The UFC's Jim Miller on His Battle with Lyme Disease

Taken from JRE MMA Show #120 w/Jim Miller:
open.spotify.com/episode/78iI...

[@adamhouse8465]

I wish Rogan would have a Lyme specialist on. It’s so controversial in the medical community and I know so many people who are truly debilitated by the disease. He needs someone from ILADS on the show.

[@BristolMatt]

What a great idea for a show. Lyme is such an interesting subject. When I was at my deepest looking into Lyme I couldn't believe the complexities of it. Its called the great imitator for a reason. A show with a Lyme Disease Dr who is experienced in treating patients would be a great listen. Not so much if it was the type of Dr who tries to downplay Lyme as a 2-week illness and blames mental issues for the reason people think they still have it after. Yuck.

[@Ashley_e]

And co-infections!

[@BristolMatt]

@@Ashley_e Good point.

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

Why ilads? They just charge out the ass and have you on expensive shit forever

[@Ashley_e]

@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 ILADS is non-profit organization - society, with its own structural system of research and education of Lyme and Co-infections. It is not a doctor.

[@DrBeauHightower]

Jim is the man. True legend of the sport. Glad he's gotten the treatment he needs

[@pathologicaldoubt]

Poor guy. Invisible illnesses absolutely suck. It’s fucking exhausting to know something is definitely wrong and you test negative for everything and ppl insist you’re fine or it’s psychosomatic

[@YellowPenetrator]

yes! frustrating to say the least!

[@jopo7996]

The way Lyme disease is always so poorly diagnosed really ticks me off.

[@ACT1ON_JACKSON]

lol

[@Adolf_Meowtler]

Ticks

[@JarodM]

That's funny.

[@lostkoz7934]

@Mad Max hopefully you studied!

[@evilalec555]

Best comment

[@micheledickey4066]

I’ve had Lyme disease since I was 10 and I’m 48!! It took me over 20 years to be diagnosed and I was on antibiotics for over two years!! My children both have it because I had the Lyme while pregnant with them. I was literally bed ridden for 11 YEARS!!! It was the most horrible time of my life. The only thing that even gave me a glimpse of hope was when I had a food allergy test done and I stopped eating the 73 foods on the list! I started taking supplements and eating as well as I could. You’re never over Lyme disease unfortunately.

[@happydays6649]

Hope you are doing better now

[@Supercarlangas]

Hi Michelle! I use cannabis juice to help with all the symptoms. Hit me up if you want to know any more. I have it congenitally like your kiddos

[@dragospahontu]

Cool deal

[@brapbuddy9660]

There’s foods you’re not supposed to eat?!? I’ve had Lyme disease for 8 years and this is the first I’ve heard about that. Maybe that would explain why my stomach is constantly messed up

[@tdm-wo7om]

Having worked in the medical realm treating chronic infections from several different perspectives (ie lyme literacy, functional medicine, etc.) the best avenue comes out of Chinese Medicine named Gu syndrome. Look to the work of Heiner Freuhauf.

[@mmadigest]

Despite it he has the most fights in UFC history with 39 and tied for most wins in UFC history with 23.

[@johnnyr7386]

Has

[@fishyyy85]

@@johnnyr7386 has

[@moshawa588]

@@fishyyy85 has

[@italianstalian331]

@@moshawa588 been

[@dang5550]

@@DrSpaceman69 Herpes

[@jasoncorey]

I have and went undiagnosed for 34 years before being tested and testing positive. It's devastating and it's crazy to hear a active fighter had it.

[@adamsiari8858]

34 years!? Jesus Christ.

[@vacumecleaner]

What tipped you off to get tested for lyme? What was your symptoms?

[@jasoncorey]

@@vacumecleaner I had a Dr tell me he thinks I have it and I sought out a Lyme specialist. Symtoms are far too many to even list. A lot of what Jim had but by the sounds of it mine were harsher. What the tipping point was when I was expecing Alzheimer's type symptoms. Driving to the gym wearing workout clothes and a shaker cup in hand only to forget where I am going. Not being able to think of basic words as I was speaking. So I would not say the wrong word I just could not think of the word to say even the most basic of words.

[@wendyg8536]

the 90s years were laden with abuse from the medical industry towards patients before recognition of these pathogens

[@esquire9445]

I’m in a similar situation… I’m wondering what your treatment is.

[@joserobles4875]

Jim is one of my favorite fighters. He inspires me to work hard no excuses and I pre-ordered his cook book! God Bless Jim Miller one of the most underrated legends in the game!

[@dv3545]

Got lyme disease when I was 19, it stopped my mma/boxing career. It was rough, I had no energy, no drive, I lost 40lbs, I had headaches everyday, and so on. It took me a couple years before i started training again, it has left me a little lighter than I used to be(gained most weight back), and it has left me with depression, I lost alot of opportunities, i lost countles dollars, and my dream was definitely pushed back alot, I'm 24 now and my joints still swell, and burn, and i still have pretty terrible flare ups every now and then. I still don't know when the tick bite occurred. Almost everything he talked about, I went through. Jim Miller is an inspiration for me to keep training. Glad to see he is able to still compete.

[@MochaHero777]

Jim Miller is a monster love his style and his will power!

[@kingjames1586]

Miller should of cleansed his bung, got rid of the Chinese pinching bugs, cooties, & dudes that bath wouldn’t fear to engage? Never fight an opponent w/stinky fingers! Never fondle poo found on the canvas…

[@kevinsacramento4704]

L00k Up “Elon Musk meets Post Malone” 😆 👽

[@Psybo]

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[@Major98]

Dude is so humble, he had all the shit going on while having a record amount of UFC fights. And he's still TKOing fighters to this day

[@danfontaine8179]

But can you imagine being a professional athlete with a disease and being cocky about it? Now that would be fucking hilarious

[@HanzArtBodybuilding]

❤️❤️❤️

[@razashah8144]

Jim miller is a beast, always enjoy his fights.

[@jackhollow616]

Did you see Post Malone meets Elon Musk It’s insane!! 😂 👽

[@elle4702]

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[@milea4233]

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[@absolutelybased3251]

Fuck these bots

[@dangibsonmusic2291]

I managed to get Lyme carditis (inflammation of the heart), essentially had a heart attack. Didn’t realise I had lymes until 9 months later. Recovery took me at least 3 years. It was hell on earth. I manage to live a normal life now and I’m so thankful. Good luck to anyone suffering.

[@jordaneglis7380]

What did you do bro to get better?

[@robdogbme]

I wondered about this myself

[@dangibsonmusic2291]

@@jordaneglis7380 a series of things… went vegan for a year to detox (now eat meat, not red meat though). Gradually introduced more and more foods over a long period of time. Smoked CBD bud every day. And now stopped smoking CBD and started taking a small dose of antidepressants before sleep (escitalopram, 5mg). Edit: I forgot one of the most important things! I also drink a shot of Symprove every day. It’s essentially a probiotic to balance gut bacteria. It’s also worth noting that I took a course of Doxycycline after 9 months of having lymes.

