Lyme is very prevalent in some areas of the country, like the northeast, but is found in every state. You should see a Lyme literate doctor, if possible. Most patients will have full resolution with 4 weeks of appropriate antibiotics. Up to 20% of patients can develop chronic illness after being bit by a tick carrying Lyme disease, even with appropriate antibiotic therapy. When standard antibiotic therapy fails, the Shoemaker Protocol for treating chronic inflammatory response syndrome has been very effective.

Lyme Diseases is nothing to laugh about. It can be very serious. Do whatever is necessary to be treated.

Scott W. McMahon