Hoelang duurde het voordat de diagnose Lyme werd vastgesteld?
Geplaatst: Zo 29 Jan 2017, 04:02
Omdat ik hier benieuwd naar ben en zodat we onderling een beetje rekening kunnen houden met elkaar en de uiteenlopende diagnose zoektochten, die helaas schering en inslag lijken te zijn als het om Lyme gaat.
Ik trap af met een 19 jaar lange Lyme diagnose zoektocht.
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Bron: https://www.lymedisease.org/lymepolicyw ... -patients/
Ik trap af met een 19 jaar lange Lyme diagnose zoektocht.
LymePolicyWonk: Delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease has devastating effect on patients
“Prompt diagnosis and rapid treatment of Lyme disease can prevent long-term complications,” says San Francisco physician and tick-borne disease expert Dr. Ray Stricker. “When diagnosis is delayed, patients miss out on early treatment. The results can be devastating.”
Part of the problem, Stricker notes, is the unreliability standard lab testing for Lyme. “The most widely used lab tests for Lyme have been shown to miss more than 50% of cases. That’s no better than a coin toss.”
The study also found significant delays in treatment due to misdiagnosis. “Lyme disease is often called ‘the great imitator’ because it can mimic other diseases so closely,” says Lorraine Johnson, CEO of LymeDisease.org.
Among study respondents, the most prevalent misdiagnosis was mood disorders (59%), followed by Chronic Fatigue (55%) and Fibromyalgia (49%). Johnson pointed out that when people are misdiagnosed, they not only miss out on appropriate Lyme treatment, but they may also be given medications for conditions they don’t have. “Early diagnosis and treatment is an achievable goal that can prevent the disease from becoming chronic,” she added. One respondent stated “It’s sad to see people nonfunctional from tick borne illnesses because they couldn’t get proper treatment from the onset of symptoms when disabilities could have been avoided.”
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