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I’m looking for a NYC doctor that may or may not accept Medicare United Healtcare ARP for my mother with history of arthritis, breast cancer and Lyme. [EMAIL][/EMAIL]
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TF
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Look at these recent threads. Shows you how we answer folks who are looking for a doc in NYC.
I strongly suggest you be willing to travel outside of NYC for good lyme treatment. There are doctors who treat lyme in NYC but I don't recommend any of them based on terrible patient reports.
At least half of all lyme patients go out of state for their care, and many fly, so this shows you the state of affairs when it comes to getting good treatment for lyme.
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Your Mom needs 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.
Please understand that just because a doctor takes insurance or is close by does not mean they are good. We fly to the East Coast to see our son's LLMD only because my wonderful family helps us and that there aren't any good ones where we live.
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.
TF
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If you are willing to travel to the D.C. area once every 3 months, there is a good doctor here. He doesn't take Medicare or insurance, of course, but you can get in with him in a few days.
This is a rare opportunity to see a good lyme doctor with no wait. Most have at least a 3 to 6 month wait.
Let me know if you want the name.
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