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I'm violating the "code" of doctor secrecy on this board simply because Dr. Fallan is the head of the Columbia University Medical Center's Lyme Disease Research Center (as announced by press release, web site, etc.) So obviously he has nothing to hide. My question is whether anyone has seen Dr. Fallan - he was recommended to me by two other docs as being one of few in the country that may be on the "cutting edge" so to speak. I'm wondering if it is worth the trip to New York to see if there are new treatment modalities that the LDRC has developed. Thanks.
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Is the center officially open? I was under the impression they were not yet fully funded.
Think that there are docs in private practice who are also cutting edge.
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I saw Dr. Fallon in March and I enjoyed him. I went to him for a second opinion, as to whether or not he thought lyme might be the cause of my problems.
I went through many hours of neuro cognitive testing, had 15 tubes of blood taken from me for lab work-up and also had a brain spect scan done.
Based on that info; he determined that lyme was the most likely cause of my issues and recommended IV antibiotics for he believed it had affected my CNS.
I enjoyed Dr. Fallon. I felt he was a good, thorough doctor. He does not think that everything is lyme. He also does not follow you for treatment. He does evaluations and research at this point in time.
I was glad to go to him for a second opinion, for I felt that he was objective, and as I went back to the many doctors who missed my diagnosis, I could give them a copy of Dr. Fallon's report on me, and they might read it and learn from it.
The evaluation was quite expensive...probably close to $7000 including the labs and brain spect.
I don't know if he would do what you want...recommend a treatment for you. He would probably suggest either IV or orals and let your LLMD do the prescribing. And you would want to know how much he would charge to do that...
Yes, he is on the cutting edge of research. We need someone to do that. But, there still is no "magic bullet" that cures lyme totally in the latter stages.
You could always call and talk to them to see if they could help you.
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He is excellent! When i saw him he did not offer treatment for Lyme. He did help me understand what was going on with my body, and helped refer me to a good LLMD, along with treatment recommendations. He is very good, understanding and smart too. His research is excellent. May I make a suggestion? If you are interested in various treatment protocols, maybe you can attend the Lyme Disease Annual Scientific Conference. Treatment is discussed there. http://www.ilads.org/events.html
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