Concerns Raised About Chronic Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Care

community · 2024

A letter to the editor highlights the challenges faced by patients with chronic Lyme disease, including lack of diagnosis, inadequate medical support, and high costs for testing not covered by BC Medical. The letter calls for awareness and better care for those suffering from neuroborreliosis and related symptoms.

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• “Our medical system failed my friend and many countless others... No doctor in that program will mention Lyme Disease unless the patient has blood work to prove it... The recent tests I had for Lyme disease were done in the US and cost me 1K.” — The Islands Grapevine – October 10th, 2024 (October 10th, 2024)

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