Coping with Lyme Disease: A Practical Guide to Dealing with Diagnosis and Treatment

This is a well written book and informative but in general the information is not how to treat or cope with Lyme. Rather it is information on case studies and how this illness is escaping the medical community. The title of the book seems to be misleading in that respect. Overall I'm very glad to have read the book and appreciate the time it must have taken to write it.

I was so pleased with this book on Lyme disease. The author apparently researched carefully, had a wealth of information on this topic and wrote a very comprehensive book on the illness. I would highly recommend reading this book, it totally exceeded any expectations I had and I find myself rereading certain parts of the book. There are so many diseases that are similar to Lyme disease that its easy to gleen information about other chronic illnesses from her book. Also, the author gives all kinds of resources to find out more information on such issues as where to find doctor referrals, etc. Just a great book on a very important and timely subject.

Great, great, great, great book! I had Lyme Disease in 1990 and I cannot believe how far it has come. I am amazed at how controversial the treatment is for this disease nowadays. This book has SO MUCH information that you don't know about that is extremely helpful. Anyone who suspects that they may have Lyme Disease or has had it, should definitely read this book!

Great book and reference guide! People living this disease, parents, family, and friends pick up a copy to help yourselves and those you love!

Great book for anyone who has ever been diagnosed with Lyme and how and where to go and what to do to get the best treatment and understanding of the disease well encompassing all of the political mess involved in the testing,diagnosing, and treatment of this controversial issue

I have 6 books on Lyme disease. This was the best for a patient to read and understand. It will help explain all your symptoms so you won't feel so alone. Great book for family and friends. Highlight the parts you want them to read and pass it along-easier than talking.

This is the first book I picked up on Lyme, and I am extremely disappointed. The book may have been valuable nearly 20 years ago when it was first published, but now it's nothing short of ridiculous. Nearly the entire book is anecdotal horror stories about people dying from Lyme complications and doctors completely ignoring the possibility of Lyme being an illness. The author goes so far as to suggest non-diagnosis of Lyme is both a governmental and insurance-company conspiracy!I bought the book for actual scientific information ABOUT LYME DISEASE. I wanted to know about the vectors, the illness itself, the science behind it all, and most importantly the tests and treatments. On these topics, you will find precious few chapters and certainly less than you will find in 10 minutes on a search engine. The entire rest of the book is moaning and complaining about how no one's going to be willing to diagnose or even test you in the first place and how no one will believe your symptoms and how your entire life will be ruined. I'm convinced the author made up most of the supposed case study stories she goes on about. If you're miserable and diagnosed with Lyme and want a book to commiserate with your suffering, this is the book for you. If you want actual INFORMATION, go elsewhere.I have never been to any doctor with any complaint along the lines of Lyme symptoms without being given a Lyme test. Doctors seem to always jump to that possibility right from the start since the Lyme titer is such an easy test. But according to the author, getting a doctor to agree to give you a Lyme test is a Sisyphean feat!Get a more recent book, and a scientific one if you actually want to learn anything. I am SO disappointed that I spent money on this piece of recycling.Edited to add: The books Beating Lyme and Cause Unknown are excellent books!

Best reference book/material we've found concerning this serious, potentially devastating & frequently misunderstood disease. Written by a lay-person along with an M.D. for the perfect combo of professional info. & 'readablity'...

For anyone with Lyme disease or their family this is a great book. My husband has Lymes but isn't interested in finding out more but I certainly did. It did the trick.