Alix from SpiroChicks wrote a biting article for Technorati Women comparing the stonewalling and politics around Lyme Disease diagnosis and treatment to the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment of the mid 1900′s. In it she says: . . . If you had syphilis and your symptoms came back after standard treatment, or if you knew you’d contracted [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Lyme disease that isn’t treated long enough (or at all due to misdiagnosis) can turn into chronic Lyme, also know as Late Stage Lyme. The longer the Lyme bacteria stay around and reproduce, the more serious the complications, including immune system breakdown, additional infections, hormonal imbalance, and more. Under these circumstances, getting rid of chronic [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 22, 2010
Looks like the battle for long-term Lyme treatment continues! Press Release April 22, 2010 SPECIAL REVIEW PANEL UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS LYME DISEASE TREATMENT GUIDELINES Short-term Antibiotics Proven to be Best Treatment for Patients Infectious Disease Society of America News Release Arlington, Virginia – A special Review Panel has unanimously agreed that no changes need be made [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
Having chronic Lyme Disease is no picnic. It’s often a lonely road with nowhere safe to turn for Lyme Disease help beyond your doctor’s office. Mainly you feel lousy, sometimes for months or even years. This can have a major impact on your relationships, your job, and your pocketbook. If all this isn't enough, you’ve got added stressors that don’t come along with other, better-known chronic illnesses. Stressors like: Some people, including many doctors, don’t think Lyme is a real disease. They consider you mentally unstable if [...]
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