There are actually a lot of personal stories of Lyme and aneurysms. Here is a blog post from a well known LLMD about
aneurysms that may help:
lymemd.blogspot.com/2015/10/lyme-aortitis-and-aneurysm.html And I found this:
"We, too, were intrigued by a possible microbial trigger in AAA pathobiology and therefore studied whether Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the microorganism responsible for Lyme disease, was involved in the etiology of AAAs (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms).
Using a case-control design, we recruited 96 consecutive patients diagnosed with AAA using ultrasonography or CT (diameter 3 cm) at the Vascular Surgery Department, Technical University, Dresden, Germany. We collected venous blood samples from participants and analyzed them for antibodies against B. burgdorferi using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Any positive result was confirmed by Western blot analysis.
Among AAA patients, 34% were seropositive for B. burgdorferi s.l. antibodies, whereas only 15.7% of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) were seropositive. In comparison, in the German general population, 3–17% are seropositive for Borrelia antibodies.
Among forest workers one study reported 7.9% seropositive rate and another study 29.1%. Our findings suggested a relationship between AAAs and B. burgdorferi s.l. We hypothesize that the underlying mechanism for B. burgdorferi s.l. in AAA formation is similar to that by the spirochete Treponema pallidum; alternatively, AAAs could develop due to induced autoimmunity via molecular mimicry or via similarities between B. burgdorferi s.l. proteins and aortic proteins. We recognize the limitations surrounding this small study and are planning a larger scale endeavor on a more diverse patient population."
/www.hindawi.com/journals/scientifica/2014/564734/ And this was something that had been proven previously as well:
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21842293