[ 05-09-2017, 05:41 PM: Message edited by: patticake ]
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
There is nobody in that area that I recommend. GOOD lyme doctors are RARE. You have to travel to where they are. There are just a few of them in the east.
If you are willing to come to the Maryland/D.C. area, I can send you names of very good doctors. You only have to appear in person once every 3 months for the Md. doc, and once every 6 months for the D.C. doc. So, you won't be traveling that often.
Let me know.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for PA & MD.
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":
Read the books written by the top LLMD, Dr. H, titled, "Why Can't I Get Better?" and his new one, "How Can I Get Better?". They are an excellent source of information.
Read "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub. Get it at your local library or buy it used on Amazon.