Avril Lavigne breaks down in 1st TV interview since Lyme diagnosis

Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne says trying to find a diagnosis for the crippling symptoms of Lymediseasewasthe worst time of her life.

In her first televised interview on her ordeal,Lavigne, who revealed her battle with the illness earlier this year,opened up about her struggle to findmedical help after she wasleft bedridden last October.

"I was seeing everyspecialist and literally the top doctors," shesaidtearfully in Monday'sinterview withABC'sGood Morning America.

"They would 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's like, 'Are you depressed?'"

The Complicatedsinger from Napanee, Ont., believes it'show many doctors react to patients with Lyme disease.

"They don't have an answer for them,"she said, sobbing,"so they tell them ... you're crazy."

In anearlier interview,Lavigne revealedhersymptoms were so bad that shethought she wasdying. She alsosuspectsshe picked up the illness when she wasbitten by a tick in spring 2014.

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She told ABC that she suffered nearly two months of night sweats and flu-like symptoms before she suspected she had theinflammatory disease that is transmitted by the critters.

"Then I finally figured out [I had to] find aLymespecialist."

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The30-year-old, who is married to afellow Canadian rock star, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, is doing muchbetternow that she'shalfway through her treatment of antibiotics and rest.

"I'm just really grateful to know that I will make a 100 per cent recovery," she said, smiling.

"I'm so excited for life after this."

The next big eventonLavigne'sprofessional calendar is a performance of her latest single,Fly,at the opening ceremonies of the 2015 Special Olympics onJuly 25 in Los Angeles.