Is this statement true 'Chronic Lyme disease does not exist'?

It absolutely does. I have it. I was originally infected during the summer of 2009 (at least, that's when my symptoms began to be noticeable). read more

At the moment, there is no evidence in favour of the existence of chronic lyme disease *as a disease that should be treated, like lyme disease, with antibiotics*. This is the most important fact to convey: treating “chronic” lyme disease with antibiotics does NOT result in any better treatment than placebo. read more

The current stance by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and private insurance companies is that “ Chronic Lyme Disease ” does not exist, and is associated with costly experimental and expensive treatments. read more

The jury is out. But for some, symptoms linger for years. read more

Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed as numerous conditions and diseases, including but not limited to: Autism, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s, Crohn’s Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lupus, Parkinson’s, Prostatitis, or Multiple Sclerosis, just name to a few. read more

Dr. Samuel Shor, chair of the Loudoun County Lyme Commission and associate clinical professor of medicine at George Washington University Health Care Sciences in the District of Columbia, is among the handful of medical professionals who believe the disease itself can be chronic, caused by ongoing or new infection by B. burgdorferi – not a patient’s overactive immune system. read more