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title: "Lyme Is Real: Patients Share Length of Time to Receive Accurate Diagnosis"
description: Lyme Is Real. Lyme disease patients share the length of time it took to receive their Lyme disease diagnosis, as part of awareness campaign.
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# [Lyme Is Real: Patients Share Length of Time to Receive Accurate Diagnosis](https://www.globallymealliance.org/videos/lyme-is-real-patients-share-length-of-time-to-receive-accurate-diagnosis)

 Written by [Global Lyme Alliance](https://www.globallymealliance.org/videos/author/glalyme) | Aug 15, 2019 5:11:21 PM

Lyme Is Real: Patients Share Length of Time to Receive Accurate Diagnosis

Every patient experience is unique, from the time it takes to get diagnosed, to symptoms, to treatment, to daily living. Thanks to some of the amazing Lyme warriors who participated in our [#LymeIsReal](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lymeisreal/) campaign in 2017, sharing the length of time it took to receive their diagnosis.

*From May 2017*

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