My mom nearly died from this. She is so strong and she had diagnosed herself which is the only reason she survived because the doctors kept misdiagnosing her
Sam I hope your mom gets better soon. I had to self diagnose at first too. Then went to the hospital and told them exactly what I had which they were very surprised by.
Self diagnosis means looking up the symptoms online and reading countless medical articles and discussion blogs to make sure the info is all adding up correctly.
she's emo and adorable. I'm also emo sometimes. I never seen anyone cry this hard before although I have cried that hard, so it's relatable how we both cried so uncontrollably hard when coming out of a dark emo time.
She just said exactly what doctors told me, word for word. The doctors all said the same things "your crazy" "just get up, don't be dramatic" "you must want attention" "it's all in your head, you need to see a mental health expert". I understand exactly how you feel Avril! Glad to know I'm not alone it makes you feel that way. I've had lyme disease for 20 years.
Same! I want to cry thats what they said to me! Ive had it for most of my life, i missed a lot of school,.now college and the mental health problems it comes with really mess you up and i keep being shut down by the doctors or made to feel stupid and it makes me so angry and i cant trust the doctors anymore. Even the nhs tests apparently are made always to come back negative since they dont have a cure for it, they want to deter people from it.
Her new song, "Head Above Water" has been posted on a CFS/ME group I belong to and that's what brought me here. Beautiful, powerful song. Lyme is so similar to CFS/ME, so I can relate to her struggles. Our problem is that most doctors don't believe in our illness so it's hard to get diagnosed and even then, can't get any follow up care. We don't have a cure and we also find ourselves being our own advocates . I'm glad someone finally took her seriously and she recovered. Wishing her all the best!
I have End stage Lymes because I was not diagnosed properly 25 years ago and now am suffering severely all these years. I was recently rebit and this time almost cost me my life. I went to the ER and passed out in the ER waiting room bathroom because my blood pressure was like 58/20 which was totally nonexistent! I almost checked out of this world . I was in a wheel chair and asked to lie down three times and was denied and then was crashing and losing bowel control and asked to go to restroom. They left me with no assistance where I passed out and broke my right ankle and tore up my left leg. I was in the hospital 10 days and inpatient rehabilitation hospital 12 days. I was gone for 22 days and still cannot walk
Lisa Davenport good luck to you. Your story was hard to read. I was just diagnosed with COPD ,when I looked it up they said it's incurable but can be managed. No overnight hospital stays but I can't do my job anymore...thank god for insurance.
When I was around the age of 6, I had Lyme's disease. No doctor would help and my poor mom watched me deteriorate, and I felt alone besides my family because people just saw me as a sick kid. I went to so many doctors and nobody helped me because it wouldn't show up. I was lucky enough for a specialist to come where I lived and he saved my life, other people aren't that lucky. Avril lavigne has always been an inspiration to me, but now I can appreciate her on a whole new level
My whole family has Lyme disease and we're still treating it. I'm just about to turn 14 and only about two years ago we got a diagnosis. I feel horrible hearing others stories as it's just as bad, no one understands, the doctors refuse it to be real. I'm so glad you were able to get that help. I am going through treatment currently *so is the rest of my family* and I am getting better slowly but surely c:
DarkR0ze Yeah, just think of all the regular people with Lyme who are told they're crazy but they can't afford to visit multiple doctors/specialists to get a proper diagnosis/treatment. :/
breetai3 The universal healthcare in Canada does NOT pay for Lyme Disease treatment and as a whole, they do not believe it exists in Canada. Health insurance doesn't do anyone any good if that insurance does not pay for the kind of treatment that someone needs. :(
DarkR0ze notice how even being a famous millionaire didn´t spare her from being trated like a mental patient when instead she had an elusive organic disease, she suffered the same other people affected with Lyme, Mialgic Encephalomielitys, Fibromyalgya, etc suffers, at least at the diagnosis level. Be informed about this disease, and protect yourself and your loved ones from them, because if you don´t act, nor the government nor the medical community will do it!
my aunt killed herself this year due to lyme disease... no one could help her, they just kept giving her ativan, and she became dependent on ativan, to the point when she tried to stop she went crazy. she shot herself in her garage with a shotgun and just writing this out again breaks my heart. trying to stop long term use of ativan can cause brain damage and other terrible withdrawal effects... i hope people do take lyme disease more seriously, even though it's tough to treat when you've passed that first section where you can be treated..
I've experienced this. Doctors not taking their patients and their symptoms seriously. Too many people have to be their own advocate and their own doctor when that's what their physicians should be
I am playing find a doctor who actually listens. The best was the one who was obsessed with weighing me and then nothing else. Didn't even check my ears or throat and I am a normal weight for my height. It was weird.
It is actually not that hard to diagnose Lyme disease and highly unlikely to kill patients. Knowing how much money a celebrity can invest on their health I am having a hard time believing her symptoms were completely true and that this isn't just a publicity stunt.
I have a chronic illness and I can relate to what Avril is saying, I was bedridden for months too. A lot of doctors accuse you of faking it, or 'maybe you're just depressed'? It's so upsetting to hear a medical professional accuse you of lying when you're really struggling.
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When I got cancer at 6, I was visiting doctors for so many weeks before anybody told me what was wrong I was a 6 year old girl and I almost died. one time I went to the doctor and instead of helping me he told me to grab his fingers and he told me to jump and after I jumped she told me all I needed was some Tylenol and that I was fine I don’t know how some doctors even get their jobs.
Look.. my mechanic can't figure out whats wrong with my car half the time and is just guessing. Considering how complicated the human body is I have no doubt most doctors are just guessing or taking their best shot most of the time lol
I can’t thank her enough for using her voice and bringing light to the debilitating disease. It is most definitely A BATTLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. It is horrible and if you don’t know Lyme disease you have no idea what we go through everyday. Insurance doesn’t cover treatment so if you don’t have money you don’t get treatment. One day may be great, the next you may not be able to walk, or you’ll have migraines so bad you can get out of bed. Ive struggled since I was 15, and my mom called the doctor as soon as I pulled the tick off and my skin turned purple. The doctor said they couldn’t do anything until there was a bullseye. 2 months later the bullseye showed up and it was in my blood, I was hospitalized for 2 weeks. They found the Lyme in my spinal fluid along with meningitis co infection. Never in my life did I think a tiny pin sized tick would change my entire life. God bless my Lyme Warriors, we are the toughest ones around. Thank you Avril!!! 💚💚💚💚💚
Stop all of you it is not Melissa it's Avril she just growing up she is a young woman who is 33 and she has changed a lot people can't stay the same 😒 she is a woman not a child
When you go to doctor after doctor and are insulted... and you end up losing your career...and you are told it's stress...Yeah, you get distraught. Most doctors don't give a damn. It feels like your body is shutting down...and you can't do anything about it
*Please thumbs-up this comment so people know* The thing about Lyme that a lot of people don't understand is that you need to have your bloodwork sample checked WITHIN 2-3 DAYS, or you ill get a FALSE NEGATIVE. Often times blood work on samples are done 1-2 weeks after the sample is taken, and by then the material within the sample that tells an accurate diagnosis (because it's such a small trace material) dies on it's own and gives a false reading. People need to find a place that understands this and tests the blood sample between 1-3 days, up to 3 day wait MAX, to get an accurate reading. False negatives happen all of the time. I worry that Avril might have mentioned this and ABC news censored it and didn't even share it. Also, people diagnosed with Fibromyalgia may actually have Lyme because the two diagnoses are so similar in the symptoms. With Fibro their tends to be a lot more muscle issues and pain, but both do have that.
what are you talking about these tests and almost all tests are done in maximum 7 days or the blood will coagulate eventually,they test for antibodies your imune sistem made at the time your sample is taken nothing is gonna die off i work in the er and when someone comes with a tick bite they do the test 4 to 5 weeks after the bite thats probably more important to mention that the tests are not relaible in the first 4 weeks if yove been sick for over 3 months and you test negative and never saw a migrating rash or tick(those things are sometimes pretty hard to pull)you probably dont have lyme
The tests that they use are not accurate at all. There are 2 of them. One will ping to a western blot if positive and the other has to be caught within 2 weeks of being bitten. One is 30% accurate and the western blot is about 60-70% accurate. A lot of people with lyme test negative for it and there are so many strains in the US. I agree if you have fibro you may actually have lymes because the symptoms are similar. In order for them to find an accurate test they would have to find a test that doesn't use antibodies. If you suspect lyme see a lyme disease specialist or infectious disease specialist. They can diagnose you on symptoms alone and if you improve on antibiotics.
