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Re:Save My Life - help a fellow HN'er by Stasyan on Wednesday June 02, 2010 @05:46PM (#1399543)
Re:Save My Life - help a fellow HN'er by NathanKP on Wednesday June 02, 2010 @05:49PM (#1399553)
Bingo!

Here it is:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=868325 - So.. what the hell's wrong with you shooter?

It is a long text post but it lists symptoms that are remarkably similar to the OP's.

Shooter said:

Basically I had multiple infections (both viral and bacterial) that were slowly eating me alive.

and

Anyway, I tested positive for at least a dozen viral and bacterial infections, but they could have potentially all come from one tick bite. I think the estimate is that 30% of all infected ticks carry at least one other co-infection. So, theoretically, I could have been bitten by just one really 'sick tick.' Or I could have picked up other infections once my immune system was compromised by an initial infection.