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I have been to many doctors with my symptoms and they just gave me pain killers. Weaker pain killers don't work and stronger pain killers works, but only for the duration while I am taking it.
Does anyone known an LLMD in the hampton rds area that takes BCBS insurance.
Thanks
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TF
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Sorry, in all the years I have been helping lyme patients here on LymeNet, nobody has told me of a good lyme doctor in that area, including Richmond area.
You can check out the lyme Support Groups on the left side of this page. Contact all that are near you including in adjoining states like N. Carolina.
I am afraid you are going to have to travel to the D.C. area to get good care. And, the good lyme specialists do NOT take insurance. So, it is expensive to be seen by a good lyme doctor--like $600 for the first appointment, plus a few hundred more for tests.
One person told me of a doc in the Richmond area who was treating their daughter's case of lyme with just "cleansers." So, that seems to show you that there isn't really any true lyme treatment going on in that area.
Lyme is treated with combinations of antibiotics. You can read about it in the Burrascano Lyme Treatment Guidelines found here:
There are many parts of the country where no lyme doctors exist. So, at least half of all lyme patients go out of state for their care. Many have to fly.
If you want the name of a very good lyme doctor who is right outside of D.C., let me know. You would not have to travel there often. He will do telephone appointments for 2 months after each in-person appointment.
I am sorry to have to tell you this bad news. This is the way it has always been. Hope there is some way you can make a trip to the D.C. area. This doc can see you quickly.
Your insurance will reimburse you for part of the cost of the doctor visit and blood tests. And, it will pay for the prescriptions and routine blood tests that the doctor will do monthly. So, the big expense comes at the first appointment, and you can put that cost on a credit card and pay it off slowly.
If you have lyme disease, you cannot afford to just let this go as the disease will just continue to progress.
Welcome to LymeNet! I am glad you found us. Keep asking questions. We will help you here all we can. And, let me know if you want that doctor's name. I would be happy to send it to you.
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You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are.
Also most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
When calling for an appointment, ask if they have any cancellations or a waiting list. Patients have been able to get in sooner by doing this.
*Note: if you want to get feedback on any LLMDs, write a new post in "Seeking a Doctor" and title it, "Need Feedback on Dr. _ (last name initial only) in _ (state only, not city, per Lymenet rules)".
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