Here after hearing her new song Head above water All the prayers have heared and she is back calling God With her lyrics God keep my head above water It's great that she is back with the love of God
Avril Lavigne is the most beautiful, a talented singer, & the sweetest person you will ever meet. Her coming out and her battling lyme disease took courage & i am proud of her & she is doing a lot better today.
It seems the first three people to reply to this are major assholes. Avril is a human, just like anyone else. She will get sick, like anyone else - rich or not.
I truly love Avril. I met her at the MMVA's in Toronto a few years ago and she genuinely is so humble and is always willing to engage with the fans. Watching her cry touched me. People with Lyme go through a hard time getting diagnosed. People that have no idea about what it feels like to have lyme (death) might think she is exaggerating. It can be worse than living with HIV . Actually though! -- This happened to a Mexican artist too, Thalia who is now married to Tommy Motola . She suffered for months in the public eye and many top Doctors couldn't properly diagnose her until finally someone with Lyme saw her interview and heard her symptoms and contacted her, luckily she read the message and took that to a specialist.
I need her 6th album. I heard she's going back to her roots like her first two album. I'm so glad she was able to recover from Lyme disease. I love Avril. Poor Avril. I'm so glad she's ok now.
Ugh, preach it, sistah! I have a rare genetic disorder and wasn't tested for it for 8 years. During that time, I was told I had chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, was crazy, was lazy.... it was horrible. When someone looks you in the eye and tell you you're lying, it's a terrible feeling. And you pay them for it! I'm glad she finally knows she has.
I don't think people realize how devastating this illness is. When I first experienced symptoms I seriously could not get out of bed despite being very ambitious. I had really bad brain fog and couldn't think on my feet in college or study. I had really bad tremors, night sweats, joint pain/muscle pain, heart palps. The headaches are horrible too. Mine was so late stage that despite antibiotics I will continue to have symptoms the rest of my life. I tested negative for it btw
I cured my Lyme with liquid whole leaf Stevia. (any brand) 1 full dropper in 250ml of water, 3xday until you're done. Increase to 3 droppers to finish off the biofilm. This illness is NOT for life. It's easely cureable with liquid Stevia. Read the new study on it.
@@ArTranc3 can you tell me more about this? I know I can look it up myself, but I would love to hear more about how effective and how long the process was firsthand from someone who tried it.
Avril is a fighter and I understand how she feels. I was diagnosed with colitis back in 2014 and it progressed to Ulcerative Colitis in 2015 and by 2016 it progressed to Crohns Colitis. Doctors suck and they gaslight tf out of you. I had my one doctor tell me diet doesn't matter with a GUT disease!! I did all the meds and tests and their last option was to give me a bag and put me on a chemo drug. I refused it all and I am now Med free, Symptom free and 9yrs in remission! I probably wouldn't be here if I kept listening to them. Her song Head Above Water brought me to tears when I first heard it, like sobbing ugly crying because I felt every word of that song. I was also bed ridden most times and was angry and frustrated that I begged to either die in my sleep or hope it just ended one day and I got better. I still listen to the song now even being in remission I tear up knowing how far I've come from where I was. I hit a dark time in my life but that song helped me so much.
Same thing for me. Couldn't get out of bed, put on pain medicine, and was super anxious/paranoid for no reason. I went from working out every day to once a month. Told me I was depressed and needed to see a psychiatrist UGH
I don't normally post comments in youtube, but this time I have to. I'm an internaional student in the USA. I have been to the doctor a couple of times here and something that I have noticed is that doctors don't listen. They are well prepared (I assume) but they are arrogant, share very little information and treat the patient just like if they knew nothing. Once I took my son to the ER because he had pink color in his urine, I went to Medline plus and I concluded he had a uniral infection. I told the doctor "he has urinal infection", "what makes you think that?" she said, "the syptoms" I replied, "well, we will have him tested and we will decide that" she said arrogantly. 3 hours later she comes to me and say: "you were right". In anothye ocassion I went to the gastroenterologist, I explained my symptoms, he explained me how to eat healthy, which I already did because I lift heavy weights and told me not to drink milk, remove beans and eat more fiber. I was not satisfied with that and I told him, to what he said “ok tell me what were you expecting” and I said “I think I have colitis and I would like to get medicine to get it treated”, he didn’t give me anything. Couple of months later in my home country I was diagnosed colitis, got the normal medicine and felt better in a couple of weeks, just like before. Now, imagine April Lavigne, with the top LA doctors, a super star being treated like a crazy person (she said it), what can we expect from the rest of us mortals? USA health system and doctors need a change. (and before the haters come, I love USA and I'm not plannig to stay)
Gustavo Lujan Moreno I'm an American & you are right. Lots of US doctors don't seem to care or don't take the patient seriously. I imagine they often go into it for the money.
Gustavo Lujan Moreno im a latin american (from Chile) and here is basically the same. once I had sinusitis, I mean I felt like I had that because of the symptoms, also my grandma told me it could be that (former biology teacher, haha). I went to the doctor and told him I thought I had sinusitis, and then he told me the same your doctor told you when your son had that urinal infection issue. It really happened exact the same thing, haha. i think maybe they get scared ppl might be over diagnosing themselves (because there is ppl that does that and therefore they medicate themselves badly), but idk, also i think is a bit arrogant from them. in the end I did have sinusitis -.-
Pau Poblete As an American and a Lyme patient, I too agree with your assessment of our doctors. However, as far as them running tests before giving you a diagnosis and proper treatment... a lot is control by the insurance companies and the CDC. Doctors are not able to do practice at their own free will, their hands are tied up by bureaucratic red tape in many instances. It's a shame and it's shameful.
Gustavo Lujan Moreno you are not a doctor, of course the are going to test things dude, or do you want them to believe every diagnosis patients have for themselves??
I was misdiagnosed and pushed around by doctors for 2 years at the age of 14 before even suspecting Lyme. I now have chronic Lyme which can not be treated. Can’t explain how much I relate to Avril and her song brings me to tears each time I play it knowing that I’m not alone, when I thought I was for two years ❤️❤️
Last year I was diagnosed with Lyme's Disease after a long process of our medical professionals here in Canada not being able to find out what was going on with me. Our doctors in Canada need to be EDUCATED about Lyme's symptoms because I had to endure 3 months of pain and misery until I was finally given a blood test for Lyme's Disease to which I tested positive. I fully understand as to what Avril must of gone through and perhaps still is because this disease is merciless with it's painful effects and what devastation it brings on later. I was fortunate because I was diagnosed in time and for the antibiotics to have worked. Thank you Avril and glad to see you back!
I completely feel for you.... I was in the same boat back in April to currently now... I saw 8 doctors to find my diagnosis but I felt the same of the doctors thinking I’m crazy and I knew I wasn’t crazy and finally found a doctor who listened to me and actually cared and found I have diverticulosis and kidney issues... but seeing how strong u are now makes me feel so much better having this issue and know not to allow this to define me.... your awesome
kurt thompson please share your doctors ..privately via e-mail or FB DM to me. I need a doctor now. I’ve been suffering for 5 years and it’s chronic and comes back. Please share confidentially to me. My email is vsikorszky@aol.com. Thank you.
What specialist should I see if I suspect this? Rheumatologist, neurologist? It is effecting my nervous system now more than anything, whatever is going on
So happy for her!!! She is beyond beautiful. Possibly the most attractive female I have ever seen. Throw her talent into the mix and wow!!! Good luck to Avril and Chad!!! Such a beautiful couple.
Thank you for spreading awareness on this frightening disease Avril! It takes patience, self compassion, and an experimental, open minded attitude, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I never thought that I would recover and I am actually better. The medical community has a long way to go. I highly recommend meditation and/or yoga, as well as whatever medicines you take.
Makes me think of the Golden Girls episode where Dorothy received a similar run around and insisted by doctors that she was just crazy - before a diagnosis of CFS. I think it’s often women that are treated this way by doctors. It’s so hard to see Avril so hurt by her experiences , and glad she’s made a successful recovery.