[@AlwaysApproved]

I've had Lyme since early 2021 and my chest has been bothering me for about 6 months now. The struggle to breathe is similar to when you're anxious, but feels more in the heart region and almost feels like there's water in your chest. My doctor seems to be more on the side of "Lyme denier", even though I've tested positive for the bacteria. Thanks for your comment so I could research that term and learn more before my appointment with my doctor tomorrow. If there's any other helpful information you could share I would appreciate it a ton, it's hard to find useful information. Thanks man, God bless

[@scottcantdance804]

I tested positive for it back in 1997 I think, when I was 12. My knee blew up full of fluid and the cartilage was dissolving, you could push my knee cap all over like it wasn't connected to anything, it was gross. I started having mental effects from the infection, panic attacks, depression, I developed crippling OCD that made it almost impossible for me to be in any public place or go to school. They sent me to specialist after specialist, until someone finally tested me for Lymes. They put me through the antibiotic regimen and once that was finished and the infection was taken care of, I had to have knee surgery to remove the cartilage that was dissolving in my knee. My knee healed up pretty quickly after that, but the psychological effects that were caused by the infection took years to subside. There was an immediate improvement in the year following the treatment, the OCD symptoms took maybe 3 years to disappear, but I still dealt with depression, anxiety and panic attacks until I was almost 30.

[@PunchDrummer]

Lyme Disease is an infection by a class of bacterium called "Spirochetes". They are coiled like tiny springs, with their "flagella" (clusters of tiny hairlike structures) at each end. They become embedded in the worst places - such as in between joints and behind the eyes, and are a bitch to manage and control, or even detect. The symptoms are so varied that the cause is difficult to identify. Kudos to Jim for managing his misery, and maintaining his sanity and work ethic. The infection in humans is primarily caused by Ticks. Wear socks, high boots, and appropriate coverings when spending time in the woods, places with long grass or plants that can rub against your body. My empathy to anyone who has to deal with this horrific bacterial invasion.

[@trevorrobinson4876]

Try a very loud high pitched tinnitus for 5 year’s and it get louder every month.

[@phillipbrown569]

Did you see Elon Musk laugh at Miley Cyrus? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5OVgJWpqamMZ68 It’s hilarious!! 😂 😆

[@PunchDrummer]

​@@trevorrobinson4876: Tinnitus IS associated with Lyme Disease, and is a documented effect of the damage to the auditory nerve caused by the progression of the "disease". I empathize with your condition. Best of luck!

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

My neighbor got lyme's last year and his doctor refused to see/treat him because it wasn't COVID.

[@metasprite5648]

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 Tell him he has to find a LLMD. Lyme literate medical doctor.

[@termikes174]

I have always been paranoid about ticks and Lyme disease. I remember getting yelled at by a partner in disc golf doubles for slowing down the round from checking for ticks. ALWAYS CHECK FOR TICKS!

[@YellowPenetrator]

most important: when a red dot forms, that might get bigger and might itch, get on antibiotics immediately. there's no better protection

[@CAxALLDAY]

my stupid ass golf friends are the same way, ive tried to warn them. my piano teacher when i was 7 got lyme disease from going in the forest once in Connecticut, he got all fucked up. since then ive been paranoid. im fully armored up with clothes and repellants whenever im out there. ill gladly be a "paranoid pussy" if that means avoiding lyme disease. i have yet to see an actual tick, so far so good!

[@mr.wicked8697]

I got lyme about this time of year Brook fishing in Maine. You will see a distinct bullseye. My whole side was a giant bullseye.

[@salsa090968]

Spray your clothes with DEET, don’t sit on logs or areas with lots of leaf litter. Check your pets! Make sure your pets have flea and tick meds. Do not allow them onto your beds or areas where sit (couches) till carefully checked out. If you find a tick carefully remove it with a tick remover and keep it in a ziploc bag or small clear container. Monitor the bite for the bullseye rash but understand that not everyone presents with the bullseye rash. Keeping the tick can easily confirm if it was an infected tick or not. I kept the one I found on the back of my leg in a ziploc and in the fridge. Monitored site. No redness or symptoms of infection. But feel confident I dodged a bullet.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

I know a kid who had a tick on them for 10-20 minutes max and they ended up getting lyme's.

[@Indiadagreat18]

This podcast right here is history - pen day further generation will look through JRE on KZbin and realise how precious this actually was .

[@MrEdwar084]

I disagree, with so much content most stuff gets buried, let alone the fact that it wouldn't be at all surprising if they take all his content down sometime soon, because you know....... cancel culture

[@dashiit1748]

Did you see Elon Musk laugh at Miley Cyrus? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5OVgJWpqamMZ68 It’s hilarious!! 😂 😆

[@jimmyhughes5392]

so after watching this last night today i've been given a course of antibiotics for a bite i received in 2013 which i thought was a spiders bite at the time but after listening to this and realising i have every symptom of "late stage lyme disease" and remembering about the time i woke up with an incredibly itchy foot sporting a bullseye rash with a central bite mark. All i can say is Thank you Joe for sharing this information, i spent from friday to monday with a debilitating migraine wanting to shoot my brains out

[@sureshrajdevghar2285]

@@MrEdwar084 25

[@rukus9585]

@@jimmyhughes5392 wow. I'm seriously sorry to hear about your current state. But I'm glad it may finally be treated properly. Stay strong, my brother. I'm wishing you the best.

[@holyshitmostoriginal]

Finally! Been asking for this podcast for years! My favorite fighter since he first broke through and seems like an all around good and interesting dude.

[@esheboyette3887]

I remember listening to this episode a couple months ago on a really sick day, one of the lowest lows of my life. I'm 24, been sick for years, and this past year has been especially hard. My symptoms are all over the place and when I go to doctors, they tell me to go see a psychiatrist. At first I thought, "Sure it's just stress and childhood trauma.", but I got so sick I couldn't work. Smelling perfume or laundry detergent would make me sick. I couldn't even teach yoga classes anymore and that last month I couldn't walk my dogs. After listening to this podcast, I started looking into Lymes. Almost 3 months later, I found a Lyme literate doctor who BELIEVES ME and I'm slowly but surely starting to feel better. This episode was life saving.

[@THESKYLEE]

Hey there ! I’m currently 22, almost positive I have lymes myself and have been dealing with it for years, any advice yiu can give ? What’s helping you ?

[@kimsrurallife8775]

As a survivor of stage 4 Lyme and suffering chronic Lyme for 20 yrs thank you for the video!

[@lymeconqueror]

I'm curious too about the stages. I had only heard of three...

[@kimsrurallife8775]

@@lymeconqueror It was what I was told in ‘97 when I was told my bleak short future. Did everything they told me and after a year or so I was doing much better. Recently diagnosed with chronic Lyme. Long hard road but I’ve never given up.

