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May 21st, 2017
With tick season underway, a Canadian woman shares her personal story of living with Lyme disease and the years of being misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Allison Vuchnich reports.
Dr. Doug Sider, Public Health Ontario, says Lyme is under-reported at least 10 fold.
“Borrelia burgdorferi was detected in the brain in 25.3% of AD cases analyzed and was 13 times more frequent in AD compared to controls. Periodontal pathogen Treponemas (T. pectinovorum, T. amylovorum, T. lecithinolyticum, T. maltophilum, T. medium, T. socranskii) and Borrelia burgdorferi were detected using species specific PCR and antibodies. Importantly, co-infection with several spirochetes…
[CanLyme Note: this article includes some information we disagree with. Treating with a single dose of antibiotics lacks GRADE level science to support it as an effective approach and was a closed door decision showing arrogance, not ethical science. Opposing experts and advocates were not consulted therefore the policy is invalid – longer durations of…
[CanLyme note: What patients are suffering from is a borreliosis. They do not care if science has found a way to separate Borrelia into groups; the diagnosis is being missed and current human testing is terrible.] Adeolu M, Gupta RS Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2014 Jun;105(6):1049-72. Abstract The genus Borrelia contains two groups of organisms: the causative agents…
Tsawwassen resident Karen Marchand says she used to pride herself on being a healthy person, but all that changed a few years ago. In late 2008, she began suffering from a range of symptoms – back pain as well as ear and throat infections. “Just all these things started happening,” she says. Then, in January…
October 3rd, 2018 For a Niagara man diagnosed with Lyme disease, being able to walk without a cane is a small victory. Now 26 year old Jeff Faber is on a mission to fully regain his health and in order to do so is turning to an expensive treatment overseas. Three years ago Faber landed…
BY AMY SMART, TIMES COLONIST FEBRUARY 9, 2014 4:00 PM A Vancouver Island hawk is the first raptor to join the list of species believed to spread Lyme disease. Research scientist John Scott said the Cooper’s hawk was found with 22 ticks on it, four of which were infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease….
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I’m also a Lyme Warrior. I was misdiagnosed for 12yrs & finally found out all my ailments were because of Lyme Disease. I kept going to my Dr. Complaining of fatigue & chronic pain & of course they chalked it up to Fibromyalgia , Chronic Fatigue & Arthritis. I’m now very sick because it took so long to properly diagnose it. This disease is debilitating & can be deadly. When left untreated, it attacks the central nervous system, your joints, connective tissues, muscles & especially the brain. It’s been a living nightmare. There are so many of us out there suffering with this & can’t get the help we need in this country. The Canadian Medical Assc. Should be ashamed of themselves because they’ve really dropped the ball on this one.
I’m sorry to hear of all your struggles and I’m sure terrible frustration . I also struggle with many symptoms of Lymes but Dr’s are not able to diagnose me only saying fibro myalgia or depression? My symptoms are getting worse especially with cognitive and very low blood pressure. I would like to ask you how we’re you finally diagnosed? With a definite diagnosis of Lymes disease.