Totally relate to how she feels. It's depressing enough feeling so ill, to not be believed and expected to do things you are far unable to do, have Docs make you feel stupid when it's because they can't see what's wrong. It makes you feel so low. Even more so when recovery is so slow and then you go backwards. Regardless of how much she earns, your health is priceless. Thank you Avril for releasing "Head above water". It helped me so much at a time I was struggling to breathe and kept me fighting.
This Melissa person is not pretending to be avril.This is avril.Imagine all the stress and pain she has gone through past the years.She has just matured.Not cloned.Are you same person now as you were in your teenage years?Give this girl a break.I love her so much and I hope she continues to get better♥️
My heart really goes out to you for the lupus diagnosis ❤ It was a potential diagnoses for some health concerns I had a few years ago and assessing for it was so vague even with top notch specialists. The attitude kind of was 'we won't really know until your symptoms get quite extreme so just carry on in the meantime'. Luckily the doctors I had weren't dismissive but still there was alot of shoulder shrugging all around. Hope things are going well for you at the moment, healthwise.
@@k8lynmae, I don't say this to be unkind but that is a very irresponsible statment. Is there any reliable medical citation you can give to back up the claim that "most" instances of lupus are misdiagnosed Lyme disease? A great many people with lupus aren't even located in or have travelled to a global region where lyme infection from tick bites are a risk factor.
F E no it’s not irresponsible and it wouldn’t hurt to rule it out. A lot of people have had Lyme misdiagnosed as an autoimmune disease (fibromyalgia, ms, lupus)
I and many others with fibromyalgia also deal with many of the same symptoms--so I am so glad Avril is coming thru the other side of her own struggle! All of us with these type of illnesses deal with disbelieving docs (sometimes friends & family too), being passed off from Dr to Dr, all the while enduring the awful symptoms. Lastly, you feel your body is no longer your friend, but your jailer--with it deciding whether you can get out of bed, work, socialize. People suddenly think you're unreliable, uninterested. We grieve for "the old me", who seems hard to remember at all. My "old me" ran off 18 yrs ago with M.S. & Fibro moving in. But I know even so, there are people the same or worse situations than I, so what I can do, even from bed, is pray for all of those ill, scared, lonely. You're my extended family and we understand each other. 💞
Im in a very similar situation watching this brings tears to my eyes I've been sick fighting for my life for 2 years bed ridden myself with extreme shortness f breath gasping for air every 30 seconds and i can't do anything can't work drive exercise or anything.. the doctors say the same thing to me as if they feel my pain im going thru my worst moments in my life...
i am so happy for her but what about the thousands of families and children who are ''suffering'' with last stage Chronic Lyme disease;;;there needs to be more awareness and diagnoisis and treatment for this disease;;i had 3 positive test;;treated in late 90's thought i was better only to find out it was attacking my brain and spine;;now at 65 after 20 with this disease i am disabled and lost everything;;;no treatment in 10 yrs. please spread the word and if you have Influence Please for Us make a DIFFERENCE AND HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Avril is most definitely spreading awareness, she has a huge charity called Lymelight or something like that... she is always posting things about it on her twitter... She is trying to help others... she's doin' her best to spread awareness.:)
I love her. She is spot on. In going through the same thing. And everyone thinks I'm crazy. Im glad she told her story. I've listening to her music since i was a kid. Grt better sweetheart.
Isn’t it bizarre? Why do people think we are crazy. I feel for everybody but I’m glad people are sharing because this is such a profound social experience with doctors/family/and friends coming to that conclusion.
Modern medicine and doctors have very little knowledge about most diseases and conditions..I've had severe generalized anxiety for over 6 months and have severe physical symtoms every day and the doctors cant do anything about it..once a doctor actually googled one of my symptoms and told me to go home and rest..that was 4 months ago and I still have it every single day..serious pinching of my skin all over my legs..something to do with my nerves..I have at least 8-10 other symptoms..and a new symptom comes roughly every 2 weeks
Allaiya They did something called Citalopram and after that Sertraline..it didnt help besides putting my mind as ease but the physical symptoms continued..some of them are really nasty like my veins bulging in my feet and hands like Im 90 years old...looks nasty and many other symptoms. I really feel I destroyed my life and its only gonna get worse with death coming within a few years at the most...and Im only 28
Pia Corleone Have you researched Lyme Disease? Those symptoms do match up... I hope it is something else but please research all possibilities before giving up. Big hugs!
Pia Corleone I have had those same symptoms and many more.. I tested positive for 3 of 4 tests for Lyme,” per my doctor who was my dermatologist. She said she doesn’t treat this so she referred me to “the best” infectious disease doctor who refused to even let me make an appt with HIM bc I “only tested positive for 3 out of 4 tests and must test positive in 5 tests” but he also refused to give me the supposed 5 tests!! I know I have it and I’m looking for a true Lyme doctor specialist now.. I moved to another state to find one.. problem now is it’s expensive.. Ins only covers some of doctors in NY and Virginia.. I moved to the wrong state.. but I am going to travel there after I save money. Meantime I see doctors hear and there some who give me the doxycycline and anti-fungal pills which I need on occasions when it comes back. It’s unreal that I have had to suffer for 5 years doing this fighting for my life! It’s unconscionable that most doctors and the CDC and big Pharma and big Med continue to do this to normal ppl like myself!! A form of genocide!!! I am a specialist certified in psychiatric diagnosis for over 40 years and this is NOT A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS!! This is a real and devastating medical illness and they know it and deny it bc THEY ARE NARCISSIST SOCIOPATHS WITH severe GREED and ZERO CONSCIENCE WHO ARE RUNNING MEDICINE AND POLITICS in the US AT PRESENT!! Vote Blue and demand a serious change NOW PLEASE!!!
Hopefully since she is speaking out about Lyme disease it will help bring more awareness to this illness. I have Lyme and it’s causes heart issues. Most doctors don’t believe in Lyme. 🙄 but then I ask them why do I have a picc line in my arm and giving my self iv antibiotics 2 times a day at home alone. And health insurance is covering the antibiotics and the picc line. But not home nurse care to help me. I’ve had to learn on my own how to start and IV line and hook it up to my picc line. And insurance won’t cover my visits to a Lyme literate doctor. 500$ a visit. But even when I have to go to the er when my heart starts acting up doctors and nurses roll their eyes at me when I say Lyme. And act like it’s not a real illness. People need to understand how bad this illness is as well as the co-infections that come with Lyme. It’s more then one infection Lymies are dealing with! Bacterial and parasites like babisiosis.
I would be interested to know what your heart issues are. My sister has been told she has fibromyalgia. Has had joint issues and now heart issues. I am wondering about Lyme.
I cured my Lyme with liquid whole leaf Stevia. (any brand) 1 full dropper in 250ml of water, 3xday until you're done. Increase to 3 droppers to finish off the biofilm. This illness is NOT for life. It's easely cureable with liquid Stevia. Read the new study on it.
Avril has not changed... Peoples voices change over time, along with new looks and hair/makeup styles plus botox's as well in some places. I am getting really tired of hearing this Melissa stuff. This is the real Avril and she is amazing and i can't wait for her new album to come out soon..... LOVE YOU AVRIL. Stay strong.😊👍😊!!!!
Descendants 1 , 2 and 3 Channel At lot of your comment is true but you have to admit that some of the things is odd. Nobody can find Malissa Vandella, she’s just gone from the face of the earth.
@@brooklynr8479 dude that conspiracy isnt real. The guy who created it said it was completely fake to prove anybody will belive anything on the internet
This why I never get too depressed about my trials and tribulations, I don't have any kind of conditions or health issues. I really wish the best to those who REALLY goes through afflictions including mental health. I could never really know your pain to the fullest extend, but I do feel empathy and have gone through hardship, prayers from me to you all.
This woman that used to come by my work in Canada, opened up to me about her struggle wit Lyme Disease, she had no idea she had if for couple of years then all her joints in her fingers started to go crooked, knees were swelling - they told her she had arthritis. It wasn't until she actually had to join a $5000 a year private clinic, that they finally figured out she had Lyme. She is was taking antibiotics for a year and was feeling somewhat better but nothing is going to undo the damage it's done to her joints - and all this because doctors did not run further tests.
