LOL...too much to respond to Adrian.
Western medicine messed me up as a teen with a mouthful of mercury
fillings after braces were removed, antibiotics given for chronic dog
allergies, cortisone, and hormones. Definitely set me off on the wrong
course.

However, I eat organic, not junk. You have to consider genetics with
lyme or even candida. There is a genetic bellcurve, molecular mimicry,
certain HLA subtypes are known to do badly with lyme. By molecular mimicry I am 
noting that each immune system is calibrated differently, and sometimes the 
protein coats of pathogens are too close to our own proteins, leading to a more 
sustained inflammatory response or even attack against our own system even if 
the pathogen is around in low #'s. So for such a person you have to really 
eliminate that pathogen. It isn't simply an immune system failure. Also I think 
the bug/s out there, tickborne bugs, some were bioengineered for greater 
virulence. You see people with lyme getting ALS, early dementia, just totally 
crashing and being destroyed--it didnt use to be like that.

I took 6 weeks of antibiotics at the beginning 4 1/2 years ago 
(bullseye rash, high positives on tests etc). Gave up on antibiotics and don't
regret it and won't take them. Use a home hyperbaric chamber it helps a
lot. About once or twice a week. Gingerly use ozone (dieoff). Have an
ozone sauna. I think tetrasilver would do the trick if you didn't die
from the runaway TNF/effects of a massive herxheimer. That is one of my 
concerns, but I plan to try and track down Antelman if I can, when I have some 
time.