LymeNet Flash: Looking for doctor in Missouri please

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Posted by mamabarks (Member # 45659) on :

I am a 49 year old female that had the tick bite and bull eye over 15 years ago. I suffer from a whole laundry list of ailments and am struggling to find a doctor to take to possibility of chronic lyme disease serious.

Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :

Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for MO.

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!

They 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":

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=025539;p=0

When you call for an appointment, ask if they have any cancellations or a waiting list. Patients have been able to get in earlier by doing this.

Check the online state Lyme groups at:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MissouriLyme/info

Maybe they can help.

Some more resources for you:
www.lyme-aware.org/missouri.html

http://www.lymenet.org/SupportGroups/UnitedStates/Missouri/

Dr. H, the top LLMD, has written a new book entitled, "Why Can't I Get Better?". It is an excellent source of information.

Read "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub. Check the local library or buy it used on Amazon.

View "Under Our Skin" for free on www.hulu.com