ANNAPOLIS — New legislation passed by Gov. Larry Hogan is proof that the tick that gave Baltimore Attorney Susan Green Lyme Disease, bit the wrong lady.
Green was convinced she had Lyme Disease, but she spent years trying to convince doctors of her theory. They kept pointing to four negative test results for the fastest growing vector-bourne infectious disease in the United States.
“I felt like I needed to get to the point where they would stop treating me like a hormonal crazy lady and treat me like a person who was truly sick,” said Green.
Her symptoms intensified in 2007.
“I became extremely ill, I couldn’t get out of bed, but I couldn’t fall asleep,” she remembers. “My whole body was burning like it had been doused in gasoline.”
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Diagnostic testing is woefully inadequate. Thousands are affected by Lyme Disease, yet come away with multiple negative tests.
ReplyDeleteI fail to see how this "historic" event helps anyone. Find a better test. That would be historic.
ReplyDeleteReal problem is that the CDC says Lyme is hard to catch and easy to cure.
ReplyDeleteIt's only "historic" if you, or someone in your family, has suffered for years with this debilitating disease!
ReplyDeleteThe most accurate blood test is the CD-57 which addresses the immune system. The Western Block test is not always accurate. But note. If you apply for Social Security Disability after being diagnosed and being treated, you will need a lawyer and expect it to take 4 years.
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