I have two friends who have been diagnosed with "chronic lyme disease". Not post-lyme syndrome, but chronic lyme disease. The three of us have a lot of symptoms and other issues in common, so when we talk about life the other one always "gets it".

One of my friends, my closest friend, questioned me waaaaaay back whether or not I "really" got tested for lyme, made a couple of comments about lyme being misdiagnosed as MS, but after that we've been good.

My OTHER friend just won't leave it alone (I say that with clenched teeth)! She is bound and determined that EVERYBODY with any similar symptoms to the ones on her list are misdiagnosed and "really" have chronic lyme disease. I seriously think I'm going to have to break up with her.

I've been gentle, I've been firm, I've deftly changed the subject. But she's on a crusade, because she thinks there's some giant conspiracy and I should just go see her doc and get on antibiotics for a few years and my "alleged" MS will go away, and I won't have to be suffering needlessly.

AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!