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Posted by starrant (Member # 10149) on :
 
So, if you have had lyme disease for say 9 years or so and just now found out about it, what kind of prognosis is there for you? Is the lyme still treatable, but I am doomed to carry the bacteria around me forever? Is lyme potentially completely curable if discovered early? I have had strange visual symptoms for 9 years, but only within the last 6 months or so have I started getting some non-visual symptoms.
 
Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
 
It can definitely be put in remission. I would say there is disagreement whether it can be completely cured or not.

But in remission, you can be pretty darn normal again. Or so I hope.

It's not a quick fix though. It could take a few years of antibiotic treatment to get there.
 


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