{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Integrative Lyme Solutions with Dr. Karlfeldt","title":"Lachlan Onegin-Ward | Lyme Disease in Australia: Misdiagnosed, Dismissed, and Fighting Back","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2228,"description":"What happens when your country's medical system refuses to believe you have the disease that's destroying your life?\nIn this episode of Integrative Lyme Solutions, Dr. K sits down with Lachlan Onegin-Ward, a marine biologist and wildlife conservationist from Australia who contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by 17 ticks on a snake-spotting trip south of Sydney. What followed was a years-long battle not just against Bartonella, Rickettsia, and Babesia — but against a medical system that handed him antacids instead of answers.\nLachlan shares the raw reality of fighting Lyme disease in a country that officially denies its existence, navigating a healthcare system that left him bedridden, seizing, and unable to move his arms — all while spending tens of thousands of dollars chasing a diagnosis. He opens up about the neurological relapse triggered by COVID, the PTSD of living with an invisible illness, losing close friends who couldn't understand what they couldn't see, and the grassroots mission he's now on to make sure no other Australian has to go through this alone.\nKey Takeaways:\n0:00 Introduction \n3:00 17 tick bites, one wildlife trip \n8:10 Australia's medical system denies Lyme exists \n13:20 Triple co-infection: Bartonella, Rickettsia, and Babesia \n18:00 COVID triggers seizures after 11 seizure-free years \n25:00 The financial toll of chasing treatment in Australia \n30:30 Podcasting to fill the awareness gap \n34:00 Invisible illness and the friends who disappeared \nSchedule a Free 15-Min Phone Lyme Consultation at The Karlfeldt Center: 208-338-8902\nResources:\nLyme Disease Association of Australia - https://www.lymedisease.org.au/\nTick Science Alliance - https://ticksciencealliance.au/\nIGENEX - https://igenex.com/\nLet's Get Aussie Wild / Corona and Lyme Podcast (Spotify) - https://open.spotify.com/show/0xRfQ3zKvuivkgtBEiFuxf\nMedical Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YRtU6S_L2e8ekKD4Cl4T8U1mDbv1u5CZ07xyHfgXW5c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZDdk/YWNiOGQxYzNhYWVj/M2M4ZDRmMTM0NWY0/MzNiMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}