I am skeptical of the llmd's. I screened positive on the ELISA but was neg. for Western Blot done at Mayo. Of course I was told by Lyme board that I didn't do the "right" test from Ingenx. Bottom line, long-term antibiotics can cause real damage to your gut, your immune system, some are even neurotoxic. Add that to people literally bankrupting themselves for treatment...it doesn't make sense to me. I have an idiopathic neuropathy, & would LOVE to find an answer. Don't get me wrong--if I knew I had a tick bite, I would be more intrigued. But practically everyone could say they have either lived in or visited an area with the potential for a tick bite. Not enough proof for me.