I live in Nashville Tennessee. I was recently diagnosed with Lyme Disease. (By the way, in some parts of the country, they call it Lymes Disease — but technically, it’s Lyme Disease.)
With approximately 20,000 new cases reported each year, Lyme Disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States … Lyme Disease became nationally notifiable in 1991. Source
It was after a month of having “weird” symptoms, several trips to the doctor, and several rounds of tests, that they finally realized Lyme Disease was the reason for all of my recent ailments.
Despite having many different symptoms and signs of Lyme Disease, that was actually the last thing they tested for.
My official Lyme Disease diagnosis came on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.
But… I’m one of the lucky ones. Typically, people go through upwards of 20 doctors and years of wrong diagnoses and treatments before they’re accurately diagnosed with Lyme Disease.
Here’s how I found out I had Lyme Disease, and what I’m doing about it now…
Read more: How We Found Out That I Have Lyme Disease …From A Tick Bite