I was just diagnosed with Lyme and alpha gal I have struggled going to work and just keeping my head above but it’s hard when others don’t understand and especially when doctors try to convince you it’s all in your head. I have had doctors tell me it’s all psychological for the last ten years and have been sick. Prayers for everyone who is dealing with this. 🌱🥰
Well that's what all Dr.'s tell young women, you're depressed blah, blah, blah...I went through some terrible pain issues in my 20's and believe me Dr.'s don't take you seriously when you're young and have a variety of issues going on. I was sitting at my desk one day and all of sudden my whole chest filled with extreme heaviness like an elephant was stepping on it. I took my self to the hosp. E.R. no xrays were done, nothing, I was just told I had an "inflammation" That pain in and around my chest and ribs lasted for 2 months when it started to go away it felt like someone had stabbed me in spots, just really sore. Then I started having terrible jaw and ear pain and all the Dr.s would do was keep giving me anti-inflammatory meds which really messed up my ears, it felt like there was no protective covering on my ear drums bc every freaking sound made my ears vibrate! This went on for a year and I never did get a diagnosis I had to live with it bc the Dr.s wouldn't run any tests or anything. Who knows what it was?
I also have the same situation,when my asthma strike i went to the clinic for a check up. The doctor hasnt even started checking me but she told me i was just having an anxiety problem.. nice that my uncle was a doctor and he was the one that gave me some medicine for my asthma.
To be honest the chest pain could have been anything, because so many different things can cause chest pain. I can't diagnose you and don't have the medical training to do so, but I know that walking pneumonia can actively last for a couple of months (I had it as a kid), and when left untreated the after effects can take a long time to die down, or if one is really unlucky, they may not survive. As for your ears, tinnitus, which is a fairly common ear problem, is caused by anti inflammatory drugs for many people, so that issue in particular may have been caused by the medication you were prescribed.
Poor little angel it broke my heart seeing her cry about what she went through.I was so afraid for her when she got Lyme Disease.Felt really bad when they gave her the run around.So glad she recovered and is better now.Hugs to you Avril!
The struggle and misunderstandings/lack of help from Doctors I understand and feel here pain 100%! Even after a diagnosis they don't...most not all docs do not truly get involved or interested in going the extra mile to help you or there is no cure or further treatment. Unless you struggle with an illness/disease you have no idea what someone's true daily quality of life is. (Physical and Emotional Pain) One thing is for sure...loving support from loved ones even some acquaintances/friends really can make some of the worst days more beautiful and bright. We all know how to be strong but sometimes we need someone to lean on and take a break from as much public/social interaction you can just for a moment. She is a beautiful soul and I'm glad she is getting back out there with some new music. I've always loved her style, taste, music, kind heart and personality since sc8ter boy. ✌💟💪
Man seeing her cry makes me so sad for her. She NEVER cries, and you can tell this disease hit her emotional and physical well being very hard.
That's cuz this is Melissa, not Avril.
@@MrParkerman6 what?
@@MrParkerman6 bullshit theory
@@christy1385 it isn't a theory, dumbass. It is a fact.
@@MrParkerman6 Prove it.
My mom nearly died from this. She is so strong and she had diagnosed herself which is the only reason she survived because the doctors kept misdiagnosing her
Sam Giffin that sad god blesd you
How did she diagnose herself ?
Sam Giffin. ? I am just wondering
Sam I hope your mom gets better soon. I had to self diagnose at first too. Then went to the hospital and told them exactly what I had which they were very surprised by.
Self diagnosis means looking up the symptoms online and reading countless medical articles and discussion blogs to make sure the info is all adding up correctly.
She started crying and my heart literally fell apart shes so adorable I love her so much. She’s such a sweetheart ;-;
she's emo and adorable. I'm also emo sometimes. I never seen anyone cry this hard before although I have cried that hard, so it's relatable how we both cried so uncontrollably hard when coming out of a dark emo time.
Ryuuji-Chan Her crying didn’t look genuine it looked like crocodile tears
Malcolm Slade um..ok
wulfgar3000 lmao
PREACH QUEEN
She just said exactly what doctors told me, word for word. The doctors all said the same things "your crazy"
"just get up, don't be dramatic"
"you must want attention"
"it's all in your head, you need to see a mental health expert".
I understand exactly how you feel Avril! Glad to know I'm not alone it makes you feel that way. I've had lyme disease for 20 years.
me too
It is hell!
Broken Doll So are you guys ok now?? I hope you are? You’ll be in my prayers anyway!
Same! I want to cry thats what they said to me! Ive had it for most of my life, i missed a lot of school,.now college and the mental health problems it comes with really mess you up and i keep being shut down by the doctors or made to feel stupid and it makes me so angry and i cant trust the doctors anymore. Even the nhs tests apparently are made always to come back negative since they dont have a cure for it, they want to deter people from it.
20 years!? I had no idea it could go on that long, what a horrible disease :( good luck with everything!
Her new song, "Head Above Water" has been posted on a CFS/ME group I belong to and that's what brought me here. Beautiful, powerful song. Lyme is so similar to CFS/ME, so I can relate to her struggles. Our problem is that most doctors don't believe in our illness so it's hard to get diagnosed and even then, can't get any follow up care. We don't have a cure and we also find ourselves being our own advocates . I'm glad someone finally took her seriously and she recovered. Wishing her all the best!
She was ok now?
She named God in the song also....but about her totally...is avril an illuminati puppet or not?
I have End stage Lymes because I was not diagnosed properly 25 years ago and now am suffering severely all these years. I was recently rebit and this time almost cost me my life. I went to the ER and passed out in the ER waiting room bathroom because my blood pressure was like 58/20 which was totally nonexistent! I almost checked out of this world . I was in a wheel chair and asked to lie down three times and was denied and then was crashing and losing bowel control and asked to go to restroom. They left me with no assistance where I passed out and broke my right ankle and tore up my left leg. I was in the hospital 10 days and inpatient rehabilitation hospital 12 days. I was gone for 22 days and still cannot walk
Also Avril is lucky she was diagnosed early so she has a good prognosis. Thank you Avril for your song
Lisa Davenport good luck to you. Your story was hard to read. I was just diagnosed with COPD ,when I looked it up they said it's incurable but can be managed. No overnight hospital stays but I can't do my job anymore...thank god for insurance.
Came here after listening Head above water. Girl you inspire me everyday plus your new song gives me comfort.
khen sane i did the same thing, I saw on fb she had a new video so I came on TH-cam, I'm so happy to see her back
Same
khen sane I'm the same as you
The song sent me here as well lol
Same here
When I was around the age of 6, I had Lyme's disease. No doctor would help and my poor mom watched me deteriorate, and I felt alone besides my family because people just saw me as a sick kid. I went to so many doctors and nobody helped me because it wouldn't show up. I was lucky enough for a specialist to come where I lived and he saved my life, other people aren't that lucky. Avril lavigne has always been an inspiration to me, but now I can appreciate her on a whole new level
It must be hard for you 😭😭😭
My whole family has Lyme disease and we're still treating it. I'm just about to turn 14 and only about two years ago we got a diagnosis. I feel horrible hearing others stories as it's just as bad, no one understands, the doctors refuse it to be real. I'm so glad you were able to get that help. I am going through treatment currently *so is the rest of my family* and I am getting better slowly but surely c:
Sammi Lund
Jace IzanAsshole Idk too much about it; But, it doesn't go away I still have mine
I moved to Texas and saw a specialist and I got it cured, and now it's just going to physical therapy all the time
She's blessed to be rich and famous because it will help with buying the treatments that many insurance companies decline to give help
DarkR0ze Yeah, just think of all the regular people with Lyme who are told they're crazy but they can't afford to visit multiple doctors/specialists to get a proper diagnosis/treatment. :/
DarkR0ze She's Canadian and has universal healthcare regardless.
breetai3 The universal healthcare in Canada does NOT pay for Lyme Disease treatment and as a whole, they do not believe it exists in Canada. Health insurance doesn't do anyone any good if that insurance does not pay for the kind of treatment that someone needs. :(
k8innh
they "don't believe" in it's existance because treatment for Lyme is VERY EXPENSIVE, maybe life long.
DarkR0ze notice how even being a famous millionaire didn´t spare her from being trated like a mental patient when instead she had an elusive organic disease, she suffered the same other people affected with Lyme, Mialgic Encephalomielitys, Fibromyalgya, etc suffers, at least at the diagnosis level. Be informed about this disease, and protect yourself and your loved ones from them, because if you don´t act, nor the government nor the medical community will do it!
Avril came along way. She's such a beautiful person. Her new song (head above water) I love, love, love the song. She sang it beautifully.
Avril is so beautiful.
she is the hottest woman ever
Neither of you get out much.
Not Telling she's gorgeous 😍
Not Telling I agree what you say the most beautiful girl I have seen
Yeah, this lyme Melissa's "cute", but not as cool, and strong as Avril.
avril is so sweet I love her
Are you Snow White?
Mary Rb can you please tell me the name of the song at 1:58
Nader Fadhl won't let you go
I love her too,She's pretty I hope she recovers I hate seeing her cry
Mary Rb Love her.
my aunt killed herself this year due to lyme disease...
no one could help her, they just kept giving her ativan, and she became dependent on ativan, to the point when she tried to stop she went crazy. she shot herself in her garage with a shotgun and just writing this out again breaks my heart.
trying to stop long term use of ativan can cause brain damage and other terrible withdrawal effects...
i hope people do take lyme disease more seriously, even though it's tough to treat when you've passed that first section where you can be treated..
Im sorry for your loss
May her soul rest in peace with God
@@seasonoflife. we need to search God!! Asap! Jesus said i am the way the truth and the life!! Salvation faith love is from Him❣
😢
@@melissabeth29 you're really true my dear
I've experienced this. Doctors not taking their patients and their symptoms seriously. Too many people have to be their own advocate and their own doctor when that's what their physicians should be
Anna Carter Lyme mimics a lot of other more common diseases, it's not easy to diagnose obviously
I am playing find a doctor who actually listens. The best was the one who was obsessed with weighing me and then nothing else. Didn't even check my ears or throat and I am a normal weight for my height. It was weird.
It is actually not that hard to diagnose Lyme disease and highly unlikely to kill patients. Knowing how much money a celebrity can invest on their health I am having a hard time believing her symptoms were completely true and that this isn't just a publicity stunt.
B E, but the simple cure for Lyme is antibiotics?? Why should it be so hard to diagnose?
Cinthya are you a narc?
I have a chronic illness and I can relate to what Avril is saying, I was bedridden for months too. A lot of doctors accuse you of faking it, or 'maybe you're just depressed'? It's so upsetting to hear a medical professional accuse you of lying when you're really struggling.
H. L. , sorry to hear. I pray for your healing. It’s even tougher when family and friends don’t understand also
"She would soon be putting her career, her life and EVEN HER WORLD TOUR on hold"
I feel like the order of those items is a little mixed up
Haha 😊 in other words "at risk were: her money, her LIFE, and even MORE MONEY"
I never realized how much I took for granted. house work, showering, sleeping, hanging out with friends. until every ittle task became painful to do because of Chronic Pain. I thank the herbal doctor Eromosele for taking my pains always and curling me from Lymedisease with is natural herbal medication. get to know him through this information Email dreromoseleherbalroots@gmail.com or Whatsapp +2349051812935 for solution
so sad to see her cry
Nobody Cares i was crying
disease yeah for track I was hurt I give people attitude this if she was me I would give an attitude and gonna sound mean
When I got cancer at 6, I was visiting doctors for so many weeks before anybody told me what was wrong I was a 6 year old girl and I almost died. one time I went to the doctor and instead of helping me he told me to grab his fingers and he told me to jump and after I jumped she told me all I needed was some Tylenol and that I was fine I don’t know how some doctors even get their jobs.
what kind of cancer? how did the doctors find out that u had cancer?
R u okay now ?
like any profession, there are great people and totally incompetent fools running the show.
Look.. my mechanic can't figure out whats wrong with my car half the time and is just guessing. Considering how complicated the human body is I have no doubt most doctors are just guessing or taking their best shot most of the time lol
I can’t thank her enough for using her voice and bringing light to the debilitating disease. It is most definitely A BATTLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. It is horrible and if you don’t know Lyme disease you have no idea what we go through everyday. Insurance doesn’t cover treatment so if you don’t have money you don’t get treatment. One day may be great, the next you may not be able to walk, or you’ll have migraines so bad you can get out of bed. Ive struggled since I was 15, and my mom called the doctor as soon as I pulled the tick off and my skin turned purple. The doctor said they couldn’t do anything until there was a bullseye. 2 months later the bullseye showed up and it was in my blood, I was hospitalized for 2 weeks. They found the Lyme in my spinal fluid along with meningitis co infection. Never in my life did I think a tiny pin sized tick would change my entire life. God bless my Lyme Warriors, we are the toughest ones around. Thank you Avril!!! 💚💚💚💚💚
Stop all of you it is not Melissa it's Avril she just growing up she is a young woman who is 33 and she has changed a lot people can't stay the same 😒 she is a woman not a child
Linda 82 exactly
And my question is how do people knew the clone's name?
no name cuz a clone was created for the theory. But the clone (Melissa) isn't real
M A R I E i know right how could they know that melissa is actually named melissa
no name because she apparently she wrote it on her fist
She’s so adorable and well meaning that when she cries your eyes can’t help tearing up...
Don’t be rude dude
Jesus she seemed so distraught.. So sad
That's because it's a miserable hell!!
And Jesus helped her
It's called being human and having real feelings.
CFS is Lyme. Fibro is Lyme. MS is Lyme. ALS is Lyme. the list goes on of all the coverups
When you go to doctor after doctor and are insulted... and you end up losing your career...and you are told it's stress...Yeah, you get distraught. Most doctors don't give a damn. It feels like your body is shutting down...and you can't do anything about it
I'm so happy she got over it. And the smile! It's the biggest and most real smile I've seen on her 🥰😻
*Please thumbs-up this comment so people know* The thing about Lyme that a lot of people don't understand is that you need to have your bloodwork sample checked WITHIN 2-3 DAYS, or you ill get a FALSE NEGATIVE. Often times blood work on samples are done 1-2 weeks after the sample is taken, and by then the material within the sample that tells an accurate diagnosis (because it's such a small trace material) dies on it's own and gives a false reading. People need to find a place that understands this and tests the blood sample between 1-3 days, up to 3 day wait MAX, to get an accurate reading. False negatives happen all of the time. I worry that Avril might have mentioned this and ABC news censored it and didn't even share it. Also, people diagnosed with Fibromyalgia may actually have Lyme because the two diagnoses are so similar in the symptoms. With Fibro their tends to be a lot more muscle issues and pain, but both do have that.
Good luck with that, most doctors will not test for it period.
what are you talking about these tests and almost all tests are done in maximum 7 days or the blood will coagulate eventually,they test for antibodies your imune sistem made at the time your sample is taken nothing is gonna die off i work in the er and when someone comes with a tick bite they do the test 4 to 5 weeks after the bite thats probably more important to mention that the tests are not relaible in the first 4 weeks if yove been sick for over 3 months and you test negative and never saw a migrating rash or tick(those things are sometimes pretty hard to pull)you probably dont have lyme
So true, I've had it for a couple years but my doctors said I was negative -_-
opticrainbow great info. good on you.
The tests that they use are not accurate at all. There are 2 of them. One will ping to a western blot if positive and the other has to be caught within 2 weeks of being bitten. One is 30% accurate and the western blot is about 60-70% accurate. A lot of people with lyme test negative for it and there are so many strains in the US. I agree if you have fibro you may actually have lymes because the symptoms are similar. In order for them to find an accurate test they would have to find a test that doesn't use antibodies. If you suspect lyme see a lyme disease specialist or infectious disease specialist. They can diagnose you on symptoms alone and if you improve on antibiotics.
Here after hearing her new song Head above water All the prayers have heared and she is back calling God With her lyrics God keep my head above water It's great that she is back with the love of God
Avril Lavigne is the most beautiful, a talented singer, & the sweetest person you will ever meet. Her coming out and her battling lyme disease took courage & i am proud of her & she is doing a lot better today.
People can fake laugh. But they can't fake cry like that
You need to watch more movies. Especially considering how fake Avril looked when she started forcing herself to cry.
Thats where ur wrong
Simp detected
Camp Blanchard why would it be different for men?
It seems the first three people to reply to this are major assholes.
Avril is a human, just like anyone else. She will get sick, like anyone else - rich or not.
