Live in a community were something like 1 in 25 children contract lyme. Maternal twins across the way... at 9yrs one contracts lyme. Completely different girls today. Substantial difference in growth and appearance.
Biggest fight on your hands will be what lasting effects you develop and the fight with your insurance company. Doctors are being hamstrung in their approach to fighting lyme. We have doctors leaving medical groups here because bureaucracy is hamstringing them from prescribing medications not classified to dispense to lyme patients.
I"m not up on the subject enough, but there is strong advocacy in Washington to help at the bullshit level.
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/
It changes peoples lives around here pretty regularly, some are flat out losing their fight with lyme. Everyone has become an expert in identification. Lyme is part of the health curriculum at the elementary and middle school levels.
I didn't do the epic read and I didn't read back this thread, but it is not to be taken lightly.
There are some seriously debilitating effects, some are or seem to be permanent as a result of lyme.