The controversy over Lyme treatment

In this modern age of sophisticated medical testing one would think that the ability to get diagnosed for an infectious bacterial agent like Lyme disease would be a slam dunk. Unfortunately for many people, including me, this is not the case. The article that this link takes you to is a bit of a read, but it contains very helpful basic information. If you or someone you know has symptoms of debilitating fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory loss or brain fog, or changes in eyesight among other things, please read this article and find a doctor that is a member of ILADS or a Lyme-Literate MD. If you do have Lyme or a co-infection, the sooner you can get treatment the more chance you have to recover.

http://www.autoimmunityresearch.org/lyme-disease/

One of the things Dr.Taylor mentions in the article is that Lyme is often misdiagnosed as MS, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, ALS, etc. I am researching to see if I can find a link between tick-borne illnesses causing immune system dysfunction which leads to other diagnoses such as those listed or a furthering of the disease process such as Alison's diagnosis of Sarcoidosis.

The diagnosis and treatment for Lyme is not going to change until people stand up for a changed attitude in the medical and insurance company communities. Please keep passing on this blog link to get this information out there. If it saves one person from the nightmare I have experienced it will be well worth it. Thank you!