03/30/2023
"In the last 7 years have had a battle to go through; this battle has been for a fight to stay alive.
I have Late Stage Chronic Lyme Disease thanks to not only myself being un informed but also my doctors lack of knowledge or refusal to believe it could be. Because of how advanced my case is it is estimated I have had this disease now for 12 plus years and have lived in South West Florida all my life. My goal is to fight and get through this victoriously! If untreated or misdiagnosed this disease will take over and over run your body. And as fight to keep my life and all aspects of it I have made a decision to also get people informed. I know firsthand the doctors around here will not be able to protect you from this or diagnose you properly. I found out I had Lyme 2 years ago and have been on constant treatment since. In the year leading up to my diagnosis had seen over 56 different doctors from Port Charlotte to Sarasota getting all kinds of possible diagnoses. There was everything from Honors' Syndrome, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, MS, Lupus,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,Transverse myelitis,Celiac,Fibromyalgia too it's all in your head, even possible brain tumors. That was a scary wait for those results. have literally had every symptom possible even stroke like pains while driving. Even had to leave the state & go to Tennessee to finally get my diagnosis (I wish I met Eradicate Lyme with Todd more earlier). And my experience has been less than pleasant"
~Linda Wither