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It took two months of symptoms and the world’s top specialists before Avril Lavigne was diagnosed with the bacterial infection Lyme Disease last year.

She was on Good Morning American on Monday talking about getting sick. “I literally became bedridden last October. I was in Los Angeles and it was literally the worst time of my life.

“I was seeing every specialist and literally the top doctors and they would just… pull up their computer and be like, ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome…’ or, ‘Why don’t you try to get out of bed Avril, and just go play the piano.’ It was like, ‘Are you depressed?’ This is what they do to a lot of people that have Lyme disease (because) they don’t have an answer for them, so they tell them, like, ‘You’re crazy’.”

Lavigne finally found a doctor specializing in treating Lyme disease. “The thing is when you’re a specialist you also really know the disease inside and out and you can diagnose through symptoms.”

She is halfway through her treatment and feeling very encourages about making a full recovery.

“There is hope… and you can get better. I think, for me, it’s like a second shot at life. I want to go out there and truly do what I love. So I’m so excited for life after this.”