I truly love Avril. I met her at the MMVA's in Toronto a few years ago and she genuinely is so humble and is always willing to engage with the fans. Watching her cry touched me. People with Lyme go through a hard time getting diagnosed. People that have no idea about what it feels like to have lyme (death) might think she is exaggerating. It can be worse than living with HIV . Actually though! -- This happened to a Mexican artist too, Thalia who is now married to Tommy Motola . She suffered for months in the public eye and many top Doctors couldn't properly diagnose her until finally someone with Lyme saw her interview and heard her symptoms and contacted her, luckily she read the message and took that to a specialist.
It’s crazy how dope she is as an artist and how positive she is throughout this whole ordeal
She doesnt age she looks in her early or mid 20's
And after Lyme Disease she grew a lot older, I think
She says Like to many times
My god she is only in her 30's.
Vampire doesn't age
I need her 6th album. I heard she's going back to her roots like her first two album. I'm so glad she was able to recover from Lyme disease. I love Avril. Poor Avril. I'm so glad she's ok now.
I haven’t had Lymes disease but I feel for Avril when something is physically wrong with you and nobody can find anything and nobody believes you.
Ugh, preach it, sistah! I have a rare genetic disorder and wasn't tested for it for 8 years. During that time, I was told I had chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, was crazy, was lazy.... it was horrible. When someone looks you in the eye and tell you you're lying, it's a terrible feeling. And you pay them for it! I'm glad she finally knows she has.
She's a beautiful crier
Also: 3:19
"Nickleman frontman" lol
Her actual voice is literally the most cutest I've heard
I don't think people realize how devastating this illness is. When I first experienced symptoms I seriously could not get out of bed despite being very ambitious. I had really bad brain fog and couldn't think on my feet in college or study. I had really bad tremors, night sweats, joint pain/muscle pain, heart palps. The headaches are horrible too. Mine was so late stage that despite antibiotics I will continue to have symptoms the rest of my life. I tested negative for it btw
Tortilla Chips get retested now by a Lyme Doctor.. things are changing esp in NY and Virginia. There are new laws!!! Best.
Tortilla cHIPS Check out Stephen Buhner protocol for healing Lyme, even late stage. It's a life saver,. Good luck
I cured my Lyme with liquid whole leaf Stevia. (any brand) 1 full dropper in 250ml of water, 3xday until you're done. Increase to 3 droppers to finish off the biofilm.
This illness is NOT for life. It's easely cureable with liquid Stevia. Read the new study on it.
@@ArTranc3 can you tell me more about this? I know I can look it up myself, but I would love to hear more about how effective and how long the process was firsthand from someone who tried it.
Bee venom 🐝
I wanna give her a hug🙁 She's so cute!
I'll give her something hahahahaha
wat u gonna give her bro? Money or a car?
@@dldeanlong77 damn son
@@dldeanlong77 boah!
Thanks to Avril for being so open in this interview. I have late stage Lyme and can relate to her pain.
The Nickleman front man. LOL
Hahaha! I spotted that too!!!
I honestly didn't even notice until I read your comment. Lmao.
Panda Modium I caught that immediately!! lol I'm not a NickleBACK fan so I think it's funny.
😂😂😂😂 LMAO
***** Okie dokie, Purist Police ;)
"the Nickelman, frontman" 3:18 lol
Avril is a fighter and I understand how she feels. I was diagnosed with colitis back in 2014 and it progressed to Ulcerative Colitis in 2015 and by 2016 it progressed to Crohns Colitis. Doctors suck and they gaslight tf out of you. I had my one doctor tell me diet doesn't matter with a GUT disease!! I did all the meds and tests and their last option was to give me a bag and put me on a chemo drug. I refused it all and I am now Med free, Symptom free and 9yrs in remission!
I probably wouldn't be here if I kept listening to them.
Her song Head Above Water brought me to tears when I first heard it, like sobbing ugly crying because I felt every word of that song. I was also bed ridden most times and was angry and frustrated that I begged to either die in my sleep or hope it just ended one day and I got better. I still listen to the song now even being in remission I tear up knowing how far I've come from where I was. I hit a dark time in my life but that song helped me so much.
same thing happened to me. felt like i was dying and they kept telling me it was anxiety!
They do that with females OFTEN.
Same thing for me. Couldn't get out of bed, put on pain medicine, and was super anxious/paranoid for no reason. I went from working out every day to once a month. Told me I was depressed and needed to see a psychiatrist UGH
That's what they told my son too.
Did you get antibiotic treatment?
I don't normally post comments in youtube, but this time I have to. I'm an internaional student in the USA. I have been to the doctor a couple of times here and something that I have noticed is that doctors don't listen. They are well prepared (I assume) but they are arrogant, share very little information and treat the patient just like if they knew nothing. Once I took my son to the ER because he had pink color in his urine, I went to Medline plus and I concluded he had a uniral infection. I told the doctor "he has urinal infection", "what makes you think that?" she said, "the syptoms" I replied, "well, we will have him tested and we will decide that" she said arrogantly. 3 hours later she comes to me and say: "you were right". In anothye ocassion I went to the gastroenterologist, I explained my symptoms, he explained me how to eat healthy, which I already did because I lift heavy weights and told me not to drink milk, remove beans and eat more fiber. I was not satisfied with that and I told him, to what he said “ok tell me what were you expecting” and I said “I think I have colitis and I would like to get medicine to get it treated”, he didn’t give me anything. Couple of months later in my home country I was diagnosed colitis, got the normal medicine and felt better in a couple of weeks, just like before.
Now, imagine April Lavigne, with the top LA doctors, a super star being treated like a crazy person (she said it), what can we expect from the rest of us mortals? USA health system and doctors need a change. (and before the haters come, I love USA and I'm not plannig to stay)
Gustavo Lujan Moreno I'm an American & you are right. Lots of US doctors don't seem to care or don't take the patient seriously. I imagine they often go into it for the money.
Gustavo Lujan Moreno im a latin american (from Chile) and here is basically the same. once I had sinusitis, I mean I felt like I had that because of the symptoms, also my grandma told me it could be that (former biology teacher, haha). I went to the doctor and told him I thought I had sinusitis, and then he told me the same your doctor told you when your son had that urinal infection issue. It really happened exact the same thing, haha. i think maybe they get scared ppl might be over diagnosing themselves (because there is ppl that does that and therefore they medicate themselves badly), but idk, also i think is a bit arrogant from them.
in the end I did have sinusitis -.-
Pau Poblete As an American and a Lyme patient, I too agree with your assessment of our doctors. However, as far as them running tests before giving you a diagnosis and proper treatment... a lot is control by the insurance companies and the CDC. Doctors are not able to do practice at their own free will, their hands are tied up by bureaucratic red tape in many instances. It's a shame and it's shameful.
Gustavo Lujan Moreno you are not a doctor, of course the are going to test things dude, or do you want them to believe every diagnosis patients have for themselves??
Gustavo Lujan Moreno yeah if a superstar is treated like they are crazy, one can only imagine how much worse it can get.
Avril speaking normally until 0:47, then she starts to cry. Man she makes me wanna cry
I was misdiagnosed and pushed around by doctors for 2 years at the age of 14 before even suspecting Lyme. I now have chronic Lyme which can not be treated. Can’t explain how much I relate to Avril and her song brings me to tears each time I play it knowing that I’m not alone, when I thought I was for two years ❤️❤️
I'm so sorry. I've had chronic Lyme's for over 30 years. Has anything helped you?
Avril Lavigne is the most special artist out there for me! I love you my angel, stay strong...
The nickel man front man
Buffy Summers 😂its sad when ur bands so irrelevant they cant say it right
Buffy Summers I couldnt help but laugh my ass off
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Howling at this 😂😂😂
This explains why he said “Kruger,” instead of “Kroeger😤”
Doctors did the exact same thing to me… I’m so sorry you went through this, Avril. I’m so glad you have answers now!🙏🏻
Avril so cute ❤❤
Please don't cry 😢😢😢
when you cry I cry
me too I cry so many cry cry hahahahahaha
Noo, Melissa! She's crying...
Avril, don't cry, we're here for you.
