Hip
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I think it is odd to come to the conclusion that because the conflicts are not linear and well publicized, they just must not exist.
That is not the conclusion I have come to, but it will, I suspect, be the conclusion that most members of the general public and the medical profession come to when they read about Lyme disease, if there is no clear evidence available that demonstrates an insurance industry link. Without evidence, it will just looks like an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.
In ME/CFS, the insurance industry involvement is clear and obvious. Researchers like Wessely, Sharpe and White even state their links to the insurance industry in their published papers. And people like Prof Malcolm Hooper and Margaret Williams have written detailed articles about the shenanigans of disability insurance companies have perpetrated in the world of ME/CFS. This stuff is very important, because it has had a hugely negative impact on ME/CFS research and the treatment of ME/CFS patients.
If the same story of insurance industry shenanigans is repeating itself in the Lyme world, then it is important that the details and evidence are available for all to see. Otherwise people may just see it as another unproven conspiracy theory.
Yeah, and also, Hip, your understanding of PTLDS and chronic Lyme is incomplete. No. It's worse than that. It's ballsy wrong.
Can you actually explain why you are saying my understanding is wrong? Or are not be able to provide any clarifying information?