I was wondering if there was a test that could tell if you are on them or not.
I started to be honest with my primary doctor, but now I get why you can't be!
Other than pulling your pharmacy records, is there another way to tell?
Posted by charlie (Member # 25) on :
....I'm relatively sure that a lot of doctors couldn't tell if you had a broken leg or not.
Tell them what you want...doctors aren't authority figures, they're contractors you hire to fix stuff.
Charlie (never cynical) Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
HA! Charlie's got it! FUNNY ONE!
And yes they do have blood tests that measure the levels of certain antibiotics.
Rather than not tell, can you just get a new doc and dump the duck?
Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :
charlie
I'm pretty sure they would have to know what abx you were on in order to test blood levels. Check your lab slips to make sure they aren't testing for abx levels.
That said, I'm with TC. Dump him and find someone who will support you or at least if they don't, keep their opinions to themselves.
Terry
Posted by HollyM (Member # 15386) on :
It would be nice if I could keep my current local doctor because she knows my history and if I didn't have lyme I would consider her a great doctor. She actually calls you back and her office is across the street from my work . . . it helps because I have no energy. Just a lazy lymie excuse I guess.
I don't think I'll find another local doc unless I lie about taking abx. As if having this isn't hard enough!
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
I usually just say I am taking so and so for a sinus infection/bladder infection/etc.
That way I am not exactly lying....or so I tell myself.
I never worry about someone checking my blood for antibiotic levels.
Just want to make sure I am not going to be Rx'd something that may interact.
I don't tell all. Just the important ones.
Then I usually ask what type of blood work is being done.
Mostly docs pull for a CBC.
If the doc orders a test you don't want, tell him.
You don't have to do what they tell you to.
(They don't know that).
When I bring my children in for a current illness,
And the pediatrician finds something, I usually ask what med would cover it.
If it is amoxil then I am good as my children take that daily.
If something else, I stop the amoxil, start the new med,
Then resume the amoxil when the treatment is finished.
That way I don't over lap.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
Have you tried educating her on Lyme Disease and telling her that she's a fool if she doesn't consider -- given the immense controversy politically and scientifically, that she may very well have her head up her *** and be wrong?
Try giving her a copy of Under Our Skin. Tell her it's "Homework" -- You're her boss, so.... tell her to watch it and to learn. Maybe then she'll be able to see clearly. That's usually the case when your view isn't being impaired by the walls of your own rectum.
P.M. me, we'll talk about the video.
Posted by tcw (Member # 15698) on :
I hope that the situation with your doctor works out, but in the meantime what I would suggest is that you use one pharmacy for all your meds if you do not tell your doctor about all your meds. Some meds used to combat Lyme can have large effects on other meds, both abx and other types.
Posted by swedish lyme sufferer (Member # 14579) on :
Tell them.
Why lie?
I tell every doctor what I take,
maybe I could help someone else to get a diagnosis,
by letting those darn swedish docs that this disease is
FOR REAL.
Posted by Judy G. (Member # 18498) on :
I changed primary doctors in order to be able to be honest about my lyme treatment. I called a clinic and asked for a doctor that would be open to me working with someone prescribing alternative medicines.
The nice scheduler thought a minute and then scheduled me -- when I showed up I came clean to the new doc and she was unperturbed! Whew!
So now I have my great LLMD and a primary doc who is also supportive. Posted by HollyM (Member # 15386) on :
Thanks for all you help. I have some scary neurological episodes and feel like I am dying or having a stroke. I have explosive headaches too. I often think I should go to the hospital, but usually don't. If I went every time something scary happens, I would be there every other week. All the test and MRI's have come back normal.
The first thing my local doctor does is blame my symptoms on my antibiotics. SO frustrating. Says I need to stop freaking out. Calls LLMD's treatments "irresponsible and dangerous"
I am just sick of having no one on my side, just my LLMD 500 miles away, who clearly says that he won't be a PCP.
I am also a bad liar. Just need to vent!
Anybody know of a compassionate PCP in Chicago?
If I don't have a convienent local doctor on my side I have to be thankful for what I have: A job and the ability to work A compassionate employer Health insurance
Just have to hope for the best.
Thanks everyone
Posted by HollyM (Member # 15386) on :
I gave her a copy of under our skin, but she still won't go along.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I tell my regular doctor all about my Lyme treatment. I also gave him a copy of Under Our Skin.
If you are going to go to a doctor, they do need to know what meds you are on in order to treat you with the best of their ability, however little that may be.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
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Holly,
you said: "I gave her a copy of under our skin, but she still won't go along."
I'd ask the office manager to mail that DVD back to you. At $40 a pop, you should have that back.
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And, oh, if you are taking abx sort of on your own, you need to have liver protection first in place. NAC is one of the best. Milk Thistle, too, to protect your liver from lyme toxins and also from certain meds.
You also need prevention regarding yeast (candida). Probiotics may not be enough but Olive Leaf Extract is a good one to add to that.
This books helps explain all this - and more:
This book, by an ILADS member LLMD, holds great information about treatments options and support measures:
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