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oh no they found a tick that will single-handedly add 5 years to your life expectancy and save the planet. This is horrible news
Yeah the first dr. I saw didn’t believe that my symptoms were from Lyme, also didn’t give me the blood panel and just prescribed steroids (foolish move for combatting an autoimmune condition). Fortunately I could get a second opinion, and a blood panel (believe it or not - positive for Lyme!), and antibiotics before it progressed too far. I don’t have any chronic effects - but the acute symptoms of one’s muscles locking up was not fun! I know other people who didn’t catch it and it ends up being a severe long term condition similar to lupus
I had the same expirience, PCP said it wasn't lyme, they sent me to a neurologist who said it wasn't, then I footed the bill for an infectious disease specialist who was like "WTF you should have started antibiotics two weeks ago"
Oops I’m wrong. Lyme triggers an autoimmune response and potentially symptoms which are similar to lupus - but it’s an infectious disease, and lupus is an autoimmune disease.