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Originally posted by NP40:
Hi sct,

Here's the link to the doc that'll fix you up, he's one of the best in the country. http://www.drcharlescrist.com/

Name the pain med, and somebody on here has taken it. Lyme can cause severe pain, however, with proper treatment it'll go away. Can you be a little more specific ?

Where is the pain ? Spiking, or dull, etc. ?How long have you been ill ? The more specific the better.

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On doxy, you need to stay out of the sun. Need to take probiotics and eat yogurt (at least two hours away from doxy) to avoid diarrhea and yeast infection. Drink plenty of water. Might get a big reaction when drug starts nailing the germs, this means it is working. Start reading some of treepatrols link for newbies for more info on herxheimer reaction,etc. Need to watch your diet, eat low carb diet, no sugar, or you could have yeast problems.

It is great that you have gotten started on treatment. If you have had this for a long time, you will need longterm treatment, which your current doc may not be prepared to give you. This disease is being botched by the medical establishment which is why you were undiagnosed for so long. Getting adequate treatment will also be a challenge.

So, you should consider making an appt with a lyme expert, known here as lyme literate medical doctor (LLMD for short). The other reason why you may want to do this is that frequently ticks give you more than one kind of germ, and lyme docs know to test and look for these other germs, such as bartonella, babesia, etc. Doxy will not hit these two germs, will need a different treatment for them. It is complicated.
 

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Originally posted by lou:
How much doxy? Did they say how long you would be treated?

On doxy, you need to stay out of the sun. Need to take probiotics and eat yogurt (at least two hours away from doxy) to avoid diarrhea and yeast infection. Drink plenty of water. Might get a big reaction when drug starts nailing the germs, this means it is working. Start reading some of treepatrols link for newbies for more info on herxheimer reaction,etc. Need to watch your diet, eat low carb diet, no sugar, or you could have yeast problems.

It is great that you have gotten started on treatment. If you have had this for a long time, you will need longterm treatment, which your current doc may not be prepared to give you. This disease is being botched by the medical establishment which is why you were undiagnosed for so long. Getting adequate treatment will also be a challenge.

So, you should consider making an appt with a lyme expert, known here as lyme literate medical doctor (LLMD for short). The other reason why you may want to do this is that frequently ticks give you more than one kind of germ, and lyme docs know to test and look for these other germs, such as bartonella, babesia, etc. Doxy will not hit these two germs, will need a different treatment for them. It is complicated.

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200mg of doxy per day is NOT going to do anything except make the spirochetes angry! And three weeks won't do anything for someone who's had this for 5 yrs.

Feel free to email me if you have questions about Dr C. Click on the little postcard icon next to the date.

You can reply without QUOTES by clicking on "Post Reply" rather than the icon with the notepad.

About Dr C: http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004140.html http://www.drcharlescrist.com

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Originally posted by sctc4e:
Do you ever feel better? I was told today that I had Lyme disease, I don't know much about it other than I feel awful, does anyone have to take pain meds to deal with the pain, I have never had anything like this, any advice? And is there any doctors to treat this in or around Arkansas ?

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Get a copy of your test results. And don't let them give you the runaround. The test results belong to YOU.

When you get them, post them here for us and we'll tell you about them.

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