Bill, thanks for posting. MeggieLynn, when you have some time, pls see this topic on Lyme Disease testing -- which is controversial for myriad reasons:
http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/f44...nic-pain-8368/
Was your Lyme Disease test assay regionalized for your geographic part of the country? Were you tested for co-infections (viruses, other bacteria, protozoa)? An accurate Lyme Disease diagnosis is more than a blood test -- it relies on lab results, including a blood panel, and a clinical diagnosis from a trained doctor.
I think most of us would all agree that DDD is multifactorial, but in some cases it's more weighted to one factor than another:
- poor diet
- loading the spine by sitting all day
- trauma
- comorbidities (weight, smoking, etc.)
- bacterial infection (localized or systemic)
Also see
this topic on how microbial infection has caused acute and chronic disc spinal disease.