I live in Raleigh, NC. I've been sick for over two years with what I suspect is bartonella sp. I'm due to be tested using the Galaxy Labs amplified test in August. If positive an infectious disease MD agreed to treat me.
I was wondering, Iliads guidelines state that I should have been treated based on clinical symptoms but none of the many doctors I saw in NC follows that. They don't know anything about this strain and are insisting in confirmation through bloodwork. Is this guideline old or something?
I also need to locate some LLMDs closest to me in case I get stuck. Please provide a referral.
Posts: 57 | From Raleigh, NC | Registered: Jun 2011
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ILADS is the correct method of treatment since 95% of inf disease drs are clueless when it comes to Lyme and coinfections like bartonella. If you have bart, then you probably have Lyme.
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Thanks for the information. The lyme docs in my area are expensive and also go for some hockum complementary and alternative stuff (homeopathy, megavitamins).
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