Dear Friends, I need your referrals, please, for a LLMD in the San Antonio, Austin or Houston area. I would also be willing to travel out of State, if necessary but would like to start here if possible.
Initially I went to the local CDC, that didn't go so well, and still not diagnosed. Please advise and be well. Thank-you.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for TX & MO.
You need 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.
When calling for an appointment, ask if they have any cancellations or a waiting list (call every day if you have too!). Patients have been able to get in sooner by doing this.
Please read the following about LLMDs and Texas which was posted about TX:
"Texas is not a great place to find a good Lyme doctor. Texas threatens its Lyme doctors and gets them to move or stop practicing without notice.
Then, if they start up again a year or so later, they do it to them again. So, there really are few Lyme doctors there and no top notch ones."
Read the books written by the top LLMD, Dr. H, titled, "Why Can't I Get Better?" and his new one, "How Can I Get Better?". They are an excellent source of information.
Also read "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub. Get it at your local library or buy it used on Amazon.
www.TreatTheBite.com has documents with the official guidelines for treating a tick bite (early stages). One page is for adults and one for children. You can print them and take them to any local doctor to receive treatment.
If that isn't your cup of tea...
Please go to www.VirginiaLyme.org and look at the menu to your left you will see "DOCTOR REFERRALS".
Click there to find the names and contact information for health care professionals treating Lyme & TBD's in all of the states.
There is also a page with support group info, one for alternative medical professionals, educational conferences, labs and their contact information, and MTHFR and Morgellons providers.
Here is a list of tick borne diseases with how to diagnose (testing), a list of symptoms for each disease and treatment information.