Hi funnylegs, thanks for the update. That's shocking news about your friend but at least they have found the cause of some of those problems at last. I hate to think of how much inflammation has been going on in their body. Just terrible. Hopefully with treatment now their arthritis and other original issues can be helped and that there is not in too much ongoing damage and pain. I wonder how long she's had it. Undiagnosed, late stage Lyme can have so many terrible consequences.