I just wrote a long reply to this and poof! It disappeared!
Well, here is the abridged version: Not sure when infected, probably in '01, diagnosed in '08, almost 4 years of combination oral antibiotics. Went from terrible neuro symptoms, pain, fatigue, heat intolerance and holding on by a thread to part-time work to much improved, full time work, some residual pain and very slowly improving fatigue.
It's a long road, but it can be trekked.