Why is Lyme disease so often misdiagnosed?
The problem of misdiagnosis is due to the fact that most physicians will only treat if the patient remembers getting bit by a tick and the classic bulls-eye rash (erythema migrans) is apparent. The problem with this is that up to two thirds of the people infected with Lyme will have no rash at all and many may never see the ticks. The second problem with diagnosis arises with the laboratory tests for Lyme. The standard laboratory tests for Lyme have been shown to miss more than 40% of infected patients. Many times if I suspect a patient has Lyme disease I will implement a treatment plan based solely on the patient’s clinical symptoms. Since my treatments are 100% natural, there is very low risk in a therapeutic trial to see if symptoms improve and chances of developing side effects is minimal in comparison to conventional treatments.
