These are simple e-mail formats that you fill out and they contact you with LLMD’s closest to you. Any referrals should be vetted before committing. To do this, google for patient reviews.
You can request a LLMD in any state.
Also connect with your Lyme support group for member’s first-hand experiences with LLMD’s in your area. Here is the Michigan Lyme support group;
lucecaboose - I feel I need to address this post because things were misconstrued. I have been helping people here on LymeNet for many years and have always tried to provide information to others which I have collected and learned while looking for help for my own son.
First of all, your post was not deleted. I found it under "Need LLMD Grand Rapids,MI area" in "Seeking a Doctor" just a couple of posts down.
You most certainly need a good LLMD and are entitled to one who will treat you properly. They are out there. You wrote "picky", not me.
I only meant that you may not be able to find a LLMD who is able to completely fulfill all your wishes, not that you were being picky. A good one most definitely will be able to help you and travel may be needed (we travel three hours one way with our son).
I did send you some names of very good ones in neighboring states.
We always recommend finding out more information about a doctor, not just getting names from a list.
If you get a name then post in "Seeking a Doctor" and title it, "Need Info About Dr. _ (last name initial only per LymeNet rules and state only (no towns/cities) and ask for personal references if they are from that particular doctor's patients or if anyone has information about them. That is the best way to find a good LLMD.
Contacting your state's support groups will also help.
Finally, I asked you to break up the post into 2-3 sentence paragraphs, because others cannot read large blocks of text due to neurological problems from Lyme. This had nothing to do with getting names and recommendations of doctors.