[@ThotBonker]

This interview saved my life. After years and years of negative Lyme tests, and doctors not taking me seriously I FINALLY find someone who has had the same symptoms and experiences as me! The eye twitching, the exhaustion and soreness, EVERYTHING! After years of depression, sickness, and hoping to die, I have an appointment booked next week with a Lyme specialist to see if my suspicions are right.

[@CornPopsDood]

Best of wishes to you.

[@thebetterwave1625]

You need to be tested by specialty lab. That do vector testing for lyme and co infections. Western blot testing are notorious for false negatives. But before testing, or waiting for results, use TRANSDERMAL MAGNESIUM spray liberally on your body. After 20 minutes it's fully absorbed within the cell, so you're getting intra- cellular magnesium. Typically MAGNESIUM are quite low for chronic Lyme disease. It depletes the person's magnesium stores. Using transdermal magnesium is extremely helpful you will feel better for it and you can rinse off after 20 minutes or use a warm washcloth to wipe off the excess residue that dries on the skin. Rinse your hands off after application so the skin on the palms doesn't dry out. That will be a staple in your life if you are indeed positive for L y m e... Also regular vitamin C supplementation throughout the day. You can use BUFFERED, or you can use SODIUM ASCORBATE form vitamin C. Use bentonite clay, and activated charcoal once a week to absorb any die off in the gut, So that it can be eliminated efficiently from the body. The best thing you can do is live a healthy lifestyle use nutritional supports, near infrared saunas can be helpful, intravenous nutritional supports can be helpful. I cannot emphasize magnesium enough. Nobody can take enough magnesium orally without getting a loose bowel which is why transdermal magnesium oil spray which you can buy from Amazon from ancient minerals is so helpful. You can also use magnesium Theronite which does pass the blood brain barrier so that form is also helpful, but don't rely on any one specific FORM. USE the TRANSDERMAL spray, magnesium glycinate, you can take Epsom salt baths. ( MAGNESIUM SULFATE) And you can use magnesium Theronite. FYI you can get very sick on long-term antibiotics. Unless you have a fresh bite and it's within the first two three weeks it is a waste of time and will undermine your immune system and your gut which is your immune system. Be sure to to test your vitamin D levels they must be optimal not the standard average which is below 50. You want an optimal range between 60 and 80. Omega-3 fatty acids are also very important for the chronic inflammation. Cut out the sugar and the grains. Wild rice can be eaten because it's not a grain it is a grass.

[@Vanessa-eo3sf]

Aren't eye twitches a common stress symptom that can be alleviated with supplements? Also exhaustion and soreness is so vague, I need a better explanation to differentiate between what every human experiences vs how Lyme patients experience it.

[@thebetterwave1625]

Find yourself a functional medicine doctor. Ask on the telephone the front desk people if they have a history of handling patient s with Lyme disease. Standard medical doctors including lime specialists are often so pharmaceutical oriented which can lead to an undermining of the immune system even further and a very miserable outcome... Not all I'm specialists are the same. Just the title as lime specialist can in itself be quite deceiving They can put you on a myriad of antibiotics and you can experience a honeymoon. But as soon as you stop taking the antibiotics the whole thing falls apart. So use your discernment and way out in your own heart what you believe is the best course of action to follow and if that means changing your mind and changing course direction do it. Ultimately it is a matter of addressing any hidden infections and building up the immune system with support and eliminating any sources of intoxicants within reason.

[@Stak1776]

Hello Very informative. How much C? More helpful than 2 of my Doctor's! I got a fresh bite=positive then 2 wks on Doxi.. I felt that was too short. Welp... I've been having fallout since, hence why I'm watching this Thanks for the info on Magnesium, I was already on Ultima Electrolytes as the Paleo version that's Salty didn't have the right Ratio for me...was still looking for better

[@mrpurge9738]

I tested positive for lyme, Bartonella and babesia in 2017. It's been the worst thing that's ever happened to me. Between the shortness of breath, the pain, heart issues/palpation. The anxiety and depression. It's awful and the amount of money I spend to treat every month cause big pharma and normal physicians don't think it's real.

[@johnm.515]

It was released just like covid so no one will accept it as an issue.

[@rebelliouslogic2705]

What type of test is this?

[@benjaminbritt7862]

Either an IgA antibody test, or a PCR test. Galaxy has a multi-draw serum test

[@bennettray8465]

I had chronic lyme disease for almost a decade, I promise you it is a worse hell than you can imagine, and the worst part is that no one believe you and everyone looks at you like you are crazy or lazy - something has to be done to solve this terrible affliction - chronic lyme disease is a totally different animal to regular lyme disease - chronic lyme disease can permanently disable you for life.

[@CasperInkyMagoo]

@@RealMTBAddict you can make fun of the op being redundant, but what he said is true. I have chronic Lyme.

[@WayneTwitch]

Same with covid but people are autistic about it

[@donquixoteupinhere]

@@CasperInkyMagoo in fairness it’s two extra words to an otherwise sensible and quite sad comment. So no need to make fun at all really!

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

@@RealMTBAddict lol no one who is sick gives a fuck

[@kulrthnur3026]

@@RealMTBAddict the disintegration of the English language takes a back seat to someone's real story. There will always be pathetic little trolls. What's it like to voluntarily be one of them? In front of anyone who comes along to see it?

[@jurgo_01]

I got bit and infected with Lyme in 2013-14 Suffered for two or three years before I self-diagnosed and went and got the cure. Or what I thought was The cure. It was the only at 22-day regiment. Now listening to Jim Miller I think I better get back to the doctor and have another test. Arthritis and liver damage is killing me. This sucks ass.

[@putszntofreedom]

What's the cure?

[@ryannath85]

So Lyme caused arthritis? That makes sense, but did it cause liver damage too? I never heard that before. Or maybe you been drinking too much.

[@jurgo_01]

@@putszntofreedom it was an antibiotic that you take orally for 22 days. Cost about 175 bucks.

[@jurgo_01]

@@ryannath85 yes the joint pain is similar to rheumatoid arthritis.

[@ryannath85]

@@jurgo_01 But you drink too much and that caused the liver damage I assume since you skipped that.

[@84bravado]

THe fact that he still fought with Lyme is remarkable.

[@k_spats]

Lyme disease has turned my life upside down. I was misdiagnosed for two years. Eleven months hooked up to a pole, pumping me with intravenous Doxycycline, into a picc line, directly into my heart. Plus, I had co-infections. Now, I suffer from Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome.

[@skolvikings354]

Did you ever do rocephin ?!

[@christine41861]

Me too !! 😟

[@Iamnickdude09]

@k_spats please check out the Medical Medium (Anthony William) and his information regarding lyme. He has books, a website, YT videos and a podcast. Doesn’t hurt to have a look. All the best

[@lymeconqueror]

K, feel free to check my channel if you want. I share hope and what's worked for me.

[@joshmo6923]

Toxic by Neil Nathan is a great book for those struggling with Lyme/Mold and other chronic environmental illness. I’d love to see Joe have him on or someone similar to spread more information/awareness on this topic.

