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Old 12-16-2011, 11:16 PM
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Harrison, just like a lot of diseases... there are a lot of people who have the dx of chronic lyme (based on what, i am not sure) and use it as a free pass for all kinds of crap (narcs, home IV antibiotics for months, disability, admission to the hospital whenever they wish). they insist on treatments that have no rational basis, find wacko docs who will give it to them, and then end up w/ complications that are worse than the disease with which they started.

that is why there is still consternation about chronic lyme... that and there aren't great diagnostic criteria... it's very frustrating as a healthcare professional, i can tell you that much.
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