Many of us in the midwest areas encounter Lyme disease on a daily basis. This past spring/summer, I was treated for Lyme disease 2 times. Because I ams so aware of this disease, I saw my dr. right away. Many are not so fortunate.
Our son has probably been living with Lyme disease for 7 years. After he had problems with his central nervouse system and could not grasp things and lacked coordination to get around, he was many specialists over a span of 2 years. The specialists insisted it was not Lyme diseas since the blood test has ruled that out. Yet, our family knew the symptoms reflected Lyme disease. The medical community refused to listen to him or my own observations. Finally, after sending the blood tests to a lab that specializes in tick borne diseases, against all the drs. opinions, a diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed. As a mother, I observed these symptoms and the medical community was in denial.
Now, after years of trying to find an answer, the diagnosis is finally in. It will take years for our son to recover. We do not know to what extent he will recover, but the medical community denied all the signs and symptoms. Now, our family needs to deal with this. A 29 year old who is incapicated due to this disease.
This is something that everyone in the prime areas needs to be made aware of and to insist upon the right medical care. It is an epidemic that is denied by the lack of sophistication of lab tests.
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