[@lelamoore7178]

thank you so much for having the strength to speak up for the week, this is a bad disease , and what is worse is being ignored by the medical establishment. Ive been fighting the banter and the illness for 18 years still being mis diagnosed, it is so great that you are not afraid to speak up for the week. We need more support like this and awareness and research. THANK YOU.

[@joec.9976]

Thanks for posting this segment about Lyme.

[@JohnnyDogs1978]

This guy has the biggest heart ever seen in the UFC, in my opinion. He won fights he shouldn't have just on heart alone, his 8 fight win streak was awesome, to do that in the lightweight division takes something special, fought way above his ability, one tough guy.

[@TonTon.2142]

I’ve had Lyme disease for 14 years now, since I was a 16 year old kid. It sucks, to say the least. Though, disulfiram helped me a lot. I’m still not the same. I likely will never be how I was before. Though, many symptoms are gone and the disease is in remission. Now, my biggest is mold. Mold hypersensitivity and CIRS. Mold is everywhere. Not all mold is terribly uncomfortable, but some mold is extremely toxic. California has a lot of black mold. Desert places have a lot of mold in their HVAC systems, because they’re running all year. Many symptoms. It’s difficult to pin down jobs and places to live that are free of mold. I often joke I wish I still just had Lyme disease, because I could at least go into buildings then. Though, the irony is that most people won’t get “mold illness” until they’re immunocompromised, with something like, yes, Lyme disease. It took years of unknowingly living in mold before I started to become sensitive to it.

[@Ashley_e]

Dr Horowitz is treating with Disulfiram now!!

[@stevelangsdorf7307]

What a great guy to have to go through that nonsense, I don't say this often but I am praying for his guy, good luck 🙏

[@aldrindetablan4358]

Man the guy is a real warrior! Kudos Jim. Always a fan brother!

[@benjaminbjrklund743]

I've been sick for three years now. Loss of sight, joint paines, hyperallergies and a long list of more stuff. An avid outdoorsman, but still the doctors havent found anything. Im pretty sure its lyme. I have given up finding answers because the lack of help is more frustrating then the sickness at this point, but tomorrow im going back to ask for a new test. Spinal, hopefully.

[@Lulu-xf8iy]

Stay strong, Benjamin. I hope you get the finally help you need. Visualize yourself having received the right help.. Be well.

[@kerryjones1257]

Same here. It’s so frustrating. I have limes or MS…

[@zg6038]

Try a Paleo diet

[@benjaminbjrklund743]

@@zg6038 on second year of carnivore. has helped alot! but still much problems. but that absolutely made life tolerable, after the first year of hell.

[@focusandefficiency9359]

Get the WESTERN BLOT TEST FOR LYME DISEASE . ELISA ISNT AS EFFECTIVE AS A TEST.GOOD LUCK

[@TheMiseryMachine]

Had Lyme Disease undiagnosed for at least eight years. I was pretty athletic in high school only to find myself messing up every joint you can imagine doing martial arts, lifting, or something as simple as running. I lost a ton of weight and became very underweight. Couldn't keep any weight on no matter how much I ate, and I couldn't exercises without major joint pain. I spent five figures going doctor to doctor just to either have them shrug their shoulders at me or tell me it was all in my end. Soon I started getting brain fog, I couldn't focus on anything. I started becoming allergic to more and more foods until I could only have chicken and rice. Test after test, doctor after doctor, nobody ever once mentioned Lyme Disease. It wasn't until my mother casually suggested it to me and told me about an LLMD that I went, but the entire time I was thinking it can't be Lyme, because somebody would have thought of it by now. After testing positive I was given two options: Herbs or antibiotics. I didn't trust homeopathy or eastern medicine so I went with the antibiotics. I was put on Doxy for 6 months and it wrecked my gut, so then I developed Candida because of it. Look up Candida overgrowth in the body. It is hard to get rid of. It took 6 years for me to finally get relief from Lyme disease, nothing was touching it and relief only lasted a couple of weeks. I tried homeopathy as a last ditch effort just to say I did everything I could, and finally my head is clear again and I've gotten multiple negative Lyme tests. My joints are still messed up. Working out is very very difficult, and I'm envious of people whose only problem with going to the gym is finding the motivation. My only goal when working out is not to get injured, which happens frequently. Not to the extent it used to, but it's so frequent. I still struggle to keep weight on, and putting on muscle is very difficult since Lyme Disease. I'm thankful to have some of my life back, but we need more awareness around Lyme Disease. My body truly was a cage then, and still is in some ways due to the damage Lyme has done. Take this seriously. If you suspect you have it, do not wait, get tested immediately from an LLMD and start treatment immediately. I lost my entire twenties due to Lyme, please don't let this happen to you.

[@FrenchViking466]

Hey i’m sorry you had to go through this.. What kind of homeopathic medicine did you use? Also you may want to look into Bioresonance therapy.

[@TheMiseryMachine]

@@FrenchViking466 I did a DesBio protocol for Lyme and other coinfections (Bartonella, Babesia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Candida, etc), I will look into Bioresonance therapy. I'm in a pretty rural area so I'm not sure if it will be available

[@lady.flows99]

Thank you for this interview - Fellow lyme figher. 30 years old...sick for over 2 decades.

[@sarahMuahahaha]

Me too.. well a little over 20 years and to top it off, I have morgellons. So it's quadruple hell

[@PlayingWithFireChannel]

I’m really happy that this was discussed. Unfortunately, Lyme is a massive epidemic that gets almost entirely ignored by the medical community and society in general. But if you’ve had Lyme, you know that it’s literally hell. I have all the same symptoms as the guest. It’s miserable. Joe if you see this comment, I kindly ask you to talk about lyme more often. You have the ability to shed light on this often ignored issue

[@wizkhalifa1268]

It was removed from the WHO watch list because they thought it would bankrupt the US health insurance companies.

[@BrutalDamage]

A whole episode on Lyme would be fantastic -- It's basically shunned and ignored by Western medicine. I really think it's the single worst disease you can have, half of the battle is trying to get doctors to take you seriously WHILE you're dealing with what could be 250+ different symptoms. A Lyme-literate doctor with 30+ years experience dealing with tick borne diseases needs to spread the word on JRE!

[@cjr1881]

Lyme disease is a made-up illness for hypochondriacs.

[@BazookaIke]

I had Lymes disease several years ago. When i first started having problems I couldn't stay warm. I'd go to bed, be in a sweat shirt, socks and long underwear with plenty of blankets on top of me just to stay warm. Then i'd wake up drenched in sweat. Aching body parts all over. Extremely winded just by walking up a flight of stairs, to the point where i would have dizzy spells and have to hold onto something for a couple minutes so i wouldn't fall down until i caught my breath about 2-3 minutes later. Taking the antibiotics that Jim Miller mentioned really helped. Almost immediate results within a day of taking them. I was at least 50% better, which is a massive relief after going through what i did. But the effects still linger for at least a couple weeks. I never needed to re-up my medication after a month or so, but i would still have days that i was absolutely sapped of energy. Just felt completely flat and nothing would change that. That lasted for a few years. Now, i think i'm pretty much past it all but its definitely a slow recovery. I didn't work for most of a spring and summer of the year i got it.

