Lyme Science Blog

Working With Lyme Disease: The Impossible Math After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients dragging themselves to work with active infection, barely functioning but terrified to stop. Financial survival versus physical survival. Supporting their family versus protecting their health. There was no good choice. Some pushed through and gradually improved. Others couldn’t—their bodies […]

Living With Lyme Disease: Is Recovery Possible? Is recovery from Lyme disease possible? Yes. Many patients recover fully—especially with early treatment—while others improve gradually, even after long-term symptoms. Quick Answer: Recovery from Lyme disease is possible, though it may take time and often requires individualized care, particularly in persistent or late-stage cases. Patients often ask:

Panic Attack Without Anxiety: When the Body Reacts First A woman with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) underwent routine dental extraction of four molars. Despite an uneventful surgery and aggressive multimodal pain management, the procedure triggered severe, widespread full-body pain that required ICU admission. Lim from the University of California in San Francisco documented this

Why Doctors Dismiss Chronic Lyme Disease If you have been told your persistent symptoms are “all in your head,” that “Lyme disease doesn’t last that long,” or that you simply need to “accept” your diagnosis of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) and move on—you are not imagining the dismissal you are experiencing. Over 37 years

Exercise Intolerance in Lyme Disease: Why Activity Makes Symptoms Worse Exercise intolerance in Lyme disease occurs when physical or mental activity leads to worsening symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, or pain—often hours after exertion rather than during it. For a complete overview of recovery, see our Lyme disease recovery guide. “Should I push

How Long Does Lyme Disease Last? Duration by Stage After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients recover in weeks and others struggle for years. “How long will I be sick?” is the first question patients ask after diagnosis. Some are told they’ll recover in a few weeks with antibiotics. Others watch months turn

How I Became a Lyme Disease Doctor What makes a Lyme disease doctor? It’s a question I’m asked often. The answer is not a single training path, but experience recognizing complex patterns that don’t fit a typical diagnosis. I didn’t set out to become a Lyme disease doctor. My path began in biomedical engineering, shifted