Dr. Daniel Cameron

Shania Twain and Lyme Disease: When a Tick Bite Affected Her Voice Quick Answer: Shania Twain developed neurologic complications from Lyme disease that affected her vocal cords, leading to dysphonia. Her case highlights how Lyme disease can impact the nervous system in rare and unexpected ways. Shania Twain, the global country-pop icon known for hits […]

The Ethical Cost of Dismissing PTLDS The ethical challenges of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) often begin at the moment symptoms persist after treatment. Patients may do everything right—receive a timely diagnosis, complete recommended antibiotics, and follow medical advice—yet continue to worsen. This is not simply a clinical dilemma. It is an ethical one. Why

Lyme Disease Gut Problems: Gastrointestinal Dysregulation and Motility Issues Lyme disease gut problems often present as slowed digestion, bloating, or constipation that doesn’t respond to typical treatments. If your digestion has slowed and nothing seems to help, you’re not alone. Many patients with Lyme disease develop gastrointestinal symptoms that persist despite dietary changes, fiber supplementation,

Central Sensitization in Lyme Disease: Why Pain Persists Pain that spreads, shifts, or worsens over time may not reflect ongoing infection—it may reflect how the nervous system is processing pain. Central sensitization in Lyme disease can explain why some patients continue to experience pain long after treatment. The pain may move, intensify, or feel out

Why Am I Exhausted After Sleeping? Lyme Disease and Non-Restorative Sleep Quick Answer: Many patients with Lyme disease feel exhausted even after a full night’s sleep because sleep is not fully restorative. Autonomic dysfunction, inflammation, and disrupted sleep architecture can prevent overnight recovery. Clinical Insight: When patients wake unrefreshed despite adequate sleep duration, the issue

Brain Fog and Cognitive Dysfunction in Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Causes Many patients with Lyme disease describe a frustrating and often frightening experience: they can no longer think the way they used to. Brain fog in Lyme disease reflects slowed thinking, poor concentration, and memory problems driven by neurologic and inflammatory changes. Concentration is harder.

7 Gut Clues Lyme Disease Might Be Involved A family’s 11-year-old daughter had been struggling with stomach aches, poor appetite, and nausea for months. She was missing school, and every GI test came back normal. The family had tried changing her diet, adding probiotics, and even therapy because they were told it might just be

  Early Warning Signs of a Lyme Flare: Symptoms Patients Notice First YOU FEEL IT BEFORE IT HITS? EARLY SIGNS OF A LYME FLARE The early warning signs of a Lyme flare often begin before a full crash. Patients may notice subtle mood changes, strange fatigue, sensory overload, digestive changes, or a sudden sense that

Constipation in Lyme Disease: Why Gut Motility Slows CONSTIPATION THAT WON’T RESPOND? NORMAL TESTS BUT PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS? COULD THIS BE LYME-RELATED DYSFUNCTION? Constipation in Lyme disease is common and often misunderstood—especially when diet, hydration, and routine testing appear normal. “I was doing everything right—but nothing was working.” Quick Answer: Constipation in Lyme disease is often