[@milea4233]

🌈THE CUTE GIRL ARE🌈 Amateurgirls.website de los mejores 🍑 11:12 n: "Hotter" 11:12 Hopi: "Sweeter" 00:18 Joonie: "Cooler" 18:00 Yoongi: "Butter" 15:55 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente....

[@ryannath85]

Kind of sounds like herpes. That will cause aching joints and muscle and cold sweats. Headaches and even brain fog.

[@metasprite5648]

glad to hear you recovered! you're a brave soul!

[@lymeconqueror]

Thanks for representing! This was a really good explanation.

[@truthseeker2222]

I had lyme for 15 years before getting treatment. It was a slow burn, getting worse and worse. I kept going to doctors because i felt like death daily, and they would run blood and tell me everything is fine. I ended up not being able to walk, barley eat, and a laundry list of horrible symptoms. No one believed me that i was ill, It was way worse than death. Suicide attempts, living in tents, being told by loved one i was faking my illness. It is a horrendous illness to have long term, and the shame is since the Government created the strain mutation on Plum Island ( right off the coast of Lyme, CT), they deny its existence as a chronic condition, and treatment is out of pocket. Treatment can cost 6 figures, and i t takes YEARS to make progress when you have had it for a long period of time. Like someone else commented, I dont think you ever fully recover.

[@ryanrite437]

I've spent six figures of my hard earned money trying to fight lyme over the past 15 years+ and lost countless more not being able to function at a high level many months on end. About 50% of the year I'm operating at 20% and the remaining I'm at 50-70%. On the rare occasion my memory, concentration, and energy is 90+% and that gives me hope to keep pushing forward. How I have made it this far does surprise me and is simply mind over matter. It takes an incredible amount of power to get my ass out of bed and do what I need to do. Thank God I have an incredibly understanding wife too. What makes me most angry is that I'm so incredibly talented and can help so many people. Plus, the legacy I want to leave for the sake of my kids, but this disease is so pressing it suffocates your life in numerous ways. Only those that have it understand. Godspeed

[@lymeconqueror]

Travis, don't give up! There are options that don't cost an arm and a leg. Have you considered rife machines? Check my channel if you want. I share hope and what's worked for me.

[@Georgecurtis123]

love Jim Miller, what an old school man

[@etiennededurocher]

it's crazy how many people in the comment say they had it/still dealing with it. This needs to be taken more seriously.

[@CasperInkyMagoo]

It’s the fastest growing epidemic in the country.

[@WayneTwitch]

Lymes never goes away its for life what dont yall understand about disease its the same with covid gl later on life to the people that had covid.

[@ciaranperry4677]

it took decades for medical institutions to even accept CFS/M.E was a real thing and not just "psychological" German science has found its somethjng to do with inflammation in the brain stem.

[@thestuff4321]

@@WayneTwitch Nothing like each other 🙄

[@skipdegraff6547]

NO SHIT!!!! WOW

[@apachetrainer8249]

Thanks for speaking out about lime disease.

[@EmpireGuy91]

Jim is so awesome! Been watching him since I got into the sport way back in 2010. I got Lyme Disease myself back in 2014 and wasn’t shocked when I heard Jim had gotten it. It can be rampant in the NE.

[@scottcantdance804]

I tested positive for it back in 1997 I think, when I was 12. My knee blew up full of fluid and the cartilage was dissolving, you could push my knee cap all over like it wasn't connected to anything, it was gross. I started having mental effects from the infection, panic attacks, depression, I developed crippling OCD that made it almost impossible for me to be in any public place or go to school. They sent me to specialist after specialist, until someone finally tested me for Lymes. They put me through the antibiotic regimen and once that was finished and the infection was taken care of, I had to have knee surgery to remove the cartilage that was dissolving in my knee. My knee healed up pretty quickly after that, but the psychological effects that were caused by the infection took years to subside. There was an immediate improvement in the year following the treatment, the OCD symptoms took maybe 3 years to disappear, but I still dealt with depression, anxiety and panic attacks until I was almost 30.

[@jordaneglis7380]

Joe your a legend, been wanting you to talk about Lyme for a while, it’s a narly disease!!!!

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

just the devil reminding u whose boss

[@jeffreydlugokinski9038]

That shit almost killed me. I have permanent damage from it. Theres 5-6 different tests. Took me 7 years to feel better.

[@natsune09]

I grew up NW of Philly, so we know about Lymes Disease. My first wife got it as a teen. So in 2007, she is pregnant with our first child while we are living in Georgia because I was stationed at the worst military base I ever experienced, Fort Gordon. So many things were horrible there, for the purpose of this story, it was the doctor we saw for my wife. We are seeing this doctor for the first time after finding out she was pregnant, and she mentioned that she had Lyme's disease and despite being over it, she still shows a weak positive for the test. This doctor said flat out, "There is no such thing as Lyme's Disease." Both of us having grown up in SE Pennsylvania, knowing many people who had Lyme's Disease, always experiencing doctors who know it exists and knew a lot about it, were absolutely shocked that there was a doctor in this world who refused to believe that it even existed. That was the first, and last time, we saw that doctor. We told the staff there was no way in hell we would ever see him again, much less trust anything he had to say.

[@lymeconqueror]

That's really a shame. Patients become marginalized because of politics and scandals that have nothing to do with them. :(

[@SenorGooch]

I was tested for Lyme 2 years ago and they said nothing was there. I live in Connecticut, literally known for Lyme. I suddenly can’t move anymore and I have been in pain for over a year now. They gave me doxycycline for “my stomach” and I stopped taking it after I gave up any hope of being normal again and hanging on every day trying to not think about suicide. This video makes me want to go get tested a million more times just so I can finally have clarity. My blood was also poisoned when they gave me a huge dose of meds to see if it would kill anything festering in my body

[@dicktracy6597]

I hope you’ve run the gambit of doctors because that’s insane , I went to an urgent care is upstate NY surrounded by farms and they immediately called it, the bullseye rash is pretty distinctive isn’t it?

[@Theirishcannoli]

@@dicktracy6597 I got bit in upstate NY actually, a huge bullseye formed on my leg. Took doxyclyline for 3 weeks and I was okay

[@Theirishcannoli]

Doxycline is good for Lyme actually just unpleasant on stomach. I took it when I was bit, and my red tick hound had to as well when I adopted him. He's okay now

[@raha1277]

Best of luck but why would you stop a antibiotic before it’s run it’s course?

[@motoweenies4431]

you need to go to a specialist. If you are ok with going to NJ, I can recommend someone who is an absolute expert in tickborne illnesses imo. You may not have lyme, but bartonella or something similar.

