What Is Medical Abandonment in Chronic Illness? NO CLEAR PLAN? WHEN CARE STOPS TOO SOON Medical abandonment occurs when a patient loses access to necessary medical care without appropriate notice, support, or transition. For patients with chronic illness, this can happen in more subtle ways—especially when symptoms persist without clear diagnosis or response to treatment. […]
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Small fiber neuropathy in Lyme disease can cause burning pain, tingling, electric sensations, and autonomic symptoms—even when routine nerve tests are normal. Because standard nerve conduction studies assess large fibers, small fiber involvement is frequently missed. This raises an important clinical question: Can Lyme disease lead to small fiber neuropathy? Increasing clinical experience and emerging
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Why Patients With Chronic Illness Feel Dismissed by Doctors “Why doesn’t anyone believe me?” It’s a question many patients with chronic illness ask after months—or years—of persistent symptoms without clear answers. Short answer: Patients are often dismissed because symptoms are difficult to measure, diagnoses are uncertain, and medical systems are not designed for complex chronic
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Tick Bite Treatment Isn’t Always Clear: What Patients Should Know Should you take antibiotics after a tick bite? Many patients expect a clear answer—but in practice, the decision is often more complicated. While guidelines offer criteria for treatment, real-world situations don’t always fit neatly into those rules. What Guidelines Recommend Current recommendations suggest a single
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