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I've been sick for a few months and I'm in need of a doctor I know I can trust will treat this. I've heard horror stories of people seeing doctors who didn't know how to treat them properly.
Help would be greatly appreciated, I've been bedridden all month.
Thank you!
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There is nobody I would recommend in New Jersey.
We tell this to people over and over. Here is a past post saying it:
So, now that you know this, would you like the name of a great lyme specialist near Washington, D.C.?
Many doctors treat lyme, but only a very few know enough to get rid of this horrendous disease for you. I know a few such doctors.
So, the norm is for a lyme patient to travel. Let me know if you want the name I recommend.
Otherwise, tell us what states you can travel to and we will try to give you some names.
You would be in good hands with the doc I recommend. And, the wait to see him is short. And, after the first in-person visit, he will do 2 monthly telephone visits before requiring you to come to the office again. So, that means only traveling once every 3 months.
Let me know if you want the name.
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I sent you the name.
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Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for PA, MD & CT.
Here are some quotes from old posts about NJ:
"There are NO good LLMD's in NJ. NJ is a wasteland of bad docs. I can tell you from years of experience, unless you go with an established doc (of which there are only a few on the east coast) you will get undertreated and continue to relapse.
PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE. NJ is a bad place for ticks and a bad place for tick doctors."
"The LLMDs in NJ are not very good based on patients' experiences. People start with them then end up going to see other LLMDs out-of-state."
"Over the years, the folks in New Jersey have said that the best Lyme doctors are not there."
"I strongly suggest that you be willing to travel outside of New Jersey to get good treatment."
"There are Lyme doctors in the area you have named, but I don't recommend any of them. To get a good Lyme specialist, you will have to be willing to travel. At least half of all Lyme patients go out of state for their care."
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.
Read the books written by the top LLMD, Dr. H, titled, "Why Can't I Get Better?" and his new one, "How Can I Get Better?". They are an excellent source of information.
Read "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub. Get it at your local library or buy it used on Amazon.
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If you could pm me with these drs names in CT and PA and even NY, I would be so grateful. thank you
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You should write a new post instead of adding on to an existing one, because most don't re-read old posts. That way, more people will see it and respond.
PM sent for CT, PA, MD & NY.
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