[@jazzfeline5970]

I got early-onset lyme disease from a deer tick when I was 14. I was lucky to catch it early enough that all I needed to get rid of it were some antibiotics. I had a rare tell-tale sign of lyme's on my bite (a ring around the bite mark) which is honestly the only thing that saved me. I'm extremely lucky.

[@RealDJStew724]

Same here, the red ring took over half my stomach, the diox killed it within a week

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

the devil agrees...

[@QuantumArena96]

Me too man

[@chaseguwop1507]

Your podcast really gets me outer space manhh. S/O

[@invincibleluis]

A beast of a veteran fighter, he inspires a lot of people.

[@reeb9016]

My son got it around 18 yrs old and was basically outta commission for 2 years. He's a brilliant kid but the brain fog messed with him and he was always tired but had trouble sleeping. My wife got him on a special diet and that helped. Nowadays he's basically back to normal and doing well. His mind is back to brilliant.

[@metasprite5648]

whats the diet?

[@THESKYLEE]

This is amazing !! Would love to hear more about this, I just turned 21 and think I have lymes it’s basically sucked the last 3 years of my life away and I just wanna get out and live a little 😭🤘🏼 any info you can share would help tremendously thanks so much

[@1Nida]

I had Lyme Disease in the late '80's. I had it for around 2 years before I was diagnosed. It aged me 20 years. It destroyed my immune system and left me with brain fog, aphasia and arthritis everywhere. I'm 57 and have been permanently disabled for 30 years now.

[@Canadian_Eh_I]

Have you tried Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy? Ive heard it can work wonders, even after being sick many years.

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

I got lymes disease in 1987 as well, in southern Maryland, I’ve had issues my entire life and I have not found anything that really works except for extreme diet changes

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

@@WeFindSimpleSolutions same here, extreme diet is the only thing that kinda works

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

No offense meant, but your obesity probably had more to do with your early aging.

[@1Nida]

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 what obesity, Troll?

[@allenculbertson8170]

God bless you and I'm happy to hear you are doing better.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

what a nice comment

[@PahaPoniesSpanishMustangs]

Thanks for posting this....I used to be a cowboy.... now a couch boy. Did years of antibiotics.... came back working on using natural supplements slowly... some decent days....

[@bill2fast143]

Holy crap I needed this And now I need to see a doctorI've had all these symptoms for about 2 and a 1/2 years

[@chakkakon]

If the doctor gives you the runaround or tries gaslighting you, run to another. I was blown off by the first guy. The second gave me Doxy immediately. After the third pill, I felt soooooo much better! You know your body, don’t let anyone try to bully you. And it is never ‘cured’ just like shingles.

[@jamesclouse9947]

@@chakkakon yeah I once went to a doctor told him what I thought I had he laughed at me and diagnosed something else. I took what he prescribed nothing no help. My friend was prescribed the shit I thought needed from the start and gave me some I was better the next day. Wasted two weeks trying what the doctor told me instead of what I knew it was from my symptoms because he didn't like that I suggested what it could be.

[@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf]

@@chakkakon It's not like shingles. For Lyme once the bacterial infection is cleared up any lasting symptoms (which most people won't get) come from the damage the disease has done to your body. Shingles, on the other hand, can go dormant and hide from the immune system for years until it flares up again.

[@chakkakon]

@@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf well, I get both flare ups. Undiluted Tea Tree Oil on skin ‘cured’ my shingles. Needed Doxycycline for Lyme

[@metasprite5648]

@@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf The body can heal from lyme tho, but if it has damaged you for years then yea i don't think the body can heal then.

[@Hyper_Light_Grifter]

Jim Miller is a legend And a genuinely good dude.

[@HanzArtBodybuilding]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ganymede3141]

Listening to him talk makes it clear that he's an intelligent guy, and he put a lot of time into educating himself about his condition. 🎩🎩🎩 off to you, sir.

[@RDchnl]

Thank you so much for talking about lyme disease. So many people will get help from this and some people will understand it properly. Lots of love from India, my girlfriend has lyme, she is from the US and the way this disease pulls her down is unimaginable.

[@tsquirrel8675]

Miller is one of the OGs of the UFC💪

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

I got Lymes in southern Maryland in 1987 they didn’t know what was wrong with me, assumed I had rheumatoid arthritis and would be in a wheelchair my whole life, then a doctor finally figured it out around 1988 but, it’s been a lifelong thing, it is definitely real and definitely causes major connective tissue damage, if you really look into where it originated it will blow your mind

[@brycejohnson2910]

It's not even called Lymes. Its fucking Lyme, there no s in it

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

its a devil

[@lymeconqueror]

Anthony, feel free to check my channel if you want. All the best.

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

@@brycejohnson2910 thank you Bryce You are correct

[@dicktracy6597]

I had lymes for about 4 months before it was diagnosed and treated successfully. I’ve never felt so debilitated in my life. Burning fevers extreme muscle and joint pain. And I have hardly ever been sick aside from that and it was a huge shock to me, I can’t imagine what prolonged untreated lymes is like.

[@AdamWatt00]

Had it when I was 20….had a giant ring that covered my entire stomach….self diagnosed on webmd….took me a month to recover

[@whitegoodman7465]

How can you get it, being out in the woods with bare skin exposed?

[@AdamWatt00]

@@whitegoodman7465 yes, a tick needs to bite you and hold on for a certain amount of time if I recall correctly

[@vla8806]

What did you do to treat it? Please please answer

[@cavalry624]

Great guest, awesome, well spoken smart guy.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

refreshing isnt it....

[@wplants9793]

I had it for 31 years, 33 years undiagnosed. I had a bullseye at 8 years old (had 5 days of doxy 😂😂 not enough). Started being chronically fatigue at 12 and chronically in pain at age 14. So much sickness and pain in my teens, 20’s and 30’s, and had no clue it was Lyme. Which is dumb because I lived in the woods of WI!! Lyme is endemic there. Constantly in and out of the rheumatologists, all the docs so sure it was MS, Lupus, RA, ALS…sad that they overlook Lyme so much. Currently I’m (hopefully) coming off of being disabled for 4 years, 3 months of which I was bedridden with triple body migraines. I am antibiotic resistant so did 4 years of botanicals - expensive and slow but also a little gentler (less herxing). And don’t forget the co-infections!! They are just as bad as Lyme.

[@hawaiianprestigecars8493]

Try IVIG I heard multiple miracle stories about it

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

What part of Wisconsin you from ?

[@wplants9793]

@@SonOftheBattleCry Northwest-ish; Polk county

[@GaryGoRound-to7ld]

I've been having symptoms of lyme for almost 10 yrs...when I first started to feel sick and seek out medical care...I was never treated so badly by medical professionals...I had DRs tell me " I don't know what to tell you "

[@runfargetlost991]

So do you have the Lyme ?

