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If my GP is willing to learn about Lyme and become a Lyme friendly doctor, what literature should I point him to?
I printed out the 30 page treatment guide and IGENEX website info. Anything else I should print out?
He origionally dx'd me with anxiety and told me to relax. But he is a really good doctor and open to suggestions from me. He listens really well. On a hunch after reading here he sent me for my MRI, and things are starting to fall into place 1 by 1.
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treepatrol
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TerryK
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My recommendations are based on my experience with many doctor's. It's entirely possible that you have a different experience and that you need not be concerned about some of these issues but for what it's worth, I feel it is best to go slow when asking for extra time that they will need to spend out of your normal appointment time.
You might want to include a print out explaining iliads, who they are, what are their goals. I find that many doctor's discredit information from the internet so it's a good idea to establish ILIAD's credentials first. http://www.ilads.org/
None of my doctors will look at reams of papers so perhaps start out with the information about who iliads is and the brochure about lyme to pique interest: http://www.ilads.org/PRBrochure.pdf
Tell them you have more detailed information that you would like them to review and have it handy in case they agree to get more involved. It all depends on your doctor's level of interest but I've found that I have to be very careful not to include too much information initially. My doctor has misread information several times because she tries to read it in our appointment quickly. This has lead to misunderstandings. She is smart and a good doctor so I try to start out with very simple information at first to get a feel for what she is willing to do to help. I find many doctors do not take kindly to me bringing a lot of information that I want them to read. They look at it and get overwhelmed. LOL Best to engage them in your cause and pique their interest as much as possible first.
Sincerely, Terry
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timaca
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Go to www.ilads.org. Scroll down and look on the right hand side until you find "Treatment Guidelines." Click on that. Print that out, and give it to your doctor.
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