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I would like to get opinions about your experience with a naturopath. I have scheduled to see one after several years of being sick. I have been on treatment for a while now with no success. I just want to get another opinion....do you recommended naturopathic doctors? Did they help you? Please share your thoughts. Thanks
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I LOVE naturopaths. However, I feel antibiotics are the way to go for Lyme personally (I know other people don't, and find other ways that work for them). But NDs are allowed to use antibiotics in many areas, and are really good at not overdoing the antibiotics and using herbals where they can.
Also, if you have been on antibiotics and they haven't worked, then trying something different and getting another opinion would be good.
Anyway, overall I think NDs are more likely to be good than MDs. They are trained to listen and look at you as a whole.
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Links to many articles and books by holistic-minded LL doctors of various degrees who all have this basic approach in common:
Understanding of the importance of addressing the infection(s) fully head-on with specific measures;
Knowing that support supplements are important, but NEVER enough alone. And knowing which supplements have direct impact, which are only support and which are both.
You can compare and contrast many approaches.
BASIC HERBAL EDUCATIONAL links, and
BODY WORK links with safety tailored to lyme patients,
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Summer3
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I like ND's also. I didn't have any experience with them until I went to one to get things rolling before my official LLMD appointment. I was a little hesitant/skeptical to see one at first.
The one I went to did listen much more intently than any other MD I had been to. I actually got a diagnosis first from an ND even though the one I went to was not officially lyme literate. It ended up being decided that I needed to meet with the LLMD and do antibiotics at least at first. I was surprised that the ND could prescribe medications if needed. I also liked that medications were avoided if possible.
Razzle
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Like all medical care practitioners, there are good and not so good Naturopathic physicians.
I've seen a lot of different Naturopaths with varying results, but I am very happy with my current Naturopath because he figured out I had Lyme (after over 100 doctors & naturopaths missed it) and is willing to treat me for it with both herbal and antibiotics (even was ok with ordering IV abx) and be my primary care doctor too!
So I think it is a good idea to shop around for a good Naturopath (some offer free 15-30 minute "meet & greet" appointments), and maybe even ask your LLMD if s/he knows of a good Naturopath (if he asks why, say you want to consider additional supportive treatments - which is a good thing).
-------------------- -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. Posts: 4167 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011
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- Razzle's idea of a "meet & greet" informational sort of appointment, not a medical appointment, is a splendid idea.
This would not be about any specifics of your treatment so be sure to keep a (cordial) journalist's frame of mind at first.
Most will understand that you just need a little more information in order to find the right fit for your medical situation.
I've often been able to tell a lot by a ten minute phone chat. Let THEM talk. Ask them their thoughts about lyme & about their range of experience & "tool kit".
Let them do most of the talking. Listen to their answers as if your life depends on their current capacities.
Some informational phone calls are complementary and some do have a fee. -
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