the "Complicated" singer began recuperating at her home in Ontario with the assistance of her mom, who moved in to help out, and her husband, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, 40. But even with the support of her family, the disease proved to be quite debilitating.
"I felt like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk and I couldn't move. I thought I was dying," she said. "There were definitely times I couldn't shower for a full week because I could barely stand. It felt like having all your life sucked out of you."
Lavigne's devotees worried about her condition especially after two hashtags "#PrayForAvril" and "#GetWellSoonAvril" went viral on Twitter in December. Speculations around her well-being boiled over when she replied, "thank you," confirming something was wrong.
"I feel bad because I haven't been able to say anything to the fans to let them no (sic) why I've been absent," she wrote Dec. 7 directly to the fan page where the hashtags originated from and after reports indicated she was heading to rehab, which she called "hilarious."
"They were asking about me since I was MIA, so I mentioned to one fan directly that I wasn't feeling good," she told People about the Twitter exchange. "The get-well messages and videos they sent touched me so deeply."
How did she get Lyme disease?
Heard she did some outdoor version of Hair in Danbury, Connecticut. She must’ve rolled over on a tick during the love-in.
Who?
She lives in Ontario. A climate very much like Connecticut.
We really need to bring back DDT spraying, the tick population is out of control.
DING-DING-DING!
You are the first to get the reference!
I had it 35 years ago — terrible fever (got a course of tetracycline), four bulls eye rashes, six months of extreme lethargy, no symptoms since. I’ve been bitten once or twice a year by deer ticks since, and have had no reinfection — I think I’m immune.
Who the heck is Avril Lavigne.
Is she your fairy coming to make your dreams come true?
She looks like she has a lot more than Lyme disease.
It is carried by deer ticks. The white tail deer population is out of control in New England. Too many deer living right around houses. I know several people who have contracted Lyme(named after Lyme, CT) disease in the last ten years. Twenty years ago, I had never heard of it.
The problem is that the deer have learned they can live in the suburbs where you can not hunt because there is no way you can fire a shotgun or much less a rifle. You are not allowed to discharge a firearm within 300-500 feet of someone else’s residence here in NH.
The deer have also learned to hide during hunting season. I currently have two herds that travel through my 12 acre property in southern NH. I am on the edge of suburbia 15 miles from the Mass border. I typically see 9-20 deer a day. Twenty was the most we counted during early March when there was 3’ of snowpack and they were really yarding up.
During hunting season they disappear. They feed a night and lay down during the day. They will not move unless they are pushed.
This increase in the deer population has led to more ticks living on the deer and then jumping onto you, your dog or cat. Almost all canines have lyme disease around here, especially if they are older.
No idea. It’s all about the lyme disease.
Yes I know, I buy stuff to spray that kills ticks becuase I’m constantly pulling them of the dog and often I find them on my clothes or my skin. I’ve learned to check, it can be nasty - which is why I spray.
Found some good stuff online that works and isn’t harmful, but nothing beats DDT for killing those rascals.
Link above is for a very nice cover of ADIA by Avril.
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