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From the website www.lymesucks.org:

It took seven months of being extremely ill and misdiagnosed and dismissed by
doctors before we found out Silver has Lyme. This has "ticked us off," so we
have put together this website to inform other people about tick-borne illness.

If we can save one family from going through anything like we have, it will be
worth it.
Please let your friends and family know about this site.


LYME DISEASE SUCKS And so do the myths about Lyme! Myth 1: Lyme disease isn't
in California.
BRACE YOURSELF.
It's in California, yes, SOUTHERN California, and all states of the US.
It's the fastest growing infectious disease in the country, surpassing AIDS!
Forget SARS.
Myth 2: Lyme always has a bulls-eye rash.
YOU WISH.
70% of people infected with Lyme never get a rash. Never.
Myth 3: You can feel the tick bite you.
SORRY.
The tick anaesthetizes your skin as it bites you.
You never know it happened.
Myth 4: Ten days of antibiotics will cure you.
WRONG AGAIN.
A longer term of antibiotics is needed.
Myth 5: If you test negative for Lyme,
you don't have it.
REALLY WRONG.
The Lyme serology (ELISA) test is wrong with false negatives
AND false positives 40% of the time! Its nearly useless.
Lyme is a clinical diagnosis.
A doctor says you have it, not a test.
Myth 6: You can't get Lyme from someone else.
FALSE.
It can be transmitted in utero to a fetus.
And research is pointing to sexual transmission of
tick-borne illnesses.
Myth 7: My doctor recognizes Lyme.
BUY A LOTTERY TICKET INSTEAD.
Most people who do not see Lyme-literate doctors
are most often misdiagnosed and treated for other conditions.
They are told they have:
The flu, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis,
multiple sclerosis, heart conditions, migraines,
seizure disorders, chemical sensitivities, panic attacks,
psychological issues,
ALS and lupus.
The average length of time from the onset of symptoms
to the diagnosis of Lyme disease is four and a half years.
Protect yourself and your family.
Dont get ticked!
Get ticked-off
and learn more about tick-borne illnesses!

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Lyme disease is a multi-system illness, and is hard to diagnose because it
mimics so many other diseases and doctors are not familiar with it. It often
happens that Lyme patients are initially diagnosed by another Lyme patient
rather than a doctor. This was the case with Silver. We have created this
website in the hopes that it will give you some basic information to answer
questions you may have about tick-borne illnesses, and some paths to get to the
people and medical practioners who can treat Lyme.