[@GaryGoRound-to7ld]

Same as Jim Miller I never tested positive but nearly all of the symptoms are the same

[@shredd5705]

Fuck. I have lot of the symptoms he has, been fighting with doctors for 2.5 years. I've been tested for everything they can imagine... but it's hard to prove I have Lyme disease, when I can't pinpoint a day when I was bitten (never saw a bite mark). I did hang around places where you could get bitten a few summers back, ankles not protected. I'm somehow convinced I have it. My knees always hurt, shoulder joints are shot, constant on and off pains in various muscles, my hip hurts, ankles hurt. Heavy night time sweating for no reason. I used to be in great shape, now I feel miserable 24/7

[@metasprite5648]

@@GaryGoRound-to7ld Might be bartonella or the other tick born bacteria. Find a LLMD that's what I did and i'm treating lyme right now.

[@inthesky7836]

IV therapy with Vitamin C

[@Docinaplane]

Thanks Jim! You give me hope.

[@channel8-bit433]

I was misdiagnosed for 25-30 years. Lyme, babesia, bartonella, and RMSF. Thanks for bringing some awareness

[@QuantumArena96]

I luckily took the right protocols when I saw the rings on my body. The doctor said it wasn’t Lyme but I still had him test my blood because I never have rings on my body from traditional bug bites. Everyday waiting for my results a ring would show up on my body. I got a call a week later and told me to immediately pick up medication. I am blessed enough to not have long lingering effects. I do get knee and lower back pain but I assimilated that with working out but I believe that was from Lyme.

[@Rahul-wv1qc]

Proud of you champ 🏆💪

[@TheBisasg]

I listened to this man’s podcast all day yesterday and then saw him in my dreams. I will comeback in a month-taking a break.

[@johncurtis1472]

I live in Michigan and I have these symptoms for a year I'am going to get tested thanks Joe for this guest

[@lymeconqueror]

Get tested with Igenex. They're one of the only labs in the country that does accurate testing for Lyme.

[@travisgreen9604]

i had the bullseye mark you get from lyme at top of my waist/ groin for like 2 years, had a lot of headaches, tired. Stephen buhner recommends some stuff, i took japanese knotweed and ate a ton of garlic and the mark disapeared in about 12 days, feel much more clear headed, sleeeping way better.

[@art_of_defying_gravity]

Had it 6 years ago, one side of my face was paralyzed. My doctor send me immediatley to hospital because its a typical symptom for stroke. Got antibiotics for 2-3 weeks and never noticed Symptoms which i would correlate to lyme since then. Since reading this comment section i really know how fucking lucky i am.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

the devil agrees...

[@morrisspliffberg4276]

Fucking lucky as you say.

[@koala8911]

Thank you for highlighting the reality of Lyme disease 💚

[@Nicholas-dy5bb]

this video has been so informative as i have had a very very similiar experience even with having hurt my neck. So here i am 3-4 years into feeling like hell that i am finally scheduled to see a infectious disease specialist and hopefully will hear good news with a diagnosis. I was tested twice like 2 years ago, had 4 out of 5 markers but was told i am negative. I have had the trasnformation of being physically fit to having all sorts of fatigue, brain fog, headaches, nerve twitching all throughout my body. Things like alcohol or working out kick my butt and makes me feel like i'm dying the next day. I have had terrible anxiety and horrible gastrointestinal issues, though i have had IBS since i was a child, this is so much worse with just persistent abdominal pain. I have lost out on so many family experiences and having trouble at work, i need a diagnosis and this video gives me hope that i might finally be on the right path. Thank you

[@WildcatWarrior15]

My wife had it when she was a kid but kicked it with intense medications. Technically she's in remission, or dormancy, whatever you want to call it. The virus shuts down but never fully goes away. It is very common for physical trauma or injury to bring it back. I was incredibly stressed while my wife was pregnant. I was worried the pregnancy or labor would trigger it. So far so good.

[@wizkhalifa1268]

It's not a virus

[@oldguyblues]

Had Lyme early 90s in ct back when it wasn’t a real thing . Pretty much was called crazy and left to die . Five years later got help from a dr who wasn’t scared of losing her license . Now it’s. Real thing

[@Ken-mt9eg]

Lovely man tenacious fighter.. gotta love JIM

[@jimbo3911]

Jim miller is awesome always liked watching his fiights, smart dude best of wishes to jim

[@tdavisbrand]

I have battled Lyme disease for 9 years now. Went undiagnosed for 3 years as I never saw the bullseye and now have chronic post lyme disease. It is a horrible disease that mimics so many things and has affected my heart, brain, and nervous system overall. A lot of the things Jim mentioned i have experienced as well, BUT i have been in remission for 5 years now. I recommend changing your diet, using supplementation, detoxing the body, and using adaptogenic herbs to help you as antibiotics really only work once initially infected. There truly needs to be more information on this disease, but never give up because there are ways to fight this terrible disease.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

the devil agrees...

[@lymeconqueror]

Amen! Never give up! Know your enemy and fight it!

[@CG-mj8tk]

Can I pls share how u changed your diet and what supps?? Ty 😊

[@Cactus_hug]

Thanks for this!!! The disease is brutal and so many people have it in its chronic form.

[@jacksdad734]

Hell yes. Huge Jim Miller fan.

[@cotch40]

I had it last year. I was lucky I caught it early and still had the bullseye. But never in my life have I ever experienced so extreme.

[@rebelliouslogic2705]

I was just diagnosed with Savi disease(only 57 known cases).. for 10 years I thought I had lyme disease or something. This shit is like having lyme disease everyday with no cure... I always have a hard time explaining my symptoms.. this is spot on. I'm now questioning my current diagnosis. Vision, nausea, fog, memory, blurting out shit.. later thinking "why did I say that" muscle weakness, extreme fatigue. Wow

[@curiousbystander9193]

I suspect you can heal this condition to some degree with diet.

[@rebelliouslogic2705]

@@curiousbystander9193 yeah.. eating clean helps, along with intermittent fasting daily helps. I've been fasting daily for almost 5 years now. Although I still cannot exercise.. only walk. Lifting weights or running will cause a cascade of all the symptoms he mentioned.

[@brooks9184]

Had Lyme when I was 13 and was misdiagnosed but was lucky enough that my dad is a scientist and avid hunter and had him there to tell the doctors what it was from the bullseye on my arm. Only long term effects I’ve noticed are joint pains all over, but I know some people who’ve had way worse. Such a weird disease which makes it as scary as it is

[@lymeconqueror]

That happened to my little sister too. She had the bull's eye rash and my mom had to tell the doctor what it was. Lucky for her my mom even knew. I didn't get the rash so I had Lyme for years before getting diagnosed. Luckily I'm much better now, but I believe if I hadn't started treatment I'd be dead or completely disabled by now.

[@sakuraba86]

This has been my favorite fighter since Hendo retired.

[@raging100]

Its SO had to realize that you are NOT just sick, especially when there are so small, distingt symptoms

[@lymeconqueror]

So true. My symptoms were really generic at the beginning. I had it since I was a little kid but didn't get diagnosed until I was in my late 20s.