As a chronic lyme-patient with co. infections I totally understand how she feels.
get well soon darl
Love Her! Glad she's doping better is there going to be a full interview!? Hopefully it should be upload somewhere
Last year I was diagnosed with Lyme's Disease after a long process of our medical professionals here in Canada not being able to find out what was going on with me. Our doctors in Canada need to be EDUCATED about Lyme's symptoms because I had to endure 3 months of pain and misery until I was finally given a blood test for Lyme's Disease to which I tested positive. I fully understand as to what Avril must of gone through and perhaps still is because this disease is merciless with it's painful effects and what devastation it brings on later. I was fortunate because I was diagnosed in time and for the antibiotics to have worked. Thank you Avril and glad to see you back!
Hope you get better beautiful. Just stay strong
I'm so happy Avril recovered! I'm a supporter of The Avril Lavigne Foundation
Seeing Avril cry made me cry. 💔
I completely feel for you.... I was in the same boat back in April to currently now... I saw 8 doctors to find my diagnosis but I felt the same of the doctors thinking I’m crazy and I knew I wasn’t crazy and finally found a doctor who listened to me and actually cared and found I have diverticulosis and kidney issues... but seeing how strong u are now makes me feel so much better having this issue and know not to allow this to define me.... your awesome
kurt thompson please share your doctors ..privately via e-mail or FB DM to me. I need a doctor now. I’ve been suffering for 5 years and it’s chronic and comes back. Please share confidentially to me. My email is vsikorszky@aol.com. Thank you.
What specialist should I see if I suspect this? Rheumatologist, neurologist? It is effecting my nervous system now more than anything, whatever is going on
How many of you came here after Justin's Lyme disease.
Which Justin?
@@doppelganger9254 Bieber
JUSTIN IS A LIAR, SHOW ME THE PAPERWORK AND BLOOD TEST
@@leelunk8235 mental
MASS+ YOUR THE GULLIBLE NAIVE BITCH
I appreciate her honesty and authenticity and I love her new song!!
She is an angel wish her the best to recover fast we missed her
So happy for her!!! She is beyond beautiful. Possibly the most attractive female I have ever seen. Throw her talent into the mix and wow!!! Good luck to Avril and Chad!!! Such a beautiful couple.
Smufter16 her and chad divorced
I know this interview is 3 years old but “Head Above Water” is the most stunning come back I’ve ever seen an artist make!
i did not know Avril has lyme disease!
Tsetsi
Makes sense as to why she disappeared for so long too! She was probably struggling the entire time until it got too bad
I didn't either. Its H.E.L.L. ...
I didn’t too
Neither did I.
She almost died from Lyme disease.
Thank you for spreading awareness on this frightening disease Avril! It takes patience, self compassion, and an experimental, open minded attitude, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I never thought that I would recover and I am actually better. The medical community has a long way to go. I highly recommend meditation and/or yoga, as well as whatever medicines you take.
Would Asian medicine help I wonder
avril is the goat, a true legend, my favorite female singer, im so happy she fought thu this and is back with a new album!
Makes me think of the Golden Girls episode where Dorothy received a similar run around and insisted by doctors that she was just crazy - before a diagnosis of CFS. I think it’s often women that are treated this way by doctors. It’s so hard to see Avril so hurt by her experiences , and glad she’s made a successful recovery.
She's such a warrior, I'm really proud of this beautiful angel
Totally relate to how she feels. It's depressing enough feeling so ill, to not be believed and expected to do things you are far unable to do, have Docs make you feel stupid when it's because they can't see what's wrong. It makes you feel so low. Even more so when recovery is so slow and then you go backwards. Regardless of how much she earns, your health is priceless. Thank you Avril for releasing "Head above water". It helped me so much at a time I was struggling to breathe and kept me fighting.
This Melissa person is not pretending to be avril.This is avril.Imagine all the stress and pain she has gone through past the years.She has just matured.Not cloned.Are you same person now as you were in your teenage years?Give this girl a break.I love her so much and I hope she continues to get better♥️
My heart is breaking for her… I’m so pleased her health has got better. Looking fiesta to the new music to be released.
"..honestly I felt very, very loved" Beautiful words
I know how it feels to battle with doctors. I have Lupus Disease and they say things like that .
My heart really goes out to you for the lupus diagnosis ❤ It was a potential diagnoses for some health concerns I had a few years ago and assessing for it was so vague even with top notch specialists. The attitude kind of was 'we won't really know until your symptoms get quite extreme so just carry on in the meantime'. Luckily the doctors I had weren't dismissive but still there was alot of shoulder shrugging all around. Hope things are going well for you at the moment, healthwise.
Most Lupus is Lyme. Please see a Lyme specialist to make sure and if so you can get proper treatment
@@k8lynmae, I don't say this to be unkind but that is a very irresponsible statment. Is there any reliable medical citation you can give to back up the claim that "most" instances of lupus are misdiagnosed Lyme disease? A great many people with lupus aren't even located in or have travelled to a global region where lyme infection from tick bites are a risk factor.
F E no it’s not irresponsible and it wouldn’t hurt to rule it out. A lot of people have had Lyme misdiagnosed as an autoimmune disease (fibromyalgia, ms, lupus)
@@fe5018 That's why Lyme is called "the great imitator" it can cause other diseases or imitate them at least.
I and many others with fibromyalgia also deal with many of the same symptoms--so I am so glad Avril is coming thru the other side of her own struggle! All of us with these type of illnesses deal with disbelieving docs (sometimes friends & family too), being passed off from Dr to Dr, all the while enduring the awful symptoms.
Lastly, you feel your body is no longer your friend, but your jailer--with it deciding whether you can get out of bed, work, socialize.
People suddenly think you're unreliable, uninterested. We grieve for "the old me", who seems hard to remember at all. My "old me" ran off 18 yrs ago with M.S. & Fibro moving in. But I know even so, there are people the same or worse situations than I, so what I can do, even from bed, is pray for all of those ill, scared, lonely. You're my extended family and we understand each other. 💞
Marianne Galindo , I feel you on the friends and family and grieving the old me 😭
Im in a very similar situation watching this brings tears to my eyes I've been sick fighting for my life for 2 years bed ridden myself with extreme shortness f breath gasping for air every 30 seconds and i can't do anything can't work drive exercise or anything.. the doctors say the same thing to me as if they feel my pain im going thru my worst moments in my life...
3:15 Chad Kroeger, the Nickleman front man. Good job dude.
i didnt understand can u explain pls
@@MegaMARY22 The band is called "Nickelback" but the guy flubbed it.
@@Romans8-9 Known as "Nipplesack" in Canada.
followed immediately with "reportably"... lol
She cried... I cried
I never believed that conspiracy that Avril was dead. When I was little I loved her songs, especially girlfriend, and I still love her now.
i am so happy for her but what about the thousands of families and children who are ''suffering'' with last stage Chronic Lyme disease;;;there needs to be more awareness and diagnoisis and treatment for this disease;;i had 3 positive test;;treated in late 90's thought i was better only to find out it was attacking my brain and spine;;now at 65 after 20 with this disease i am disabled and lost everything;;;no treatment in 10 yrs. please spread the word and if you have Influence Please for Us make a DIFFERENCE AND HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Avril is most definitely spreading awareness, she has a huge charity called Lymelight or something like that... she is always posting things about it on her twitter... She is trying to help others... she's doin' her best to spread awareness.:)
Sandra Forro so sorry every Lymie has the same story, stay strong 💪🏻 fellow warrior
"the nickelman front man"😂
opps...somebody behind the teleprompter needed to Google it...
nickelman front back woulda worked better.
Wow this is so raw and emotional! She is such a beautiful person inside and out. Im so glad she is back. I have always loved her. ♡
I love her. She is spot on. In going through the same thing. And everyone thinks I'm crazy. Im glad she told her story. I've listening to her music since i was a kid. Grt better sweetheart.
Isn’t it bizarre? Why do people think we are crazy. I feel for everybody but I’m glad people are sharing because this is such a profound social experience with doctors/family/and friends coming to that conclusion.
Doctors can be so dismissive and, quite frankly, unknowledgeable. I'm so glad Avril made it out. She's so strong.
poor baby 😕 seeing her cry made me so sad. love you Avril. 🖤
Modern medicine and doctors have very little knowledge about most diseases and conditions..I've had severe generalized anxiety for over 6 months and have severe physical symtoms every day and the doctors cant do anything about it..once a doctor actually googled one of my symptoms and told me to go home and rest..that was 4 months ago and I still have it every single day..serious pinching of my skin all over my legs..something to do with my nerves..I have at least 8-10 other symptoms..and a new symptom comes roughly every 2 weeks
Pia Corleone I had a friend that had general anxiety and she did get medication for it. Did they not prescribe anything to you?
