Hey, I'm 23 years old and have been showing symptoms that could be attributed to Chronic Lyme disease for roughly 3 years. These include fatigue, cognitive disturbances, sleep issues, and joint/muscle pain.
I have been exposed to tick bites, but have never been tested for Lyme Disease. I have been to several doctors for the symptoms, but they have not been resolved.
I am looking for a LLMD in MN, preferably the twin cities area. I am unsure of the specific field of doctor I would like to see, but the muscle/joint pain seems to be the primary symptom right now so maybe a doctor who is more specialized in muscles or joints.
Thanks for the help!
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(breaking up the post for easier reading for many here)
[ 11-17-2015, 03:18 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for MN.
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.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. 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":
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.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Lyme-treating doctors recognize all the symptoms you're mentioning and will treat you for them. All the best in your healing -
Posted by LynieBB (Member # 23362) on :
I just saw Bradley Bush on Kare 11 he was talking about treating lymes he is located in Stillwater. and is a naturopath. could be a start.