When does Lyme become Chronic?

There is no official time period - my doctor doesn't even "diagnose" by stages anymore. It really all depends on each individual. I know its frustrating, bc I want an answer to this too, but I think she is right -

Anyway, From what I read, disseminated is stage 2
Late stage is when it causes arthritis and affects major organs of the body.

I know of two people who were paralyzed from lyme and are fine now. This is why I believe my Dr. despite all of the info that is out there. Lyme is unfortunately the trickiest disease of all time!!

Don't worry lymepickle, if you are this well at this point, I don't think you will end up with chronic lyme!!! Don't forget - positive attitude is key to healing~!!! =)

I am 29! I'm not too worried about it becoming chronic but the thought is there... I realize some people are able to get rid of it after a month, others it may take longer especially if they had it longer, but also some people are not able to get rid of it or so it seems.

Well to me it took a long time for me to get better, it still took a couple months, but I suppose comparing myself to other people that have had Lyme maybe it was quick? Keep in mind I just got infected on November 23rd... I had been self treating with minocycline since like 4 days after infection. But it still got really bad! I was very very sick December especially, and January was pretty bad too, so was February, March is when things finally turned around and by April I was about 95%, May at 98% but I had some brain tingling. It is now June! The time is flying so fast.

You are right... My health issues now are more yeast issues and damage to my body done by the antibiotics. Question is when do I stop the abx!? 2 months symptom free? Does yeast issues count as a symptom? I might get a little ache that is not even Lyme related, does that count as a symptom? I mean really who's to know it's the right time that I can stop the abx?

Chapelle, I think the muscle twitches are lyme inside those nerve cells, or around them. I had a couple odd twitches last week when I took an extended break off the tinidazole. Because I was concerned about the toxicity. Now back on the tinidazole not twitching at all. If anything I would think tinidazole would damage nerves not repair them but it sure made the twitching go away. The twitching happened when I was laying in my bed last week about 4 days off the tinidazole, my wrist twitched a little bit.

But who knows maybe in your case it is nerve damage from the lyme? Or dead bug parts messing with the nerve communication?

Or maybe it is the toxins? Have you tried liposomal glutathione? I found it worked pretty good for detoxing.

I also talk to my my LLD on Saturday! I'm going to ask for a change of protocol though because I need a cell wall drug because there is 1 spirochete floating around in my eye and I need to dissolve him away. Also I am going to ask to come off the tinidazole for now. Cefdinir + biaxin + plaquenil + Septra DS (for Bart). I'm going to ask to switch to something like that, I just want a break from the tinidazole.

Yogi ! Thanks! But how do I know if it's gone?!?!?

I mean 2 months symptom free? How can I distinguish a normal ache from Lyme aches?

So I may have killed 99.9% of it..... How can I get that last 0.1%???

And you said you were still sick when you stopped the tinidazole? See this disease is really tricky to treat.

My bartonella has been about 100% symptom free for the last 2-3 weeks now. Do you know if we treat bartonella for 2 months symptom free too?

I still think I'm going to follow in your footsteps and knock it out with factive. Maybe just 2-3 weeks worth. I just want a drug that gets everywhere in the body, and factive does just that.