Lyme Science Blog

Pain From Light Touch in Lyme Disease (Allodynia Explained) Quick Answer: Allodynia in Lyme disease occurs when the nervous system misinterprets normal touch — such as clothing or light pressure — as pain. This reflects altered sensory processing, even when standard tests are normal. Touch-evoked pain is a symptom many Lyme disease patients struggle to […]

Can Lyme Disease Persist Like Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis can remain latent for years Borrelia may use similar survival strategies Persistent symptoms may reflect more than inflammation In infectious disease, few organisms are as well known for persistence as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacterium can survive silently in the body for months—or even decades—before reactivating. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} This phenomenon,

Bad Signs After a Tick Bite: 7 Warnings You Shouldn’t Ignore It often begins with something easy to dismiss. A small rash that fades. A few days of fatigue. A headache that doesn’t quite make sense. These are the bad signs after a tick bite that too often get dismissed. Weeks later, joint pain or

How to Test for Lyme Disease: Why Standard Tests Can Miss It When patients ask how to test for Lyme disease, they’re often surprised by the complexity—and the limitations—of the current testing system. While laboratory tests can be helpful, they do not tell the whole story. Clinical judgment is often just as important, especially when

Is It Too Late to Treat a Tick Bite? What Patients Need to Know Is it too late to treat a tick bite? Many patients worry the answer is yes—especially when symptoms appear months or even years after exposure. This concern is understandable, but the answer is often more reassuring than patients expect. It is

One-Sided Symptoms in Lyme Disease: Why One Side of the Body Feels Different One-sided symptoms in Lyme disease can mimic serious neurologic conditions. Patients may experience weakness, numbness, heaviness, or altered sensation affecting one side of the body. These symptoms often fluctuate, worsening during flare-ups and improving between episodes. One-sided symptoms in Lyme disease can

Lyme Misdiagnosis Apology: When Silence Hurts More Than the Mistake My patient couldn’t understand why an “I’m sorry” never came. His experience captures the need for a Lyme misdiagnosis apology—the simple act of acknowledgment that can mean more than any prescription. Too often, persistent Lyme disease misconceptions lead to years of suffering before patients receive

Lyme Disease Second Opinion: What to Do When Specialists Disagree When specialists disagree about Lyme disease Patients are often left coordinating care alone A second opinion may help reconnect the pieces When specialists disagree about Lyme disease, patients ask me this question every week: should I get a second opinion? It usually comes at a

Is It Menopause—or Lyme Disease? Night sweats, fatigue, anxiety, and brain fog are often blamed on menopause. But hormonal transition is not the only possible explanation. Some overlapping conditions may go unrecognized for months or years. A woman in her mid-40s noticed worsening fatigue, disrupted sleep, night sweats, palpitations, and rising anxiety. Brain fog interfered