It is not really clear that "lyme isn't the cause of chronic lyme". Borrelia bacteria are the prime suspects and are extremely tricky spirochetes to deal with.

It is not really clear that "lyme isn't the cause of chronic lyme". Borrelia bacteria are the prime suspects and are extremely tricky spirochetes to deal with. There are multiple variants and they migrate around the body traveling easily through most tissues. There are dozens of symptoms that may exhibit at any part of the body. So there could be many factors involved, but Borrelia really are complex and capable enough to potentially explain everything. The real question is how to deal with such an infection.