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I am a personal care aide looking for a Dr in Pa,Md or nearby state that is LLMD for a friend who has been given some treatment by family dr and has been told there will be no more in 2 weeks even though disease is still ongoing. Please help
-------------------- janice mooneyham Posts: 1 | From needmore, pa | Registered: Sep 2009
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Abxnomore
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Is there a reason why your friend did not join and place this post? It's usually best for the person who is ill to post and give us a brief description of their symptoms and history.
It's also best to get involved in the Lyme community here. This is a very complex illness and he/she would surely benefit from participating on this site. There's far more to this illness than just obtaining a doctor's name. Lots of learning to do.
Waiting to hear back and would encourage your friend to join and post.
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Abx no more said: "Is there a reason why your friend did not join and place this post? It's usually best for the person who is ill to post and give us a brief description of their symptoms and history"
People seeking doctors might be able to get help from their state online information and support group. Nearly 3,400 people belong to state groups. Some of the groups are small but more than 20 of them have 50 or more people and seven have over 100.
The groups are moderated and you have to apply. Most don't allow doctor names, but once on the group, you can ask for doctors in a certain area and ask people to email you privately.
This explains the medical politics around Lyme, and why you need an ILADS-educated or ILADS-member LLMD (and there are also some ILADS-member LL NDs (naturopathic doctors):
ILADS The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) provides a forum for health science professionals to share their wealth of knowledge regarding the management of Lyme and associated diseases. www.ilads.org
They will also send you a ``test kit'' with their required form, all the test vials, & box to ship it in. Be sure to download Igenex's required form. MD, DO, ND, AC, DC are all fine** must sign, date, and show diagnosis code on there why he's ordering the test.
Optional tests include: co-infection panel for your area of country and PCR whole blood
Igenex is pre-pay/out of network for most insurances. If you are on medicare, Igenex will file the paperwork & it's free to you.
Betty's suggested posting guidelines: Many of members have neuro lyme, and it is hard to read long solid block text and be able to comprehend.
For easier reading, please edit your post by clicking the ``paper pencil' icon to right of your user name, which opens up the subject line and body text.
You can break up your longer paragraphs into smaller paragraphs. Please hit ``enter'' key twice after each paragraph, also.
Go to left hand corner and mark box to receive `all replies', and click edit send.
Thank you for posting in a manner that makes it easier for all to read and help others.
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I sent you some names and some info.
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