Yes, it's a frustrating attitude. It's not only "long-lyme" patients who have been ignored or downplayed, but also many "long-covid" patients from the other fo

Yes, it's a frustrating attitude. It's not only "long-lyme" patients who have been ignored or downplayed, but also many "long-covid" patients from the other four endemic coronaviruses, who have been reporting these symptoms for _decades_ now. If you want to be a little shocked, try a scholarly publications search for "{hku1|oc43|nl64} cardiovascular", with a pre-2020 filter. You'll be amazed. 229e seems to have less research in this area, but it seems very likely that all five coronaviruses have this effect. I think that the hype surrounding covid-19, for all its problems, has helped to elevate the reality of post-infection syndromes. I just hope that actual care is the long-term result, rather than more profit-seeking and power grabs over one single pathogen.