As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aptly notes on their website, there is a lot of misinformation about Lyme Disease circulating our information centers. Even though there are more than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease reported annually (and many more that go unnoticed), there exists no consensus among the medical community on what the disease does and how it should be treated. In fact, a heated controversy exists between those who believe Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) is a valid ailment and those who argue the initial round of antibiotics is all a patient needs.
The simple fact is that many sufferers of Lyme do not return to full health after the antibiotics are completed, and attempts to delegitimize the names Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Chronic Lyme lessen opportunities for solidarity and outreach among the afflicted, invalidate their very valid suffering, make proper healthcare less accessible, and most importantly, allow less of an opportunity to advance the medical research needed to heal Lyme once and for all.
The purpose of this site is to extend solidarity to those whose quality of life continues to suffer after the antibiotic course is over, to raise awareness for PTLDS in an effort to increase research funding, and to foster a community that promotes supportive healing over invalidation.
The simple fact is that many sufferers of Lyme do not return to full health after the antibiotics are completed, and attempts to delegitimize the names Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Chronic Lyme lessen opportunities for solidarity and outreach among the afflicted, invalidate their very valid suffering, make proper healthcare less accessible, and most importantly, allow less of an opportunity to advance the medical research needed to heal Lyme once and for all.
The purpose of this site is to extend solidarity to those whose quality of life continues to suffer after the antibiotic course is over, to raise awareness for PTLDS in an effort to increase research funding, and to foster a community that promotes supportive healing over invalidation.