After finishing his academic education at two German Universities (Regensburg and Munich) and medical training, Dr. Carsten Nicolaus opened his own GP practice in Augsburg in the South of Germany. Only a few weeks after the opening of the practice, he was confronted with problems of tick-borne diseases, particularly Lyme […]
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My love, You didn’t sign up for this. It’s a blessing that neither of us knew what fate had in store when we met. I’m not sure that I would have been brave enough to carry on and I know that I would not have wanted to bring you on […]
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The Royal College of GP’s Lyme disease Spotlight Project which is funded by the charity Lyme Disease Action and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation is holding a free GP workshop on November 12th 2018 in Birmingham on “Lyme Disease, PoTS, Syncope and IBD – easily missed diagnoses”. […]
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Receiving a Lyme diagnosis triggers a mixture of emotions. Firstly, there is the relief that comes with discovering that we are in fact very sick and that illness isn’t in our heads like many doctors make out. Then there is the process of coming to terms with the fact that […]
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In July, John Caudwell pledged over £1 million to fund research into Lyme disease on condition that the Department of Health also invests. Mr Caudwell asked Lyme disease patients and their friends and families to write to their MPs and the media to make some noise and ensure that our […]
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2018 has been an incredible year for LDUK. Our community has grown bigger by the day and we continue to be inspired by all the hard work and determination we see. So much has been going on, from new local support groups popping up to the fantastic efforts lobbying support […]
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Many Lyme patients hit a brick wall when we are faced with doctors who belittle our suffering and who are not knowledgeable about Lyme disease and its devastating effects. We asked our Online Community what they would like doctors to understand when it comes to living with Lyme disease: “That […]
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One of the hallmarks of Lyme disease is the dreaded ‘brain fog’ which can lead to some rather embarrassing mishaps. Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine and so we asked our Online Community to share some of their foggy moments by finishing the sentence ‘You know you’re a Lymie when…’ […]
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Each year we host a Children’s Poster Competition as part of our ‘Wake Up to Lyme’ campaign and strive to get Lyme disease education into schools using our school awareness packs. We are delighted to announce our winner and runners up and thank you to all the children who took […]
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What Is The One Thing You Wish People Would Understand About Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is still widely misunderstood. As a Lyme patient, being dismissed and encountering astonishing ignorance is the norm. We asked our Online Community to share what they wish people would understand about Lyme disease. ‘We don’t […]
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