Julia Marshall-Wessendorf, 37, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010
An MRI scan showed lesions on her brain and spinal cord consistent with MS
Was on expensive drug regime and thought she faced future in a wheelchair
Developed other symptoms inconsistent with MS so did some research
Went to doctor and asked for test for tick-borne Lyme disease
It came back positive so she was treated with a simple course of antibiotics
A mother-of-three who spent two years being treated for multiple sclerosis has been cured with a simple course of antibiotics – after it was revealed that her symptoms were actually caused by a tick bite.
Julia Marshall-Wessendorf, 37, was facing life in a wheelchair after being mistakenly diagnosed with MS, a condition which attacks the central nervous system.
But when her symptoms deteriorated, she carried out her own research and discovered she may have been infected with Lyme disease following a bite from a parasitic tick.
Now, after years of expensive drug therapy and injections for MS, a simple course of antibiotics has cleared all of her symptoms.
Mrs Marshall-Wessendorf’s troubles first started in 2010 after she went to her GP complaining of a numb finger two months after the birth of her daughter, Peggy.
She initially thought she had trapped a nerve carrying newborn Peggy around, but when she was sent to a neurologist she began to worry.
An extensive MRI revealed lesions on her brain and spinal cord, consistent with MS.
‘Initially, I was really glad of the diagnosis because MS was a well-recognised illness and a lot of money had been put into researching it and providing medication,’ Ms Marshall-Wessendorf, from from Bath, Somerset.
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