Looking for possible LLMDs in the DMV area, am from Maryland. Thanks,
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Hi! Welcome to Lymenet!
For those of us not from MD, would you please explain what "DMV" is? Thanks.
Posted by vwvv (Member # 52435) on :
Thanks!
Sure, sorry about that - it is the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, it centers on Washington DC and includes the areas of Maryland and Virginia around it.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Thanks for the explanation. PM sent for MD & VA.
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.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are. At least half of all Lyme patients go out-of-state for proper treatment.
Also most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
Read the books written by the top LLMD, Dr. H, titled, "Why Can't I Get Better?" and "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 online.