Lyme Disease Network of Middle Tennessee

Telephone Contact: 615.294.4781 / Email Contact: Lymetn@comcast.net

Our Mission

To provide information, resources, and support to those who are infected or suspect they may be infected with Lyme and/or other tick borne diseases. Also to promote awareness and prevention within our community.

Lyme disease is a rapidly growing epidemic and ticks do not know geographical boundaries such as state lines. Greater than AIDS, West Nile Virus, and Avian Flu combined it will only get worse without funding for education and research.

Lyme disease masquerades as many other illnesses such as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, MS and auto-immune diseases. It is much more difficult to eradicate in its later stages. Prevention or early detection and treatment is essential.

We are not alarmists but rather realists who have experienced Lyme here in Middle Tennessee and wish to warn others about this potentially debilitating disease and to help those who are suffering its effects.

Educate yourself…you may have to educate your physician.

***PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN or SENATOR re: the LYME DISEASE BILLS LEGISLATION.... HR1179 (see below)

Upcoming Events

Related Information on the Web

The Lyme Disease Network: A non-profit foundation dedicated to public education of the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Tick Removal...The proper technique: There are many WRONG ways to remove a tick. This is the correct way.
Lyme Rights website: Learn about the Lyme Disease Bill HR1179 that is pending in Congress and the controversy that surrounds it. Funding for Lyme education and research is at stake.
Burrascano Guidelines: Diagnostic hints and treatment guidelines for Lyme and other tick borne illnesses
Lyme Disease Association: "Readiness through prevention, education, research and patient support"
International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society: ILADS is a nonprofit, international, multidisciplinary medical society, dedicated to the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of Lyme and its associated diseases. ILADS promotes understanding of Lyme and its associated diseases through research and education and strongly supports physicians and other health care professionals dedicated to advancing the standard of care for Lyme and its associated diseases.
Lyme Disease Advocacy: Getting involved in Lyme disease advocacy is not difficult, but it is very important and empowering. Becoming an advocate gives patients a chance to speak out about their experiences with tick-borne illnesses. This section offers information that will help in Lyme disease advocacy efforts.
Directions to Asaph's Chamber: Directions to our support group meetings
"What We Don't Know About Lyme" by Pamela Weintraub: A must read
When to Suspect Lyme ..John D. Bleiweiss, M.D.: This essay, written by John D. Bleiweiss, M.D. in April, 1994 is very long, but also very comprehensive. The reader suspecting Lyme symptoms should either identify with a number of sections of this article, or, in this absence, be fairly certain of excluding the possibility of Lyme. (Any doctor investigating prudent treatment for Lyme Disease would do well by reading this essay.)
Dr. Bleiweiss' tragic story: A doctors journey as he battled Lyme Disease, insurance companies, and the medical field
Lymetimes: Lyme Times publishes information on behalf of the Lyme community, including the Lyme Disease Association and its affiliates.
Pictures of Lyme Disease: Pictures and image results of Lyme Disease rashes
The Lyme Disease Conspiracy: A presentation by Joseph Burrascano M.D. to the Senate Committee Hearing on Lyme Disease
Under Our Skin Documentary: A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine and money. This eye-opening new film investigates the untold story of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic larger than AIDS.
Conflicts of Interest found re: CDC Guidelines for Treatment of Lyme: Attorney General of Connecticut (Blumenthal) uncovered blatant conflicts of interest within the panel of Infectious Disease Society of America members entrusted to set the guidelines for the treatment of Lyme.
Contact.....CONGRESSMEN re: Lyme Bill HR1179: “Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007” (H.R. 1179)—would improve tests used to diagnose Lyme disease, enhance the public health surveillance systems and improve our public education campaign to prevent new cases of Lyme disease. It also would create an advisory committee on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
Contact.....SENATORS re: Lyme Bill ( new bill pending ): Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding how officials can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases; (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups; (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public heath policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced; and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and tick-borne diseases.