This is the first article in a series addressing persistent myths about Lyme disease—beginning with the claim that Lyme disease is cured in 30 days. For an overview of the most damaging beliefs affecting patient care, see Lyme Disease Misconceptions. Many people still believe that Lyme disease is always cured in 30 days. It is […]
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Has Anyone Recovered from Lyme Disease? If you’ve just been diagnosed with Lyme disease, one of the first questions you’re likely asking is whether you can recover from Lyme disease—and whether healing is truly possible. You’re not alone. As a Lyme disease specialist, I hear this question almost daily—from patients diagnosed early to those who
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Lyme Rage in Children: When Behavior Signals Illness A mother sat in my office in tears. “He was the sweetest kid,” she said. “Now he screams at us, refuses school, and throws things. The psychiatrist says it’s oppositional defiant disorder. But this isn’t my son.” She was right. It wasn’t. Three months earlier, her 9-year-old
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Many patients with Lyme disease experience disruptive sleep symptoms, including vivid dreams and night sweats in Lyme disease, intense dream recall, or waking drenched in sweat. These experiences are often attributed to stress or anxiety, particularly when routine testing is unrevealing. However, vivid dreams and night sweats in Lyme disease more accurately reflect disrupted sleep
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A Patient Experience A man with Lyme disease described persistent eye pain and pressure despite repeated normal eye exams. He worried that something serious was being missed, yet ophthalmologic evaluations and imaging were reassuring. The pain fluctuated and worsened with fatigue and stress. Over time, the eye pain gradually improved. This pattern is one I
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Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis in Children: One Family’s Story A young athlete went from starring on the soccer field to unable to climb stairs without his heart racing. His parents searched for answers for two years before anyone mentioned Lyme disease. With no tick bite and no rash, they didn’t recognize the early warning signs. What
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If you wake up stiff every morning but feel better as the day goes on, you’re not imagining it. Morning stiffness that improves with movement is a common and meaningful symptom pattern—and it offers an important clinical clue. Many patients describe the same daily experience. They wake up stiff, sore, and slow-moving. Getting out of
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Sciatic pain vs SI joint dysfunction is one of the most frequent—and most challenging—comparisons in patients with low back, buttock, and leg pain. Many patients are told they have sciatica simply because pain travels into the leg. But pain location alone does not define the diagnosis. In clinical practice, SI joint dysfunction is often confused
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When this family brought their son to me, they were facing a decision many parents encounter when delaying pediatric Lyme treatment—whether fear of antibiotics might outweigh the risk of waiting. They were not opposed to treating Lyme disease. But fear stood in the way. Not fear of Lyme disease itself, but fear of the treatment.
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Patients sometimes come to my office using the phrase “end-stage Lyme disease.” It is a powerful term, and it reflects how profoundly ill they feel. However, late-stage Lyme disease is not a formal medical diagnosis. Most often, patients are using this language to describe severe, persistent illness consistent with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) or
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