If your child has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, you may be worried about how long they will remain ill or whether there may be any permanent effects. Most people who catch Lyme disease, and are treated for it promptly, do make a full recovery. This article gives you practical advice on how to look … More How to look after a child with Lyme disease
Catching any illness when you’re pregnant is frightening. Once you start reading about Lyme disease and finding more stories on the internet, this may ramp up to feeling terrified. Don’t Panic! The most important thing to remember is that treatment exists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in America has also addressed the … More What to do if you catch Lyme disease when you’re pregnant
Teaching at home Do your children know how to tell a tick from a spider? Do they know which kind of flies drink blood? Do they know how to protect themselves from Britain’s most dangerous parasite? We have downloadable worksheets to teach them how to avoid tick danger, without scaring them off playing outside! There … More Teach your children some tick bite safety
As it’s Lyme Awareness Month, the weather is improving, and thoughts may be turning to summer holidays, this week’s blog features our top ten tips on how to best protect yourself from ticks whilst camping. Camping holidays are a fantastic way to enjoy our beautiful countryside and bring families or friends together. You can give … More Ten ways to beat the blood suckers when you go camping this summer
Caudwell LymeCo has just run a survey of over 200 UK Lyme disease patients to find out how well their doctors seemed to know and follow the NICE guideline. The survey results we reported were based on the responses given by patients and we have not independently verified them with their doctors or diagnostic laboratories. … More Progress needed in patient treatment under the NICE guideline
Our recent survey asked patients about their experience of diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease since the NICE guideline has been published. It showed that there have been some improvements – but there are some areas which could be much better. We decided to make the last question a free text entry, so people could … More Comments by Lyme disease patients on the NICE guideline
Last week, the QSAC (Quality Standard Assurance Committee) for Lyme disease met for the second and final meeting on the quality statements that will be provided for doctors, nurses, and other clinical staff when dealing with Lyme disease. The aim of quality statements A “quality standard” contains brief action-focused statements about a specific patient experience … More NHS Quality Standard for Lyme disease at Second Stage
The guideline will be one year old in a few weeks’ time: how many doctors know what it says? Caudwell LymeCo has just run a survey of 212 UK Lyme disease patients to find out how well their doctors seemed to know and follow the NICE guideline. The survey results we report here are based … More LymeCo Survey Results: Is the NICE Guideline being followed?
So you have been diagnosed with Lyme disease, you have had a course of antibiotics, and you still feel ill? This happens to a lot of people who catch Lyme disease. If you don’t know what to do, read on. 1. Ask your doctor if you need a second course of antibiotics Return to your … More What to do if you still feel ill after your Lyme disease treatment has finished
So you’ve just been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Now what? 1. Don’t panic! The amount of doom and gloom about Lyme disease on the internet may make you think you have something worse than anthrax. Just remember that more than half of people who catch Lyme disease recover completely, and even a sizeable proportion of … More What to do if you’ve just been diagnosed with Lyme disease
