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No, it's just late stage in my book. But I'm splitting hairs. Agreed. ETA: What if you had Lyme for weeks/months/years but were asymptomatic? Would it be chronic?

They pretty much are synonymous in my book, but the definition game is absolutely an issue. The problem, though, is likely reversed from what most people believe. It's mainstream conventional Lyme mouthpieces that have tried to redefine what chronic Lyme is. Back in the 80's, you'd have no...

This is simply one manifestation. There is also Lyme Encephalomyelits, for instance. There is Lyme encephelopathy. There is Lyme arthitis. There is Lyme carditis. That these entities exist is not disputed by anyone. The literature is awash in Bb infectious states. Lyme can affect many different...

Odd, because its reports predate the Internet, just like ME.

I mean late stage Lyme disease that does not respond to treatment. Check the last installment of the IDSA Lyme guidelines. Check case studies of people like Vicki Logan or Neil Spector - there are many, many individuals who were treated for Lyme and remained sick with Lyme, whose diagnosis was...

Do you believe in late stage Lyme refractory to treatment?

I think you may be taking your eye off the ball, which is what I suspect is the desired response, and is all the more disturbing. This article seems little more than pureed patient-bashing. Feels awfully like gaslighting to me - and the ME/CFS community should be appalled at that if only...

I saw this the day it came out. It is a darkly insinuating and unfortunate piece. I thought it curious that it seems part of a barrage of similar patient-dismissive opinion articles that coincided with the release of the new IDSA Lyme Guidelines draft.

You're certainly not boring me. I have difficulty many days keeping up with all the dark coincidences and gaping holes in TBD history. Nevertheless, I firmly believe that it is combing through its history that we will unravel this thing. It's nice to think Science will get us there first. But...

He was EIS, from Yale, I think. He early on suggested, reportedly, Lyme was cause by a virus because antibiotics left too many people still sick. You can't make this stuff up. :) Now of course he's still beating the bushes looking for Bb flotsam and jetsam to point at accusingly.

A question I have: Was Steere made aware of what WB purportedly had been working on for all those years in Montana?

This varies by species. Disease intensity can vary by strain. WB knew a lot. But I'm not sure he knew everything that was needed, assuming he did not have a hand in a chimera. For instance, now we know to add borrelia myamotoi to the list. It's categorized as relapsing-remitting. Many think...

The stated conventional opinion is that mosquitoes are not competent vectors. I know there were published studies on this way back circa 1984 or so. The thing is, there weren't a lot. One, though, if I recall correctly, suggested mosquitoes could transmit Bb to at least mice. Sorry, doing this...

It varies by doctor. It may have something to do with Lyme replication cycles, and the mechanism by which a given abx works. Certainly no longer than 4 weeks, but I suspect 2 would be good enough. I don't know though. I know I feel wickedly bad within one day of starting back on abx, so I know...

@Dechi , a C6 is a special type of ELISA. Your doctor may feel he cannot give you a WB unless you test positive first with an ELISA. Most doctors don't use the C6. But the C6 is FDA-approved, and if he won't give you a WB without a positive ELISA, the C6 ELISA may be a better mouse trap. The...

A thought just occurred to me. You say you tested negative. Did you doctor say anything about provoking a Bb response?

A Western Blot may at least tell you if you were once infected. They will list which bands are positive, if any, and this matters. I'd request a C6 as well. I would NOT settle for the doctor saying it's negative, or even if it's positive. I always get the values, a hard copy for my records. Of...

@Dechi, regardless of whether you accept his protocol, I'd personally want to know a couple of things. First and foremost, when he says Lyme, does he mean Lyme? Does he suspect anything else that he is just rolling into Lyme, eg, bartonella? If so, why does he think that? Did he test for them...

How is your QoL while on his prescribed treatment? On what basis does he determine you have Lyme? Are yo alright with me digging a little? You may not like it if others hold up your Lyme diagnosis to a higher level.

Yeah, it brings me to the abstract, then gives me the option to pay for access. Im sorry.