Recent content by Trellie

This is very sad! Another sad story from a Canadian citizen who struggled for years trying to get diagnosed in her country. When she finally got her diagnosis she ended up losing it all trying to pay for her treatment... so shocking! For the full article simply copy the title of this thread...

That is great! I think making this part of the children's education is a big step towards Lyme awareness. I hope they start doing this kind of things in more and more states! Actually anything health related should be a must, and yes, I'm talking about things like nutrition and such!

There is a thread about the states and cities that are most affected by those pesky infected ticks :( Check it out if you have the time to do so, I was so surprised to see that places like NY are severely affected!

What do you guys think? Do you think 6 minutes would do to get rid of ticks on your clothes? For the full article copy the title of this thread, paste it into your preferred search engine and you should be able to find it.

A very interesting little article that instructs you what to do in case you find a think on your clothes. For the full article, simply copy the title of this thread and paste it into your preferred search engine.

You mean jump to conclusions or are you referring to the doctors not really believing their patients? I've had experience with both... I've seen how young doctors make huge mistakes, often confusing a disease with another. I hate the fact they sometimes assume the most obvious diagnosis is...

It also depends on where you live, some areas are affected more heavily by infected ticks, if you live in one of those heavily hit zones then better be careful. I'm lucky to live in a zone where very few Lyme cases have been reported :)

I think this is a very complicated issue :( I strongly beleive we need to spread more awareness towards this disease, because if we did people in countries like Canada wouldn't have to be traveling to the US in order to get an accurate Lyme diagnosis.

According to this article preventing Lyme can sometimes be more expensive than treating it, do you agree? For the full article, simply copy the title of this thread onto your preferred search engine. You should be able to find it.

Yeah, they have free universal health care in Canada, but it comes with limitations. I think the problem is that they don't have so much experience with Lyme disease over there. I think in my country it would be even harder, but lately there have been some talks and meetings, hopefully...

Rep. Chris Smith is spot on! The disbelief in Chronic Lyme is a big issue for those who depend on a insurance company to provide their healthcare :( To read the rest, simply search the title of this thread online. You should be able to find it.

I truly recommend this read, specially if you want to learn how to spot the tick that can actually infect you, specially if you are in Iowa. For the rest of the article, simply search the title of this thread online.

Some people don't know or forget that dogs are also affected by Lyme, sadly yes, they can get infected with it, often having a taxing effect on their health. For the rest of the article simply search the title of this thread online.

This is the story of a really admirable girl who is fighting Lyme. Her name is Olivia and she is from Colorado. Lyme disease in Colorado is a very polemic topic, because some claim the infected ticks can't be found there, but other claim they do. We might not know the truth any time soon...

They have free universal health care, and just like it happens with that kind of health care... there are limitations :( I think the main reason they are having to travel abroad to get that diagnosis, is the same one you mentioned: more Lyme cases. Because well, I think we can do more in terms...