The Latest On Lyme Disease

health.com:

It's tick season, which means Lyme disease is back in the news, putting hikers, gardeners, campers and even beachgoers on high alert. Lyme is the number-one insect-borne disease in the United States -- there are nearly 40,000 reported cases a year, and that number is on the rise -- but there are still plenty of questions when it comes to diagnosis and treatment.

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Comments

[insman826]

04:06 PM on 06/18/2012

My wife has chronic Lyme disease. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It's been a 7 year battle before we even knew that's what she had. Doctors think you can cure it with 4 weeks of antibiotics. Not true. Try a few years of treatment before a person can even start to feel better. There is to much politics behind this disease also. The most difficult thing to deal with is the fact that the insurance companies do not want to pay for long term treatment. It has put us in the poor house because all of her treatment comes out of pocket. Thousands upon thousands I have spent. Not just on treatment but the thousands I spent just to get her diagnosed. We have seen every ist in the book. Anyway, hope no one has to go through what we have.

[Ralph Henderson]

03:21 AM on 06/23/2012

Diagnosed after over 11 years and finally beginning treatment with top llmd. I'm so sorry for what you've gone through (are going through). I do understand. Most people just don't/can't understand it and don't want to spend the time needed to even glimpse this disease.
My best to you.

[insman826]

04:08 PM on 06/18/2012

They hide in areas you wouldn't expect. Between your crotch area and even between your buttocks. I had one on my lower back for days before my wife noticed it when I was in the shower. There sneaky!

[insman826]

04:11 PM on 06/18/2012

Some of them are so small, you would never feel it. Just pays to look and check yourself out if you have been in the woods or even in your front yard for that matter.