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Searching for a Dr. near Prescott. Would be wonderful if accepted Medicare, but not holding my breath
Posts: 2 | From Prescott, AZ | Registered: Jun 2015
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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.
LLMDs are far and few between, unfortunately. You need to go where they are.
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":
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Thank You for the info. I'll check into the links you've provided. Money is a big issue, which is why I was hoping for the Medicare Dr. I was infected in 1992, had the Bullseye rash, but have never officially been given the diagnosis. Was initially treated with 1 round of antibiotics. Now I have the official diagnosis of fibromyalgia, several nervous & immune system disorders & a slew of other things. Just wishing I could be treated appropriately for what I feel is the real problem- Lyme. Very frustrated!
Posts: 2 | From Prescott, AZ | Registered: Jun 2015
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The bull's-eye rash is definitive for Lyme. Fibromyalgia is not a disease, but symptoms from a bacterial or viral infection.
I don't know of any AZ LL doctors who take Medicare. Contact the AZ Lyme Support groups I gave you. They would know better.
Btw - please break up your posts into 2-3 sentence paragraphs, as there are people on Lymenet who cannot read large blocks of text due to neurological problems from Lyme. Thanks.
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