[@AliceInPantera]

Living on Long Island, NY, I’ve had many tick bites throughout my years of fishing and have had all of these symptoms Jim just explained. Severe depression, anxiety, EXTREME brain fog, muscle twitching (especially my eyelids), diarrhea, loss of appetite and blurry vision. I’ve been trying to figure out wtf is wrong with me, and I think I may have just found my answer….

[@sbg1911]

Same, but Vetura County here...I always thought it was hormones

[@troybalgie2149]

I had it also. Had a red dot I thought was a spider bite. Then it started to get bigger and angrier looking. I started feelings like crap.Showed my girlfriends parents and they knew right away. The doctor took one look and gave me antibiotics. Cleared it right up but I definitely feel more tired now.

[@berraloks]

Maybe you need a lot of probiotics since you took antibiotics

[@ryannath85]

How long ago did you have it? And you said you still feel more tired than before?

[@crispyonionbhaji3201]

Hello I hope you are well, I have recently had like red bumps/dots and my docs think they’re are bites and are super itchy. I had a bullseye kinda bruise too. Is this familiar to you? I did MMA for years now I have no energy to even get out the house

[@rokzakrajsek9864]

@@crispyonionbhaji3201 Go get your blood tested my friend. Speaking from personal experience. Let me know how it goes :)

[@crispyonionbhaji3201]

@@rokzakrajsek9864 thank you brother, will do man

[@skidz57]

Jim, I have watched and been a fan on UFC since day one, I also fought for PAL (boxing) as a young guy and went on to fight in the military. Got bitten hunting with my dad Novmbere 2009 came back from Pa. to Brooklyn ny. 2003 sick as fk! This as you know is no joke and should be made more of!

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

people love cowboy but miller is just as much of a legend, i love the ufc vets they are all sweet dudes

[@xZOOMORPHICx]

I have heart complications due to lyme. the great imitator for sure.

[@CasperInkyMagoo]

Me too.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

the devil is

[@motoweenies4431]

I've had lyme on and off for 4 years, most people in my family have as well. If you're reading this, be sure to be tested by a lyme specialist. They won't only test for lyme, but for bartonella and other tick born illnesses as well. Not an expert, but my guess is Jim had bartonella or something similar, which is why he is constantly testing negative.

[@wizkhalifa1268]

Bartonella IS lyme

[@FrenchViking466]

What did you use to combat the Lyme?

[@mattepton5731]

One of my favorite fighters and personalities…

[@Rabbitunderground]

This. It's one of the most horrific diseases in the world. Thank you for raising awareness.

[@anson.meadows]

I’m rapidly dying from it now, at 34 years old. Police officer, Air Force officer, hired to be a DEA special agent…200 pounds and fit just over a year ago. Now, I’m in autoimmune hell, haven’t been able to walk or sit-up in months. *I think Covid made it much worse for me. It’s a quiet epidemic and responsible for more illnesses than society realizes.

[@Jordan73SJ]

Sorry to hear that brother. Are you treating it?

[@kevinmurphy5878]

Covid and lyme disease messed me up badly. It's been 2 years. I'm still in college and barely able to keep up with studies, but I've been lucky so far. Have you tried fasting? And going in really cold water? Those make a difference quickly for me. Not a complete reduction, but they make enough of a difference to keep going. The intermittent fasting that's the best is eating for 4-6 hours a day. Drinking 100% cacao helps blood to the brain too. It's kind of hard to get sometimes, but you can get either a giant 30 lb bag of cocoa beans for like 50 bucks, that'll last a year or more, or you can buy something fancy online, or you can blend baking chocolate in hot water. Look for research studies, and try to find a doctor who's willing to try just about everything. Some doctors barely even write referrals, and some will try to cover all bases. I had to switch hospital systems and see multiple primary care doctors, but when I found a useful one I got referrals for brain scans and specialists within a week after getting nothing for a year and a half. Good luck! It may be horrible, but I'm sure someday you'll recover from it.

[@Jason11190]

My experience with Lyme was totally different. I was wracked all over my body by progressively worsening joint pain, within like a week or so of being bitten, if I remember right. It still took me like a week or so longer to actually get diagnosed and treated though, so there was a good period of time where I could barely get up, and only to waddle around like a shambling corpse in agony. I still occasionally get the random pain flare-ups in my joints, usually the knees and neck. And some of the brain fog and forgetfulness remains as well. Kinda sucks, considering I'm only 32.

[@devonpfeiffer9343]

Yea I thought I had fibromyalgia or RA .Definitely the worst pain I've ever dealt with

[@lymeconqueror]

Alva, feel free to check my channel if you want. I share what's worked for me with chronic Lyme.

[@justgone123]

My mother had it 15 years ago, she got bit by a tick and ended up in the hospital days later. It's pretty brutal, I hate it for anyone who has to go through it!

[@juansantiago6635]

And to think that he actually hung with the best in the world at the toughest division in the world...I think he was ranked 4th or 5th in the world at 1 point...I trained with Jim at a seminar at ama fight club couldn't believe how strong dude was...he felt like concrete lol...love Jim and Dan they never turned down fights always hung with the best

[@animegail1530]

I ended up having Lymes and from my Lymes I got diagnosed with Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma which ended up being secondary from my Lymes,a lot is still not know about it,I had always heard of Lymes but never knew it could cause cancer,started with these little hard lumps that were itchy,at first doctors thought it was lipomas,sometimes they would almost look kind of reddish purple color,Lymes in my opinion should be talked about more and what to look for if you get bitten and how to go about getting treatment

[@cryptocpa1194]

I was diagnosed with Lyme in summer of 2020. Got the bulls eye on my stomach. Had a low grade fever for 18 days straight. Once I knew what I had I just took raw crushed garlic (it's a super powerful antibiotic but no one will tell you this because it doesn't make Pharma any money) for several months and been symptom free for almost 1 year. It takes awhile to get rid of it because the bacteria that cause Lyme are very stealthy. You have to get it early though. If you get to the autoimmune stage of Lyme it won't work. You'll need to do something like a Rife machine or bee venom therapy. I take raw crushed garlic every time I feel like I'm getting sick. Also cured cellulitis with it as well. I wish more people knew about this stuff. It doesn't destroy the good bacteria in your gut either like the pharma stuff. I haven't taken a pharmaceutical antibiotic in over a decade.

[@lymeconqueror]

That's amazing you kicked Lyme just with garlic! I do eat a lot of garlic every day, just because I like it, but my main treatment is rife machines. I've gotten a lot better but still got a way to go.

[@THESKYLEE]

Interesting youre like the 5th person I’ve seen today that’s mentioned bee venom and rife treatments, I don’t know much about them but am almost certain I’ve had lymes since I was younger I’m 21 now and am doing all I can to try and recover and get well so I can live life 😭 any knowledge or advice you can pass on would really help !! Much love 🤘🏼