Just moved from New Jersey to South Carolina. My lyme is getting extremely bad. I have battled disease for 10 years but last two I have been able to function mainly off abx. The past couple of months I have been getting sicker and sicker. Are there any doctors that treat chronic lyme in SC? I called support group in the area but they said there are no doctors. Does anyone know of a doctor that would treat over the phone or email? Thanks, Karen
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by karenc: Does anyone know of a doctor that would treat over the phone or email? Thanks, Karen
That's not even LEGAL!
Posted by pmerv (Member # 1504) on :
actually, it's called telemedicine and it is governed by state law. You'd have to look up what the law was in SC. Lyme seems a bit complex to be treated that way but it could be legal.
You are new in SC, but if you can find a good dr you can try educating him/her about the 2 standards of care (ILADS vs IDSA) and take him/her copies of the ILADS guidelines and the Burrascano guidelines, available on the ILADS website, www.ilads.org IGeneX Lab's clinical consultant is willing to talk with doctors (their # is 800-832-3200). And CALDA is offering grants to attend the conferences in Boston in October.
I have a 2 standards of care document - if you email me at [email protected] I will send it to you.