To give you an idea, I have paid out-of-pocket for every single doctor’s visit, lab test, medication, supplement, herb and Lyme treatment for the past 4 years, amounting to tens of thousands of dollars.
All illnesses have their difficulties. What makes chronic Lyme unique from other diseases though is that expenses are almost always out-of-pocket. Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of treatment for chronic Lyme cases. This places an unimaginable amount of financial buy cheap generic soma burden and strain on a patient and their family year after year. A recent study revealed that over 40% of Lyme Disease patient’s are unable to work. This same study demonstrated that chronic Lyme sufferers have a quality of life that is worse than many other illnesses like congestive heart failure, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis.