In pain and bedridden with Lyme disease, I turned to cannabis
Article content Lyme disease, a rare yet commonly misdiagnosed disease A year later, in 2012, I returned to the doctor and requested I be tested for Lyme disease. Although initially rebuffed, my persistence paid off and two weeks later my illness was correctly identified. Lyme disease is a rare tick-borne infection that is commonly misdiagnosed or disregarded. It affects roughly 1,500 each year but cases are skyrocketing, with just 144 instances reported in 2009 and over 2,600 in 2019. Once again I was prescribed opiates for pain relief, and this time my family doctor warned, “If you don’...