Many patients come to me after months of bladder discomfort that no one can explain. They describe pelvic pressure, burning, or an overwhelming urge to urinate — yet every culture, scan, and exam has been normal. They tell me things like, “My bladder feels inflamed,” or “It feels like I have to go even when […]
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Someof my patients recovering from Lyme disease describe a familiar pattern: they finally feel well enough to be active—maybe a short walk, a trip to the grocery store, an hour of work—then crash. The next day, fatigue deepens, pain flares, and concentration fades. This isn’t ordinary tiredness. It’s post-exertional malaise in Lyme disease (PEM)—a delayed
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When Lyme Symptoms Worsen During Your Period Many women tell me the same thing: their Lyme symptoms get worse during their period, often in the exact same window every month. Fatigue deepens. Pain sharpens. Dizziness, palpitations, and air hunger return. What should be a predictable cycle becomes a predictable crash. Many women don’t realize that
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When Your Body Stops Regulating Temperature Normally Many patients with Lyme disease describe something they never struggled with before: they suddenly can’t tolerate heat or cold. They walk into a warm room and feel flushed or dizzy. A mild chill hits them and their body reacts as if winter has arrived. Some swing from sweating
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A growing number of my patients tell me something they struggle to say out loud: “Why Lyme disease can feel like PTSD.” They describe a body that reacts like it’s in danger even when nothing is happening, a nervous system that fires alarms without a trigger, and symptoms that feel more like trauma physiology than
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She’d seen seven specialists in 18 months, but no one could explain her abdominal pain. The tests were normal. The pain was not. Her doctors never considered that Lyme disease abdominal pain often begins long before anything shows up on imaging. Ultrasound: normal. CT scan: normal. Endoscopy: normal. Colonoscopy: normal. The final GI note read:
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When Lyme Disease Mistaken for Child Abuse Sets a Crisis in Motion Some medical cases stay with us long after we read them. One such case—published by Pan and colleagues in 2021—still stands out for how quickly Lyme disease mistaken for child abuse escalated into a family crisis. The case involved a toddler brought to
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Night sweats from Babesia are one of the most distinctive — and most commonly missed — symptoms in tick-borne illness. Patients describe drenching sweats that soak bedding and clothing, often appearing without explanation and resistant to standard treatment. When night sweats follow a tick bite or appear alongside Lyme disease, Babesia coinfection deserves serious consideration.
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When the Road Stops Feeling Safe For many patients, the realization hits suddenly — you’re behind the wheel, and something feels off.The light changes, but your reaction time is slower. A familiar route looks disorienting. You miss a turn, or your vision blurs for a few seconds. These aren’t just “bad driving days.” For some
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Recognizing PTSD-Like Symptoms in Lyme Disease Many patients describe racing thoughts before appointments, fear of being dismissed, and physical reactions when discussing symptoms. These PTSD-like patterns arise not only from infection, but from the experience of being doubted, delayed, or disbelieved. Patients report: Flashbacks of being dismissed or misdiagnosed Anxiety before medical visits Insomnia and
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