Lyme Science Blog

Why Lyme Patients Delay Care Some Lyme patients delay care for a few days. Others for decades. And it’s not always for the reasons doctors assume. In fact, the behavioral barriers to timely Lyme disease care—uncertainty, fear, dismissal, logistics, stigma—are also seen in other serious but preventable conditions. Understanding why Lyme patients delay care is […]

After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients struggling with Lyme disease and working sick as an all-too-common scenario. They feel forced to push through fatigue, pain, and brain fog just to keep their jobs. Many describe it as a daily balancing act—choosing between financial survival, responsibility to family, and the toll that work

A New Approach to Lyme Disease Testing Lyme disease is one of the few infections where patients are often diagnosed too late—not because they waited, but because testing could not detect the infection until later stages, if at all. A new Lyme blood test called LymeSeek could change that. It aims to revolutionize Lyme diagnostics

In their article, “Unique Case of Gastroparesis in a Chronic Lyme Disease Patient,” Qasawa et al. discuss the case of a patient diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, who suffered from gastrointestinal complications including gastroparesis. Her symptoms were so severe that she required IV nutrition to maintain her weight—making gastroparesis an important Lyme disease symptom that

Patients often ask me: How do you know if you have Lyme disease? Although there is no single sign or test that can provide a definitive diagnosis, there are several signs and symptoms that can raise suspicion. Keeping alert for the possibility that you may have Lyme disease is important since early recognition is critical.

After 37 years treating Lyme disease, most patients and providers don’t realize that alcohol can make Lyme disease symptoms worse. Even light drinking can trigger brain fog, fatigue, heart palpitations, poor sleep, or sudden emotional shifts. If your symptoms return after “just one drink,” you’re not imagining it. This isn’t a judgment. It’s physiology. Lyme

Patient: “Doctor, can you heal from Lyme disease—or is this something I’ll live with forever?”Dr. Cameron: “You can heal. But the timeline and process depend on when you were diagnosed, the treatment you receive, and how your body recovers.” This question is one of the most common I hear in my practice. The fear of

Patient: “Doctor, do I have Lyme disease for life? Am I stuck with this forever?”Dr. Cameron: “That’s a question I hear often. The short answer is no—you don’t have Lyme disease for life. But the longer answer is more complicated, and it depends on when you were diagnosed, how your body responds, and whether other

A major new study analyzing more than 168,000 Lyme disease cases has uncovered troubling disparities in diagnosis and outcomes across racial lines. The research, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, shows that non-White patients consistently face worse outcomes than White patients. These findings highlight the urgent need to address Lyme disease racial disparities in the healthcare

Tick bite antibiotics are one of the most contested decisions in Lyme disease prevention. Depending on which doctor you see, you might get a full course, a single pill, or nothing at all. When it comes to preventing Lyme disease, doctors disagree on the amount of antibiotics to prescribe — and the advice you get