LymeNet Flash: Needed: Dr. in Western MA to Coordinate IV Treatment with CT LLMD

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Posted by nan (Member # 63) on :

A friend of mine received a dx of MS last year. She persued an LLMD to rule out Lyme disease....and you guessed it...she was positive!!

Her CT LLMD wants her to have IV tx and she does not know who to turn to in the Springfield, MA area for help.

I posted this in Seeking A Doctor also.

If anyone has ANY ideas she can persue to get started on treatment...please let me know?

Thanks! [email protected]

Posted by chainsaw joe (Member # 5490) on :

Hey nan,not dr M down your way ha ha ha.Seriously now,a little while back someome posted an article in the Ipswitch newspaper about a guy who was on IV,maybe he could help.I dont even know where Ipswitch is but I will take the risk of sounding dumb if it can help someone.Maybe a search will bring that article up.Lord knows Ive tried to get on IV,it can almost be impossible.Joe in NB

Posted by mussec (Member # 6521) on :

Assuming your friend can get her IV line put in, I highly recommend the folks at Critical Care Systems. www.criticalcaresystems.com They are about an hour from me, but they arranged for my home health care (through another agency because they were too far), they FedEx my meds, etc. They confirmed coverage through my insurance company prior to placement, etc. They've been great. They've got three offices in MA (one's in Shrewsbury - looks like maybe 60 miles, so about the same distance as I am from their office here), so would probably work). They have several Eastern locations, a couple central and a couple Western. Hope this info hopes some people.

Posted by nan (Member # 63) on :

No, Joe on our friend Dr. M. Thanks for the info...will try and track it down.
Hope you are making progress.

Like TP says...lyme ain't for sissies!!!

mussec...sounds promising and I thank you for the info! Will forward it on to my friend.