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Lyme disease leaves beauty queen bed bound with debilitating symptoms

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A former beauty queen says she has been left bed bound and unable “to use her hands” after contracting Lyme disease, Kirstie Haysman suffers from painful swollen joints and hardly leaves the house due to the illness.

The 34-year-old was previously fit and active, doing high-intensity training. She had competed in Miss Great Britain and Miss London City pageants, and was crowned Miss Hertfordshire in 2015.

But in 2015 Kirstie, mum to daughter Harriet, 11, started having symptoms. She claims doctors told her she likely had an infection or auto-immune condition. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Kirstie, from Watford, wasn’t satisfied with the diagnosis after years of struggling so she went to Mexico for blood tests in January 2023 - where she was told she had Lyme disease.

She now wants to raise awareness of the condition and encourage others who are suffering with mystery symptoms to get tested.

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