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Topic: how long did it take to find a good doctor??

randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290

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i can't count the doctors i've been to but finally i think i found somebody who's willing to listen, is very sharp, and personable.

he's a gastro and highly respected around here. and he ordered that ct scan. he's difficult to get into but yeh, he's worth it.

so how much time did it take you to find a good doctor?

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Harmony
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 32424

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Randibear, I just posted the question on lymenet under "seeking a doctor": who is an LLMD (Lyme Literate MD) in my area and I got three lists from three people and chatted with them afterwards. I now have an appointment for September 15 with a doc that sounds promising for me. It was not that hard. About 3 months wait - some had 6 months wait some don't take new patients. Does that answer your question? Good Luck! Harmony

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map1131
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 2022

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Well good for you, randi. One step at a time. You've had some serious GI issues and I hope this doc can help.

Pam

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Razzle
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 30398

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It took a number of years to find a doctor who had enough stuff between the ears to listen, hear what I was saying, and not just pass me off to the funny farm. And then it took another 4-5 years to get in with a doctor who was Lyme-Literate, because I had no idea what Lyme really was all about, or that Lyme was a major issue for me. I stumbled into my current Lyme-Literate doctor by accident...wanted to get my immune system issues dealt with and wound up with a diagnosis of Lyme and a huge learning curve (I'm still on that steep learning curve, too)...

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-Razzle
Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs.

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