Allaiya They did something called Citalopram and after that Sertraline..it didnt help besides putting my mind as ease but the physical symptoms continued..some of them are really nasty like my veins bulging in my feet and hands like Im 90 years old...looks nasty and many other symptoms.
I really feel I destroyed my life and its only gonna get worse with death coming within a few years at the most...and Im only 28
Pia Corleone Have you researched Lyme Disease? Those symptoms do match up... I hope it is something else but please research all possibilities before giving up. Big hugs!
Pia Corleone I have had those same symptoms and many more.. I tested positive for 3 of 4 tests for Lyme,” per my doctor who was my dermatologist. She said she doesn’t treat this so she referred me to “the best” infectious disease doctor who refused to even let me make an appt with HIM bc I “only tested positive for 3 out of 4 tests and must test positive in 5 tests” but he also refused to give me the supposed 5 tests!! I know I have it and I’m looking for a true Lyme doctor specialist now.. I moved to another state to find one.. problem now is it’s expensive.. Ins only covers some of doctors in NY and Virginia.. I moved to the wrong state.. but I am going to travel there after I save money. Meantime I see doctors hear and there some who give me the doxycycline and anti-fungal pills which I need on occasions when it comes back. It’s unreal that I have had to suffer for 5 years doing this fighting for my life! It’s unconscionable that most doctors and the CDC and big Pharma and big Med continue to do this to normal ppl like myself!! A form of genocide!!! I am a specialist certified in psychiatric diagnosis for over 40 years and this is NOT A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS!! This is a real and devastating medical illness and they know it and deny it bc THEY ARE NARCISSIST SOCIOPATHS WITH severe GREED and ZERO CONSCIENCE WHO ARE RUNNING MEDICINE AND POLITICS in the US AT PRESENT!! Vote Blue and demand a serious change NOW PLEASE!!!
Hopefully since she is speaking out about Lyme disease it will help bring more awareness to this illness.
I have Lyme and it’s causes heart issues. Most doctors don’t believe in Lyme. 🙄 but then I ask them why do I have a picc line in my arm and giving my self iv antibiotics 2 times a day at home alone. And health insurance is covering the antibiotics and the picc line. But not home nurse care to help me. I’ve had to learn on my own how to start and IV line and hook it up to my picc line. And insurance won’t cover my visits to a Lyme literate doctor. 500$ a visit.
But even when I have to go to the er when my heart starts acting up doctors and nurses roll their eyes at me when I say Lyme. And act like it’s not a real illness. People need to understand how bad this illness is as well as the co-infections that come with Lyme. It’s more then one infection Lymies are dealing with! Bacterial and parasites like babisiosis.
Jessie Longs yess! Because what’s more dangerous about this disease is that it’s not very known of
Get well soon! 💜💜💜
I would be interested to know what your heart issues are. My sister has been told she has fibromyalgia. Has had joint issues and now heart issues. I am wondering about Lyme.
I cured my Lyme with liquid whole leaf Stevia. (any brand) 1 full dropper in 250ml of water, 3xday until you're done. Increase to 3 droppers to finish off the biofilm.
This illness is NOT for life. It's easely cureable with liquid Stevia. Read the new study on it.
@@ArTranc3 tell that to so many people who die every year from Lyme disease. Some organic stevia isn't gonna help shit
Avril Lavigne is an amazing and respectable person.
Avril has not changed... Peoples voices change over time, along with new looks and hair/makeup styles plus botox's as well in some places. I am getting really tired of hearing this Melissa stuff. This is the real Avril and she is amazing and i can't wait for her new album to come out soon..... LOVE YOU AVRIL. Stay strong.😊👍😊!!!!
Descendants 1 , 2 and 3 Channel
At lot of your comment is true but you have to admit that some of the things is odd. Nobody can find Malissa Vandella, she’s just gone from the face of the earth.
I agree but she never got any botox. Look at her face, its just a woman version of her teenage self
@@brooklynr8479 dude that conspiracy isnt real. The guy who created it said it was completely fake to prove anybody will belive anything on the internet
that's cos this one is just an actress.
This why I never get too depressed about my trials and tribulations, I don't have any kind of conditions or health issues. I really wish the best to those who REALLY goes through afflictions including mental health. I could never really know your pain to the fullest extend, but I do feel empathy and have gone through hardship, prayers from me to you all.
This woman that used to come by my work in Canada, opened up to me about her struggle wit Lyme Disease, she had no idea she had if for couple of years then all her joints in her fingers started to go crooked, knees were swelling - they told her she had arthritis. It wasn't until she actually had to join a $5000 a year private clinic, that they finally figured out she had Lyme. She is was taking antibiotics for a year and was feeling somewhat better but nothing is going to undo the damage it's done to her joints - and all this because doctors did not run further tests.
I was just diagnosed with Lyme and alpha gal I have struggled going to work and just keeping my head above but it’s hard when others don’t understand and especially when doctors try to convince you it’s all in your head. I have had doctors tell me it’s all psychological for the last ten years and have been sick. Prayers for everyone who is dealing with this. 🌱🥰
It's so unacceptable that doctors are telling people with lyme that it is all in their head or they are faking it. smh
Did you find treatment?
Avril Lavigne ,👍👍👍👍👍 be strong your My idol God bless you
You mean Melissa.
no need to cry is just a stupid disease lol that me I would have attitude
Be strong Avril . You are an amazing person on this planet ! You can overcome it ..
Well that's what all Dr.'s tell young women, you're depressed blah, blah, blah...I went through some terrible pain issues in my 20's and believe me Dr.'s don't take you seriously when you're young and have a variety of issues going on. I was sitting at my desk one day and all of sudden my whole chest filled with extreme heaviness like an elephant was stepping on it. I took my self to the hosp. E.R. no xrays were done, nothing, I was just told I had an "inflammation" That pain in and around my chest and ribs lasted for 2 months when it started to go away it felt like someone had stabbed me in spots, just really sore. Then I started having terrible jaw and ear pain and all the Dr.s would do was keep giving me anti-inflammatory meds which really messed up my ears, it felt like there was no protective covering on my ear drums bc every freaking sound made my ears vibrate! This went on for a year and I never did get a diagnosis I had to live with it bc the Dr.s wouldn't run any tests or anything. Who knows what it was?
doctors always take care of us russians cus they can see our problems
I also have the same situation,when my asthma strike i went to the clinic for a check up. The doctor hasnt even started checking me but she told me i was just having an anxiety problem.. nice that my uncle was a doctor and he was the one that gave me some medicine for my asthma.
And how did it feel when Putin washed your brain? Was it pleasant?
To be honest the chest pain could have been anything, because so many different things can cause chest pain. I can't diagnose you and don't have the medical training to do so, but I know that walking pneumonia can actively last for a couple of months (I had it as a kid), and when left untreated the after effects can take a long time to die down, or if one is really unlucky, they may not survive. As for your ears, tinnitus, which is a fairly common ear problem, is caused by anti inflammatory drugs for many people, so that issue in particular may have been caused by the medication you were prescribed.
I feel you girl!!!!!! I'm battling through this disease with you!
I’m so glad she is better. She writes such amazing songs she is so talented. Head Over Water is great. Welcome back Avi
She is one of the greatest singers ever!
I'm so glad she overcame it,love you avril💕
Poor little angel it broke my heart seeing her cry about what she went through.I was so afraid for her when she got Lyme Disease.Felt really bad when they gave her the run around.So glad she recovered and is better now.Hugs to you Avril!
She's finally releasing a New album im so glad she is feeling better after such long battle!
The struggle and misunderstandings/lack of help from Doctors I understand and feel here pain 100%! Even after a diagnosis they don't...most not all docs do not truly get involved or interested in going the extra mile to help you or there is no cure or further treatment. Unless you struggle with an illness/disease you have no idea what someone's true daily quality of life is. (Physical and Emotional Pain)
One thing is for sure...loving support from loved ones even some acquaintances/friends really can make some of the worst days more beautiful and bright. We all know how to be strong but sometimes we need someone to lean on and take a break from as much public/social interaction you can just for a moment. She is a beautiful soul and I'm glad she is getting back out there with some new music. I've always loved her style, taste, music, kind heart and personality since sc8ter boy.
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