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I was wondering if maybe there is hope that the medical community will, in time, begin to see lyme as the serious disease it is...
Yesterday I had a consult with a Johns Hopkins Neurosurgeon for a unrelated condition. He was the first Neurosurgeon/Neurologist to even consider that lyme might be causing my neuro. symtoms - not this other neuro. condition that I have.
I have been to many NS and NL's over the past few years and even had spinal surgery. While this other condition shares many of the same symptoms of lyme, not a single Neurologist or Neurosurgeon even considered lyme as a differential.
Yes, I now know I have lyme, but to hear a NS recognize it and bring it to the forefront felt like a little bit of progress on the lyme front.
Just wanted to share that there are some non LLMD's out there that do have their lyme radar out!
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- Thanks for posting this. I've been avoiding ear canal surgery (through the skull) at JH, partially due to the lack of lyme knowledge I saw on their website. Steroids are required with this surgery and with their hospital stance on lyme, I could be in trouble. I also have no LLMD in my corner, on my own with this.
Glad to hear about a neurosurgeon who has not stopped learning and also has the courage to break out of the JH bible about lyme. -
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