[cogman10]

To add a few things.

The late stage of lyme disease is painful. Like "I think I'm dying" painful. It does have a range of symptoms, but those show up like 3 to 6 weeks after the initial infection.

A lot of people claiming chronic lyme disease don't remember this stage.

Lyme disease does cause a range of problems if left untreated. But not before the "I think I'm dying" stage. It's basically impossible for someone, especially with a lot of wealth, to get lyme disease and not have it caught early on.

Consider the OP's story. They tried to not treat it but ended up thinking "OMG, I think I have meningitis and I'm going to die!".

Lyme can kill, but it rarely does. Partially because before it gets to that point it drives people to seek medical attention.