as well as Sjogren's. I am very suspicious that RA
is actually from Lyme. Any thoughts?
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Yes, I was diagnosed with RA by two different rheumatologists and another one was suspicious of it. My LLMD doesn't think I have RA, he thinks it's inflammation or arthritis from Lyme.
Doctors diagnose what they know. So a rheumatologist will diagnose things like RA, a gastroenterologist will diagnose stomach probs as Ibs ( just examples), whereas a LLMD looks at the whole picture and peels away symptoms and treatment much like an onion. He or she has to be a "detective" and figure out the cause of many complex issues rather than just one medical specialization.
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willing to start taking some of the drugs he wants
me to take. Right now he has me on Plaquenil. I
would much rather take the antibiotic protocol
than take the RA drugs out there
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That was my decision, too-- not to take RA meds until I got into a LLMD and was evaluated. I chose the antibiotic route and it has helped.
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